Cotton stalks reach nineteen inches in Texas test plot
Galveston April 16. Dan George of La Marque reports a new cotton plant that stands nineteen inches high with 3,800 duplicates in his hot beds. He plans to plant 40,000 seed and expect first cotton by mid May or June 1st on about twenty one acres, predicting unusually high boll counts and longer staples.
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Galveston
Galveston County
Dan George
la Marque
George
LaMarque
Melon Varieties Attract Luther Burbank Mention
A fragment notes a Galveston County grower likening a small melon to the fine tasting qualities of larger melons and credits Luther Burbank with the claim or comparison.
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Luther Burbank
Galveston County
Motherhood of chickens shared by hen and cat
Bryan April 13. A hen denies feeding her chicks so adopts two speckled kittens. The hen sits in a manger and tenderly cares for the adopted kittens while the cat later joins, and the two mothers live in peace.
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Bryan
Save Your Baby Chicks Ad for Poultry Remedies
An advertisement from Bow-Wright Drug Co promotes Martin's White Diarrhoea Tab for drinking water and INSECTI MUNE for bug infestation. It also advises painting roosts, spraying hen houses with TARO LINE, and offers a money back trial.
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Martin
Bow-Wright Drug Co
Johnson Offer Sparks Trade Pact Talk
An unidentified speaker states readiness to supply drugs and jewelry as part of a broader negotiation. The remark, attributed to R. L. Johnson, signals possible illicit commerce and prompts questions about who condones or supervises such exchanges.
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R. L. Johnson
Sun Home Paper Subscription Offer
Local newspaper advertises home delivery for $1.50 per period, touting value and convenience to readers.
No Worms in a Healthy Child Advertisement
An old medical tonic claim promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a remedy for worm infestations and digestive issues in children. The ad asserts improved blood, digestion, and overall strength with two to three weeks of regular use. Pleasant to take and priced at 69 cents per bottle.
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Grove
Sherman Girl Run Down by Automobile
Ruth Landers, a Sherman girl of Lee and Pecan streets, was struck by Roy Russell’s car near Houston and Maxey streets about 8 o clock Saturday. The vehicle knocked her down and ran over her. Russell transported her to a doctor’s office for emergency care, then to Sherman hospital in serious condition.
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Sherman
Ruth Landers
Lee and
Pecan Streets
Roy Russell
Cooner
Houston
Maxey
Russell
Sherman Hospital
Shady Grove News Notes Local Visits and Farm Tasks
Joe Stephens and family and Joe Ben Cameron and wife visited Mrs Hansard Sunday. Dr Anderson of Dallas taught a Bible lesson by radio for a 4000 member class. Adams plowed corn, cotton planting begins this week, and poultry houses should be cleaned to prevent lice.
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Joe Stephens
Joe Ben Cameron
Anderson
Dallas
I. Thes
Adams
Trenton Approves Summer Plan for Good Roads
At the Commissioners Court in Bonham the decision was made to begin Trenton's good roads project this summer. A road will start at Kirk Mullendore's northeast farm, three miles east of town, run west through Trenton to the Grayson County line, with a possible northern spur to W. M. Petty's home if funds remain. A six inch layer of white rock and six inches of gravel will be used. a gap of about half a mile will separate Trenton's roads from Leonard's to the southeast. Estimated funding around $32,000, though exact mileage and source of funds are not yet known.
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Kirk Mullendore
Grayson County
Trenton
W. M. Petty
the Tribune
Leonard
WEDDING DATA GIVEN OUT
Senator Capper in Washington cites statistics to urge uniform marriage laws. He notes 15 and 16 year old marriages, lists state age rules, and highlights allowances for feeble minded individuals and interracial marriages across several states.
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Arthur Capper
Washington
Senate
Negro mail clerk jailed for pilfering cigarettes
Fort Worth April 13 William A Williamson a Negro postal clerk received an 18 months sentence at Leavenworth for taking 100 cigarettes from the mails and smoking them. The ruling was handed down by U S Judge Wilson in federal court.
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Fort Worth
William A. Williamson
Leavenworth
United States
Wilson
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promises Energy Boost
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a blood purifying and enriching tonic. It claims to strengthen and invigorate the body, improve color and appetite, and even appeal to children, with quinine and iron as active ingredients.
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Grove
75 Per Cent Fruit Crop Is Forecast
Winfield April 13 A number of fruit growers in this section express the opinion that the recent freeze did not injure the trees as much as expected and that 50 to 75 per cent of a normal crop will be raised in Northeast Texas this year. The trees are blooming after recent warmth and continuous rains have delayed corn planting. not over half of the corn crop has been planted.
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Winfield
Texas
Hayes Healing Honey and Grove Open-Trate Salve Combo Ad
Quick cough relief with Hayes Healing Honey and Grove Open-Trate Salve for chest cold and croup relief. It combines internal healing with topical chest and throat application for children. Sold in one carton for 35 cents. ask your druggist.
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Hayes
Grove
Size 36 shoe made for Fulton man shocks town
The Fulton Sun reports a local shoe store displaying a 20 inch long size 36 shoe built to order for a man in Fulton Missouri who could not find footwear large enough for him. The shoe spans over six inches across the ball of the foot and has attracted local attention.
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Fulton
Fulton Sun
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Hartford Fire Insurance Co
S. H. Montgomery
Whitewright
Biggerstaff & Horton
Davidson’s
W. Davidson
Shady Grove News
Teague
Bonham
EAGLE
Eagle Pencil Company
New York
Fain Poultry
Fisk Tires
Fisk
R. S. Morehead
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