Financing Future Cotton in Texas Promotes Union Pact
The Farmers Union offers a plan to finance the 1915 cotton crop through bank and business partnerships. A Fort Worth plate convention on February 2 will discuss entering contracts for warehouses and funds, citing past loan failures and seeking capital to store and finance cotton with reasonable interest.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Farmers’ Union
Fort
Dangers of a Cold Warn Readers About Illnesses
Health notice urges rapid treatment of colds to prevent serious diseases. Promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective in loosening a cold, clearing lungs, aiding expectoration, and helping the body throw off the illness. Available from dealers.
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Chamberlain
Chicago Stock Yards tallies 1914 animal totals
Figures from the Union Stock Yards show 46 million animals killed in Chicago in 1914 with 16 million for human consumption sold for 409.134 million dollars in cash. Arrivals reached 116,452,807 head and 257,001 ears in the last year.
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Union
Quinine Product Claims Gentle Effects and Signature
An advertisement touts LAXA NE BRC MO QUININE claiming tonic and laxative benefits without head nervousness or ringing. It notes a full name to remember, mentions Cgfy Signature of KE. W. GROVE, priced at 25c.
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KE. W. Grove
Passport Fraud Act Revealed in New York Case
New York January 2 news reports an alleged conspiracy to supply German officers and reservists with fraudulent American passports. Carl Burpede, an ex-North German Lloyd agent, and four soldiers were seized from the Bergensfjord as it neared Bergen. Bail set at 20000 for Burpede and co defendant John Aucher, 5000 for three reservists, and minors released on own recognizance.
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New York
Germany
Department of Justice
Carl Buroede
Lloyd Steamship Line
Bergensfjord
United States
Bergen
Norway
State Department
Burpede
Buroede
John Aucher
Arthur Wilhelm Zachse
New York City
Walter Miler
August Meyer
Herman Wagener
Chile
Liver stimulant Herbine advertised by Paris Smith
An old advertisement touts HERBINE as a liver stimulant that purifies the bowels aids digestion and restores strength vigor and cheerful spirits. The price is 50 cents and it is sold by Paris Smith.
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Paris Smith
Mosquito Bite Threatens Sergeant's Sight at Fort Totten
Sergeant David Levine of the 114th Coast Artillery suffered blood poisoning after a mosquito bite and surgeons fear he may lose sight in one eye. The incident occurred at Fort Totten New York.
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Fort Totten
N. Y
David Levine
114Th Coast Artillery
Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claims and Endorsements
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills with claims of cure and endorsements. It states one hundred dollars reward for an uncured case and includes testimonials from local bankers like the National Bank of Commerce in Toledo, Ohio, plus directions on internal use and distribution through pharmacists.
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Hall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
O. Yiell
DR. Hughes
Hughes
Paul Building
Houston
Texas
TIZ Provides Quick Relief for Sore Itchy Feet
Advertorial claim promotes TIZ as the world’s only remedy to drain foul foot toxins and relieve aching feet instantly. It promises painless steps, no limp, and comfort after using a 25 cent box available at druggists and general stores.
Normal Committee elects teachers for the Summer Normal
The Summer Normal Committee selected teachers for the coming term including J. B. Layne as Conductor, Miss Lillian Johnson as Secretary and Treasurer, and R. F. Holloway among others. The Normal begins around the first of June after city schools close.
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Teachers Institute
W. D. Jenkins
J. B. Layne
R. C. Boswell
R. E. Hickey
H. L. Gantz
Lillian Johnson
R. F. Holloway
California Syrup of Figs advertised as a gentle laxative
A vintage advert promotes California Syrup of Figs as a safe pleasant laxative for children and adults. It describes symptoms like feverishness and stomach issues improving after a teaspoonful, urges asking druggists for a 50 cent bottle, and warns against counterfeits.
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California
California Fig Syrup Co
Infatuation Allegation Against Los Angeles Man
Aaron Mis enheimer, 92, of Los Angeles faces a possible scandal after his wife accuses him of being infatuated with another woman, stirring domestic tensions in the city.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Aaron Misenheimer
Ballars Horehound Syrup Aids Lungs In Cough Relief
An advertisement touts Ballars Horehound Syrup as a quick healing balm for lungs and air passages. It lists prices of 25e, KOe, and $1.00 per bottle, and notes Paris Smith as the seller.
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Ballar
Paris Smith
Dairying as a steady cash crop in the South
The Dairy Division promotes dairying to diversify cotton regions. It argues dairy farming provides year round income, reduces merchant financing, and prevents the lien system by enabling small and large farms to finance cotton with dairy profits. It also notes dairy work yields steady year round employment, including for skilled farmhands and schoolchildren, without harming schooling.
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Dairy Division
Bureau of Animal Industry
South
Cutting the High Cost of Education at Fremont College
In American Magazine a sketch of W. H. Clemmons, head of Fremont College Nebraska, notes meals and education cost 43.50 a week with no endowment. Since leading 25 years ago from 32 students to 2300, the president funds the college, working around the clock, with room and tuition totaling 3.90 weekly.
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W. H. Clemmons
Freemont College
Nebraska
Clemmons
Fremont College
Fremont
A Rebecca Lodge Member Cures Nasal Catarrh with Peruna
Mrs Victoria M Pickel of 130 E Mound St Columbus Ohio reports a severe nasal catarrh cured after using four bottles of Peruna She describes relief from blocked nasal passages mucus drainage and improved health noting active lodge duties with the Rebecca Lodge of Odd Fellows and recommending Peruna to others
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Victoria Pickel
Columbus
Victoria M. Pickel
E. Mound Street
Ohio
Rebecca Lodge of Odd Fellows
Peruna
Clemmons Offers Flexible School Pathways For All Learners
A local educator promotes a nontraditional approach allowing entry without exams and varied course load. Students pursue certificates or degrees by choosing required sequences, with Clemmons guiding even reluctant learners toward engaging subjects like mechanical drawing, Latin, and Vergil to spark achievement.
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Clemmons
How To Give Quinine To Children
An ad promotes FERRILINE a tasteless quinine syrup for children and adults who cannot take ordinary quinine. It claims no stomach disturbance no nausea or nervousness and urges asking for a 2 ounce original package priced 25 cents with FEBRILINE blown on the bottle.
Singer Office Seeks Customers With Low Priced Sewing Machines
War inflation lowers prices on sewing machines from 1.50 to 5.00. S J Miles of the Singer Office invites buyers to pick during limited stock and guarantees the machines are in perfect sewing condition.
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Singer
S. J. Miles
Singer Office
Danderine Promise: Lush Hair After Quick Cloth Treatment
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine as a quick scalp cleanse that hydrates hair and stops itching. It claims neglected or thin hair will appear lighter and fuller after several weeks with a 25 cent bottle, promising new, soft downy growth.
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Knowlton
Vandyke Lodge Elects Officers
The Vandyke Woodmen held their annual election and chose Leonard H. Frost as Noble Grand W H C Fritts as Vice Grand D E Nabers as Recording Treasurer and N V Frost as Delegate to Grand Lodge.
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Vandyke Lodge
Vandyke Woodmen
Leonard H. Frost
Noble
W. H. C. Fritts
D. E. Nabers
N. V. Frost
Grand Lodge
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