Branding Iron May Give Way To More Humane Methods
The San Angelo Standard reports a humane alternative to hot branding named Brand-Em-Ol, a liquid sulhide coal tar compound to mark cattle and horses. Used in Kansas since several seasons, it stains skin with a white mark after the initial hair removal, avoiding hide damage and pain. The method promises speed with no fire and no heat, expanding to livestock identity amid rising theft with trucks.
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United States
Lindsborg
Kansas
Mexico
San Angelo
The Hole in His Pants and a Political House of Lords Note
A terse sales quip advises focusing on a customer’s troubles rather than one's own goods. It suggests matching the buyer’s concerns, from a sick horse to political views, to gain interest. A historical aside notes finger bowls linked to treason, avoiding them in English parliament dining rooms.
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H. C. Walker
England
House of Commons
House of Lords
Open Mind Essential For Business Success
Yale professor William Lyon Phelps argues in Rotarian Magazine that an open mind boosts business success and reduces prejudice. He cites three gains: better results from embracing new ideas, improved understanding with partners and rivals, and greater happiness by avoiding prejudice and dullness.
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William Lyon Phelps
Lampson
Yale University
Lightning Plays Trick Near Horner Home
A vivid electric storm struck near the Will Horner residence on Rio Grande street last week. A bolt burned the clothes line to a tree and post, scorched surrounding ground, shattered window panes, and blew the light switch. Mrs. Horner felt the shock but was unharmed. the porch tree and post escaped without damage.
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Will Horner
Old King Place
Rio Grande Street
When Austin Was Chosen as Texas Capital in 1839
Five Lamar commissioners paid 21000 for 7735 acres from Horton Burton Minifee Campbell Cooke to found the capital site beside the Colorado River. They favored Colorado County for land across the Brazos, healthful water and resources while affirming Brazos centrality. Edwin Waller led surveys and land sales began August 1 with 306 lots selling for 192588.
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Mirabeau B. Lamar
Texas
Colorado River
H. C. Horton
J. W. Burton
William Minifee
Isaac Campbell
Louis P. Cooke
Colorado
Brazos River
Hogwallow News Roundup of Town Characters and Local Tales
Sim Flinders plans baby portrait sittings at Elite Photo gallery while a stranger seeks a bargain store location. Yam Sims jokes two are needed for a bargain. Cricket Hicks laments weather dampening social status. Sim Flinders recovers from lumbago at home. Miss Peachie Sims returns from Bounding Bills with a widower prospect. Slim Pickens notes winter drives fewer porch grin sessions at his sweetheart’s.
Jefferson Potlocks Tests Band Noise Against Nine Children
Jefferson Potlocks said the Tickville Brass Band played well Saturday night but could not outsound his nine children.
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Jefferson Potlocks
Tickville
Woman Reports 45-Pound Weight Loss With Kruschen
Dear Sirs for 8 months I've used Kruschen salts and am pleased with results I lost 45 lbs 6 inches in hips and bust I took 3 bottles one last ing 5 weeks I had often tried to reduce by dieting but could not by cutting down and taking Kruschen I had splendid results I recommend it to friends
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Carl Wilson
Manton, Mich
America
Resist the Spread of Gossip About Friends and Family
An Exchange admonishes readers to stop circulating unfounded rumors about relatives and friends. It warns that repeating unkind stories taints reputations, invites scrutiny of past generations, and only gratifies a perverted mind.
Blood flows through lungs thousands of times daily
A concise health fact notes that the circulatory system sends all blood through the lungs about 2,000 times each day, highlighting the lungs’ central role in gas exchange and circulation.
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