Teaching Them About Texas A M College trip to state fair
A M College plans to send 400 boys and 400 girls from rural districts to the Dallas state fair. A new dormitory is prepared for housing. The trip rewards merit in county club work and aims to broaden knowledge of Texas beyond books through firsthand observation of resources, livestock, crafts, and industry. The program is described as a valuable educational factor.
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A. & M. College
Dallas
Texas
The
San Antonio Seeks Farmers for South Texas Lands
Farmers rush to buy fertile acres across Dimmit LaSalle Frio Atascosa Live Oak McMullen and Medina counties near San Antonio. Real estate men forecast a record as irrigation and cheap land attract farms from north east and west, with city leaders urging more farmers to boost wealth and growth.
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Texas
San Antonio
Dimmit
LaSalle
Frio
Atascosa
Live Oak
McMullen
South Texas
Medina County
S= ANTONIO
Texas City
Gulf and Rio Grande
Subconscious Education and Child Nerves
A discussion on how a child's nerves register parental speech and actions even during early childhood. The article argues that unconscious education shapes future reactions, urging careful language and behavior around infants, and notes modern ideas tracing adult troubles to early experiences.
Moths and Silk in Japan Government Keeps Insects Safe
An old feature contrasts Japan’s protection of the oak silkworm moth with permissive attitudes elsewhere. The government guards the species to safeguard silk production and punishes removal abroad. The piece then shifts to child-rearing advice urging careful speech and behavior to avoid harming a child’s subconscious.
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Japan
Turning Nights Into Daze Radio Fare Turns Folks Into Nationalities
A playful spoof on radio language classes imagines foreign night programs from Spanish to Hawaiian, Navajo to Eskimo, with exaggerated scenes of lyrics and customs. The prose riffs on cultural stereotypes as a satire of listening habits and broadcasting trends.
Ye Towne Gossip on Streetcar Habits and Dress
A fragment from a column lampoons auto owners and pedestrians behavior. It contrasts two girls one flashy and one plain, noting rides offered to married men and the moral warning about streetcar access. The piece reflects social attitudes and urban street life.
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Nave Automobiles
Wien
Health in thin necks notes Solon McCollum concerns
A Corner Point correspondent from Oolom bia Arkansas reports that health in thin necks is fairly good overall, with Solon McCollum notably off his feed and describing a tight upset of misery at times.
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Solon McCollum
Corr
Oolombia
Ark
Defective Eyesight by Royal S Copeland M D
Royal S Copeland M D a New York State Senator and New York City Health Commissioner urges regular eye checks for schoolchildren. He details how vision problems affect learning, recommends yearly vision tests, proper eyeglass fitting, and routine eye care as children grow, noting aging changes require glasses for close work. Copyright 1924 Newspaper Feature Service Inc.
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Royal.s. Copeland, M
New York
New York City
Ata
Jim
Tate Ture Service, Inc
Secrets of Ancient Tomes From Papyrus to Mummy Masks
Garrett P. Serviss describes the Institute of Papryology in Paris and its work uncovering ancient papyrus manuscripts from Egyptian mummy plastrons. The piece explains papyrus creation, unrolling techniques, and the skilled papyrologists who read fragments once hidden in tomb artifacts.
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Garrett P. Serviss
Paris
Institute of Papyrology
Egypt
ONCE OVERS Advice for Girls to Keep Reputation Clean
A plea from a 1930s or earlier newspaper column urging young women to avoid cleverness, veneer, and vamping to attract men. It argues that overacting, vulgar stunts, or insincere behavior repels decent boys and harms reputation, urging readers to return to wholesome fun and modest conduct. Contains dated language and references to platforms and social norms of the era.
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International Fes
Service
SOME SAP AND SALT By Bert Moses
A fragmentary verse note by Bert Moses contemplates love and marriage with wry humor. The quirky lines remark on delays in couples and the elusive ease of happiness amid temptation, interspersed with garbled text.
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Bert Moses
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