Resolve to Win a Car in 1917
A 1917 incentive campaign urges contestants to pace effort, improve weekly, and endure to win a car. The list names 20 participants from Bryan, College, Millican, Wellborn and surrounding areas, with special prize winners and a tiered vote-off schedule ending February 3, 1917.
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Jennie McMillan
College
Nick Lobello
Bryan
J. B. Gleissner
Lavada Crenshaw
Lillian Barron
Lola Jones
Lillie Dowling
Carro Mae Edwards
Millican
Mae Belle Moore
Edge
Artie Lawless
Kurten
Levenia Franklin
Benchley
Inez Lavender
Lola
Emgart Bethke
North Zulch
Dymple Carll
Wellborn
Mary Locke
Zack
Alice Lipscomb
Teague
Mabel Chaney
Mesa
No. 666 This ss prescription for malaria remedy
A small old advertisement touts No. 666 as a malaria and chills fever remedy. It claims five or six doses break the illness and function as a tonic afterward, with liver action and no stomach upset. The price is 25 cents.
Campaign for More Gardens Urges Home Grown Food in 1917
Industrial Congress promotes all year garden campaigns to lower living costs. Texas Federation of Women's Clubs backs the plan using city and rural committees to expand vegetable growing, stressing practical value and civic beauty. Data show youths and small plots yield notable profits per square yard.
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Texas Industrial Congress
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Congress
Fred Fleming
The
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Industrial Congress
New Federal Taxes Take Effect January First
Federal taxes on incomes estates and businesses became effective with the new year under an emergency revenue bill. Revenue collectors seek early returns as the new taxes apply to corporations stocks munition manufacturers and other entities. Deputy Sheriff Morehead reports two young men on a South Texas hunting trip stopped near Millican and killed a prized turkey from Ben Harrington's flock. They were fined 59 dollars and 50 cents and continued to Dallas.
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Y Associated Press
Washington
Jan
Congress
Morehead
Texas
Ben Harrington
Millican
Harrington
Dallas
Young Dallas Men Plead Guilty After College Arrest
Two young white men from Dallas pleaded guilty after being arrested near College by Constable Baker on a Saturday afternoon. The case involves a brief incident that led to their capture and court appearance. Additional details were not provided in the readable text.
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Dallas
College
Baker
How to Find Flubdub’s Fish Market Joke
A Louisville Courier Journal snippet presents a humorous exchange about finding Flubdub’s fish market. One character asks for directions and the other replies with a nose based clue, framed as hunting advice.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Crown Prince Urged to Cheer Up After Setback
The Charleston News and Courier notes the crown prince should take defeat by French opponents in stride, stating it is no disgrace to lose to French competitors and urging resilience.
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Charleston News and Courier
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