Rayburn praised across Texas by local papers
A collection of editorials and letters from Bonham Whitesboro Denison Tioga and Greenville commend Congressman Sam Rayburn of the Fourth District for his clean record leadership in Congress and support for the soldiers insurance bill. They urge re election highlighting his wartime work and defense of national interests.
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Rayburn
Congress
Rains County
Sam Rayburn
Fourth Congressional District
Cummins
State Railway Commission
Sherman Democrat
The
Free Lance
National Congress
Denison
Amera
Tratyburn
Manila
Presi
Esse
Washington
Bonham Daily
News-Record
Whitesboro News-Record
Bonham
Army
Navy
J. A. Brown
Tioga Herald
Fort Worth
Texas
Greenville
Opals Grown on Trees Exhibit in New York Museum
A Leslie's Weekly note reports opals grown on trees, formed in Humboldt county Nevada anciently. Waterlogged tree remnants buried by swamp and earthquake petrified into silica rich wood, creating stone that resembles genuine opal on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
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American Museum of Natural History
New York
Humboldt County
Nevada
Leslie’s Weekly
Seed Electrification for Crop Growth Gains Interest
Scientific American notes rising interest in using electricity on seeds to boost growth. A recent report describes placing seeds in tanks with iron electrodes, using fertilizer solutions as electrolyte. Wheat, barley, and oats reportedly show higher grain and straw yields after treatment and careful drying for a month or two before sowing.
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Scientific American
Efficiency plan targets Italian farm land
The Italian ministry of agriculture aims to maximize output by surveying every acre in Italy to find plots yielding less than potential. Underperforming farmers will receive help to boost fertility. If individuals refuse cooperation the government may require subletting or forced sale.
Meat exports from Tsingtao district to United States
The Tsingtao district of China promising to become a great meat growing country has contracts for exporting large quantities of meat to the United States.
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Tsingtao
China
United States
Vermifuge Restores Child After Worming Ailment
A child regains strength after worms weaken health. White's Cream Vermifuge quickly helps the recovery. Dose or two recommended. Price 35 cents. Sold by Dyer Jones druggists.
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Dyer&Jones
Fought Over Captain's Body In A Seafaring Tragedy
Attorney John R. Tyrrell filed for probate of Capt. Charles D. Olsen's will after the clipper James Rolph Jr returned from Liverpool with Olsen dead. Crew disputes over burial at sea led to fists and knives aboard the ship. Olsen was buried in ballast, later exhumed at Panama and taken to San Francisco for cremation, with superstition and threats influencing the voyage.
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John R. Tyrrell
Charles D. Olsen
James Rolph
San Francisco Chronicle
Olsen
Liverpool
Panama
Larson
San Francisco
Evolution of humans traced from primates to civilization
Prof Elliott Smith notes in a Royal Institution lecture that the monkey ape and gorilla are in the line of evolution with man. Mammals dominate other animals through vision touch and hearing with gradual brain development from Miocene to anthropoid apes and humans. Primitive ancestors preserved in man more than other mammals. Early primates avoided extinction while gorilla and gibbon evolved with limb and agility changes. Primitive man likely arose in Asia between India and China as a wanderer until settled as a civilized tiller of the soil.
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Elliott Smith
Royal Institution
Asia
India
China
Dandies of Colonial Times Show Shirts and Silks in Orders
A Philadelphia Record excerpt reveals Governor Hutchinson’s 1767 clothing orders sent to London. The detailed list includes blue cloth waistcoats, effigeen linings, swans down camisols, gray mixed cloths with gold buttons, laced coats, wasted and velvet breeches, leather linings, and specific alterations.
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Hutchinson
London
Bow Ter
Peter Leitch
P. S
Philadelphia
Rub My Tism: Powerful Antiseptic for Infected Cuts
An old remedy note describes Rub My Tism as a strong antiseptic that kills infection from cuts, cures old sores, tetter, and related conditions. Adv-Dee. 1
Habitual Constipation Cure Promised in 14 to 21 Days
An advertisement touts LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN a Syruphonic Laxative for habitual constipation. It claims prompt relief with regular use for 14 to 21 days to induce regular action and notes it stimulates and regulates. Pleasant to take and priced at 60c per bottle.
Furniture helps make a home more comfortable nearby
W J Looney, furniture and undertaker, promotes upgrading homes with new furnishings. The ad emphasizes comfort and positions the store as the place to buy. It notes Looney offers both furniture and funeral services, signaling a local retailer catering to household needs.
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W. J. Looney
Fountain Service Ad By P. J. Pierce & Sons
An advertisement for the fountain service offered by P. J. Pierce and Sons. The notice highlights available fountain-related services and suggests contacting the firm for work or inquiries.
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P. J. Pierce & Sons
Cradles Across Lands Describe Tiny Existence
The piece compares infant care customs in Guinea, Lapp, and China. It notes Guinea babies buried in sand near the mother’s activities, Lapp infants kept in moss-filled shoe cradles hung safely, and Chinese infants tied to an older child who carries and plays despite the burden.
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Guinea
Willie's Advantage in a Dinner Table Tale
Jimmie recounts a schoolyard fight where Willie outmuscles Dan. Younger brother adds that Willie would overpower Dan because he is twice Dan’s weight. The anecdote frames Willie as the stronger, twofold heavier figure in the quarrel.
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Jimmie
Wille
Dan
Day of the Penny Gone
Coralie, who ran errands for me, says she must charge two cents instead of one. She explains she cannot buy what little girls want with a single penny, a note from Pa.
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Coralie
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