Texas State Fair Sets Attendance Record Outpacing Others
The State Fair of Texas reports 963,074 attendees surpassing Nebraska 437,660 Ohio 437,000 and Minnesota 433,268. A Minnesota director praised Texas as the premier fair while noting Minnesota runs a close second. The Texas fair remains self supporting with no salaries to directors or officers, reinvesting all excess funds into larger premiums and permanent improvements.
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Texas
Nebraska
Ohio
Minnesota
United States
Southwest
Own Your Own Home The Chronicle Advocates Home Ownership
An editorial argues home ownership builds stable society and civic stake. It asserts ownership yields peace, order, and long term benefits for communities and individuals. The piece contrasts modern measures in England where salt was used on tennis courts to attract moisture during a drought.
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San Francisco Chronicle
England
Missionary describes Ragged Sunday School in Shanghai
Rev H G C Hallock writes from Shanghai about starting a Ragged Sunday School for street children, how it grew from a cow shed to a room full of “Brownies,” and how gifting Christmas presents brings joy and opens hearts to Jesus. He emphasizes children as the path to evangelism and asks for support for their 800 young pupils.
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The
Sun
H. G.C. Hallock
Shanghai
China
Mr. Hallock
Jesus
Jesus Man
H. G. C. Hallock
Cat Astitions Nighttime Cat Management
A humorous guide suggests ways to avoid letting a cat out at night. It proposes options from making holes in doors to built in ejectors and even letting a visiting suitor handle the task. It also advises placing a pass in the Frigidaire away from butter and finally suggests not owning a cat.
Red Ball Bus Line schedules for Whitewright area
Red Ball Bus Line runs from Whitewright to Sherman with departures at 8 00 am 1 10 pm 4 10 pm and 8 25 pm. Whitewright to Greenville departures occur at 10 20 am 1 20 pm and 4 20 pm. Depot located at Dyer and Jones Earl and Carl Jenkins contact phones listed.
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RED Ball Bus Line
Whitewright
Sherman, Leonard and
Greenville
Sherman
Dyer & Jones
Texas Earns Membership in American Association
The University of Texas was selected as the twenty ninth member of the Association of American Universities. The honor marks world wide recognition for UT degrees and places it among leading U S and Canadian universities including Columbia Harvard Yale Princeton Chicago Johns Hopkins and other distinguished institutions.
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Indiana
Ohio State
Iowa
California
Illinois
Nebraska
North Carolina
Virginia
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Rain Maker Hatfield Declared Unwanted by Weather Bureau
Glendale resident Charles Hatfield advertised a rain making secret to the Weather Bureau. Bureau chief Charles F. Marvin said no practical system exists to produce rain cheaply on a large scale. He noted a glass bell can generate a form of precipitation, but not real rain.
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Charles Hatfield
Glendale
Cal
Weather Bureau
Charles F. Marvin
Marvin
Rain-makers questioned by a skeptical speaker
A skeptical speaker condemns rain-makers as self-deluded and money-seekers while noting the Magi as the priestly class of ancient Persians. The remarks imply a critique of those who promise weather changes or financial guarantees.
Marriage engagements break in London over ten months
London records show two thousand marriage engagements dissolved in the last ten months as social shifts affect betrothals.
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London
Speedy Remedy for Colds and Fevers Record
An old prescription claims to treat Colds Grippe Flu Dengue Bilious Fever and Malaria with the quickest known remedy. It advertises rapid relief and broad efficacy across multiple illnesses, reflecting historical medical practice and patent remedy marketing.
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Stewart-Warner
Graybar
Stewart- Warner
Louisiana
Powercompan
RVIC
Ag. Gift
University OF Texas
American Association
HULLS
Martin Keiebrat Company
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