Southern Railway Paid Out Four Millions in February
The Southern Railway Company disbursed 4.22 million dollars in February 1916 for labor, materials, and other costs, with 87.06 percent paid to entities in the South. The report compares eight months ending Feb 29, 1916 with 1915 and 1914, noting rising gross revenue and varying expenses while reporting significant roadway and structure improvements. Prices rise due to wartime demand, including German-made thermometers with sharply higher costs.
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Southern Railway
Washington, D. C
Southern Railway Company
A. H. Plant
Quiet Joys and Subtle Comforts in Daily Life
The passage argues that monetary joys pale beside simple quiet joys that deepen the heart. It cites Sabatier on radiant summer nights and ordinary peasant awe, then shifts to a treatment note for siliousness and begins a biographical line about Miss Lula Skelton of Churchville, N. with bilious symptoms.
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Lula Skelton
Churchville, N
Polish Wheat Selling in West for Dollar a Pound
Washington March 30 Polish wheat offered for sale in the West at 1 a pound has been tested by the department of agriculture which advises farmers it cannot be recommended for growing anywhere in the United States. The wheat has been sold in recent years under names such as corn wheat Jerusalem wheat and giant wheat.
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Washington
West
Department of Agriculture
United States
Freedom of a City Acknowledges Historical Citizenship Rights
A ceremonial note describes the Freedom of a City as a historic token of honor. Gratuitous admission to citizenship rights is conferred only via a public address, the freemen roll, and a ceremonial casket presentation.
Keep Your Bowels Regular With Chamberlains Tablets
A brief advertisement urges daily bowel movement and recommends taking Chamberlains Tablets after supper to correct constipation. Sold by all dealers.
Callet plaid tailleur for youth fashion notes
The fashion note describes a Callet plaid tailleur suit with a full circular skirt and a Norfolk style jacket. It highlights Empire inspired features, white and tan trims, and plain broadcloth details. It lists Pictorial Review Jacket No 1640 in sizes 14–20 years at 15 cents and Skirt No 6499 in sizes 16–20 years at 15 cents, with material recommendations.
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Pictorial Review
Eight Children Treated With Foley’s Honey and Tar Cough Syrup
Mrs. P Redkamp of Covington Kentucky reports using Foley’s Honey and Tar for nearly two years for eight children. She says all her kids, from babies onward, suffered croup but the medicine proved safe and reliable.
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P. Redkamp
Herman St
Covington
Foley
H.R. Palmer
Major munitions plants pledge full wartime production
Four leading U S munitions factories led by Remington Arms Midvale Steel Eddystone and Baldwin Locomotive Works announce readiness to open plants on one minute’s notice for government needs With orders for 4 000 000 rifles 2 500 000 shells 17 000 000 steel forgings and other war materiel these plants may abandon other production to guarantee supplies in any emergency.
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Baldwin Locomotive Company
Philadelphia
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company
Remington Arms Company
Eddystone Ammunition Corporation
Baldwin Locomotive Works
United States
Samuel M. Vauclain
Albn Johnson
Eddystone
Eddytone Ammunition Corporation
Johnson
Mexico
Funston Captured Aguinaldo in 1901 Manila Mission
The article recalls Major General Frederick Funston then colonel leading a small force to island Luzon to capture Philippine leader Emilio Aguinaldo. After a staged capture by Hilario’s band, Aguinaldo surrendered to American troops on March 23, 1901, and the Vicksburg delivered him to Manila five days later, ending the insurgent movement.
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Frederick Funston
Funston
Aguinaldo
United States
Spain
Manila
Isabella
Luzon
Belar
Hilario
Vicksburg
General Funston
Washington
Islands
Mexican decree bars American papers in Matamoros
Officials in Matamoros issued a decree barring all American newspapers from the Mexican town across the Rio Grande from Brownsville. The action was sudden, with no reason given, and two newspaper carriers were arrested.
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Brownsville
Tex
Matamoros
Rio Grande
Border Unrest and Mexican Raids Across the Rio Grande
The piece details recurring border disorder since 1910 with Mexican raids into Texas and Arizona towns. It recounts attacks on Marathon, Rock Springs, Marfa, Sebastian, Nogales, Laredo, Mercedes, Progresso, and Brownsville, including killings, looting, and clashes with U.S. troops and civilians. It notes U.S. soldiers pursuing raiders, some captures, drownings, and a court martial for an invasion commander.
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Columbus
Marathon
Rock Springs
Tex
Marfa
United States
Nogales
Ariz
Mexico
Chihuahua
Brownsville
Rio Grande
Chicago Taxicabs Offer for Mobilizing Troops
Chicago taxi firm led by John Hertz offers 200 cars and chauffeurs to the War Department for border patrol and mobilization roles. The fleet could carry up to 1,000 troops, with readiness to deploy if the offer is accepted. Hertz notes chauffeurs have volunteered to operate and service the vehicles.
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War Department
Chicago
John Hertz
Hertz
McCaine
Washington
Fragmentary Note About Family and Advisory Advice
Fragmented text mentions a daughter, a doctor, and a safety advisory. It includes stray phrases about forgiveness, money, a tree, and social concerns. The legible content is minimal and lacks clear events or identities.
Wilson studies war maps in cabinet room
President Wilson, shown surveying war maps in the cabinet room, reviews battle lines across Europe. Col. W. W. Harts manages the maps and flags marking troop movements, with additional displays of American and Mexican border positions.
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Washington
Wilson
Europe
Col. W. W. Harts
United States
Tombstones Used As Markers In Nevada Mining Claim
Reno reports say tombstones are being used to outline claims in a new mining district near Sodaville. A miner marked his boundary with cemetery stones, followed by others, causing confusion for relatives of long departed residents already buried there.
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Reno
Nev
Sodaville
Out of the Race Kidney Pills Ad Promotes Health
Advertising copy urges readers with back pain stiffness and rheumatic aches to act promptly for kidney trouble. Foley Kidney Pills are claimed to help kidneys remove poisonous waste and improve vitality. H. R. Palmer & Sons promotes the product.
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Foley
H. R. Palmer & Sons
True Martyr Soon Passes
A terse reflective note questions self styled martyrs and asserts that a true martyr does not endure to savor success, contrasting vitality with martyrdom rhetoric amid a somber, faded column.
Announcements for Solicitor General candidacies
Multiple candidates announce runs for Solicitor General Western Circuit including P Cooley W C Chan and John B Gamble. Messages urge white citizens support and emphasize crime suppression, duty, home security, and law enforcement. Additional notices name Thomas J Brown and Nat D Arnold seeking Congress and Senate seats with party committee actions noted.
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Western Circuit
P. Cooley
Circui
Solicitor-General
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Athens, Georgia
Germany
Uncle Sam
Rebel
Texas
Laredo
Mercedes
Progresso
Bonial
Pretty Capital
Beatrice Grayson Dulin
Society of the
National Capital
Nevada
State Democratic Executive Committee
W. C. Chan
Monroe, Ga
John B. Gamble
Congress
Vopn Peaatiler
Democratic Executive Committee
Thomas J. Brown
Senate
Georgia
Nat D. Arnold
Sim
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