Salt Through the Ages from Sun-Evaporated to Deep Mines
An overview traces salt’s discovery from sun evaporation and Dead Sea basins to rock salt mining in Poland around 1000 A D. It notes salt springs and deposits shaped settlements, religion, and trade, with Morton Salt’s Kleer mine in Texas cited as a vast, high purity deposit near Van Zandt County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dead Sea
Palestine
Wieliczka
Galicia
Poland
East
Texas
West Texas
Kleer
Morton Salt Company
United States
van Zandt County
Dallas
Youth Returns Change After Quick Pickup
A Laramie Wyoming youth asked a businessman for a nickel for coffee. The man gave a quarter, suspecting he was not a typical panhandler. Two hours later the youth appeared with 20 cents in change from the quarter, saying he had trouble locating the man to return the money and offering thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Warm Linoleum Reduces Warping Breakage When Installed
A flooring note explains that linoleum warmed and allowed to expand before laying helps prevent cracking and warping. Installing with controlled temperature and acclimation minimizes future damage and improves longevity.
Culberson Plans Press Backing to Clean Up Railroad Commission
Olin Culberson pledges vigorous press support to keep the Railroad Commission honest and open. He vows to expose any shady hotel room orders, work with colleagues harmoniously, and run a businesslike government free from political expediency. He follows Lon A. Smith and aims to separate the commission from politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Railroad Commission
Olin Culberson
Pierce Brooks
Culberson
Lon A. Smith
Jerry Sadler
Smith
John H. Reagan
Parts Fitting Trouble for Farm Machines
Farmers report parts often do not fit. Texas A&M Extension Engineer M R Bentley explains manufacturers change parts without updating model numbers, causing 50 50 odds of incorrect crankshaft orders. Include manufacturer trade name year bought model number and part number when ordering parts.
Kidney Stagnation Remedy Ad Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts KIDANS as a safe kidney remedy that aids nature to flush kidneys and prevent stagnation. It claims benefits for Getting Up Nights, backache, headaches, and fatigue, offering two boxes at a special price with a money back guarantee and a mail order option from The Kidans Company in Atlanta, Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kidans Company
Atlanta
Georgia
Vast Market for Corn Seen in Alcohol
Peoria, Ill. Twelve scientists will work at a federal research lab opening in about two months to lay the foundation for an industrial alcohol industry using corn as the primary raw material. Initial focus is on motor fuels with corn alcohol blending. A 10 percent blend with 22 billion gallons of U S gasoline last year could create a market for 900 million bushels of corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Ill
Federal
United States
Department of Agriculture
P. Burke Jacobs
Bureau of Agricultural Chemistry Engineering
Jacobs
Fruit Decorated Hairstyles In Eighteenth Century Fashion
Eighteenth century ladies of quality adorned high coiffures with fruit such as cherries strawberries and pears. This decorative trend highlighted status and playful elegance in period attire.
Village Voices: East Texas charm sustains state life
A nostalgic essay extols small East Texas communities Blossom Prairie Peachtree Village Myrtle Springs Elysian Fields Rosebud for shaping state and national character. It praises village life values and the quiet neighborhood school of real economics before noting a Want Ad can yield results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Texas
Blossom Prairie
America
Peachtree Village
Myrtle Springs
Elysian Fields
Rosebud
Texas
Practical School of Economics
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Stephens & Bryant Insurance
Nat'l Bank
The
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Beauty and Beast of Midway Show
Cappy
South America
Turkey
Glen Earnheart Benefit Association
Whitewright
State Insurance Department
A. Y. Creager CO
M. & P. Bank Building
Sherman, Texas
Village Voices
Hubert Harrison
Ashburn
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