Steep Hollow Honors Five Heroes at Memorial Service
The Steep Hollow Memorial Service and Reunion on Sunday drew about fifteen hundred attendees from Brazos County and beyond. The event featured an unveiling of Steep Hollow's Five Stars of Gold on the honor roll, a memorial address by Judge W. C. Davis of Bryan, a solo by E. A. Peters, and a large community dinner under the oaks. Grandma Vandiver, 102, attended the day-long event with other veterans and residents reminiscing about Steep Hollow’s past, present, and future.
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Steep Hollow
Brazos County
Mr. Smith
Saint’s Best Baptist Church
I. M. Cook
E. A. Peters
W. C. Davis
Bryan
Judge Davis
A. W. Buchanan
Grandma Vandiver
J. J. Vandiver
Texas
South Carolina
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days with PAZO Ointment
Druggists refund if PAZO Ointment fails. Itching, bleeding, or protruding piles relieved by first application. It calms irritation and promotes restful relief. Price: GI
Exploiting Texas Convicts Was Big Paying Business
Austin reports a probe by Mrs. Beard and Mrs. Lee finds lawyers charging convicts or relatives $50 to $500 for pardons or furloughs without service. The study urges reinvesting $1,623,305 net profits into a centralized modern state prison system with better facilities and oversight.
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Austin
Texas
A. QO. Beard
H. B. Lee
State Prison Commission
Beard
Lee
Hobby
Board of Pardon Advisers
Spanell on Trial in Brownwood Court Retrial Opens
Retrial of Harry J. Spanell for the murder of Col. M C Butler at Alpine begins in Brownwood district court after the previous verdict was reversed. The case marks the second appearance for Spanell as jurors hear new testimony.
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Spanell
Brownwood
Harry J. Spanell
Col. M. C. Buttler
Alpine
Spannell
Bowel Regulator Herbine Sold At Local Drug Stores
Irregular bowel movements lead to constipation and a constipated habit fills the system with impurities. Herbine is promoted as a bowel regulator that purifies the system vitalizes the blood and enlivens the digestive organs. Sold by Jenkins Drug Store and M H James.
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Jenkins’ Drug Store
M. H. James
Kansas braces for I W W unrest during wheat harvest
Topeka June 9 Kansas fears mob action as I W W threats loom over harvest season. U S District Attorney Fred Robertson warns of possible uprisings, urges vigilance on incoming harvest hands and checks on new workers. A specialized vagrancy law may jail or fine agitators.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Fred Robertson
United States
Butler
Home Guard
National Guard
France
Daylight Saving Law Debate Grows in Congress
Washington June 5 Repeal of the Daylight Saving Bill dominates House debate with rural representatives urging immediate repeal and labor leaders warning of chaos. The Rules Committee weighs attaching repeal to the agricultural appropriation bill amid opposition from Attorney General Newton and lawmakers on both sides.
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Washington
House of Representatives
House
American Federation of Labor
House Rules Committee
Newton
New York
Henry Sterting
Mr. Sterling
W. A. Rodenberg
Illinois
Kansas
Philip Campbell
Rules Committee
D. J. Riordan
House Agriculture Committee
Snow Liniment Promises Fast Pain Relief
Neuralgia of the face shoulder hands or feet demands a strong remedy Ballard's Snow Liniment claims to penetrate flesh. Rubbed into the painful area relieves suffering and restores normal condition. Sold by Jen
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Ballard
Jenkins’ Drug Store
M. H. James
Senate Receives German Peace Treaty Document
Senator Borah of Idaho presented a copy of the German peace treaty to the senate in Washington on June 9. The measure was ordered printed as a public document by the body.
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Washington
Chicago Tribune
Senate
Borah
Idaho
President Wilson Bows At Lafayette Tomb In Paris
In Paris on June 7 President Wilson visited the tomb of Lafayette and placed a bronze wreath identical to the one he laid on his first arrival. The wreath carries the inscription To the great Lafayette from a fellow sovereign of liberty.
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Paris
Wilson
Lafayette
Liberty
Married women may act as notaries and executors
Austin reports the attorney general holds married women may legally qualify to execute and make a valid bond and hold the office of notary public. A separate opinion states commissioner courts may invest proceeds from school land sales in road bonds for the county school fund.
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Austin
Bayer Cross on Aspirin safety warning in 1910s ad
An advertisement warns that only Aspirin tablets bearing the Bayer Cross are genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin. It cautions against fraudulent pills mixed with talcum powder sold by a Brooklyn dealer and urges buyers to demand the Bayer Cross on the package and each tablet and to follow proper dosage.
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Bayer
Brooklyn
Habitual Constipation Cure Promised in 14 to 21 Days
A laxative product named LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN claims to relieve habitual constipation promptly and induce regular action over 14 to 21 days. The syrup is described as pleasant to take and available at 60 cents per bottle.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Malaria Cure Ad
An old ad touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as destroying malarial germs carried by the malaria mosquito. Price 60 cents. Appears in a classified want ad listing.
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Grove
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Congress
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Jspenechied Wagon CO
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E. F. Parks & Co
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Havoc
Buck
National Beverage
National Beverage Company
Chicago
Palermo Bros
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