Prospective settlers praise Panhandle land riches in Canyon City letter
Peter Meyers of Randall County describes dramatic growth since February 1907 from a small town to a thriving community with hotels banks stores schools and churches. He notes high yields for wheat oats maize and millet with strong markets for seed and feed and compares land values favorably to Iowa. Meyers praises Palo Duro Land Co and Canyon Coal Co as advocates and sellers of opportunities in the Panhandle Texas.
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Canyon City
Texas
Panhandle
United States
Miss Annie Buie Returns Home After Visit
Miss Annie Buie came back home Saturday following a pleasant visit with friends at Clarendon.
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Annie Buie
Clarendon
Howell Travels From Fort Worth to Lake Arthur
John L. Howell arrived yesterday from Fort Worth en route to his home at Lake Arthur.
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John L. Howell
Ft. Worth
Lake Arthur
V. M
Local Clerk Grows Varied Tomato Harvest
Rev. M. E. Hawkins of this city showed The News reporter a garden plate featuring six tomato varieties from dwarf tree to pear type. He noted harvesting one and a half bushels in the past week, describing the fruit as fine smooth and well developed.
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M. E. Hawkins
Beecher’s Fee and the Five Thousand Dollar Surprise
While en route on a lecturing tour Henry Ward Beecher opened a pocket envelope given by a railroad magnate he had married months earlier. The envelope contained five one thousand dollar bills, the surprise revealed in the railway car.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Test of an Egg Spin Reveals Raw Versus Boiled
A story recalls a picnic prank with mixed eggs. A visitor demonstrates by spinning eggs on a table. The boiled egg spins like a top, while the raw egg does not. The conclusion identifies the raw egg by its lack of spin.
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St. Nicholas
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Randall County
Iowa
Keiser Bros. & Phillips
Peter Meyers
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Palo Duro Land Co
Canyon Coal Company
Mahara’s Minstrels
AIR Dome Theater
Beecher
John Hutson
Canyon City, Texas
L. G. Conner
Canyon
Dawson Bros
Nigger Head Maitland
Globe Cattle Dip
Crowdus Bros. & Hume Co
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