Various Uses For Cotton University Station
An exhibit at the Farmers Institute meeting in the University of Texas Main Building July 27 to 30 showcased cotton’s wide uses. German labs note cotton can meet many needs, including medicinal products derived from bark and leaves, a green-leaf tea for bowel ailments, and a cotton-based solution with camphor and ether to form cellulose.
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University Station
University of Texas Main
Farmers Institute
Arabia
Revival at Canaan Holds Week of Services by Denominations
The Methodist and Presbyterians of Canaan hold a revival this week led by Rev. Kirkpatrick from this city and Rev. Buck from Bells. The Gideon Band of Sherman led Sunday afternoon services as interest grows and locals invite all to attend.
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Canaan
Kirkpatrick
Rev
Buck
Bells
Gideon Band of
Sherman
Sherman to Build More Warehouses
Sherman businessmen and Grayson county farmers who own a large bonded cotton warehouse in Sherman Texas are drawing plans to build additional warehouses and Sherman bankers will aid in holding cotton for the trade territory in this region.
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Sherman
Texas
Grayson County
Medical Exhibit Reveals Arabians Extract Cotton Bloom Juice
An exhibit demonstrates how Arabians harvest a potent juice from cotton blooms, noted for its strong medicinal properties.
Cracks at the crowd a satiric nudge by Claude Callan
The column lampoons fears of kidnapping wealthy children. It contrasts Mrs. Alfred Vanderbilt’s worry with poorer households, jokes about neighbors and roguish thoughts, and mocks Roosevelt Bryan and Carranza. A light memory piece follows about helping a stranded woman, and a reflection on nostalgia versus present happiness.
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Alfred Vanderbilt
George
Alfred
Bryan
Woodrow
Mrs. Vanderbilt
Fine Peaches From Canaan Visitor
Mr John H Cox of the Canaan community visited town on Saturday and brought the Sun two large peaches. The fruit came from a volunteer tree by his porch and measured 9 3 4 and 9 1 4 inches in circumference. He noted fruit grows poorly on black land but optimistic about a bumper cotton crop and rapid fruitage.
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John H. Cox
Canaan
Cox
Regular Woman Seeks Satisfaction From Aged Daily Paper
A quip frames a daily paper as unsatisfying once older than three days, satirizing readers who cling to late-breaking news and implying only a typical woman would still chase stale headlines.
Cold feet to hot finish comical saying highlighted
A compact proverb notes that many men begin hesitant or fearful yet end with confidence and bold action, turning initial reluctance into a decisive finish. The adage captures a universal pattern of overcoming doubt to achieve a strong conclusion.
Land of Dreams Poem About Home and Youth
Walt Mason writes of longing for distant lands beyond mountains and seas. A young man leaves his native ditch chasing dreams of a rising star, while his old age reveals the truth that home fulfills youth’s dreams, the place where dreams come true.
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Walt Mason
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First National Bank
Ben Franklin
Franklin
the Planters National Bank
Claude Callan
Star-Telegram
Roosevelt
Germany
Carranza
United States
Cup and Saucer Club
Paul Revere
Martha
Glidewell
S. R. Glidewell
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