Grasshoppers Devour Acre Per Day On Local Farms
Report by W. M. Austen and W. M. Thompson notes grasshoppers consuming about an acre of cotton daily on farms near Talmage. Farmers plan to use a bran poison recipe published earlier, detailing ingredients and methods, including timing and application, with substitutes like black leaf forty or shelled lime for deterrence.
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Talmage
W. M. Austen
W. M. Thompson
Mr. Thompson
John Cox
L. Cutrell
Tolbert
Martin Hodges
London
Paris
His Faulty Education
A professor muses on a man who, despite studies at Heidelberg and years abroad, can only shave Pittsburg himself this morning. The dialogue contrasts high learning with a barber’s simple task, highlighting irony in a Chronicle-Telegraph item.
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Wuhove
Heidelberg
Europe
Young Rounder
Pittsburg
Chronicle-Telegraph
Duck Creek Politician Breaks Navy Pledge
A congressman who vowed to back new battleships admits he betrayed the pledge after claiming election support from Jodse Brown of Duck Creek. He cites the editor’s letter stating he no longer needs a powerful navy since moving half a mile from Duck Creek.
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Jodse Brown
Duck Creek
Jedge Brown
Wall
Bill
Flyspecks on the Bill Of Fare Prank
A commercial traveler enters a small restaurant and orders fly-specks as if a real item. The waiter refuses, and the man persists, asking to have them removed from the bill. The exchange ends with the waiter haughtily denying the request.
New Trimming. Wife buys hat with bird question
A dialogue about hat fashion follows. The wife asks what bird should decorate a new hat and the husband jokes to choose one with a small bit, reflecting light comic banter on style.
For Sale Second Hand Cotton Bags
For sale four second hand cotton bags from Kell Milling Co priced at five dollars each.
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Kell Milling Co
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Ceasareeneeucaeeane
Tatiana
Iil
Iin
Etree At
Wichert
Miller’s Domby’s
Grovers
Kimonas
Madras
Nets
Georgette Crepe
Vernon
Dimity
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