The Comfortable Person and Quiet Hospitality
A long meditation on the "comfortable" person as the core of true hospitality. The text describes the comfortable man or woman as calm, unintrusive, and self contained, easing guests without fuss or invasion of privacy. It contrasts masculine and feminine variations, notes independence and restraint, and praises a peaceful, unforced presence as a divine grace guiding social ease.
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Meat pricing in the Klondike era butcher trade described
The article analyzes meat prices, wholesale versus retail margins, and per pound costs for beef and other meats. It discusses how butchers profit, the effect of competition, and compares 19th century price dynamics to common retail practices, while noting the broader patriotic mood and enlistment spirit of Texans.
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The Comfortable Woman and Her Gentle Gospel
An analysis of how the so called comfortable woman seeks to soften a harsh world through charity and gentleness. The piece contrasts broad minded comfort with restrictive conformity and cautions against turning comfort into a social creed or a controlling standard.
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Mike Ik
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Willie
Purgitore
Mann Marine Insurance Company authority to do business in Texas
To all whom it may concern this is to certify that the Mann Marine Insurance Company of Mannheim Germany has in all respects complied with Texas requirements as conditions precedent to doing business in this state and holds a certificate of authority entitling it to operate for 13 months from January 1, 1846 to December 31, 1846. Signed Jefferson Johnson Commissioner and B D Souder Agent reg 330 Austin Texas April 40 1598.
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Mann “Hed Marine Insurance
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Mannheim
Germany
Texas
Jefferson Johnson
B.D. Souder
Goats and beef markets stir city chatter and rumors
A cluttered account describes knife trade, meat pricing, and slaughter practices, noting producers seek higher markets and consumers demand goat meat. Interwoven are local tales of a Stock Yard Saloon gathering, Civil War nostalgia, and reflections on public service and patriotism amid looming conflict.
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