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10 Tricks to Teach Your Dog (open access)

10 Tricks to Teach Your Dog

Booklet offering dog training advice and instructions for teaching tricks to a dog. The booklet includes extensive advertising for Cooper Products used to clean and treat dog fur for a variety of pests and ailments.
Date: 1934
Creator: William Cooper & Nephews, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History
1944-1953: the 10 Best Years (open access)

1944-1953: the 10 Best Years

Pamphlet describing the work of the United Negro College Fund from its inception through 1953, providing statistics and information about how the funds are used. It includes a list of national leadership and member colleges on the back.
Date: 1953
Creator: United Negro College Fund
System: The Portal to Texas History
57th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Bill 5 (open access)

57th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Bill 5

House Bill 5 adopted as an amendment to Escheat Laws of Texas. The law is made in regard to what information shall be reported about property and several reporting forms are included with the pamphlet.
Date: November 7, 1961
Creator: James, Jesse
System: The Portal to Texas History
[89th Congress First Session H.R. 4370, February 4, 1965] (open access)

[89th Congress First Session H.R. 4370, February 4, 1965]

Pamphlet describing a bill introduced to the House Ways & Means committee as an amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. The proposed amendment is to equalize taxation of farm marketing and purchasing agencies.
Date: February 4, 1965
Creator: United States House of Representatives.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[ABC Bulb and Seed Specials for Spring Planting] (open access)

[ABC Bulb and Seed Specials for Spring Planting]

Pamphlet discussing seeds and flowers from the American Bulb Company for spring planting. This pamphlet is addressed to D. W. Kempner. Flowers and their prices are listed.
Date: 1950
Creator: American Bulb Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[About Blue Cross and Blue Shield] (open access)

[About Blue Cross and Blue Shield]

Pamphlet describing Blue Cross and Blue Shield Insurance. The pamphlet discusses their coverage, and the benefits they paid in 1951. Membership growth and two new directors of the company are listed. Blue Cross Blue Shield's total assets are listed, along with a message from the president, Dr. E. H. Cary discussing the pamphlet and upcoming goals.
Date: May 1952
Creator: Blue Cros and Blue Shield
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Activated Carbon in Sugar Refining] (open access)

[Activated Carbon in Sugar Refining]

Article written by E. W. Harris discussing activated carbons in sugar refining and their effects on the sugars. Filtration techniques are also discussed.
Date: September 1942
Creator: Harris, E. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Additional List: Columbia Long Playing Microgroove Records] (open access)

[Additional List: Columbia Long Playing Microgroove Records]

Pamphlet from Columbia Records listing Masterworks Records and Popular Records and the songs on each album. The names of the albums are listed.
Date: 1948
Creator: Columbia Records
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement: Executive Pocket Pal & Executive Desk Chum] (open access)

[Advertisement: Executive Pocket Pal & Executive Desk Chum]

Pamphlet advertising pocket rulers and letter openers, including prices and special features are listed.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement for a Multi-Clean Lite-12 Floor Polisher] (open access)

[Advertisement for a Multi-Clean Lite-12 Floor Polisher]

Advertisement clipping from Multi-Clean Products, Inc., for a floor polisher with specifications and uses.
Date: 1952~
Creator: Mutli-Clean Products, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement for Clarke Floor Maintainer] (open access)

[Advertisement for Clarke Floor Maintainer]

Advertisement clipping from Clarke Sanding Machine Company for floor maintainers with specifications and uses.
Date: 1952~
Creator: Clarke Sanding Machine Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement for Clarke P-II Floor Maintainer] (open access)

[Advertisement for Clarke P-II Floor Maintainer]

Advertisement clipping from Clarke Sanding Machine Company for a P-II floor maintainer with specifications and uses.
Date: 1952~
Creator: Clarke Sanding Machine Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement for John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1949 #1] (open access)

[Advertisement for John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1949 #1]

Advertisement for John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, themed around baseball and Ernest Lawrence Thayer's poem "Casey at the Bat".
Date: 1949
Creator: John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement for John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1949 #2] (open access)

[Advertisement for John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1949 #2]

Full-color illustrative advertisement from John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co., themed around baseball and Ernest Lawrence Thayer's poem "Casey at the Bat".
Date: 1949
Creator: John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement for Swedish American Line] (open access)

[Advertisement for Swedish American Line]

Flyer advertising gift packages containing various combinations of coffee, spices, fruits, and other items that can be sent from the United States to Sweden, Denmark, and Finland, including the costs of packing, shipping, and duties. The back includes a blank order form.
Date: 1952/1953
Creator: Swedish American Line
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement for Tappan Gas Ranges] (open access)

[Advertisement for Tappan Gas Ranges]

Advertisement for gas ranges from Tappan. The pamphlet showcases two models with listed features.
Date: 1949~
Creator: Tappan
System: The Portal to Texas History
{Advertisement for The Power of Positive Thinking] (open access)

{Advertisement for The Power of Positive Thinking]

Pamphlet advertising a new book titled "The Power of Positive Thinking" by author Norman Vincent Peele, outlining the various ways that the author uses real-life examples and applies the Christian faith to help people solve problems in their lives. It includes an order form to buy two of Peele's books from the Doubleday Book Shop.
Date: 1952~
Creator: Doubleday Book Shop
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advertising Circular from Myron Foster's Hesperian Orchards] (open access)

[Advertising Circular from Myron Foster's Hesperian Orchards]

Advertising circular from Myron Foster's Hesperian Orchards providing information about fruit of the month club memberships. One side of the flyer has color illustrations of cherries, pears, peaches, and nectarines along with descriptions and prices for each type of fruit. A blank order form and details about the fruit delivered each month via the membership is printed on the reverse.
Date: 1954~
Creator: Myron Foster's Hesperian Orchards
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aeroil Product Company Leaflet No. 419] (open access)

[Aeroil Product Company Leaflet No. 419]

Leaflet from Aeroil Products Company about the No. 99 Weed Burner and an article printed in the Montana Farmer on July 1, 1940.
Date: May 11, 1949
Creator: Aeroil Products Company Incorporated
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aeroil Products Company Bulletin No. 222 Y] (open access)

[Aeroil Products Company Bulletin No. 222 Y]

Bulletin leaflet from Aeroil Products Company about No. 99 Senior four gallon flame gun.
Date: 1949
Creator: Aeroil Products Company Incorporated
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aeroil Products Company Bulletin No. 226] (open access)

[Aeroil Products Company Bulletin No. 226]

Bulletin leaflet from Aeroil Products Company about the type of weeds and critters their products kill.
Date: 1949
Creator: Aeroil Products Company Incorporated
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aeroil Products Company Bulletin No. 226] (open access)

[Aeroil Products Company Bulletin No. 226]

Bulletin leaflet from Aeroil Products Company about the type of weeds and critters their products kill.
Date: 1949
Creator: Aeroil Products Company Incorporated
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aeroil Products Company Leaflet No. 389] (open access)

[Aeroil Products Company Leaflet No. 389]

Leaflet from Aeroil Products Company about their product of upright burners.
Date: 1949
Creator: Aeroil Products Company Incorporated
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aeroil Products Company Leaflet No. 509] (open access)

[Aeroil Products Company Leaflet No. 509]

Leaflet from Aeroil Products Company about No. 99 Senior and No. 99 Giant torches.
Date: 1949
Creator: Aeroil Products Company Incorporated
System: The Portal to Texas History