Episcopal Church condemns liquor service at White House
In a New England conference held in Mass a resolution criticizes liquor served at the White House including a New Year’s reception for youths. The note mentions the government dispatched a first shipment of rum from the Virgin Islands as a Works Progress Administration project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Houses
Conference of the
Ot Episcopal Church
Mass
White
United States
White House
Virgin Islands
Cargile Membrane Used in Abdominal Surgery
A cargile membrane, derived from the peritoneum of the ox, is described as a sterile sheet placed between raw surfaces during abdominal procedures to prevent adhesions. It is also used to envelop freshly sutured nerves or tendons and to protect wounds.
Cattleman of Marfa Recalls Ranch Disaster
W B Mitchell of Marfa recalls a 1896 incident where 700 yearlings fell from an 860 foot cliff after a stampede in a rock corral. Prices were $17 per head that year. Mitchell, a Texas Cowboy Reunion Association director, reflects on the decline from longhorns to Hereford cattle and the ranching era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Mitchell
Marfa
Texas
Mitchell
Texas Cowboy Reunion Association
Lacquered Furniture Influence from Queen Anne Era
The piece notes lacquered furniture rose to popularity in Queen Anne's reign due to East Asian inspiration guiding English craftsmen. It highlights the cross cultural impact of the Far East on 18th century English decorative arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Anne
Far East
Drift Fence A Historic Line In Early Range Territory
The drift fence was built to keep cattle from drifting south in winter. It ran along a 30 mile strip between Bricksdale and Flat Top sections of the LMS ranch after the early 1880s fencing. Bob wire warned cattle to turn north, guiding winter herds back to their home range each spring.
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Mitchell
W. F. Mitchell
Mitchell and Presnell
Texas
Kansas
Nebraska
Dodge City
Abilene
Wilson County
San Antonio
Presidio County
Bricksdale
LMS
Has kell cowboy mayor served on Texas Cowboy Reunion Board
Director Mayor F G Alexander of Has kell, an early day cowboy, is identified as a member of the board of directors of the Texas Cowboy Reunion Association. The note directs readers to the first page for the full article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Alexander
Haskell
The
Texas Cowboy Reunion Association
Humane Society Reports Complex Liquor Problems
William S. Lacy director of the Cleveland Humane Society cites increased liquor use since repeal as driving more cases for the intake committee. Drunken mothers pose a bigger issue than drunken fathers as drink harms homes, with 12 percent of recent intake cases showing surface evidence of higher alcohol use. The report highlights societal cost and family disruption. The text also notes prolific female rats and substantial economic damage from rats in Britain and the United States, underscoring broader societal losses.
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Wiliam S. Lacy
Cleveland Humane Society
Lacy
Washington Post
Great Britain
United States
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North Swenson Avenue
N. Swenson
Stamford
Longhorn
Hereford
Siampoirad
Suanaguna
Swammyord Texas
A.H.A
Texas State Hospital
ALS
American College OF Surgeons
Oe P. Bunkley
M.D
Frederick E. Hudson
Dallas Southard
Louis F. Metz
M. D
Wade Youngblood
Maud W. Cooze, R. N
A. L. Buster Business
MGR
General Hospital
Stamford Sanitarium
Stamford, Texas
Stamford Inn
Pioneers
Cowboys
Cowboy
Fay
Humane Society
Our City
M. E. Moses CO
N. Side Square
Wee
Wrecking Shop
Reunion
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