Texas couple transforms desert land into a prosperous garden
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dillon, rumored happiest Texas pair, turned 1574 acres of so called hoodoo land 24 miles south of San Antonio into thriving gardens. They bought the property for 1000 dollars, built fences and a two room home, then managed with no hired labor. Mrs. Dillon runs the accounts as secretary treasurer while Mr. Dillon, one armed, oversees operations and milks cows. butter output declined as the farm grew.
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Texas
Charles Dillon
Dillion Farm
Dillons
Dillon
San Antonio
Sommerset Road
Atascosa
Bexar County
Market Square
Sommerset
Jersey
Corporation
Corporation of Dillon Etux
Dillon Place
Fr Windmill
The Key to Development of Inner Forces Promoted
A London free distribution promotes Prof. Elmer Ellsworth Knowles and actress Josephine Davis touting a book on magnetism mind control and telepathy. The work claims universal access to success and happiness through these powers with 100000 copies being sent free via the National Institute of Sciences in Westminster Bridge Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Ellsworth Knowles
London
National Institute of Sciences
Westminster Bridge Road
England
Evolution of the American flag from global ensigns
The article traces the flag’s origins through European banners from Spain to Portugal, discusses colonial flags and militia standards, and notes the Cherokee rise of stripes. It cites the Cambridge flag of 1776 and the pine tree flag as early influences, concluding the flag’s design emerged by evolution and accident, not deliberate fiat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Pedro Reinal
Washington
Europe
France
Hendrik Hudson
Discovery
Suffolk
Middlesex
Essex
Mass
Nathan Saltonstall
Council For
Thomas Noyes
Newbury
Noyes
St. George
Sons of Liberty
Boston
Liberty
Union
Taunton
Bunker Hill
Massachusetts
East India Company
United States
Congress
Cambridge
England
London
Royal Savage
Lake Champlain
Benedict Arnold
American
Christ
Intimate Portrait of Venustiano Carranza Emerges
Washington June 13 Carranza first chief of the Constitutionalists is depicted as an Anglo-Saxon in appearance and habits, modest yet vigorous. The profile notes his role in rallying Madero, his leadership against Huerta, and his 1300 mile horseback journey. Carranza’s independence and land reform stance are highlighted along with his dominance from Saltillo over much of northern Mexico.
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Constitutionalists
Colonel Roosevelt
Ashington
D. C
Venustiano Pino Carranza
Mexico
Carranza
Diaz
Madero
Spain
England
Francisco Madero
Maximilian
Coahuila
Mexico City
Teddy
Theodore Roosevelt
Porfirio Diaz
Huerta
Monclova
Nuevo Leon
Durango
Chihuahua
Sinaloa
Sonora
Espinosa Mireles
Napoleon
Saltillo
United States
Birds that Destroy Cotton Boll Weevil
Washington June 13 The Biological Survey of the USDA notes sixty bird species eat the cotton boll weevil with orioles swallows and nighthawks as key controllers. Nighthawks catch weevils on the wing during migration while swallows trap them in midair over fields. Martins nest in gourds or boxes elevated fifteen feet or more and require water nearby to aid colonization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Old Man and Son in Court for Drunken Spree
Samuel Hetherington 65 and Ezra Hetherington, present as their cases in Justice Gainey's court, explained their spree followed a grandfather's death. Samuel blamed the grandfather for leaving money, Ezra arrived hobbling on two canes, both given suspended sentences on the condition they reform. Delaware Punch touted in the ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel
Ezra Hetherington
Ezra
Sammy
Mme IseBell beauty products touted with regional listings
A catalog style ad promotes Mme IseBell skin care and cosmetics including Skin Food and Wrinkle Paste in 50c and $1.00 sizes, Turkish Bath Oil, Exquisite Face Powder, Rose Blush Stick, Lilac Hand Whitener, and Depilatory Powder. It lists numerous local drugstores and department stores in San Antonio area and mentions wholesale access through dealers.
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Mme
Ise'bell
Ise’bell
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Mrs. Dillon
Mr. Dillon
the Magnetic Girl
Anu
Venustiano Carranza
White Horse Tavern
Ance
Delaware
Joske Bros, Dry Goods Co
Wolff & Marx Dry Goods Co
Saul Wolfson Dry Goods Co
Ladies’ Ideal Shop
East
Houston St
Beeville
Beeville Drug Co
City Drug Co., Jowel Drug Co
Cuero— Kunitz Pharmacy
del Rio
Mme. Ise'beil
Michigan Ave
Chicago, Til
Mme. Ise'bell
Beld
Hertzberg
Houston Street
E. Hertzberg Jewelry Co. Cor
Houston and
St. Mary's Sts
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