Texas Farmers at Institute Outline Pecan Growth Plan
At the Farmers Institute in Texas delegates discussed boosting pecan production, including grafting methods, top-working old trees, and using stock like pig-nut for marshy land. The session featured Dr. A C Ellis and J H Burkett detailing budding progress and practical orchard improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Farmers’ Institute
Fred W. Davis
Ed McCuistian
Paris
F. B. Mumford
College of Agriculture
University of Missouri
Robert E. Vinson
A. C. Ellis
United States Department of Agriculture
Robertson County
Texas
J. H. Burkett
Burkett
Ellis
Alvin Dille
Bishop
N. L. Hoppingarner
W. H. Warren
University of Texas
B. R. Kennedy
E. L. Ayers
E. E. Scholl
W. H. Malley
Webb County
A. R. Cruse
B. C. Tharp
State Department of Agriculture
E. W. Cole
State Marketing Bureau
B. V. Grubbs
Woman Doctor Endorses Women at Battle Front Front
A Western woman doctor asserts women are physically fit for service at the battle front though most face ailments that household duties worsen. She cites Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a long standing remedy aiding American women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia
Pinkham
Industrial progress honored by Texas leaders in state tale
In a Texas newspaper piece, Judge V W Grubbs recalls his push for industrial arts and public school reform. The article highlights his role in creating the College of Industrial Arts and his 1902 gubernatorial bid. It also notes a campaign for industrial history in textbooks and a dinner at Hot Wells Park. The text shifts to Austin where the St Johns Encampment of the Negro organization opens its forty ninth annual session with hundreds of delegates at the 266 acre site north of Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. W. Grubbe
Greenville
State Farmers’ Institute
Texas
Judge Grubbs
College of Industrial Arts
Austin
Tex
St. Johns
L. L. Campbell
Delatone Hair Removal Cream Promises Skin Silk
An old advertisement touts plain delatone for hair removal. It describes mixing powdered delatone with water to form a paste, applying it on hairs for a couple of minutes, then rubbing off and washing to leave skin free of hair.
Texas Policyholders Agency seeks instant policy form ruling
Charles M. Dickson of San Antonio representing the Texas Policyholders Protective Agency filed with the State Fire Insurance Commission a motion for an immediate decision on revising the standard Texas insurance policy form. He argued the current form violates statutes in more than a dozen provisions and cited defects in the policy. The commission has not acted and likely will not until month’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Charles M. Dickson
San Antonio
Texas Policyholders Protective Agency
State Fire Insurance Commission
Texas
Dickson
Charter Granted to Davis Brothers Investment Company
Auburn Tex July 18 charter issued Davis Brothers Investment Company of El Paso capital stock 6000 new charter approved by state authorities as part of corporate filings in the Texas business register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoakum
Tex
Oakum
Lamar Davis
Charles Davis
J. Page Kemp
German Evangelical Lutheran Emanuel
Spring
Harris County
Capital
C. L. Zutavera
J. M. McCormick
French Davis
McDougal, Cameron and Webster
Dallas
Webster Grocer Company
Union Investment Com
St. Louis
Eureka Drilling Company
Wichita Falls
Charters
Ssued
Aubtin
Chartered
Davis Brothers Investment Company of
el Paso
Capital Stock
Army Quartermaster Corps praises Mexican border aid efforts
War Department releases a letter from Brigade General Parker describing excellent work by the army quartermaster corps in supplying equipment and supplies to National Guard units along the Mexican border. The general notes wonderful things have been accomplished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Army Quartermaster Corps
Parker
Brownsville
War Department
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E. Commerce
Portage Tires
Central Tire Co., Inc
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G. Heileman Brewing Co
G. Heileman Brewing Company
Lacrosse
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U.S. A
Resea Relea
Logan T. Trousdale
North Flores St
Crockett
Hot Wells Park
Commission
Arge
M. L. Wagner
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