Texas Road Bond Elections Soar in 1914 Texas
In the first half of 1914 Texas held seventy three road and bridge bond elections with fifty one approved totaling six million five hundred eighty one thousand five hundred dollars. If trends continue, 2014 bond issues will exceed three times the 1913 total. The list includes Aransas Bastrop Bell Bett Blanco Brazoria Brooks Collin Comal Denton Fannin Garza Harrison Hays Hill Jackson Jeff Davis Kaufman La Salle Live Oak Matagorda McLennan Milam Nueces Palo Pinto Pecos Reeves Rockwall San Patricio Scurry Smith Tom Green Victoria Wharton Zavala and other counties.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
Texas Business Met
Aransas County
Pastrop County
Justice
Bastrop County
Elgin
Bell County
Temple
Bett County
Rodgers
Blanco County
Brazoria County
Clute
Brooks County
Collin County
Colina
Farmersville
Princeton
Cullooka
Comal County
Denton County
Mustang
Fannin’ County
Bonham
Garza County
Harrison County
Marshall
Hays County
Kyle
Hill County
Greenville
Jackson County
Jeff Davis County
Valentino
Kaufman County
Forney
Terrell and Elmo
Crandall
la Salle County
Live Oak County
Matagorda County
McLennan County
Waco
Milam County
Thorndale
Nunces County
Robstown
Palo Pinto County
Mineral Wells
Pecos County
Fort Stockton
Reeves County
Rockwall
San Patricio
Causeeway
Scurry County
Smith County
Winona
Tom Green County
San Angelo
Victoria County
Inez
Wharton County
Hi Campo
Zavala County
la Pryor
Mrs Mantha Seavey Shares Lydia E. Pinkham Cure Story
Unionville Missouri woman suffered severe female troubles including weakness nervous spells and loss of speech and sleep. After taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she recovered and now speaks highly of the medicine while urging others to seek relief.
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Unionville
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mantha Seavey
Missouri
Dominican Capital Weakening in Civil War Clashes
President Bordan commands a sparse army besieging northern rebels at Puerto Plata while his grip on the southern capital San Domingo City weakens. The unsettled situation reflects the Dominican Republic's ongoing internal conflict.
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Daminican
Washington
Bordan
Dominican Republic
Puerto Plata
San Domingo
Foolish Experiment on Whisky and Varnish Questioned
In a quoted exchange from an old column, Mr Bleaka asks if whisky will remove varnish from a bar. Colonel Lokesby dismisses the query, saying he is not interested in whisky chemistry and that a valuable fluid should not be wasted on a foolish experiment.
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Mr Bleaka
Colonel Lokesby
Resinol cure transforms pimples into clear skin in Atlanta ad
A promotional testimonial from Atlanta Georgia describes facial improvement after using Resinol products. The ad cites a dramatic transformation from pimples to velvet smooth skin and urges availability through druggists. A closing joke notes social opinion on a bachelor marrying a widow.
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Atlanta
Mies
E. P. Gaddis
South
Pryor St
Ady
Bromo Quinine Ad Claims Cure in One Day
An elderly advertisement urges buyers to seek the full name LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE and to look for the signature of E W Grove claiming to cure a cold in one day and stop coughs and headaches. The copy hints at family trouble and two heads as a sensational angle.
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E.W. Grove
Scientific sprinkling advised to save lawns in heat
The U S Department of Agriculture bulletin urges systematic watering to prevent drought damage. Do not overwater or waste. spread moisture in stages for 6 to 12 hours per spot until the lawn is deeply moistened. Regular, thoughtful watering yields roots deeper and better drought resistance.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Invention Sparks Talk of Submerged Telephones
A gag about a submerged telephone transmitter prompts questions about its truth as readers claim tests were done in a Wall Street setting. The quirky claim highlights interest in water resistant tech and novelty devices.
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Bacon
Higbert
Hanford Balaam of Myrrh for Horse Care
Beat for Horses. Give your horses good care and you will be repaid by better work. For sores galla and other external troubles apply Hanford's Balaam of Myrrh. Randy men lumbermen and ivorymen recommend it. Adv.
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Hanford
Honking Clock Sells Hysterical Alarm Idea
A salesman boasts an alarm clock that "horks" to jolts buyers awake. Mr. Tardee counters that such devices are known as mere fanfares, but the salesman insists the clock does not ring it horks, delivering a comical start to the morning.
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Mr. Tardee
Puck
Malaria Remedy Ad Appears in Classified Ad
A 19th century style ad promotes a malaria remedy described as a special prescription. It claims five to six doses will cure malaria or chills and fever and that fever will not return if taken as a tonic. The price is listed as 25 cents.
His Versatility echoed in a witty judge remark
A judge notes Horace K. Paunch as a versatile statesman able to maintain dignity even when his words backfire. The exchange highlights his public persona and quick humor amid political chatter.
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Horace K. Paunch
Capucine and Hanford balm advertised for headaches and grippe
An advertisement promotes Capucine as a remedy for headaches and grippe with a Pleasant-Ady scent. It touts Hanford's Bal sam balm for gall and notes a moral about self respect in love. The ad warns a man in company should not seek frivolous pleasures.
Suffragist lecture sparks biting quip about home life
Mrs. Miriam Mille Alden of Woonsocket lampooned suffragettes during an anti-suffrage lecture titled Famin ism and Free Love. She quipped that not all suffragettes are homeless, but some are home less than others, provoking laughter from the audience.
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Miriam Mille Alden
Woonsocket
Washington hotel overlooks White House advertises view
A Washington hotel markets its address as overlooking the White House in a bold promotional line. A sarcastic note questions whether the claim leads to influence, referencing a Judge.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Imagined Tests of Marriage Probe Husband Companions
A wry line suggests wives imagine how a husband might endure another woman for about six months to gauge appreciation for his own wife.
Survey Supports Feasible Adam’s Bridge Across Palk Strait
A survey demonstrates the practicality of building a long bridge on Adam’s Bridge linking the Island of Ceylon to India. The project would span about 22 miles with an estimated cost near 4 million dollars, including a substantial causeway, far lower than earlier estimates. The piece also references period advertisements and wit.
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Ceylon
India
Whenever You Need General Tonic Gum Chew Ad
Ad touts Grove’s tasteless tonic as a valuable general tonic due to quinine and iron. Claims to purify the liver drive out malaria enrich blood and strengthen the whole system. Mentions price 50 and a line about temporary failure making success sweeter.
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Fake Grove
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Thay
Ohere
Waccinas Maelet
Leatimo
Blackley
Gutae Products
Arkaleye Caliisean
Apediallal
Kidnet
Bgapder
Rxryoud
Cahoris
Leclerg
Hataratoce
Haurarxad
London
Eng
Betel
Capucine
Galla
Greta Meta
the Centaur Company
New York
Castoria
Bears
Die Oawtaur Company
New York City
Bank of the Eye
Marine Yo Remedy Co
Chicago
Hanford's
Hostetter
Daisy Fly Killer
Harold Somers
DaKald Ave
Brooklyn
W. Y
McCane's
Houston
General Hardware and Supplies Contractors
Peden Iron & Steel CO
San Antonio
G.w.hawkins
Rusk Ave
Carter Bldg
Allen Academy
J. H
R. O. Allen
Bryan
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