Land Commissioner Proposes Tax Plan on Big Texas Holdings
Texas land commissioner J. T. Robison calls for a graduated land tax and an inheritance tax to curb large private holdings. He argues the state is Mexicanized by vast tracts under single ownership and ties the proposal to economic and educational welfare.
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J. T. Robison
General Land Office
Armstrong County
Plains
Carson County
Donley County
The
Briscoe
Swisher
Randall County
King County
Large Texas land holdings split state, education at risk
J T Robison, Texas land commissioner, urges taxing and inheritance schemes to break up vast private landholdings that hinder agricultural progress. He cites counties with single owners exceeding 100,000 acres and links these holdings to lower scholastic populations, proposing constitutional classification for fair taxation and rural high schools to boost farming communities.
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Texas
Panhandle
Dodson's Liver Tone Replaces Calomel in Town Sales
Local druggists report a sharp drop in calomel sales as Dodson's Liver Tone gains popularity. The vegetable tonic is promoted as safe, pleasant tasting, and effective for liver sluggishness and constipation with a money back guarantee.
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Dodson
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
A vintage ad promises fast relief for colds with Pape's Cold Compound. It claims to clear nasal passages, stop discharge, relieve headaches and feverish symptoms after two hourly doses and three doses total, costing 25 cents at any drug store and urges readers to obtain the genuine product.
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Pape
Carpenter Finds Nonoperative Rupture Cure
A man with a ruptured hernia explains a nonoperative cure after years of illness. He claims quick, complete relief without surgery or downtime and offers information by writing Eugene M. Pullen in Manasquan New Jersey.
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Eugene M. Pullen
Carpenter
Marcellus Avenue
Manasquan
N. J
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