State Purchases Many Supplies In Other States
Texas state agencies buy supplies from out of state due to lower prices. The Board of Control must procure goods like canned fruit from Maryland clothing from various states fire-brick from Missouri asphalt from Arkansas and crude oil from Oklahoma. Officials note taxes fund these purchases and equal protection for Texas industries remains debated.
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Austin
Comptroller’s Department
Texas
Board of Control
Maryland
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Annual Short Course at C I A Denton
The eighth annual short course and field day at Texas State College for Women in Denton on May 18 features cheese making and hooked mat contests. Prizes total eight for cheese and eight for hooked mats or rugs. Contests are open to women from counties with attendees, with judging by J L Thomas and Maurine Hearn. Dr Bradford Knapp will speak on homemaker helpers, followed by a picnic lunch.
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Denton
Texas State College For Women
C. I. A. Rural Arts Department
A. & M. College Experimental Station
Charlotte Halgrii
C. I.A
College Home Demonstration Club
J. L. Thomas
Maurine Hearn
Fred W. Westcourt
Bradford Knapp
Texas Technological College
I. M. Atkins
Department of Rural Arts
Legislature Signals Support for Local Industry Patents
During sessions, lawmakers push for patronizing home industries to aid farmers selling their products. Debates show concern over out of state firms selling in Texas and avoiding Texas taxes.
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Texas
Don’t Sleep on Left Side Affects Heart
An old ad claims sleeping on the left side harms the heart and that Adlerika relieves gas pressure. One dose supposedly brings out poisons and helps you sleep soundly through the night. Marketed by leading druggists.
Christianity and Patriotism in a Divided Age
A Sunday lesson argues Jesus teaches obedience to both God and the state but prioritizes faith in God when conflicts arise. It notes rising nationalist pressure worldwide, with Germany and Russia cracking down on church independence and free speech, while America debates patriotism and religious liberty.
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Caesar
Jesus
God
Germany
Russia
England
America
Liquor Tax Debate Deepens Illicit Alcohol Issue In Washington
Washington observers note Prohibition repeal did not end bootlegging and new liquor taxes fall short of expected revenues. Federal Alcohol Control Administration figures say two thirds of U S liquor is from illicit stills, taxed at zero, with enforcement cutbacks hindering capture. Proposals urge tax cuts to spur legal sales, while officials weigh broader enforcement and import plans.
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Washington
Joseph H. Choate Jr
Federal Alcohol Control Administration
United States
Official
Proponents of Conscience Clash With State Power
The article reports Prof. Douglas Macintosh of Yale seeking citizenship but being denied. It argues that the state acts as a surrogate for God for the majority and calls for followers of the Cross to protest the governance, asserting a conflict between conscience and laws of the land.
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Eers
Douglas Macintosh
Yale
Obsequious Tribune Ad Demands Pay Up and Move On
A Kansas Altoona Tribune item jokes about debt collection and subscription pressure urging readers to pay owed amounts, subscribe in advance, or move to North Dakota. The report also mentions rum bottles from colonial Caribbean piracy washing ashore on the Honduran coast.
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North Dakota
Honduran
Rupture Expert Hevnan To Demonstrate At Sherman Grayson Hotel
H. M. Shevnan, noted Chicago rupture expert, will be at the Grayson Hotel Sherman on May 18 and 19 from 9 am to 5 pm. He touts the Zoetic Shield as a radical method that closes openings in about ten days with no medicines or straps and offers free demonstrations. Address: 6742 N Rockwell St Chicago.
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H. M. Shevnan
Chicago
Grayson Hotel
Sherman
Shevnan
Rockwell ST
F. H. Seeley
Mother's Day Sermon Plans and Revival Call
The Preacher's Column outlines a Mother's Day service with 300 in Sunday school and church attendance afterward. It notes transportation aid, a choir program, and a coming revival, urging all churches and Christians to cooperate for townwide righteousness.
Trains Ordered to Stop at Crossings in Nebraska City
City ordinance requires trains to stop at all street crossings lacking a flagman. The rule shifts responsibility from motorists to trains for safety at crossings in Nebraska City.
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Nebraska City
Military strength of Continental Army in November 1778
The article notes the greatest strength of the Continental Army was about 35,000 in November 1778, reflecting sustained enlistments and recruitment during the American Revolutionary War.
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Paul Stephens
W. T. Simmons
Stephens
Simmons
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Reeves
S. H. Montgomery Agency
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