Public spirit and reading habits in Texas progress
A Texas audience study notes people are swayed by denouncement in campaigns yet can unite when anger cools. The Austin convention showcased fiery rhetoric, but improved understanding follows. Farmers now read local papers, boosting educated public discourse and school improvements across rural Texas communities.
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Texas
Austin
American Legion
Portland
Maine
Chicago
West Texas trip inspires reader in Baptist Standard piece
J. T. Andrews recounts a 2246 mile Nash and Studebaker journey through Texas from Paisano to Texarkana. He praises West Texas hospitality, the Paisano encampment led by Rev. R. Millican, and preachers George W. Truett and I. E. Gates. The essay urges a pilgrimage west for renewal, community spirit, and a broader vision.
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J. T. Andrews
Baptist Standard
Texas
Zion
West
Andrew
Davis Mountains
Texarkana
William P. Phillips
Nash
Studebaker
West Texas
Paisano
R. Millican
Mountain Pass
America
George W. Truett
I. E. Gates
Truett
Pes
Gates
Toyah Valley Notes and Community Update
Spring dredge work boosts water flow projections while measurements by Westerman show a small rise. The Toyah Valley public school opened with speeches by Supt Whitehead and School Board President W. W. Stewart, plus Parent Teachers Association and Judge Roba remarks. Citizens discuss aid to extend railroad shops near water supply to raise about twenty thousand dollars. Local news covers Mr. McWhorter’s Longview treatments, McCutcheon’s Kouitz ranch lease, Hitchcock returning from New Mexico with a sheep purchase, cotton picking and alfalfa thrashers in full swing, seed threshing volume and declining prices, and Chess Edwards’ family return from the Plains region.
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Westerman
Supt. Whitehead
Toyah Valley
McWhorter
Longview
Chess Edwards
Lamesa
Tahoka
Health ads praise Dr Pierce remedies in Dallas piece
Mrs Pauline Lyles of Dallas endorses Dr Pierce products noting favorites for feminine health and Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic. She urges others to obtain Pierce remedies from dealers or by mail with trial pricing.
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Dallas
Texas
Dr. Pierce
Pauline Lyles
Cockrell Street
Pierce
State Scrub Bull Trial at Lincoln County Farm Event
The Lincoln County Oregon farm bureau picnic featured a scrub bull trial watched by 200 spectators who praised the boys and girls club members. J R Beck county agent described a new scrub bull exchange plan offering 30 for scrub bulls, to be butchered when calves reach six weeks, with buyers agreeing to butcher as purebred calves become usable.
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Farm Bureau
Lincoln County
Oregon
United States Department of Agriculture
J. R., Beck
Oreg
Whagg Car Described as Half Pointer Half Setter
Dirks asks about the car and Whagg explains it acts like a pointer and setter that locates pedestrians hiding behind lamp posts. It points them, sets them, and retrieves, claiming it is a remarkable vehicle.
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Dirks
No Worms in a Healthy Child Ad Offers Tonic
A vintage ad asserts healthy children avoid worms with Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It claims worms cause unhealthy color and stomach disturbance and promises to enrich blood improve digestion and strengthen the whole system after two to three weeks of regular use.
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GROVE
Karnak Restores Health Says Mrs Minter
Mrs W C Minter of Oklahoma City credits Karnak with restoring her health after weeks of illness. She suffered pain and weakness until two bottles of Karnak made her feel like a new person and regain strength. Karnak is sold in Pecos by Pecos Drug Company.
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Karnak
Mrs. Minter
Adi
Pecos
I Pecos Drug Compank
Positively Professor and Innocent Student Exchange Remarks
A professor advises choosing a wife with humor and notes marrying a girl who can handle a light remark. The student questions the behavior, suggesting the professor’s marriage choices reflect his own standards.
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Will H. Mayes
University of Texas
Peter
Maud Muller
Helen Maria
Death Meadow
Andre
Tutt
Haarlem
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