Texas building at Seattle eyed by Texas officials
F H Gohlke of Wichita Falls reported encouraging talks with railroad leaders on a Texas exhibit at Seattle next year. He urged the General Managers Association to guarantee half of 25 000, with the Texas Commercial Secretaries' Association raising the rest. The effort aims to showcase Texas products to Northwest visitors amid broad state fund raising.
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F. H. Gohlke
Wichita Falls
Texas
Seattle
General Managers’ Association of Texas
Texas Commercial Secretaries’ Association
Gohlke
General Managers’ Association
Theorthwest
Middle West
J. F. Turner
Shafter Lake
The Freedom of the Farm Picnic Invades Uncle Charlie's Ground
A large picnic party gains free roam of a farm for the day. Uncle Charlie Seaver warns about rattlesnakes, a mule named Joshua, a weak ice dam, and a frisky ram as guests are invited to explore the woods and fields. The narrator ends with the line I give ye the freedom o the farm.
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Uncle Charlie Seaver
Joshua
Hank Hawkins
Hanks
Wall Weaver
Puck
The Unions Power in Texas Union Influence
A discussion on the strength of Texas unions noting four thousand local units and hundreds of thousands of members. It argues organized methods can secure broad influence and support across county and state levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Twinkle Twinkle Star Rhyme with Cosmic Knowledge
A nursery verse updated to praise scientific progress. The speaker proclaims understanding of stars and planets through the achievements of humanity, mentioning Mars Jupiter polar exploration gyroscopes and varying summers. The author Blanche Elizabeth Wade signs the poem at the end.
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Mars
Jupiter
Little Star
Blanche Elizabeth Wade
Three Tons and a Ragged Thumb Tale
A man describes a curious scene in a car where another man shows a right thumb wrapped in a white rag. The conversation centers on the thumb’s injury as they discuss weight, danger, and the potential for more harm if a larger load had jarred the nail.
California Gold and Silver Output in 1907 Declines
Charles G. Yale reports 1907 California mine production by county shows a decline from 1906 with total precious metal value dropping by 2,070,708 dollars. Silver averaged 66 cents per fine ounce in 1907, gold value totals reach 16,727,928 dollars and silver 751,646 dollars, for a combined 17,479,574 dollar total.
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Charles G. Yale
California
United States Geological Survey
United States
Geological Survey
New York
Stock Sense and Agricultural Notes from 1907 Era
Armour notes meat demand this year about 20 percent below 1907. A horseman warns that night care improves the horse’s mood next day. Emphasizes value of timely cautions and clean stock pens during summer to prevent disease. Sharpen knives for better service. dull knives hinder work. Angora goat industry claims 250 million acres in the U.S. unsuitable for tillage or grazing. Corn aids hog fattening, best when combined with other seeds and forage crops.
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Becay
United States
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Mother Darling
Armour
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Vrexas
Pel-Vita Co
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S. Alamo St
Cheek & Neal’s
South
Cheek- Neal Coffee Co
Nashville
Houston
THE
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San Antonio, Texas
S. A. Machine and Supply Co
Commerce St
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