Catalog containing a school calendar, rules and regulations, curriculum, administration, faculty and list of students for the primary college-level school.

The three pages of this invitation and program are tied into a folded cover of linen paper. The front cover has intertwined raised initials, S, H, N, I (for Sam Houston Normal Institute), and above them is printed an image in red and blue ink of a Texas flag with the initials S.H.N.I. flying from the top of the flag pole. The first page within the cover is the printed invitation to the Joint Session of the Literary Societies of the Sam Houston Normal Institute, held in Memorial Hall, Huntsville, Texas, May 26, 1900. In the top left corner of the invitation page is a lithographic image by C. A. Wright, Philadelphia, that depicts a variety of scholarly and literary objects arranged on a cloth-covered table. The second page consists of the program for the event. The third page lists the names of nine literary societies: Lone Star, Athena, Baldwin, Houstonian, Philomathean, Eclectic, House, Ross, and Senate. Handwritten in ink on the back of the cover are the words "Mom's graduation program Mary McAlister McCutchan," probably written at a later date by her daughter-in-law Johnnie McCutchan.

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Influence of Salt and Similar Substances on Soil Moisture, Extra-Early Potatoes, Rotting of Cranberries, Chestnuts, Low-Grade Paris Green, Crude Petroleum as an Insecticide, Skim Milk in Bread Making, Best Number of Hens in One Pen, Next Box for Egg Records, and Profitable and Unprofitable Cows.

This bulletin gives a broad overview of the livestock industry in the Pacific Northwest with respect to sheep and hogs; there is also a brief discussion of the horse industry. I. Sheep Husbandry. II. Hog Raising. III. The Horse Industry.

Report discussing the main features of the farmers' reading courses that have become popular in several states through agricultural colleges and experiment stations. The reading courses are designed to provide farmers with a systematic approach to their work through the study of a scientifically sound and accessible textbook curriculum.

Report discussing the different factors and principles behind bread making, including types of grain, yeast, dough, baking methods, chemical composition, and its nutritional values.

Report discussing the potential of California for developing a hops industry and successful practices for hops cultivation.

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Storing Apples Without Ice, Cold Storage on the Farm, Mechanical Cold Storage for Fruit, Keeping Qualities of Apples, Improvement of Blueberries, Transplanting Muskmelons, Banana Flour, Fresh and Canned Tomatoes, Purslane, Mutton Sheep, Effect of Cotton-Seed Meal on the Quality of Butter, Grain Feed of Milch Cows, and Protection Against Texas Fever.

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Liming Grass Lands, Early Plowing for Wheat, Grafting Grape Cuttings, Olives, Nuts as Food, Coffee Substitutes, the Working of a Pure-Food Law, Feeding Moldy Corn, Selling Eggs by Weight, Flavor of Eggs, Unfermented Grape Juice.

A pamphlet advertising "Sangcura Sprudel Water," describing the various uses of the mineral water and the salts derived by evaporating the water is shown here.

An advertisement for Richardson's House Paint, featuring a sample of offered colors and directions for applying the paint.

An undated catalog from the Schott School Supply Company, advertising various school supplies and related equipment.

A pamphlet advertising Richardson's House Paint, including samples of all offered colors.

A pamphlet listing the Southern School-Book Depository's three library sets of textbooks for use in Texas public schools.

An order form for Reynolds sanitary book covers to supply public school students in Texas.

A pamphlet featuring a price list for products at L. Rosenwald Workinmen's Store in Houston, Texas, featuring coats, shirts, trousers, underpants, and footwear.

Bulletin discussing American wild and cultivated grapes, their characteristics, and the varieties grown at the Munson Experiment Grounds. The bulletin also includes 19 plates of grape varieties, and information on how to cultivate grapes.

A mailed catalog from the Emgee Sales Company, featuring sets of various products for buyers to resell, including jewelry, pistols, deluxe cigarette cases and cigar holders, and gold coins. A return envelope and the sending envelope are included.

An order form for Reynolds sanitary book covers to supply public school students in Texas.

A pamphlet from the Miller Motor Company of Yuma, Arizona, featuring an ad for their services and a simplified road map. The map denotes paved and unpaved sections of the Lee and Bankhead highways in Southern California and Arizona.

Funeral program for Will Allen Davis, born 1898 and died December 14, 1900. The funeral was held on December 15, 1900 in the residence of R. H. Parker. He was buried in the Masonic section of the Abilene Municipal Cemetery in Abilene, Texas.