War Talk And Local Notes From Waco Texas 1918
Local column covers wartime topics and civic chatter in Waco Texas. It mentions subscription reminders, flu worries, wartime production, president Wilson and past leaders, river navigation efforts, voting behavior, agricultural bounty, Armistice reflections, oil prospects in central Texas, and critiques of the Kaiser comparing him to Caesar and Napoleon.
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Waco
Brazos River
W. W. Seeley
Bob Henry
Milam County invites bids for bridge piers protection wall
Proposals for a protection wall for bridge piers in Milam County Texas are invited until noon December 20 1918 Plans and specifications are at the county auditor office in Cameron Texas or may be secured from him with a five dollar deposit Each bid must include a certified check for 250 00 payable to W G Gillis County Judge Right to reject any or all bids reserved Giles L Arriett Auditor Milam County Texas.
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Milam County
Texas
Cameron
W. G. Gillis
Giles L. Arriett
War Savings Stamps urged as patriotic support grows
Local editorials urge continuing War Savings Stamps despite high prices and economic strain. Columns lament postwar shortages, urge citizens to back the boys, and defend government actions while praising Pershing and criticizing Holland for harboring the ex-kaiser.
Nux I Tone Tonic Promoted For Convalescent Relief
An advertisement promotes Nux I Tone as a tonic for convalescents and weak individuals. It claims to combat Spanish influenza weakness with iron and nux vomica, beef and wine, aiding pale anaemic patients and delicate children. Price listed as one dollar.
Card of Thanks for kindness after passing
We thank friends for kindness and sympathy during our husband and father's illness and death and for the floral offerings. We also thank Dr Fontain for his untiring efforts. Mrs J J Anderson and children.
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W. F. Fontain
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Malaria Germ Killer
A historical ad promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a remedy for malaria by destroying the malarial germs carried by mosquitoes. The product is priced at 60 cents and the notice ends by inviting readers to place a Want Ad in The Herald.
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Grove
Price
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