Religion in the State University Enrollment at Texas
The University of Texas last year enrolled 6 652 students with 5 746 members of a church and 698 expressing a preference for a named church. Methodists lead with 1 732 members plus 203 preferences, Baptists total 1 043 with 139 Baptist preferences, Presbyterians 759 with 81 preferences, Catholics 411 with 22 leanings. The piece notes strong church representation among UT students versus Texas colleges and asks readers for an estimate.
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University of Texas
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Baylor University
Waco
Austin
Texas Presbyterian College
Texas
Dallas Journal
Veteran Katy crew to retire after 220 years on Katy Line
Denison report details a Katy railroad crew with 220 years of service on the Denison Fort Worth run. Engineer M M Brick McComas leads with 51 years, conductor George W Skinner 49, brakeman K G Dunbar 45, porter Tom Pollard 41, fireman A I Hancock 41. The group will mostly retire under a new rail bill, pensions to four of five. Globe population figures are cited separately from League of Nations data.
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George W. Skinner
K. G. Dunbar
Tom Pollard
A. I. Hancock
Grass Valley Couple Claims Ten Sons and Ten Daughters
Mr and Mrs A J Kistle of Grass Valley California who wed in 1905 report all of their ten sons and ten daughters are living.
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A. J. Kistle
Grass Valley Calif
Mauds Secret Marriage Guess Sparked by Ages
A comic exchange recalls Maud choosing a husband based on who guessed her age closest. The tale ends with a twist as it is said she married the one who guessed the lowest, leaving the outcome unclear.
Most Careful People Cannot Miss Accidents
A historical note cites an insurance study showing accidents occur even among the most careful. It recounts injuries from mounted heads falling, fish striking guns, mistaken shootings, and unusual events like a bee turning a golf shot into a hole in one. It also mentions rising horseback, boating, skating, and bicycle accidents and Florida poultry as a leading agricultural industry.
Slavery numbers noted before the Civil War
The record states that prior to the Civil War there were about five million enslaved Black people in the United States.
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United States
Witty exchange on Peck and a lady dentist
In a humorous remark, a speaker wonders why Peck favors a female dentist. The reply suggests it feels better to hear a woman instruct him to open his mouth rather than shut it.
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Peck
Sign Details Fatal Gas Figures Enter Western Town
A roadside sign entering a western town lists 4,076 deaths from gas last year, 39 inhalations, 37 lit matches, and 4,000 stepped on it, presenting a stark, compressed safety warning.
Father Buys 80 More Acres for Son to Cultivate
The father responds to his son's farming books by revealing he has purchased an additional eighty acres for them to develop together. This exchange signals ongoing family farm expansion and commitment to agricultural work.
Are Jim and Jean as thick as ever
A witty exchange hints at a long married conflict with humor about dullness and closeness. The joke contrasts perceived thickheadedness with steady companionship, underscoring familiar banter in domestic life.
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Jim
Jean
Jokes and Quips From a Busy Kitchen and Yard
A string of light humor notes how a boiler factory worker builds big muscles and a butcher offers joints for all purses. A child strains tea with a fly swatter, and a tourist reads an epitaph about being thin with a missing E due to space.
Father and son exchange a playful grammar quip
A light exchange shows a father telling his son that the word woman is not a part of speech but the whole thing, turning a linguistic question into humor. The joke relies on a metalinguistic twist and family warmth.
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Tommy
Wooman
Porter Confusion Over Hanging In Room Seven
A porter shouts that the man in room seven hanged himself but the clerk points out the man is alive and asks if he has been cut down. The exchange shows confusion over the attempted suicide.
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Porter
Tommy’s Conscience Conflicts With Temptation
A mother questions her son Tommy about morality. He replies he has learned not to believe everything he hears, revealing a defiant stance toward conscience and guidance in a compact dialogue.
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Tommy
Photographer Delivers One of Two Proofs After Two Sittings
A studio sitter session produced two negatives but only one proof was shown to the husband who expected two proofs. The photographer explains two sittings were made, but in one pose the wife kept her lips apart, affecting the proof count.
Montana Mountain Lion Tale At Beta House
Around the Beta house members trade campfire tales about a mountain lion sighting in Montana. One speaker recalls the beast approaching the camp and claims it was fierce, though details trail off.
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Montana
Local column quotes a quirky garden anecdote
The passage presents a humorous exchange as a wife reveals the end of her tongue to her husband, who reacts with astonishment and asks to see it. The dialogue-style fragment captures a playful domestic moment.
Preacher’s quip on wives and husband mothering provokes mishearing
A preacher pleads for wives to mother their husbands after a sermon. A deaf woman rises, then corrects him, mishearing “mother” as “smother,” prompting laughter and a sharp retort from the crowd.
Minors Sing Growling Advice On Price Talks
A humorous dialogue features Momma singing about bargains and Poppa urging a boy to buy low and learn to sell high, implying a markets lesson in a domestic quip. The exchange sketches a playful economic theme with parental guidance.
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Momma
Poppa
Frustrated Search for Noodle Sparks Car Curiosity
A playful exchange features a woman exclaiming use your noodle as she searches a car interior for a missing item. The other voice echoes surprise and asks where it is while assisting with the rummage.
Ballad of Beautiful Words in a Uplifting Verse
A sequence of evocative adjectives and nouns from an Indianapolis News poem fragment. The list blends colors, nature, and expressive imagery like May glide, starry, Azure, Jade, sunset, laughter, and light to evoke a melodic mood. No clear narrative event is present.
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Indianapolis News
Conjurer’s trick sparks audience heckle at London film dinner
A conjurer at the annual London film dinner invited an audience volunteer for a trick. As the act paused, a front row spectator shouted that the man up on stage was the troupe’s treasurer, creating a humorous moment in the show.
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London
Treasururer
Two old cronies reunite over marriage and socks
Two bachelor friends meet after five years. One asks if the other married or still handles chores. Tom answers yes, he married and presumably stopped doing his own socks and cooking.
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Tom
Drowned Man Sought as Festive Banter Echoes Patrol
A Toledo Blade line features a policeman asking for a drowned man as a joke during a festive exchange. The quip contrasts a patrol inquiry with a bantering response, reflecting a local humorous vignette.
Uncle Sam Day Observance Highlighted in Washington Star
On Father’s and Mother’s Day the nation pauses to honor parents while Uncle Sam’s day remains enduring. The Washington Star notes morale and patriotism, saluting national service and civic duties in a concise tribute.
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Salaam
Uncle
Uncle Sam
Helpful kitchen hints for everyday cooking tasks
Quick tips for frying eggs gelatin making bread mold control rug cleaning cake decorating and zest utilization. Practical steps include heating a skillet with a lid pouring gelatin powder with a pitcher and using toothpicks to stabilize layered cake.
Cold Plunge Life Starts At Forty Says Pitkin
Walter Pitkin notes life begins anew at forty but many women hesitate to start.
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Walter Pitkin
Cooking class theme sparks playful humor in Louisville
A Louisville Courier Journal item notes gay and active youths in a cooking school group learning soup making. The piece uses playful phrasing about using noodles and beans to illustrate kitchen activities.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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