Million for Rural Schools and Other Texas Legislation
Governor signs thirty seven bills and a concurrent resolution from the thirty fourth legislature. Rural school funding of 1 million dollars, new independent school districts, road laws, court time changes, land sales postings, and tax and public fund provisions are among the enacted measures. Several bills become effective ninety days after adjournment, with others taking effect immediately.
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Austin
Tex
Ferguson
Galveston
Congress
Point Independent
Rains County
Comanche County
Walker County
Galveston Dry Dock
Marine Ways
Public Free School Fund
University of Texas Fund
General Asylum Funds
Thirty-Third Judicial District
Montague County
Twenty Third Judicial District
Brazoria
Fort Bend
Wharton
Matagorda
Harris
Texas School For the Blind
Greensborough County Line Independent
Henderson
van Zandt
Rocardo Independent
Swisher and
Randall Counties
Thirtieth Judicial District
Cottle
Dickens
King and Motley
Forty-Ninth
Fulbright Independent School District
Red River County
Coleman County
Railroad Commission
Reagan Independent
Falls County
Board of Control of Girls’ Training School
Kendall
Wilson County
Gregg County
Crowell Independent School District
Garland Railway Company
Fort Bend County
State
Sugarland Company
Texas Wealth Compared With Other States in 1912
The 1912 report shows Texas with total wealth of 6.55 billion dollars and per capita wealth of 1 679 dollars, ranking seventh in taxable wealth among states. It details property values, exemptions, and breakdowns by real property, livestock, machinery, rails, and other assets, with Oklahoma and Texas population estimates for 1912.
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Washington
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
India
South Africa
Germany
Texas
Oklahoma
Census Bureau
Forty-Two Corpus Christi Residents Indicted on Election Irregularities
A federal grand jury in Corpus Christi has indicted forty two residents, mainly county and city officers, on two counts for election irregularities and ballot corruption during the November 1914 general election.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Cowboys Rescue American Boys
A posse of ten American cowboys and miners crossed eight miles into Santa Cruz Sonora on Saturday and, leveling their guns at the colonial garrison, compelled the release of two American boys reportedly kidnaped by three Mexican soldiers with 150 other troops observing from the Mexican side.
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Nogales
Ariz
Santa Cruz
Sonora
Arizona
State Ginners' Meeting Concludes in Dallas
The Texas State Ginners' Association wraps a three day session in Dallas with minor resolutions and officers elected for the year. Dallas remains the permanent meeting place and organizers expect about 3 000 ginners to attend the 1916 gathering.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas State Ginners’ Association
Unemployed share high in major cities report
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports in March and early April that over eleven workers per hundred in fifteen major cities were unemployed and about sixteen of the remaining workers held only part time. The figures reflect ongoing weakness in the job market across urban areas.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Harvest Hands in Enid Threaten Officials
About 300 harvest hands in Enid Oklahoma were reported Monday after threats to city officials over food and lodging delays. Sheriff Hume assisted by Mayor Clover, and the militia was later called out to prevent further trouble.
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Enid
Okla
Hume
Clover
Villa Defeat Reported at Leon and Trains Seized
Vera Cruz Mexico report from General Obregon of the Carranza army states Villa and Angeles forces defeated. Leon captured along with Villa’s trains and artillery, according to Sunday arrival.
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Villa
Vera ‘Cruz, Mex
Angeles
Leon
Obregon
Carranza
La Porte Fire Destroys Large Portion of Main Street
A Sunday afternoon blaze devastated La Porte Texas, burning two blocks on the north side of Main Street and one block on the south side. Only one building remained standing in the affected area.
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la Porte
Tex
Main Street
Governor veto blocks capitol interior overhaul item
Austin Governor Ferguson vetoed a $415 000 item in the miscellaneous appropriations bill for the interior overhaul of the state capitol. The veto halted funding for the interior renovation project within the general appropriations package.
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Austin
Tex
Ferguson
State Capitol
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Calomel Replacement
An advertiser touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe mercurial free remedy that cures sluggish liver, constipation and biliousness without side effects. The copy claims quick relief from headaches and various distress, urges readers to demand a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Dodson
South
Parachutes Designed For Whole Aircraft By French Inventor
A French inventor unveils a pair of folded parachutes attached to the wings in cone housings. A hand lever releases them so they deploy reliably during any fall, allowing the crew to ride the airplane to earth.
Godly Pellagra Cure Promoted by Baughn Ad
An Alabama ad credits a Pellagra cure to a remedy from American Compounding Co. and urges readers to request Baughn’s free book. It claims dramatic improvements and promises money-back guarantee if the remedy fails, citing patient gratitude and religious overtones.
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Jumbo
J. H. Satterwhite
Baughn
American Compounding Co
Jasper
Ala
Shakespeare Argument Sparks Morning Conversation
Gasserby recalls a morning chat with Dorfling where two elderly acquaintances set aside wartime memories to argue a disputed Shakespeare point, highlighting a light moment in daily life.
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Gasserby
Dorfling
Plain People and the Crowd in Political Thought
Senator Sorgum argues for relying on plain people yet questions crowd agreement. He asserts he will not be swayed by a thoughtless crowd, highlighting tension between popular opinion and individual judgment.
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Sorghum
GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC ADVERTISEMENT
An old advertisement urges readers to take Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic to drive out malaria and build up the system. It highlights quinine and iron as the active ingredients and notes the label explicitly shows the formula. The price is listed as 50 cents.
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GROVE
The Villain Outvillained by Two Friends
Two women label a male figure as treacherous in a sharp exchange. They compare him to a fountain pen, signaling distrust and a witty, tense confrontation.
Quote Dialog and Proverb Snippet from 19th Century Column
A fragment from a humor column includes a gag about a baseball player being an ugly mug versus a pitcher and a line about using Hanford's Balsam for galls. It contrasts social chatter with personal resolve and ends with a joke about police.
Big Rewards For Inventions At Army Ordnance Factories
The year ending March 1914 saw large fees paid to inventors at army ordnance factories. Col. C. L. Holden received £4,000 plus £500 for improvements in ordnance mountings and tools. W. T. Thomson got £2,850 for nitro cellulose manufacturing improvements, plus £1,150 previously. Smaller sums went to W. H. Turton, W. Lambert, William Rogers, E. F. Pullar, and A. Capon for various machinery, testing, and tools.
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Army Ordnance Factories
Col
C. L. Holden
Royal Gun and Carriage Factories
W. T. Thomson
Royal Gunpowder Factory
W. H. Turton
Royal Gun Factory
Mr. W. Lambert
William
Resinol Soap and Ointment Ad Promises Rapid Skin Relief
An advertisement claims resinol soap and ointment rapidly stop itching from eczema and inflamed skin by cleansing and healing the surface. It cites doctors' prescription use for twenty years and availability at druggists. The ad ends with a wartime play quote criticizing men who dodge frontline duty.
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Adv
Fashionable Styles Question Striped Garments
A witty exchange notes Atlanta convicts no longer required to wear striped clothing and jokes about fashionably breaking out in stripes among women.
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Bill
Atlanta
Jill
Miss Maymie Kittenish Poses in Remedy Ad
An old drugstore advertisement features Miss Maymie in playful kittenish poses for a cold remedy brand. The copy promotes watery eyes and eye relief with Murine Remedy Co. products, claiming swift comfort and free samples.
Adversity and Voting Echo in Public Writings
In this fragment the speaker glosses adversity as a catalyst for character and notes that public reaction favors flawed optimism. A critique emerges on how people celebrate empty rhetoric and then actually vote for it. The tone is pointed and opinionated.
Wounds Healed by Hanford’s Balsam Ad
Ad copy extols Hanford’s Balsam as a remedy for wounds on man or beast while offering a general note on love and conscience as themes, suggesting a moral lesson about tenderness and guilt.
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Hanford
Harvard professor mocks tardy student over tea remark
Too Sour, Professor Copeland of Harvard chides late students in class. After a girl arrives twenty minutes late, he asks how she will have her tea, and she replies gently without the lemon.
Hat Swap Leads to Honest Confusion in Cleveland
In a sharp aside from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, a night of fashion ends with a humorous blunder. Mrs. Pinkey wears a hat described as a $30 fright borrowed from another guest.
Capucine and Hanford Remedies Highlighted in Ad Copy
An advertisement touts Capucine as a non narcotic relief for aches pains and nervousness with quick results. It also promotes Hanford's Balsam for ivy poisoning and antiseptic use with prompt relief after first application.
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Hanford
There is an eastern potentate for fly killing
A humorous exchange imagines the Akhoond of Swat as a superior figure to lead a fly killing campaign, asking who would be better suited than a Panama expert and naming the Akhoond of Swat as the answer.
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Panama
Akhoond
Swat
Hanford Balsam Application For Sprains
Recommend thorough use of Hanford's Balsam for sprains with a full rubbing application to the affected area. Emphasize gentle massage to aid absorption and soothe the injured joint. Reiterate caution to follow any dosage or usage instructions from the product label.
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Hanford
Three Revenue Staples Drive a Paper’s Fortunes
A newspaper’s income relies on three sources advertising subscriptions and owners of lost dogs. The text satirically argues that the average man deserves his deserts rather than rights and notes that women rarely fall in love with their heroes nor men with their ideals.
Comic Relief From A Hotel Living Style
A train passenger shares garden woes with a fellow traveler who reveals his luck at avoiding problems by living in a hotel. The exchange centers on rotting bulbs bugs and patchy lawn contrasted with perfect plants. The punchline: hotel life spares him these issues.
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Scott
Sold upon merit Hanford's Balsam Ady
A brief item notes a decision to quit with a quip about not laughing at the boss. The phrase There’s a Reason hints at a local humor column, and the line Don’t have to I quit Saturday marks a resignation dated in the near future.
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Jake
Bill
Hanford
Ady
Man sings praises to a woman spurring dismissive reaction
A man’s song praising a woman fails to win her approval as the piece draws mixed reactions. The incident highlights social expectations of courtship and the value placed on musical skill versus sentiment.
Woman Recovers After Using Vegetable Compound
Mrs. Harry Fisher of Nicetown Philadelphia reports displacement inflammation and severe pain. After taking six bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she says she can work sleep and eat well with no trouble.
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Philadelphia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Harry Fisher
Dounton St
Nicetown
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Woman
A Providence reader Mrs Abel Lane endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claiming it revived her health after weakness and fatigue. The ad portrays danger signals as headaches nervousness and blues and cites widespread female derangements cured by the tonic.
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Paul
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Abel Lane
Lippitt St
Providence, R.L
Lydia E. Pinkham
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