Texas citrus prospects brightens as Hume reports
Florida expert Prof. H. H. Hume finds Texas Gulf coast orange culture highly favorable. He notes climate allows Satsuma on citrus trifoliata stock, with careful land selection and drainage. sour orange stock may endure winters in lower coast. Planting citrus alongside other crops advised despite some risk.
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Austin
Tex
H. H. Hume
Florida
Department of Agriculture
Texas Coast Belt
Texas
Hume
United States Weather Bureau
United States
Gulf Coast
Satsuma
Plan for broom corn industry on rice lands proposed
Secretary Jay Free land of the Acadia Parish Rice Farmers Association outlines a plan to introduce broom corn on a large scale to utilize rice lands infected with red rice. The effort aims to unite farmers on a definite plan to reduce ineffective rice acreage by adopting other crops and raising livestock and poultry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowley
Jay Freeland
Acadia Parish
Rice Farmers’ Association
Top Crop of Cotton in Brazos County Boosts Yield
Bryan Texas reports a strong top crop with sales at good prices. The county’s top crop adds about 10 percent to the total yield, with Brazos County reaching 17,500 bales so far and expected to approach 18,000 by season's end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Tex
Brazos County
Water Famine Aleviated
Mexia Texas water works company ships daily full train loads of water to other towns on the Houston and Texas Central Railway to relieve shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexia
Tex
the Water Works Company
Houston and
Texas Central Railway
Doan’s Kidney Pills Relieve Widow’s Bladder Pain
Mrs. Elizabeth Wolf of Tipton Missouri suffered severe bladder inflammation with back pain scanty urine and fatigue. After using Doan's Kidney Pills she was cured and remained well. Doan's pills cost 50 cents a box and are sold by all dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Wolf
W. Morgan St
Tipton
Doan
Foster
Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Man in Love with His Job Brings Contentment
A passage argues that love for work comes from intelligence and effort. It contends only honest, diligent labor yields contentment and fulfillment. The piece cites Brander Matthews on enjoying one’s job and warns that shirking undermines happiness and purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brander Matthews
Itch Relieved by Cuticura After Twelve Months
Henry Searle of Little Rock Arkansas describes agony from severe eczema with intense itching on ankles feet arms and scalp. He sought hospital care from Dr 80 and tried remedies before two or three applications of Cuticura Ointment cured him when used with Cuticura Soap and Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Searle
Little Rock
Ark
Their Wedding Journey
A humorous exchange unfolds at a wedding reception as a patron presses for the bill after already paying, prompting the waiter to clarify that the guest has finished dinner and the check is settled.
The Exception
A mother boasts of being easy on everything including shoes while a girl quips that she is not easy on father, reflecting on a home with a quarrelsome mother and gentle father. The remark captures a child’s blunt view of family dynamics in a concise, humorous vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Description of a Baby by Miss Giddigosh-Oh
The narrator asks uncle about the Williamses’ baby and requests a description. Uncle Snark-Description humorously notes the infant’s very small features a clean shave red face and a suggestion the child may resemble a hard drinker.
Painkiller Advertises Cheap Large-Size Relief
An advertisement touts Davis' Painkiller as the easiest cure for sideaches backaches and stitches. It promotes the large size as the cheapest option with bottles at 25 cents 50 cents and 60 cents across druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erry Davis
Resinol Proves Sweeping Cure for Baby Eczema
Mrs. H. F. Clemmer of Sunbury Pennsylvania reports a dramatic recovery after using Resinol. She writes that three weeks of the remedy cleared her baby's raw, disfigured eczema when four months of other medicines failed. The mother emphasizes the quick, visible improvement and renewed healthy appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Clemmer
Sunbury
Then and Now a Capitalist in an Ohio Town
The story follows a man who rose from hardship in Ohio to wealth as a capitalist. He notes his modernity with the open-back shirt, proudly recounting his past with a friend while dressing. He jokes that when he arrived in town he had no shirt to his back, and now he has not a back to his shirt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Hall's Catarrh Cure promoted with $100 reward
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all stages as a constitutional disease. It asserts internal use reaches blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease's foundations and strengthen the patient. Proponents offer $100 if cured cases fail and list testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. pills for constipation also promoted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Witty Exchange On Hats And Queens In A Local Reel
In a sharp dialogue, a man praises a wife’s hat claiming she looks like a queen. Mr Bliggins retorts that historical depictions show queens rarely smiling in fine millinery. The exchange underscores playful social banter over fashion and propriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bliggins
Precocious girl defies mother with cheeky reply
A young girl acts naughtily in front of guests. Her mother scolds her and warns of a spanking. The girl retorts that she will sit on herself so punishment cannot occur.
Capudine and Wizard Oil Promote Pain Relief Claims
An advertisement touts Capudine as fast relief for headaches from colds heat stomach or nerves with liquid form and 10 25 and 50 cent prices. It also promotes Hamlins Wizard Oil for rheumatism and neuralgia claiming quick relief and urges silence with a humorous closing proverb.
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Florida Expert Department OF Agriculture
Cutiura
Charles Kingsley
Lao
Sura
Reis
WATS
Newse Fourttaivy
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W.L. Douglas
Boys Shoes
Brockton, Mass
McCane’s
Ouston
South
Dr. Pierce
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
R.V. Pierce
Pres
Buffalo
George Kryder
Napoleon, O
Houston Phon. Graph CO
Louisiana St
Houston
H. H. Green
RB. Atlanttas
Putnam
Mor
Yasar
Colus Mraen
Panes
Satelli
Hester Colers
Manny Ote Ge
Shane
Spohn Medical Co, Chemists
Goshen
Indiana
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