Texas Conservation Association formed to rescue flood waters
The Texas Conservation Association is formed to unite conservation, reclamation, and flood control efforts. Governor Neff urges drainage and impoundments to irrigate and power Texas, claiming floods waste wealth and could raise property values by about 200 million dollars yearly with proper plans and state leadership.
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Waco
Tex
Texas Conservation Association
Leonard Tillotson
Sealy
Assembly
Neff
Texas
Morris Sheppard
Congress
Dean T. A. Taylor
University of Texas
Washington
Dean Taylor
East
Austin
del Rio
Davis Mountains
Medina
Wichita Falls
West
Billie Brownie’s Notes From Fairyland Brownieland
A Brownie narrator recounts a playful trip through Fairyland and Brownieland. He details encounters with Grandfather Trout, a muskrat tale, and sightings of Charlie Coyote, Mrs. Mountain Lion, and Lulu the kangaroo at the zoo. The tale blends whimsy with notes on animal behavior and travel.
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Brownieland
Fairyland
Elfland
Gnomeland
Billie Brownie
Billie
Grandfather Trout
Charlie Coyote
Baby
Lulu Kangaroo
Lulu
Stamping Plant Closes After 125 Finishers Strike
Granite City 111 site of plant shutdown as 125 finishers strike in protest of wage reduction terms reached by union officials and company. Officials say other departments cannot run without finishers.
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Granite City
National Enameling and Stamping Company
Do Your Shared Duty Beyond Earning A Living
A Girls' Companion editorial urges those not needed for wages to still work to improve themselves. It contrasts a nonworking educated girl with a stenographer who starts work at 8:30. The piece argues every person should fill their day with meaningful effort and personal achievement.
Bible Truthfulness Questioned by Child Inquiry
A dialogue fragment shows a child asking how the Bible proves truth, with a parent replying that the text claims all men are flawed. The exchange reflects a focus on scriptural infallibility and interpretation through a familial lens.
States Fight Tuberculosis in Cattle Across Regions
The U S Department of Agriculture notes growing momentum to eradicate bovine tuberculosis. Louisiana lawmakers authorize a $15 000 annual indemnity fund for two years to back eradication efforts while Massachusetts expands state cooperation with the federal program and commits about $60 000 yearly for indemnities.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United
States Department of Agriculture
Louisiana
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Bureau of Animal Industry
Massachusetts
State Bureau of Animal Industry
Rape as a top forage crop for hogs and pastures
Iowa State College expert J. C. Eldridge endorses rape as a high yielding protein forage for hogs noting rapid growth and nutritive feed early and late season. Plant any time until late summer with early sowing yielding more. use Dwarf Essex variety and limit grazing to avoid dew-related blistering.
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J. C. Eldridge
Iowa State College
Exhibit Shows Good and Bad Pigs at River Side County Club
A River side county California pig club exhibit showcases both good and bad pig types raised by club members. Data include initial and final weights, feeds, costs, and gains. Two litter mates, fed 150 days, show one gaining 70 pounds at 18 cents per pound and the other 206 pounds at 9 cents per pound.
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Boys’ and Girls’ Club
Riverside County
California
Individual Hog Houses Provide Shade for Small Herds
A design describing individual hog houses with liftable sides to increase shade in summer for small herds. The plan suits producers who keep only a few hogs and seek better shelter.
Trollope’s mastery of the familiar daily world praised
Henry James notes Trollope’s merit lies in fully appreciating the ordinary. He did not invent a new category but observed the familiar with clear eyes, sensing daily life’s sadness, joy, charm, and obvious meanings in a simple, direct way.
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Anthony Trollope
Trollope
Henry James
Adirondack woodsman seeks peak for heaven up histedness
The Adirondack woodsman recalls wishing to reach the top of a mountain as often as possible for a sense of heaven up histedness. He describes the phrase as uncouth yet eloquent, capturing the function of great literature in simple terms.
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Adirondack Forest
Henry van Dyke
Hard Telling Servant Answers Caller About Mistress
A new servant tells a caller the mistress is not at home and has not yet gone out saying she does not know when she will return. The scene captures a moment of cautious truthfulness in a domestic exchange.
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Myn
Tanlac Restores Appetite for Akron Railroad Man
J. Ke. Mowrer of 157 Park Street Akron Ohio, a renowned railroad man, credits Tanlac with restoring his appetite, curing indigestion, easing nervous weariness, and helping him gain ten pounds after months of illness and weakness. He says he now feels strong and well again, with no stomach trouble. Tanlac sold by all good druggists.
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Tanlac
J. KE. Mowrer
Park St
Akron, O
Taniac
All Good
When It Pays to Be Bad Gatecrashes Domestic Scene
A fragmentary dialogue shows a mother instructing Johnny to stay indoors and amuse the baby while she leaves. Johnny warns against associating with his mother, claiming he is not a good example.
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Johnny
Days of the Cave Man
Caves across Europe show prehistoric human occupation with ashes and coal in rubble. Evidence extends deep inside caves where artifacts lie, and ancient hunters including cave bears wolves and hyenas inhabited the dark recesses alongside early humans.
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Europe
Ban on Kissing Stirs Controversy in Society
A tract claims kissing is dangerous and immoral and urges suppression by the Society for the Suppression of Human Emotions. The Richmond Times Dispatch notes the stance but remarks that, privately, kissing remains worth the trouble despite societal bans.
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Society For the Suppression of
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Civilization From the Sidewalk
A California writer ponders what civilization means as a street scene unfolds with streetcars, cars, motorcycles, bicycles, trucks, fire engines, police, an ambulance, and a passing funeral shaping the moment before crossing.
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California
Dodson's Liver Tone replaces calomel in Liver care
A vintage advertisement promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe substitute for calomel. It claims calomel causes salivation, weakness, and sickness, while Liver Tone is a pleasant vegetable liquid that purports to start the liver without side effects. The ad promises relief and a money-back if it acts no better.
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Dodson
Child praises farm chickens thanking God on drink
A young girl on her first visit to an uncle’s farm observes the chickens at the trough. She exclaims that the birds are cute and that every time they take a drink they look up and thank God.
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Bessie
Boston Transcript
Castoria Signature Verified for Over 30 Years
Mothers urged to examine every bottle of Fletcher's Castoria for the signature, as the well known remedy for infants and children remains trusted after decades of use.
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Fletcher
They Meet at Last in Unlikely Public Exchange
A welfare worker and a clubwoman exchange familiar banter with Mary noting thanks to the man who reveals he is her husband in a brief dialogue snippet.
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Mary
Bond's Liver Pills Advertisement Tone Up Liver
An old newspaper ad touts Bond's Liver Pills as a mild pleasant remedy to ton e up the liver regulate bowels keep the system clean and avoid griping. The offer prices the pills at 25 cents.
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Bond
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