Lawmakers Urge Sterilization Law For Texas In Humankind Aim
A special reform committee visiting Texas eleemosynary institutions urges a sterilization bill for the feeble minded and vicious to curb growing inmate numbers. They cite heredity of mental disorders and point to precedents in Indiana and other states as justification for potential legislation.
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Woodless lumber from bagasse near New Orleans
A plant near New Orleans produces lumber from cane bagasse, the sugar cane residue. The boards stand twelve feet high and nine hundred feet long, weigh three-fifths of a pound per square foot, are air filled and excellent heat insulators.
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Eiffel Tower
New Orleans
Cane waste as wood substitute in Louisiana lumber
The text notes bagasse could substitute for wood with one ton yielding about three thousand feet of lumber. It cites cane field waste in Louisiana potentially producing over 750 million feet per year.
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Louisiana
Women and Guns in a Small Town Romance
Poem by Roy K. Moulton about a woman who shoots a man and faces a jury. It argues that women carry guns leading to accidents, implying societal leniency toward female victims. The piece blends satire on gun ownership and verdicts with a wry tone.
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Roy K. Moulton
Allen Couple Celebrate Silver Wedding in Frederick
Rev J L Truett attended the silver wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs R L Allen in Frederick Oklahoma. The couple married April 24 1898 at his home in the city. Mrs Allen nee Nannie Abney studied at Grayson College while Mr Allen worked in Bells business sector.
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J. L. Truett
R. L. Allen
Frederick
Okla
Rev. Truett
Allen
Nannie Abney
Grayson College
Bells
To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
An old time medicinal ad promoting Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets by E W Grove. Claims to stop cough headache and work off the cold with signature on each box and price 30 cents.
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E. W. Grove
E.W. Grove
Surprise Marriage at Silver Wedding Anniversary
Rev. Truett hosts a rain delayed silver wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Allen. During the event their daughter Miss Julia Allen secretly married Mr. W. R. Blalock in a ceremony that surprised 65 guests. A later singer performed as the wedding party proceeded to the altar. The couple’s nuptials followed a special program noting the anniversary.
Habitual Constipation Cure Laxative Syrup Featured
An advertising blurb promotes LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN a syruphonic laxative for habitual constipation. It claims prompt relief and regular action with 14 to 21 days of use, noting stimulation and regulation and a pleasant taste. Available at 60c per bottle.
Henry Ford Proposes Plan To Burn Coal Twice
A Nashville lumberman notes Ford’s plan to burn coal twice as a sensible idea amid rising prices, observing that the public now pays two prices for coal.
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Henry Ford
Nashville Southern Lumberman
Rockefeller Jr. income cited in oil business claims
The Toledo Blade notes that a claim attributes John D. Rockefeller Jr. with earning twelve million dollars annually from oil. It warns readers that the peddlers are offering something not connected to his stock or actual holdings.
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John D. Rockefeller Jr
Toledo Blade
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