Texas Cotton Direct to Foreign Markets Sells for Higher Returns
Fort Worth reports Texas cotton growers begin exporting directly to foreign markets for the first time, netting 50 to 100 dollars more per bale. President D E Lyday of the Texas Farmers Union oversees the plan, with Galveston brokers arranging terms. Britain and other banks guarantee payments, allowing mills abroad to resume work. Synder county forms a direct shipping association to foreign buyers.
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Fort Worth
Texas
D. E. Lyday
Texas Farmers Union
Galveston
Texas Cotton Grower Shipping Board
Lyday
Synder
Pools the Hens Egg Production Increased
Indianapolis testimony by A R Fisher a Hope Indiana poultry expert at an Indiana Public Service Commission hearing shows electric lights raise egg output by about 50 percent. Fisher notes he invested around 10000 in lighting for his poultry farm and says hens kept awake to 10 pm and aroused at 4 am boost production.
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Indianapolis
Ind
A. R. Fisher
Hope
Indiana
Indiana Public Service Commission
No Worms in a Healthy Child Tonic Claim
Antique medical ad claims Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic cures worms in children and improves blood and digestion. It asserts regular taking for two or three weeks strengthens the system and helps nature dispel worms for perfect health.
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Grove
Better Milk Supply Drive Aids Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi officials report a mission to restore a pure milk supply after the recent hurricane. Miss Eunice Heavenhill of Houston, a bacteriologist, leads the effort with dairymen to bring milk quality back to normal alongside the city's already sound water system.
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Corpus Christi
Tragic Burial for Eddie Royall in Boonville
The body of Eddie Royall age small joined family at Boonville cemetery after funeral at the First Baptist church. An accidental gun discharge while Eddie rode with Archie Scott caused fatal wounds near the heart. Survived by parents three brothers Foster Raymond Norman and sister Gladys Maye. The community shared in the sorrow as services concluded.
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Eddie Royall
E. B. Royall
Boonville
John A. Held
First Baptist Church
Archie Scott
Eddie
Archie
Foster
Raymond
Norman Royall
Gladys Maye Royall
Beaumont Rabbit Thanksgiving Shift Wins Over Turkey
Beaumont residents fatten hundreds of rabbits for Thanksgiving. W. O. Ellis says nearly every family holds one to six rabbits for the holiday feasts and notes that turkey isn't the local symbol.
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Beaumont
W. O. Ellis
Magnolia Park
Large crowd views whiskey shipment in bond from east
A freight car in the railroad yards drew a large crowd as its whiskey cargo, bound in bond from an eastern distillery to Mexico, was visited by two government agents for memory’s sake.
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Booze Taylor
Navy
Bond
Mexico
Steel strikers to continue walkout in Pittsburgh meeting
Youngstown reporters say the national committee overseeing the steel strike, meeting in Pittsburgh, voted unanimously to carry the strike forward. 8 T. Hammersmark, secretary at the local strike HQ, announced the decision.
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Youngstown
National Committee
Pittsburg
T. Hammersmark
Van Zandt County elects university man to legislature
Thomas G Pollard of the University of Texas has been elected to the Van Zandt County district seat in the Texas House of Representatives. A senior academic student, Pollard previously won the assembly seat in 1917 but left to serve in the air service. He is current business manager of Longhorn magazine and active in campus societies.
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Austin
Thomas G. Pollard
University of Texas
House of Representatives
van Zandt
Pollard
United States Air Service
Ellington Field
Longhorn
Rusk
Rusticusses
University Hall
B. Hall Association
Baraca
French War Cross Goes To Lad Who Captured Gun Nest
Dallas November 25 a French war cross with silver star and citation for exceptional courage was held at the Dallas army recruiting station for Corporal Herman J Lange of the 144th infantry. The decoration awarded by General Petain with Pershing's approbation was sent for delivery. The citation notes Lange near St Etienne October 10 1918 displayed devotion and courage by following the attack under bombardment and capturing machine gun nests aiding his company's advance.
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Dallas
Herman J. Lange
Petain
Pershing
St. Etienne
144Th Infantry
EX-SERVICE MEN MAY RENEW THEIR INSURANCE
Former military men who let war risk insurance lapse can be reinstated by paying two months premiums, says H N James of the war risk bureau in Texas. He is touring San Antonio and Houston to enlist Red Cross and American Legion posts in an educational campaign on war insurance.
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Austin
H. N. James
War Risk Bureau
Texas
James
San Antonio
Houston
Red Cross
American Legion
Rice Institute Starts Preseason Basketball Practice
Rice Institute has begun preseason basketball with thirty candidates reporting for the first practice. More tryouts expected as interclass games are planned before the regular season. Half the participants so far are sophomores and several football players will begin basketball training soon.
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Rice Institute
Houston
Navy
Dallas Building Permits Top 10 Million So Far
Dallas reports building permits totaling more than 10.5 million dollars for the year through November 15, per building inspector D. C. McCord. The total excludes a pending 500 thousand dollar apartment project.
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Dallas
D. C. McCord
Hobby Says Amendments Self Enacting
Governor Hobby states the two constitutional amendments approved in the last election are self enacting and finds no need for a special legislative session.
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Austin
Hobby
Bromo Quinine Tablet Ad Claims Cure for Influenza
An old advertisement touts Bromo Quinine tablets as removing the cause of grip and influenza. It notes a single product labeled Bromo Quinine with the signature of E. W. Grove on the box.
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E. W. Grove
Chase National Bank Increases Capital to 15 Million
The Chase National Bank of New York announced on November 25 that its capital has been raised from 10 million to 15 million dollars.
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New York
Chase National Bank
Autumn Seen Through Melancholy But Hopeful Eyes
Poet Niel Graham reflects on autumn’s sadness and beauty with turning leaves and quiet breezes. He contrasts spring’s bright joys with autumn’s solemn tone and finds hope in renewal after loss, noting snow, flowers, and enduring life through hardship.
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Niel Graham
Vienna Education Board Plans Sex Hygiene Instruction
The Vienna board of education decided to teach sex hygiene to children of both sexes over thirteen following disclosures from a crusade against the social evil.
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Vienna
Vienna Board of Education
Habitual Constipation Cured in 14 to 21 Days Syrup Tonico-Laxative
An advertisement promotes LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN as a syrup laxative for habitual constipation. It claims prompt relief and urges daily use for 14 to 21 days to establish regular action. The product is described as stimulating and regulating and priced at 60 cents per bottle.
Departure of Read Plenipotentiary Delays Peace Treaty
Paris reports surprise at the departure of Dr. Simson, head plenipotentiary for Germany, from the armistice talks. The supreme council warned that if the treaty is not in force by December 1, responsibility would rest with the German government due to further conference delays. Kurt von Leisner is asked to state Germany’s intentions.
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Paris
Dr. Simson
Germany
Kurt von Leisner
Versailles
Supreme Council
Leisner
Wilson's Cabinet Hopes to End Wage Controversy
President Wilson's cabinet expects to decide today on the wage dispute between miners and operators, a move that would send the miners back to work.
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Wilson
Washington
Masked Robbers Hold Up Gambling House in Denver
Two masked men entered a Denver gambling house early today and held up thirty players at gunpoint, obtaining $5,000. One player slipped a diamond ring under a coal bucket and the ring went overlooked by the robbers.
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Denver
Cabinet Reaches No Decision on Mexican Matters
Secretary Lansing said the cabinet held its regular weekly meeting with no decision on the Mexican situation. The Jenkins case and general conditions in the southern republic were discussed, but officials had no more information than the state department had today.
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Washington
Lansing
W. O. Jenkins
Southern Republic
State Department
Lone Bandit Passenger Letter Reported Near Katy Train
San Antonio reports letters claiming to be from William Carlisle the Wyoming train bandit were received from a Katy train that passed through Sunday night. The purported writer says he is headed to Mexico City and hopes to be beyond the Rio Grande when the letter arrives.
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Lone Bandit
Katy
San Antonio
William Carlisle
Wyoming
Mexico City
Rio Grande
Burleson Approves One Cent Local Postage
Postmaster General Burleson has approved pending bills to cut local first class letter postage to one cent per ounce. A letter mailed within its home office postal limits would require a one cent stamp instead of a two cent stamp.
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Burleson
New York
Gets-t Corn Cure Promoted By Local Drugstores
An advertisement touts a painless corn treatment called Gets-t or Gets-ict claiming it peels corns off in two to three drops. It compares harsh methods with a safer peel away and credits M. H. James and N. A. Stewart, local druggists, for recommending the product in Bryan.
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B. Lawrence & Kago
Bryan
M. H. James
N. A. Stewart
President of Soviet Faces Firing Squad for Giant Swindles
Riazan Russia November 25 M Bakromoff president of the soviet hero shot by the extraordinary commission for combating a counter revolution for misappropriating funds meant for spreading bolsheviki ideas. He allegedly bought Clemenceau Wilson and the Berlin foreign office with large sums and confessed printing 5 million rubles in private money.
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Riazan
Russia
M. Bakromoff
Bakromoff
Riazan Soviet
Clemenceau
Wilson
Berlin
Carnegie Tech professors demand salary reform after breakfast poverty
Pittsburg November 25. Carnegie Institute of Technology professors say they are so poorly paid they cannot afford eggs for breakfast and at least one cannot buy shoes. The statements were made at a general faculty meeting and resolutions were sent to trustees asking a revision of the salary schedule.
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Pittsburg
Carnegie Institute Technology
Interest Payments Deferred on Allied Loans
Treasury officials said interest payments on American loans to allies may be deferred until the war reaction passes, but Paris advices did not signal an early end to negotiations.
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Washington
Treasury
Paris
Pazo Cintment Claims Quick Pile Relief and Sleep Benefit
Advertisement says PAZO CINTMENT cures itching bleeding and prostrate piles with instant relief after first use and promises restful sleep. Shopping note lists price.
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
A wartime style ad claims a dose every two hours for three doses breaks fever colds and grippe misery. The first dose clears nasal passages stops runny nose relieves headache dullness fever sneezing and stiffness and costs only a few cents at drug stores.
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Pape
Grippe
Quinine Tonic Laxative Promoted With Claims of Safety
A historical ad touts Laxa tive Bromo Quinine as a tonic and laxative that calms the head without nervousness or aging. It mentions the need to remember the full name and signature rank of E. W. Grove.
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E. W. Crove
Former Orders Govern Admiral Andrews
Secretary Daniels said no new instructions have been sent to Rear Admiral Andrews at Spalato about how to respond if D'Annunzio forces push to expand control in Dalmatia.
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Washington
Andrews
Spalato
D’annunzio
Daniels
Cancer Cure Claim From Dr Johnson Spotlighted In Ad
Texas man J H Scott reports skin cancer on his nose cured by Dr O A Johnson of Kansas City. He says treatment began June 15, healed by July 1 with no scar and little pain. He praises the cancer specialist who runs a research lab and uses medicinal external and internal methods. He urges others to write for his book Cancer Truths.
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Texas
C. A. Johnson
J. H. Scott
Box
Whitsboro
O. A. Johnson
Kansas City
Dr. Johnson
Defections Are Few Says Steel Strike Official
Pittsburg November 25 John Fitzpatrick chairman of the national strike committee said defections of steel strikers have been exceedingly few and the forces at the mills are inexperienced. He described mills as disorganized crippled and unable to produce more than ten to twenty percent of normal output. He said the committee will continue the fight until a humane American standard of hours and wages is granted.
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Pittsburg
John Fitzpatrick
National Strike Committee
Fitzpatrick
National Committee
Tank corps crew ordered to El Paso from Dallas station
The Dallas army recruiting station ships out the tank corps crew and a small tank to El Paso. The unit includes Captain Harry W. Bolan Sergeant Darrell S. McMahan and Private Charles W. Schultz.
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Tank Corps
EL Paso
Dallas
Harry W. Bolan
Darrell S. McMahan
Charles W. Schultz
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