Millions for Rivers Harbors Ask for 1916 Projects
The chief of engineers proposes more than 41 million dollars for U.S. river and harbor works for the year ending June 30 1915. Texas Mississippi Missouri Columbia Ohio and Arkansas River projects receive major funds, with detailed allocations across many basins and channels.
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Washington
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Texas
Missouri River
Columbia River
Delaware River
Army
Secretary of War
Congress
United States
Insular
Southwest
Miestasippi River Commission
Ohio
Missouri
Minneapolia
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Mississippi
Leech
Brainerd
Grand Rapids
Minn
Pittsburg
Kansas City
Atnez City
Sioux City
Fort
Bentol
Osage
Gasconade
Portland
Cascades
Three
Columbian
Snake Rivers
William&the River
Clatskanio
Galveston
Galveston Harbor
Texas City
Port Bolivar
Houston Ship Channel
West Galveston Bay
208 River
Brazos River
Matagorda Bay
Aransas Pass
Pass Cavallo
Victora
Turtle Cove
Coroua Christi
Brazos
Velasco
Old Washington
Waco
Locke and
Cavallo
Port Lavaca
Port Aransas
Corpus Christi
Sabine-Neches
Sabine- Pads Harbor
Port Arthur
Trinity River
Hurricane Shoals
White Rock Shoala
Cyprate Bayou
Ned River
Fulton
Ark
Dentaur
Arkansas
Red River
Ouachita
Black Rivers
Arkaneas
Louisiana
Camden
Arkadelphia
Saline River
Bayou Bartholomew
Yazoo River
Arkansas River
White River
Cache River
St. Francis
LiAnguillle
Bayou Teche
Bayou Vermilion
Mermentau
Bayou Terrebonne
Johnsons Bayou
Groveton Plans New Court House at Fifty Thousand
Work on tearing down the old Groveton court house nears completion. Bids for constructing the new building, costing about $50,000, will be received on the 10th of the month in Groveton Texas.
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Groveton
Tex
Court House
General Roque Gomez Reaches El Paso Refuge in New Mexico
General Roque Gomez, one of the Chihuahua fugitives, crossed into the United States at Columbus New Mexico and arrived in El Paso on Saturday. He escaped across the border and sought refuge in a civilian home.
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el Paso
Tex
Roque Gomez
Chihuahua
United States
Columbus
N. M
Frigade
McFarland Beats Britten in Ten-Round No-Decision Bout
Milwaukee crowd watches Packey McFarland from Chicago outpoint Jack Britten in an unsatisfactory ten-round boxing match before 6,500 spectators Monday night.
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McFarland
Britten
Milwaukee
Wis
Packey McFarland
Jack Britten
Chicago
Senator Lodge Pokes Fun At Paragrapher Joke
At a New York banquet Senator Lodge complimented a famous newspaper writer on his twenty daily jokes. The writer replied he uses a typewriter and a copying process. Lodge quipped about the method with a sly comeback.
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Senator Lodge
New York
Head Disease Healed By Cuticura Soap and Ointment
J L Smith of Staunton Virginia describes severe scalp itch and pimples that ruined sleep and hair, then credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with cure in two weeks. He offers the Cuticura sample and Skin Book by mail from Boston.
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Greenville Ave
Staunton
Dandroff
J. L. Smith
Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
Hunt
Mall Direct
A.B. Richards Medicine CO
Sherman
Texas
Letters Tear Up and Mail a Third
A humorous exchange shows a woman delaying engagement by writing three letters and only posting the third, while another scene recalls census workers in Washington quietly seeking information. The tale mixes social awkwardness with light city life observations.
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Grace
Hot Springs Liver Buttons Offer From Arkansas
Ho r Springs Arkansas based Hot Springs Chemical Co promotes Hot Springs Liver Buttons as a laxative tonic. The ad claims relief from biliousness headaches and sluggish liver with gentle bowel cleansing and improved appetite. Free samples offered to 100 readers from Hot Springs.
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Hot Springs
Buttons
Hot Springa Chemical Co
Hot Springa, Ark
Judge’s Fines Funded Governor’s Racer
A rural constable jokes that the county judge who once fined motorists for speeding has bought a racing automobile with the accrued money. The banter centers on the judge’s shift from enforcing speed limits to owning a high powered car.
Always Have It on Hand and Be Prepared for Accidents
Ady notes from the Atchleon Globe urge readers to keep Balsam of Myrrh on hand for quick relief during accidents and warn that neglect of business by a chaperon often goes uncredited.
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Hanford
Ady
Defeated Socialist Leader Keeps Cheerful Demeanor
Charles Edward Russell, Socialist Ist candidate for New York mayor, reflects on defeat with a brave, hopeful tone. He uses a traveler's tale to illustrate persistence, noting the humor and resilience of his campaign team as they move forward.
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Charles Edward Russell
Social Ist
New York
Paint Rock
Nola Chucky
Mago
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Ad Claims Gray Reversal
An advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a home tonic to darken gray hair, reduce dandruff, and stop hair loss. It promises a natural look, claiming results by morning with repeated use and urges readers to buy the ready-made product for 50 cents.
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Wyeth
Vice President Marshall Trolley Car Plea to Y M C A
A reporter describes an encounter in which Vice President Marshall, traveling by trolley, is asked to address the colored Y M C A on a Sunday. He notes a possible later engagement while a neighbor mentions Senator Works of California once spoke and "decapitated" the gathering.
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Marshall
Capitol
Mistah
Senator Works
California
Washington Herald
Proper Spirit Denny Morey Drops Investor Invite
A broker rushed into Dennie Morey’s La Salle street office and offered a drink. Morey warned he could not reciprocate, saying the broker’s plan was not an investment but an invitation as they left arm in arm.
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Dennie Morey
la Salle Street
Denny
Morey
Romance at Fifty in My Whybrew's Princess
Excerpted lines argue romance endures with age, noting a man may be as romantic at fifty as at twenty five and perhaps wiser. It references the characters Robinson Crusoe and Bea and asserts enduring romantic values.
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Robinson Cruso
Bea
Howard Cc
Humor and ads mingle in a small town notice
A quirky collage of ad lines and light jokes appears, promoting Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops, Hanford's Balsam, and generic quips about economy and stage life. The fragment hints at a local newspaper ad page with playful copy and product pitches.
Basket purchase sparks lesson on charity
A New York divine tells a Sunday school tale about a poor girl who buys a basket with the dollar given to her. A boy guesses the first purchase, then reveals he once heard the story broken while he was in hard times, turning the lesson to thought and empathy.
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New York
Sonnie
Windy dinner tale of sharp words at Good Ground
Charles F. Murphy recalls a heated exchange between two politicians over a dinner card game at Good Ground. He describes an extraordinary barrage of language and fe rocity that nearly sparked violence, but he kept the peace by noting the men’s windy reputations never lead to blows.
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Charles F. Murphy
Good Ground
Mr. Murphy
Cold and La Grippe Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts a 6 dose remedy claiming to cure chills fever and La Grippe by acting on the liver no gripe or sickness. Price two cents.
Domestic science debate over daughters and kitchen work
A fragmentary exchange shows Werte asking for help to engage his daughter in kitchen tasks and Mrs. Wye suggesting reframing it as domestic science to spark interest.
Fletcher's Castoria Endorsement Reminder
Notification emphasizes mothers caution to inspect Castoria bottles for safety with the signature and claims a 30 year history. It notes children cry for Fletcher's Castoria, urging care and recognition of the product's long standing use.
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Fletcher
Usual Climax Comic Exchange Report
A judge recounts a playful yet chaotic moment where children argue over a comic supplement and one child resists standing, prompting another to threaten a humorous hit with a cuspidor. The scene captures an odd domestic dispute with straight faces.
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Josy
Snappy Sayings and Adages from Advert Line
Varied quips span jokes about luck streets honesty and romance with a humorous tone. References to easy street questionable transactions shady slide and Hanford's Balsam add period flavor. The piece ends with a wry line about a man saddened by a playful girl.
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General
Em Iy
Tata
Tha ‘House
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Atchleon Globe
Businegs
Dean
Divine
Boy
L. C. Smith & Bros
Smith & Bros. Typewriter Co
Syracuse
Plengo
Typewritera
Namo P.O
Beerrese Bate
N. Y
Houston
The
New Orleans
Kingston
Coton Fuaparas Nais
Havyan Cwy
Fuerst Bismarck Man
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ATSO
York
Inn
Victoria Luise
Amenik Bend Ir
Elagreloe
Itty Ti Das
Parmer
Abe
ODT
Palmer & CQ
Little Valley
N.Y
Canyon
Gvary
John L. Eye Wasons & CO
Wae
Peden Iron & Steel CO
San Antonio
Electric Supplies
Barden Electric & Machinery Company
WW Treat
Houston, Texas
McCane's
South
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