Unusual Texas governor race heats up with 14 candidates
Austin observers note the July 23 runoff possibility among 14 entrants. McCraw and Thompson lead, with Thompson pushing pension reform and rural conservation, while McCraw touts farmer council input. The field features a rare lack of mudslinging and a potential dark horse, with Port Arthur and Houston events shaping the week.
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Austin
Texas
William McCraw
Ernest O. Thompson
Tom Hunter
McCraw
Thompson
Bathing Taxed as Crime in Boston After Invention
A historical note claims bathing was once illegal and taxed in Boston to curb its spread after a Cincinnati man introduced a water heater in 1842. Health experts emphasize daily baths with soap and brushing weekly to maintain cleanliness and health.
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Boston
Cincinnati
Ohio
Rome
Texans urged to vaccinate against typhoid before vacation
The Texas State Department of Health stresses typhoid vaccination for Texans planning vacations. It explains transmission through contaminated water and food, the role of carriers, and the need to boil milk and water when safety is uncertain. Vaccination remains the only sure protection, though public health measures have reduced cases.
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Texas
Texas State Department of Health
Household Hints and Simple Kitchen Tips from the Page
Practical advice covers fat fires to avoid water, preheating iron muffin pans for lighter muffins, using paper clips to hold pleats, steaming upholstered furniture with a hot sheet, a cellophane strip to protect hat bands, and letting boiled meats cool in the cooking water to enhance flavor.
Hunter seeks $15 million annual state expense cut
Brenham reports candidate Tom Hunter says Texas government could shave more than 15 million dollars each year by eliminating waste. He vows against creating new jobs and would appoint a state eliminator to remove nonessential costs while noting a tangent about the orange's introduction to Europe by Moors and Raleigh.
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Brenham
Tom Hunter
Texas
Hunter
Graham-Paige Ad Settlement On Speed And Oil Savings
The Federal Trade Commission said Graham-Paige Motors Corp of Detroit has agreed to stop ads claiming its car will go faster than any other in America and to cease suggesting oil bills will drop by a fixed percentage due to its oil filter. It also barred implying the car is the official United States economy champion or designated by any government branch.
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Ernest Thompson
West Texas
McCraw
Thompson
Waco
Washington, D. C
Federal Trade Commission
Graham-Paige Motors Corporation
Detroit
America
United States
Lightning Strikes Youth on Denton County Farm
J C Reasoner a 19 year old Chico youth working with a Western Denton County threshing crew was struck by lightning atop a wagon of oats. The bolt burned his head chest and leg and ripped his clothes. He regained consciousness after CPR and was rushed to a hospital. A nearby youth and one mule were hurt and a mule near death.
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Denton
Denton County
J. C. Reasoner
Chico
Justin
Reasoner
Peg Legged Cat Tops Rat in Maine Fishing Tale
Cambridge New York report recounts Atenas Scott and James Bell returning from a Maine trip with trout and a wooden legged cat story. A cabin owner explains the cat lost its right front paw to a trap and was fitted with a wooden leg. the cat then leaps at a rat, ending the tale with dramatic action.
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Cambridge
N. Y
W. Atenas Scott
James Bell
Maine
Scott
Cat Attacks Rodent With Wooden Leg in Brief Scene
A cat suddenly pounces on a rodent and pins it down with its left shoulder. It raises its wooden leg and pounds the rat to death, prompting Bell to nod in assent.
Estonia Bans Live Animals and Some Products Imports
Estonia prohibits import and transit of live animals and raw animal products from foot and mouth disease infected countries. Imports from other nations require permits. The measure aims to prevent disease spread and safeguard livestock.
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Estonia
Louisiana farmers develop wilt resistant cotton variety
Louisiana and federal farm experts announce a new cotton variety resistant to fusarium wilt, a plant disease common in the Mississippi Delta, aimed at boosting yields and stability for growers in the region.
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Mississippi Delta
Louisiana
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