Three Bills Signed by Governor Neff in Texas
Governor Neff signed three bills including eleemosynary funding cut by 623,760 bringing two-year total to 5,689,515 and a rural school aid package of 1.5 million for year one and 1 million for year two plus 60,000 for a Corsicana State Orphans Home school building. The eleemosynary cuts affect all institutions and delay the Waco Home for Neglected and Dependent Children opening to Sept 1, 1922. The pink boll worm bill, emergency appropriations, and a road maintenance bill were also signed or allowed to become law, with a 125,000 pink boll worm appropriation and a five-member commission to enforce quarantines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Neff
Corsicana State Orphans’ Home
Pope
Waco
Confederate Woman's Home
State Confederate Home
State Lunatic Asylum
State Pasteur Institute
Southwestern Insane Asylum
North Texas Hospital
East Texas Hospital
Northwest Texas
Annie Webb Blanton
Annie Webb Blanton, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
S. M. N. Marrs
Department of Education
Lee Borden
S. P. Brooks
Baylor University At
Secretary of State
Wichita
Davidson
Marshall
Texas
Commissioner of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
The
United States
Keeping Farm Household Accounts For Economy And Records
This United States Department of Agriculture bulletin explains two methods for tracking farm household expenditures. It notes household accounts aid economy by linking farm and household spending, and suggests practical book formats and page layouts.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Agriculture Department Forecasts Cotton Yield At 127 Lb Per Acre
The August crop condition led to a reduction of 1,160,000 bales from last month’s forecast. The department estimates 7,037,000 bales this year based on the August 25 condition of 49.3 percent of normal, yielding 127 pounds per acre.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Serviceable Petticoats Nightgown Bottoms
A brief item notes durable petticoats and nightgown bottoms available for wearers seeking long lasting undergarments. It highlights practical fabrics, reasonable pricing, and comfort for daily use. The piece targets homemakers and shoppers looking for value in essential wardrobe pieces.
State board fixes 22 cents tax rate in Texas
Governor Neff announced the ad valorem tax rate for the year ending August 31, 1922 will be 22 cents after calculations by the state tax board. He vetoed or trimmed several appropriations to keep the rate within the 22 cent limit, preserving funds for education and normal schools while rejecting all but essential items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Neff
University
A. and M
College of Industrial Arts
Secretary of State
Stephen F. Austin
Normal School Board
Nacogdoches Friends of the School
Grubbs Vocational School
Prairie View Normal
Federal troops occupy West Virginia coal fields
More than 2000 federal troops took positions in West Virginia coal districts. Brigadier General H H Bandholtz reported the troops moved in Saturday without incident and were welcomed by residents as they restored order.
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Washington
West Virginia
H. H. Bandholtz
Bandholtz
War Department
Grew Approved as American Minister to Switzerland
Berne Switzerland reports the Swiss government agrees to the nomination of Joseph O Grew as American minister to Switzerland. Grew currently serves as minister to Denmark.
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Berne
Switzerland
United States
Joseph O. Grew
Grew
Denmark
Economy Instructions Sent to All Departments
White House reports issued imperative directions to department heads guiding economy in preparing the next fiscal year’s government estimates. The aim is tighter budgeting and reduced appropriations across agencies.
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Washington
White House
Spuff Elected President of National Life Underwriters
John L. Spuff of Cincinnati was elected president of the National Life Underwriters at its thirty second annual convention in Cleveland. Wilson Williams of New Orleans was chosen a vice president.
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Cleveland
Ohio
John L. Spuff
Cincinnati
National Life Underwriters
Wilson Williams
New Orleans
American steamer Phoenix brings first Russian famine aid
The American steamship Phoenix has delivered the first consignment of American food to Petrograd for starving Russian children. The ship departed Hamburg before its arrival in the Russian capital.
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Riga
Phoenix
Petrograd
Russia
Hamburg
Trotsky Soviet Iquisition Executes Plot Participants
Sixty one people were shot in Petrograd on August 24 after being sentenced to death by the Cheka for active participation in a plot against the Soviet government recently uncovered in Petrograd.
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Petrograd
Cheka
Germany Sells War Dogs Amid Vet Valuation Panel
The German government offers its large stock of wounded and disabled war dogs to the public. A valuation commission of veterinarians will fix the price for each creature.
Queer defense of swell fishes and porcupine variety
The article notes how swell fishes inflate their bodies with water or air to become globular, with sharp spines on porcupine fish and a bony shell on trunk fishes. East Indies has five rectangular species, ours are three cornered. Cowfish bears two hornlike spines. They are edible like lobster but back muscles are risky due to poisoning from viscera after death.
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East Indies
Poorly Equipped Neighbors Quip Stirs Comment
In a humorous exchange cited from the New York Sun a character notes neighbors lack common tools and items. The conversation about borrowing a lawn mower hose stepladder saw fishing rod ice cream freezer and new books highlights social life and neighborliness.
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Muggins
New York Sun
Be fair then you need fear neither Gor nor man
A compact aphorism asserts that fairness disarms fear of both beasts and people, urging measured conduct over intimidation in facing challenges. The line contrasts fear with equitable treatment, suggesting strength in restraint.
War Profiteer Shuns Common Prayer in Omaha Dinner
In Omaha a dinner remarks quote Bishop Homer Stunts about ethics and profit. A war profiteer reportedly abandons Baptist faith for Episcopalian but rejects the Book of Common Prayer seeking a more select edition, saying it needs to be “bo.”
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Homer Stunts
Omaha
Indians Explain Origins of Man by Earthmaker Myths
A Wisconsin State Historical Museum curator collects 25 tribal myths including Cree explanations of human races. Browns compilation, prepared for University of Wisconsin summer session students, presents creation stories and cultural lore from Native American traditions.
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Charles E. Brown
Wisconsin State Historical Museum
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Father’s Prediction for Quiet Home Wedding
Prospective bridegroom Helen prefers a quiet home wedding. Prospective father-in-law reassures that the quietness will be offset after marriage, predicting life will be lively once united.
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Helen
Why Wives Get Fractions
A humorous exchange contrasts Mrs. Gawker’s social envy with a French chauffeur’s phrase. Mr. Gadspur, amused, jokes about teaching their own driver to mimic the French line, highlighting light domestic satire and polite pretensions.
Cuticura Toilet Trio Ad Promises Pure Skin Care
Advertisement touts Cuticura products Soap Ointment and Talcum Powder as antiseptic and perfumed skin care for face baby and dusting. Claims the talcum is economical and fashionable and renders other perfumes unnecessary.
Woman's political participation shown to benefit home
In a discussion Mr. Meekton asserts that women's involvement in politics benefits the home. He notes that Henrietta has been convinced by her arguments at meetings, recognizing there are people in the world as stubborn as he is.
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Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
Thas
Ambition Defined As The Feeling Of Unfulfilled Desire
A concise aphorism defines ambition as the inner sense of wanting to do something one cannot yet accomplish. It frames ambition as a drive rooted in perceived limitation and future potential.
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Nacogdoches
Tris
New York
Castoria
Ian
the Centaur Company
New York City
Profiteer
Bellans
Chicago
Houston Pleating & Button Co
Kiam Bidg
Houston, Texas
Dallas, Tex
General Hardware
Duliciers
Reques Peden Iron & Steel CO. CO
Houston
San Antonio
Rankin Audit CO
Rankin
Income Tax Service
Asien National Bank
Ted
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