Final Texas governor race leads Bailey by 1 852 votes
Final figures from the Texas Election Bureau show Bailey leading Neff by 1 852 votes for governor. Complete county reports tallied 450 530 governor votes and list state races with Bailey 152 173 and Neff 150 321, plus other statewide results.
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Dallas
Texas Election Bureau
Texas
King County
Bailey
Neff
Hobby-Ferguson
Bureau
Looney
Thomason
Culp
Davidson
Humphrey
Johnson
McNealus
Judge Court Criminal Appeals
Martin
Justice Supreme Court
Hawkins
Key
Pierson
Agriculture
Dixon
Terrell
Andrews
Mayfield
Smith
Wiginton
Strange quips and ads echo a changing town
Luke McLuke mocks advertising power and town pride while noting how women and society shift. The piece includes an advertisement for RAT-SNAP poison with testimonials and prices, urging readers to read ads as a payoff.
Fun and Foolishness by Austin Callan
A light moralistic column mixing aphorisms and observations on love, parenting, honesty, and society. The voice reflects old fashioned wit about marriage, money, and virtues, with playful asides on footwear, gifts, and moonshine.
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Fun
Austin Callan
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Boosts Health
In Houston Texas Mrs GrEr Trude Sell recounts severe illness from a siege of promain poisoning and influenza, then rapid recovery after using Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. She endorses the tonic as beneficial for stomach, liver or blood issues and notes over twenty four million bottles sold. Available in liquid or tablets from all druggists.
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Houston
Texas
Promain
Dr. Pierce
College of Industrial Arts Enrolls 2128 Texas Girls
The College of Industrial Arts in Denton Texas enrolled 1462 students in the past session and 666 in the summer session totaling 2128 Texas girls, ranking as the largest Texas girls college aside from two in Massachusetts. The college offers literary technical industrial and vocational education to develop mental discipline social culture and industrial efficiency. Plant valued at 1 500 000 with a modern safe faculty. Next session opens Tuesday September 14 1920. For more information or catalogue address the college.
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College of Industrial Arts
Denton
Texas
United States
Massachusetts
Southwest
Texas College For
Texas Girls
Prohibition Era Violets and Poke Weed Hunt Tale
After Prohibition, bootleggers face shifting hours and sparse moonlight. A poetically minded hunter seeks the first violets of the year, while a practical figure tracks poke weed roots in anticipation of greens, reflecting rural wit and risky labor.
Skidding into Marriage
In a reflective passage a young, inexperienced couple falls for each other, gets engaged and wed, with parents easing the setup. The initial bliss fades as reality intrudes, revealing myths about marital happiness and the illusion of a perfect union.
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Heaven On Earth
Proposal of a Melancholy Marriage Fate
The reader notes a relationship drifting from compatibility to mutual suspicion until it becomes accepted as fact. They grow indifferent and settle into a dull routine that ends with one partner’s death, a bleak view supported by St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Farmers Live Longer On Average Says Government Study
A United States Bureau of Labor statistic shows farmers and farm laborers have the longest life expectancy among occupations. The survey places farmers at about 58.5 years, blacksmiths around 55, masons and bricklayers near 55, with bookkeepers averaging about 36.5 years.
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United States Bureau of Labor
Farmer recounts loss of prize seed corn to rats
Mr Vaughan, a farmer, explains he stored pedigreed seed corn in a gurney sack hung from the roof and rats ate it all. He notes he used RAT-SNAP and shows five dead rats the following morning. The product is sold by Wilson-Montgomery Hardware Co. and Dyer & Jones in three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00.
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Emily Shaw
Wilson-Montgomery Hdw. Co
Dyer & Jones
Cheer up boys nominating path to presidency hinted
Cheerful remark encourages perseverance, suggesting brothers may be nominated for the presidency if they endure longer, reflecting informal political hopefuls and motivational mindset.
Governor Approves Acquittal of Tyer in Galveston Killing
Governor Hobby approved the court martial acquittal of Private J C Tyer Texas National Guardsman in the killing of Captain H A Robertson of the Seventh Texas Cavalry in Galveston on July 30 The Adjutant General said Tyer will be released from custody immediately The trial found Tyer on sentry duty had challenged Robertson four times before the fatal shot and acted within duty.
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Austin
Hobby
J.C. Tyer
Texas National Guardsman
H. A. Robertson
Seventh
Texas Cavalry
Galveston
W. D. Cope
Tyer
Robertson
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Marie Antoinette
Republic
the State College For Women
Mr. Vaughan
Sun
Whitewright
J. G. Carter & Co
North Travis St
Manning & Clark Hardware
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