Fire destroys bank building and two store buildings in Thorndale
A February 5 blaze in Thorndale caused a $50,000 loss, destroying the Thorndale State Bank, the John Moerke building, and the J. M. Gilchrist building, all brick structures. The Thorndale Drug Company building suffered about $500 in damage to the roof and stock totaling around $400. the fourth building was damaged but stood.
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Thorndale
Thorndale State Bank
John Moerke
H. L. Skinner
J. M. Gilchrist
Thorndale Drug Co
L. L. Lee
San Marcos
Chas. Saller
Sam Clements
Telephone Exchange
Pinkerton
M. E. Fisher & Son
L. Skinner
Skinner
Thorndale Drug Company
Quart of Water Cleans Kidneys
An advice column urges readers to drink a quart of water daily and take four ounces of Salts from the pharmacy to flush and stimulate the kidneys. It claims this neutralizes acids, relieves irritation, and can prevent bladder weakness, advising medical checks twice yearly.
Sunday Laws Battle Faces Setback in Beaumont Trial
In Beaumont Texas on February 8 a jury found T B Nobis Jr not guilty in a test case challenging a Sunday blue law at a local theatre. Seven other defendants were involved but only the Nobis case proceeded. The trial before Justice H H Reeves featured an eight hour argument and an eight minute jury deliberation in a crowded county courtroom.
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Beaumont
Texas
T. B. Nobis Jr
Justice of the Peace
H. H. Reeves
Senate not to oust Mayfield Senate fight continues
Washington February 10 Republican Texas chairman R K Creager said the next Senate would likely refuse to seat Senator elect Mayfield not for Ku Klux Klan ties but for alleged excessive expenditures in the senatorial race. No action until December at the first session of the new Congress. Other senators said they doubted seating would be denied without clear proof of excess spending.
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Washington
D. C
R. K. Creager
Texas
Senate
Mayfield
Congress
Ex slave bequeaths home to Willie Fuller for lifelong help
William James McAlister a Fayetteville ex slave aged 94 died after burns from a fireplace. His will names William Fuller of New York as sole heir, noting Fuller never failed him and that his wife belonged to Fuller's family. Fuller had roots in Fayetteville.
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Fayettville
N. C
Willie
William James McAlister
Fayetteville
William Fuller
New York
American Tobacco Company
McAlisters
Mister Fuller
McAllister
Fuller
McAlister
Fayeville
Quinine Tonic Laxative Seeks Safety Claims
An old advertisement claims LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets have tonic and laxative effects without causing nervousness or head ringing. Drawer box bears E W GROVE’S signature and instructions.
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E.w.grove
Professor Roentgen Dies in Munich Discoverer of X Rays
Berlin reports the death of William Conrad Roentgen born March 27 1845 in Lennep Prussia a physicist who discovered X rays in 1895 while at Wurzburg Germany He studied at Holland Zurich and Switzerland and became a professor at several German universities The memorial notes he coined Roentgen rays and he died after his groundbreaking work.
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Berlin
William Concord Roentegen
Munich
William Conrad Roetgen
Lennep
Prussia
Holland
Zurich
Switzeland
Wurzburg
Discovery of penetrating rays advances science and medicine
A scientist marks the creation of a vacuum tube emitting rays with great penetration. The rays pass through substances opaque to ordinary light and hold vast value for science especially medicine. He received the recognition for this discovery.
Rumford Medal Honor Given for Cathode Ray Research
The Royal Society awarded the Rumford Medal in 1806 to Philip Lenard and another recipient for their pioneering work on cathode rays, recognizing significant advances in electrical science.
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Rumford
Royal Society
Philip Lenard
666 Cures Malaria Chills and Fever Dengue or Bilious Fever
A historic remedy claim lists 666 cures for malaria chills fever dengue and bilious fever. The item presents a list of illnesses treated and promotes a patent medicine style remedy with varied applications.
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Thorndale Champion
Austex
P. O
Kaase’s
Lea & Coffee Company
Lavaca Street
Austin
Roentgen
Maude Cheatham
Cosmopolitan
Meredith Nicholson
McCalls
Ethel M. Dell
Popular Science
Kansas City Journal
NEW York Times
Denver Post
Chicago Tribune
ST. Louis Globe Democrat
St. Louis Post Dispatch
KWORD
Buick
Nash
Dodge
Hubert Hefley Motor CO
NCOLN
FORD
ARD
Cameron, Texas
United States
George Washington
Cameron
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Duncan
Wilson
Minerva
Cameron Battery
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