Houston Club under fire over bar and drink claims
Readers question the Houston Club’s conduct after an audit lists assets and liabilities and reveals a bar room with drinks served by a Negro attendant. The attached letter from L A Petit confirms liquor sales to members and guests from 6am to midnight, raising questions about governance and truthfulness.
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Houston
Ball
Comwenche
Houston Club
L. A
Jack) Petit
Houston Telegram
Petit
Tom Ball
Thomas Nf. Ball
Cat's Out of the Bag on Prohibition Debate
Col R M Johnston, Trouston Post, criticizes submission against prohibition in a Dallas News interview. He argues anti campaigners have backed Col Tom Ball while Ball opposes Statutory and National Prohibition and the five mile law, urging Prohibition supporters to rethink their stance.
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Col
R. M. Johnston
Trouston Post
Tom Ball
Dallas News
Johnston
Mr. Ball
Ball
Deafness Cured by Constitutional Remedies Only
A claim states deafness cannot be healed by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It explains that inflammation of the Eustachian Tube mucous lining causes deafness, with catarrh as a common source. The offer promises $100 for any leafness cured by Ball's Cure and directs to send for free circulars from J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio, via druggists.
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Ball
J.cheney, & CO
Toledo
Hall
Pro Ball Support Tied to Prohibition Stance
A reader asserts prominent state figures back Col. Tom Ball for governor, claiming submission to the five and ten mile law and to national prohibition, with anti-Prohibition factions backing Ball to block submission. The writer cites Tom Love as origin of the elimination plan and implies Johnston exposes the strategy to readers.
Hot Springs Liver Buttons touted as cure all remedy
A promotional notice from Comanche advertises Hot Springs Liver Buttons as the ideal liver and bowels tonic. The ad claims gentle relief for headaches indigestion and loss of appetite and notes the product sells for 25 cents a box through The Wi Reese Co. druggists, alongside Hot Springs Rheumatism and Blood remedies.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Comanche
Wi. Reese Co
Candidates file for office in Twelfth District primaries
Fort Worth figures Robert F Milam Judge James W Swayne and Sam J Hunter filed applications for Congress from Fort Worth while Omar Callaway of Comanche also filed Omar Callaway and J RK Eanes chairman of the Twelfth District seek a place on the ticket in the primaries set for July 25 in the Twelfth Congressional District.
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Robert F. Milam
James W. Swayne
Sam J. Hunter
Fort Worth
Omar Callaway
Comanche
J. RK. Eanes
Twelth
Congress
Cardui the Woman’s Tonic Advertised by Houston Reader
Mrs S C Burton of Houston reports Cardui the woman’s tonic helped her recover from a months long illness with severe weakness. She gained weight and resumed housework after two bottles and urges other women with common ailments to try the purely vegetable remedy. The Chattanooga Medicine Co offers guidance and a 64 page Home Treatment for Women booklet.
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Houston
Texas
S. C. Burton
Cardus
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Letter of appreciation to Arrow-Head staff from Southwestern librarian
Miss Margaret McKennon librarian of Southwestern University writes to Gayle Atwood Comanche Texas May 26 1914 praising the Arrow-Head annual as well produced and well designed. She asks Atwood to extend congratulations to the staff and wishes continued success in their future endeavors.
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Gayle Atwood
Arrow-Head
Margaret McKennon
Southwestern University
Comanche
Texas
Southwestern
Margaret McKennoz
Rheumatism Arrested by Scott's Emulsion
Many suffer from rheumatism as impurities in the blood worsen with each attack. The ad claims cod liver oil in Scott's Emulsion is nature's blood maker, nourishing organs to expel impurities and build strength. It asserts alcohol-free relief for those seeking alternative treatment.
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Tn Porleyen
Scott
Local Druggist Praises Adlerika Benefit
M. W. Carroll reports the Comanche community gains from Adler-i-ka a simple buckthorn bark and gly cerine mix. The remedy is touted to cure appendicitis historically and cleanse both lower and upper bowels. One dose allegedly relieves constipation and gas immediately.
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M. W. Carroll
Misses Bowden Visit Brownwood for Short Stay
Miss Gladys Bowden and Miss Virgoia Bowden are visiting Brownwood for a few days, staying with local acquaintances and planning a brief tour of town landmarks.
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Gladys
Virgoia Bowden
Brownwood
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy Sold Here
Stomach sufferers are urged to try Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy, a simple vegetable oil prescription claimed to cure chronic stomach liver and intestinal trouble. One dose supposedly brings relief within 24 hours even in stubborn cases, now sold by the Win Reese Deng Co.
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Chicago
Mayr
Win
Reese Deng
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