Creager Confident Butte Will Win for Texas Governor
Dallas dispatch reports R B Creager national committeeman for Texas asserts the Republican Party will win big in November. He predicts strong Republican votes plus 200 000 to 300 000 Democratic defectors for Dr George C Butte former dean of UT Law as nominee to oppose Miriam Ferguson. He says Butte would bring efficient business administration free of partisan strife.
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Dallas
Texas
Republican Party of Texas
R. B. Creager
George C. Butte
University of Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Creager
Dr. Butte
Ferguson
Do You Know How Many Finish School
A reflective piece questions school attendance and graduation rates from grammar to university levels. It estimates many students may not complete each stage due to laziness parental influence and self-perceived readiness to quit schooling. The author presents a sobering view on educational persistence and outcomes.
Call to Educate Children Amid Low Graduation Rates
The piece cites Bulletin No. 34 from the U S Bureau of Education noting only 63 of 100 grammar school graduates reach high school and 2 of 3 finish high school attend college. It argues educated people secure worthwhile jobs in industry commerce and professions and urges sending children to school.
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United States
U. S. Bureau of Education
Texas Legal Force Over Pays Expense
The Attorney General reports two year receipts from fees and cash judgments total 402077 dollars. About 100000 dollars came from Dallas and Fort Worth Gas for alleged gross receipts tax violations. This exceeds the biannual appropriation of 189640 dollars for the legal department.
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Austin
Dallas and
Fort Worth
Stop That Itching With Blue Star Remedy Guarantee
An advertisement offers Blue Star Remedy for skin diseases including itch eczema tetter ringworm poison oak and old sores with a guarantee. It claims the product will not stain clothing and is sold by Dyer & Jones.
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Dyer & Jones
The Passing Day and the Texas Campaign Mood
An observant analysis of Texas politics notes how crowds swing on fiery denunciation and how both sides use hate rhetoric in Austin. It argues for unity, warns division stalls progress, and calls on the American Legion to sustain wartime cooperative lessons for community betterment. It highlights farmers as informed readers now embracing local state papers and affordable magazines, challenging the old notion of their ignorance.
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Texas
Austin
American Legion
Bromo Quinine Advertised as Cure in Grove’s Box
An old advertisement touts Bromo Quinine tablets as the cure for colds grip and influenza It notes Grove’s signature on the box and markets a 30c price claim The copy emphasizes a single Bromo Quinine remedy with the EW label.
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Grove
Cheaper sentimental stories of adventure fade from sight
The piece reflects on declining popularity of cheap sentimental adventure stories printed on rough pulp. It credits improved reading taste, better schooling, and modern school buildings in Texas. It notes even poor homes now strive for clean, attractive surroundings and that remote areas are building better schools.
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Texas
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Maine
Chicago
W. J. Barbee
Mangrum Brothers
Altho
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Kirkpatrick’s
J. L. Kirkpatrick
W.L. White
North Texas Gin Co
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