Industrial Texas pamphlet reports state industry 1912 data
A Texas Commercial Secretaries and Business Men's Association pamphlet titled Industrial Texas compiles 1912 statistics across thirty-odd industries. It shows Texas production valued at about 797 million and consumption at 571 million, with a net gain of 407 million including foreign capital inflows. Cotton dominates textile fibers, cereals yield 228 million, livestock valued at 95 million, and petroleum leads minerals.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
Texas Commercial Secretaries and Business Men’s Association
United States
Ready reference on Texas growth and prospects
A pamphlet titled ready reference book on the growth present conditions and future prospects of Texas has been printed. The document is intended for wide distribution with twenty thousand copies prepared for circulation.
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Texas
Randolph Musical Comedy at Crescent Wins Fans
The Randolph company plays at the Crescent Theater with unprecedented attendance. George Reno performs a new soft shoe routine, Vine Martin stars Irish comedy, Harry Gossett is a Rube, E. C. Belville appears in straight roles, Mrs. Reno leads, and the O Dowd Sisters sing Hold Me Just a Little Closer.
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Randolph Musical Comedy Company
Crescent Theater
George Reno
Vine Martin
Harry Gossett
E. C. Belville
Royal program features four films at the lair
At the Royal today the ater screens four features from Mutual and General, including Reliance The Crown s Daughter in two reels and The Winning Loser from The Ma jestic star company. The Mu tual Weekly highlights major world events, plus Commodore Perry s Niagara returning to Buffalo after tour of lake cities. On September 25 26 Little Mary Pickford will be seen in The Bishop s Carriage.
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Royal Theater
Mutual
General Services
Reliance
Majestic Star Company
Commodore Perry
Niagara
Buffalo
Mary Pickford
Expressman Meserve Released After Shoe Altercation
Irving L. Meserve an expressman was released from custody after a deputy marshal lecture following an incident on Main street. He allegedly seized his wife's foot and tried to remove her shoe to confront a man she was seen walking with, but was restrained when the other man intervened.
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Whiteworth
Coal from Ferns Looms as World Fuel Reserve
The article argues that vast coal supplies lie in ancient fern forests, with a 15 foot coal seam found in McMullen County Texas and other deep seams in Lancashire. It notes lignite and coal forms from prehistoric plant matter and suggests forests once covered Earth, shaping today’s fuel stocks.
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New England
Nature
Pennsylvania
England
Dr. Bradlock
Vienna
San Antonio
Bradluck
Dr. Bradluck
Texas
Two
Dakotas
Mississippi Valley
McMullen County
California
Lancashire
Ture
Gem Crystal Forms and Coal Varieties
The text describes crystal shapes including cubic forms for gems and six sided prisms for graphite. It ranks anthracite coal as the hardest uncrystallized product, followed by jet used for ornaments, then bituminous coal as the common form, with lignites and peat following in order.
Daysey Mayme and Her Folks at the Upward Movement Club
Daysey Mayme appears at a club meeting wearing a Beatrice De Cenci breastpin. The Upward Onward Movement Club denounces meat packs to save money. Daysey confesses her family vows to avoid meat but discovers apples and nuts contain worm meat, prompting a humorous moral about diet and nutrition.
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Beatrice de Cenci
Lysander John Appleton
Daysey Mayme
Upward
Onward Movement Club
Onward Movement
Meat Trust
Albany
Appleton
Upward, Onward Movement Club
Brotherhood of St. Andrew to convene in New York
Several thousand members of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew will meet in New York from October 1 to 5 for the 1913 convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church fraternity. Sessions will be at Zion and St. Timothy Church and Carnegie Hall with prominent church leaders attending.
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Brotherhood of St. Andrew
New York
Organization of Men
Protestant Episcopal Church
Brotherhood
James L. Houghteling
Chicago
United States
Church of Zion and
St. Timothy
West 56Th Street
Carnegie Hall
Seventh Avenue
57Th Street
Charles Henry Brent
Philippine Islands
Charles Sumner Burch
Greer
Gailor
Tennessee
Burgess
Long Island
Lloyd
Church Board of Missions
Woodcock
Kentucky
Moreland
Sacramento
Powell
University of King’s College
Windsor
Nova Scotia
James E. Freeman
Minneapolis
W. T. Sumner
EB. 8. Rousmaniere
Boston
George Wharton Pepper
Philadelphia
John R. Mott
World Student Christian Movement
W. Co. Sturgis
Colorado Colo
R. H. Gardiner
Gardiner, Me
John M. Locke
Oakland
Cal
The
B. H. Bonsall
Foretold Hobble and Slit Skirt Seen in 200 Year Old Prophecy
A Cornish manuscript dated November 10 1704 found by Miss Faith Carson Smith predicts fashion changes toward diaphanous garments, hobble dresses and slit skirts. The text criticizes over ornate dress and velvet ribbons, suggesting future generations reject concealment of creation and favor simpler attire.
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Cornish
Colo
Charles DePayster Goldwin
Scotland
London
Faith Carson Smith
Danderine Ad Promises Hair Growth and Dandruff Cure
An ornate 25 cent hair tonic advertisement touts Danderine as a quick fix for dandruff and thin hair. It claims the product makes hair appear abundant and lustrous within minutes and grows new hair after about two weeks, urging immediate purchase at drug stores.
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Knowlton
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the Royal
Cumberland Mountains
Episcopal Organization
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