Palestine Daily Herald (Palestine, Tex), Vol. 18, No. 55, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 7, 1919 Page: 6 of 8
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Switzerland goods are weighed
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with glass weights.
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Employes in turpentine factories
never have rheumatism.
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‘ . In Firance postage stamps are sold
' at all cigar shops.
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Gold and silver coins were used by
the Indians as long ago as 862 B. C.
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,- The temperature of the sea does not
vary but a few degrees the whole
PLENTY OF POULTRY INFORMA-
TION FOR ALL AT. VICTORY
FAIR AT DALLAS.
Have you tried doing your shop-
ping via The Herald ads? Try it.
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The Poultry Show will be greatly; many diseases that end ^fatally,
enlarged and improved at the Victory Healthy regularity can be established
jr round.
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Dahlias were so called after Andre
Dahl, who introduced the flower into
Europe from Peru. #
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, In proportion to its weight, the wing
of a bird is 20 titnes stronger than
the arm of a man.
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Waterproof tents, bags and rugs can
be made from camels’ hair, which is
plucked in the spring.
The growth of the nails on the right
band is in most people more rapid
than of those on the left hand.
the Ozark
Missouri, particularly
hills, furnishes the greater part of
the wood used in making lead pencils.
Golf can be positively traced in
- : **--**■'-1- history back to 1457, though
say it originated hundreds of
before then. ’ . " r
sandstorm of the Arabian des-
Is exceedingly treacherous. It*
digs pits two hundred feet deep,
lie sand for miles around.
Abyssinia is the original home of
the coffee trep, and in the highland]
of that country there are immense f<
“ of it that have never been tcrach-
birds build nests, these
! only used for breeding. Thousands
are killed by the cold each
because they have no real hom-
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Ordinary chalk, treated by a new
becomes a cheap substitute
cement, strong enough for house-
tig use. It sets in water and re-
the action of moisture.
A Frenchman has made successful
with the smallest air-
existing. called the mosquito.”
only four yards from
tip ‘to wing tip, and has ,a 20-
engine. It flaw for an
-at aa altitude of 500 feet.
Fair in October, $2,500.00 in cash
premiums will be awarded. This in-
cludes numerous specials offered by
the Texas Barred Rock Club. Two
thousand new steel coops, sufficient
to accommodate 6,000 birds, have just
been purchased by Walter Burton, of
Arlington, the Superintendent of the
Poultry Department. These have been
made necessary by the large number
of entries already received. All coops
will be modern and sanitary.
A new feature will be the complete
educational department provided
through the co-operation of the Ex
tension Department, Texas A. & M.
College. Prof. Kazmeier w.ill be in
charge. The care of poultry and oth
er barnyard fowls will be outlined in
detail. Oats sprouters, methods, oi
proper feeding, hatching, incubators,
their timing and temperature, the lay
out and arrangement of poultry hous
es, methods of getting rid of, mites
lice, and other vermin, and many oth
er vitally important subjects to poul
trymen, will be explained by experts
No charge- will be made for this, in
formation. .It will be free to all, and
will be found of great value not only
to amateurs but also tQ experienced
poultrymen. * j
The annual meeting of the; Texas
Barred Rock Club will be held at the
Victory Fair. It will be a perfect
Poultry Paradise. V:W*' .. -
Miss Lillian Hazel. Extension De
parturient A. & M. College, Boys and
Girls Club work, advises 1,000 birds
will be entered from the boys and
girls alone. s
The judges for the contests will b«
E. C.- Branch, Lee’s Summitt, Mo., whc
judged the recent state poultry show
James Tucker, Royal Oak, Mich., and
G. D. McClaskey, Kansas City. '
through the use of Prickly Ash Bit-
ters. It is a fine bowel tonic, is mild-
ly stimulating and strengthens the liv-
er, stomach and kidneys. Price $1.26
per bottle.
Bratton Drag Company Special
Agents. Adv.
emergency transfers of school chil-
oeing turned into War savings stam'p
dren from c^e county to another. If tallies and as a result, local sales if
you have children enrolled elsewhere,
or if yop know of families that have
moved to Palestine since the scholas-
"these government securities are in-
creasing rapidly. The. fifth cavalry
band from Fort Bliss and the eighty
tic census was taken in March, se.. second artillery band have furnishe-l
dr telephone at once County Superin-
tendent E. F. Rollins, telephone 107
two rings, Or Bonner Frizzell, tele-
phone 728,
the music for. thes^ concerts so far.
When the cavalry band played, R.
E. Hines, director of sales for the El
and John H. Awtry, territorial sav-
ings adviser, spoke. “El Paso has al-
ways done her part in everything and
we are going to keep up this reputa-
tion,” Mr. Hines said. “War savings
stamps are the best means of help-
ing our government and helping our-)
selves, because they encourage habits I
of thrift.” Sergeant Sam Dreeben
was the principal speaker at the con-
cert given by the artillery band.
Have yo«u bought your thrift stamp
today? -
Are you buying W. S. S.?
4-4t Paso county war savings division. Patronize home industry. It pays.
No Worms in a Healthy Child
All children troubled with Worms have t
healthy color, which indicates ) ' * '
tale, there It more or less sti__
GROVE S TASTELESS chill TONIC l
for two or three weeks will enrich the I
prove the digestion, and act as a C
ening Tonic to the whole system. _
throw off or dispel the worms, sad l
k> perfect health. Pleasant to take.
SPECIAL AGRICULTURAL
PREMIUMS AT VICTORY FAIR
HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS OFFER
ED BY ENTERPRISING
CONCERNS.
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xue owl has no motion in the eye,
e globe of which la immovably fixed
. its socket by tc strong elastic, car-
But, in order to corn-
tor the absence of motion in
dye, the owl is able to turn its
i round in almost a complete cir-
without moving its body.
Ive organs there to no bet
than Prickly Ash Btfpn.
digestion and cleanseHhe
rer and bowels. Price
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Special cash premiums aggregating
$300.00‘are offered for the best agri
cultural displays by the Texas Land
& Mortgage Company, Ltd., of Dallas
divided as follows:
For the best county .exhibits, first
premium $75.00; second $50.00; third
$40.00; fourth $35.00.
For trie be^t and most diversified
exhibit of corn, cotton, small grains
£and any other farm products, from
hue individual farm ot 80 aoaisy .<n
less in Texas, crop of 1919, first prem
ium $30.00; second $20.00. For best
display from farm* over 80 acres, first
$30.00; second $20.00.
The Dallas Cotton Exchange offers
$500.00 for the best bale of cotton
grown In/Texas in 1919, grades from
middling to good middling to be con
sidered as follows: 146 inch staple
$250.00; 1* to 146 inch staple $150.00;
lft inch staple $100.00. Bales intend
ed for this contest should be shipped
to Shippers Compress A Warehouse
Company, Dallas. Texas, to arrive not
later than Oct. 4. 1919. Notice of
shipment should be sent to ft. W. No!
ley. Secretary Dallas ^sfttoor Ex
change, Dellas, Texas.
These special premiums are all Ic
addition to the $10,000.00 appropriated
by the State Fair at Dallas—$5,000 (K
for county displays and $5,000.00 foi
individual farm displays.
Ndw is the time to prepare sample;
for these'contests. ■
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Notice. i
will be a dance at Spring
night. Good music. Come
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The Palestine
Welding Co.
AUTOMOBILE PARTS A
SPECIALTY.
tee our work to be
or money refunded.
■or'of any metal—Cylln-
. Aluminum Crank Cases,
Bicycle Frames and Part$,
Stove Castings, Farm Imple-
asents. .
We w
803 Main St.
Phone 223
SQUEEZED
TO DEATH
When the body begins to stiffen
Dent becomes painful it
an indication that the
e out of order. Keep
remedy for kidney,
uric add troubles.
Take regnleriy and
In thraa sizes, at!
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MUSIC, MIRTH, MAGIC AMONG
VICTORY FAIR AMUSEMENTS
NO EXPENSE BEING SPARED TQ
SECURE HIGH GRADE
ATTRACTIONS.
The spirit of Victory, in its highest
sense, will prevail at the Victory Fail
this fall.
Mirth, music, magic will reign. Re
gardless of individual taste, all will
find something to amuse, to thrill, to
instruct, to awe, and to startle at the
Victory Fair at Dallas.
Military bands will be there tc
soothe or sway with their charming
strains. There will be exhibitions ol
-skill and digital dexterity to jar you
out of your lassitude. Marvelous
stunts, appearing to deliberately defy
the laws of nature, will startle you
One of the world’s greatest Magician;
will appear—and disappear. $1,000.0C
is offered to any one who can find
him. There will be legerdemain, il
lustoos, mysticism that will baffle
even the most perspicacious. =•; |
Headliners, only, attractions of high
est grade, are .being booked. Many
of these are world-renowned artists
who are under contract to originate
entirely new acts, new . songs, ne*
musical selections, new presentations
of different character for the Victory
Fair. . -t |
Daring auto drivers will compete
for new laurels ip high speed contests
The latest, most intricate terpsichor-
ean attractions will be presented by
illustrious fancy dancers In shim
mering attire. There will be pyro
technical, spectacular, scenic, pro
ductions, which far gorgeousness wii;
eclipse anything ever shown before
Vaudeville stars will twinkle. Mask
of all instruments, and voices in many
harmonious combinations will delight
the ear and charm the mind with theij
beautiful interpretations of classical
standard, popular and jazx selections.
Advertise it in the Want Ad column.
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Orange-crush
Drink Orange-Crush
APEN an ice-cold bottle of this de-
Vlightful drink—today! Fill your glass
to the brim with sparkling, thirst-
tempting ORANGE - CRUSH. The
glowing goodness of it will banish
thirst and refresh you.
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You can enjoy the deliciousness of Or-
ange-Crush with' complete assurance of its
purity because it is made from the fruit oil,
pressed from fresh ripe oranges, and such
other wholesome ingredients as pure granu-
lated sugar, carbonated water and citric acid,
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Orange-Crush, served ice-cold, is guaran-
teed to bring you thirst-quenching joy—al-
ways.
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We bottle Orange-Crush in strict con-
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formity with the most rigid sanitary require-
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which is a natural acid found in oranges, Iem- ments and personaUy guarantee it to be the
ons and grapefruit.
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; perfect family drink.
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No matter how hot th^ day ac hpme, or
away—^morning, noon or night, you will al-
ways enjoy Orange-Crush. Drink it anywhere
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and as often as you like.
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or by the case wherever soft drinks are sold.
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Buy an ice-cold bottle of Orange-Crush today.
Then order a case for the family.
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Hamilton, W. M. & Hamilton, H. V. Palestine Daily Herald (Palestine, Tex), Vol. 18, No. 55, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 7, 1919, newspaper, August 7, 1919; Palestine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1014426/m1/6/?q=waco+tornado: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Palestine Public Library.