Texas Has Biggest Rural Population in Nation
Washington reports 1920 census figures showing Texas with 2,277,773 farm residents, 48.8 percent of the state’s population. Rural areas include small towns, hamlets, mining regions and farm-related sites. 71.9 percent of Texans are rural residents, with 12,039 on farm plots inside larger cities.
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Washington
Texas
Union
Census Bureau
Oklahoma
Pierce's Cafe Promotes Best Drinks and Cigars
An advertisement touts Pierce's Cafe as offering the best drinks and the freshest cigars, inviting patrons to visit for quality products.
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Pierce’s Cafe
Causes of Fires and How to Avoid Them
C. L. Woodward Chief Fire Department Austin Texas outlines main fire causes and practical, low cost prevention tips. He stresses public cooperation with fire services, proper electrical safety, iron and heating care, safe ash disposal, flue maintenance, junk accumulation, safe matches storage, gasoline handling, and keeping clear access for fire crews.
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New York
Ike
C., L. Woodward
Austin
Texas
To Cure a Cold in One Day With Laxative Bromo Quinone
A vintage medicine label promises quick relief from cold symptoms using LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets. It notes the remedy treats headaches and colds and carries ROVE’S signature on each box.
A Dark Future Dark Wisecrack on Ned and Percy
In a brief exchange Ned faces a foretold dark future from a fortune teller. Percy quips that he already knows, noting Ned’s engagement to a brunette. The joke pivots on fate and a lighthearted insinuation about appearances.
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Charlie
Ned
Percy
The Ships Will Go Dry Opinion on Shipping Board Liquor Sales
A senator from Ohio compares Shipping Board authority over ships to slavery and liquor, arguing constitutional consistency demands an end to liquor sales by ships. The piece predicts the vessels will go dry, barring a constitutional amendment repeal and public pressure to restore wet status.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Katy
Southwest
Willis
Ohio
Shipping Board
American liquor laws and the price of light wines
A Dallas Journal reflection argues that selling liquor to alcoholics undermines constitutional spirit. The piece criticizes legalization of beers and light wines by simple enactment as futile and against the American way of doing things.
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Dallas Journal
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