Methodist Church Embraces Dancing and Card Playing
The Card Fan Bishop Beauchamp spoke at a Nashville reception saying Methodists now permit dancing and card playing. He noted youths are fond of both and told a family tale about cremation versus burial for a card-obsessed father, which the eldest son settles with a joke about spades. Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills advertise as purgative and tonic.
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Beauchamp
Nashville
Methodist Church
Wright
Pearl
Had Him Hooked
A stylish young man visits a country girl he met last week. He asks her to play the piano and if she knows popular pieces. After she finishes, he asks about I Love You Truly and she says she hopes she knows it, though she isn’t certain.
California Fig Syrup Advertisement Smiles at Mothers
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a pleasant cure for children with fevers colds or digestion issues. It claims a teaspoonful cleanses the liver and bowels and warns mothers to insist on the genuine product with proper labeling.
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California
Texas Items Groundwork Underway And Local Developments
Ground is staked for a Goose Creek foundation with excavation starting Friday. Gifford Construction moves crews from Lenark to Marshall while auditing of state prison accounts is proposed for the board of control. Prairie Lea marks a new $30,000 brick school with a donor dinner, and rainfall boosts local gardens in Tyler. Major bank robbery at Comfort nets $10,000. Ballinger utilities upgrade costs $300,000. Colorado County cotton deal grosses $57,000. Galveston delays bathing girl revue due to Houston convention. Brownwood fire destroys a H G Ratliff residence valued around $10,000. Baylor endowment campaign receives official sanction. Rumela County Fair dates set for October with stock increased to $15,000. Two men killed and injured at Ft Crockett when hit by a plane. Ballinger weighs sale of municipal power plant. A Colorado River bridge near Altair burned, cost unknown. A $500,000 UT building fund check to be delivered to regents, total Littlefield gifts near $1.6 million.
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University of Texas
Regents
H. A. Wroe
George W. Littlefield
Freezone claims quick relief for corns and calluses
An ad promotes Freezone as a painless remedy for all corns and toe calluses. A tiny bottle, sold by druggists for a few cents, supposedly removes hard or soft corns and between the toes without soreness.
Bright Side remark from poet laureate Bridges at Ann Arbor
Robert Bridges, the English poet laureate, spoke in Ann Arbor calling himself an optimist and urging harmony between words and deeds. He warned that few practice what they preach, noting the sadness of such inconsistency.
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Robert Bridges
Ann Arbor
America on Wheels Auro Mobile Disparity Noted
A statistic shows the United States has 30 times as many auro mobiles per capita as Germany. The comparison highlights the broader American adoption of the vehicles relative to Germany.
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America
United States
Germany
Castarets for liver and bowels ad claims easy cleanse
A vintage advertisement touts Castarets or Cancarets as a harmless stimulant for the liver and bowels. It promises no griping, pleasant taste, and painless cleansing, with wide sales through drug stores and appeals to men women and children.
Joint-Ease Promises Quick Relief for Rheumatism
An advertisement touts Joint-Ease as the remedy for rheumatism across joints. It claims fast and lasting relief regardless of chronicity and emphasizes its clean penetrating formula.
Bee Transfer Campaign and Ton Litter Contest Notes
The article urges beekeeping reform with a move to modern movable frame hives to combat foul brood and protect Texas beekeeping. It highlights the Ton Litter Contest offering over $1000 in cash plus medals, with eligibility February to May 16 and county agent participation, then shifts to vitamins, detailing vitamina A rich foods and their health benefits for livestock and humans.
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Enthusiam
Texas
Ton Litter Club
A. L. Ward
Texas Swine Breeders’ Association
Swine Breeders’ Association
Littera
College Station Texas
France to Stage World’s Fair of Industrial Arts
An industrial art exposition is planned in France likely in 1925 with a site from the Invalides to the Champs Élysées. Construction already begins as plans emphasize French cooking and French furniture through prominent displays.
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France
the Invalides
Champs Elysees
Roman Eye Balsam Promises Rested Look by Morning
An ad touts Roman Eye Balsam to be applied at night for a refreshed appearance by morning. It links a graceful presence to confident language and persuasive look, suggesting personal impact through posture and demeanor.
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Pearl &T
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Goose Creek
Gifford Construction Company of
Marshall
Lenark
Queen City
Texas and Pacific Railway
Board of Control
J. R. Donnell
Belton
Donnell
Prairie Lea
Tyler
Comfort State Bank
Comfort
West Texas Utilities Company of
Ballinger
Colorado County
J. A. Harbert
H. C. Miller
Altair
Lawson & Smith
Galveston
Houston
C. E. Barfield
Galveston Beach Association
Brownwood
H. G. Ratliff
Avenue D
8. P. Brooks
Baylor University
Baylor
W. H. Jenkins
Rumela County
Ernest R. Neumann
C. P. Kitchens
Ft. Crockett
Neumann
Kitchens
West Texas Utilities Company
Municipal Ight and Power Play
Abilene
Colorado River
Hagle Lake
Sap Railroad
Neezone
Grove
S. C. Hoyle
Extension Service Publications
A. and
M. College of Texas
Txet
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