Texas Items Seventeen News Notes From Across State
A diverse round of items includes Jasper County poultry association plans, Carrizo Springs water and sewer bonds, a Livings ton potato curing plant stock, Gray County road bonds approved, Austin tax rate tweaks, broom corn shipments from Devine, Lindale water bonds defeated, Edwin Hobby dies in Kerrville, a concrete highway near Falfurrias, Bastrop County sheep and goat rise, Moody rejects large deficiency funds, mastodon tusks found near Fort Worth, Llamapasas turkey shipments and $192000 earnings, S. H. Terrell estimates gasoline tax rise, Texas Teachers association highlights, hardwood timber shipped from Shelby County, foreclosures tax law, state inmate costs, education bond purchases, Bas trop sweet potatoes, quail shooting season rules, Victoria County highway paving vote, Alvin population growth bond plan.
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Lampasas
S. H. Terrell
W. L. Hughes
Texas A
M. College
Texas State Teachers’ Association
Dan Moody
Houston
Shelby County
Attorney General's Department
Christmas Presents and Things That Can Be Made
Practical, budget friendly gift ideas from 1927 include a clove scented apple ball, a loose leaf scrapbook of party ideas, a dainty six–box match drawer pinholder, and personalized handkerchiefs with embroidered signatures. Narrated by Helen Gaisford in the Western Newspaper Union note.
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Helen Gaisford
Western Newspaper Union
Postman Welcomes Burden of Love From His Patrons
John Tracy, a Midbury Heights mail carrier, arrived at his locker to discover surprise packages addressed to him. Friends staged a kind prank by asking every family on his route to withhold mail, resulting in Tracy carrying only gifts for himself. He called it a load of love from his customers.
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John Tracy
Santa
Briggs
Heights
Midbury
Tracy
L. B. Lyons
Western Newspaper Union
Counting the Chickens Christmas Banter
A humorous exchange about Christmas shopping and planned exchanges. One person claims they have finished with a bold, quick calculation of gifts and number of exchanges to complete. The other responds with playful disbelief.
Singing Christmas Carols Revival Across Cities
The piece notes a revival of singing carols in 1917 with thirty cities cooperating in 1918. It predicts carol singing on Christmas Eve across streets parks churches schools and public institutions in communities.
Christmas Tree Lights Spark Seasonal Pageant
Glittering decorations frame a dark tree until colored electric lights are fastened all over it. When lit, they transform the tree into a dazzling sight that brings joy to the young for that night.
Castoria Promises Gentle Relief for Babies
An advertisement asserts Fletcher's Castoria is harmless for infants, easing fussiness fever and colic without the taste of castor oil. It claims quick soothing effects, emphasizes its vegetable ingredients, and notes physicians recommend it plus a baby care booklet included with the product.
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Fletcher
Kidney Health Advice with Jad Salts Remedial Drink
An article urges Americans to guard kidneys from overworked filtering, promoting Jad Salts as a safe, inexpensive renal flush. It recommends drinking soft water and a tablespoon of Jad Salts daily before breakfast to relieve bladder issues, with the preparation derived from grape and lemon acids plus lithia.
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OUR Comic
Finney
Mahoney
Sancain
Felix
Texas
Jasper County
Carrizo Springs
Livingston
Gray County
D. L. Whitehurst
Devine
Lindale
Edwin Hobby
Dallas
W. P. Hobby
Kerrville
Jim Wells
Falfurrias
Bastrop
Moody
Fort Worth
Board of Control
Austin State School
State Board of Education
State Game, Fish and Oyster Department
Victoria County
Alvin
Castoria
Dr Scholl
G. G Green, Inc
Woodbury
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