Proposed Highway Camp Pike Lonoke Route United for Funding
Property owners along the old military road to Lonoke push to make it the main link between Camp Pike and the aviation camp. They offer to form an improvement district and seek support from Little Rock’s Chamber of Commerce, the county, the State Highway Department and the government to surface the route, aiming to align with the Bankhead Highway corridor.
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Bayou Meto Bridge
Lonoke
J.N. Ford
Thinview Farm
Lonoke County
Little Rock
Bankhead
New Year’s Greeting From Arkansas Food Administrator
Mr. Williams, Federal Food Administrator of Arkansas, urges full wartime support to President Wilson and Hoover’s food measures. Arkansas pledges exceed 66,000 families as counties rally, urging citizens to sign a New Year’s resolution to back government policies and observe meatless and wheatless days. Sign and mail to Hamp Williams, Wood Administrator, Little Rock, Ark.
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Williams
Arkansas
America
Food Administration
Washington
Mr. Williams
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert C. Hoover
Hamp Willams
Little Rock
Ark
Letter from Wilson Governor Troush Sends Acknowledgment
Governor Troush received a letter from President Wilson acknowledging the resolutions adopted by the State Council of Defense. The president expressed gratitude for the patriotic pledges and said they strengthen and elect him, thanking all those who contributed to the message.
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Troush
Wilson
State Council of Defense
Meet at Little Rock Conventions Set for April
Announcement: annual conventions of the United States Good Roads Association and the Bankhead National Highway Association will be held in Little Rock next April. Good Roads on April 15 and Bankhead Highway on April 18. Gov. Brough helped secure the meetings after attending the Hirlingham convention last April. Ludlen Construction of Little Rock lands $250,000 gravel road contract in St. Francis county after bids from several contractors. Garland City sons petition Railroad Commission for a freight depot by St. Louis and Southwestern Railway.
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United States Good Roads Association
Bankhead National Highway Association
Little Rock
Good Roads Association
Bankhead ‘Highway Association
Gov. Brough
Hirlingham
Ludlen Construction Company of
St. Francis County
State Highway Commission
The
Railroad Commission
Ids Sons of
Garland City
St. Louis and Southwestern Railway Company
Reliable Kidney Medicine Swamp Root Endures Test of Time
For years druggists note Dr. Kilmer Swamp Root as a reliable kidney liver and bladder remedy promoted as a physician’s prescription. It claims to strengthen organs and aid natural function, with a sample offer and warnings about germ exposure from wartime travel and imported diseases.
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Kuiiers
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Tinghamton
N. Y
Grove's Old Standard Tonic Claims Broad Health Benefits
Advertises Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron, stating it betters the liver, fights malaria, enriches the blood, and strengthens the system, priced at 60 cents with possible price reduction. Fragmentary dialog follows mentioning two bystanders and interruptions.
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Grove
Odd Worded Ad Note On Health And Gambling Warnings
Fragmentary ad copy mentions a health claim Renovine for heart and nerve, pricing 50¢ and 1.00, with admonitions about gambling danger and a father asking a son about safety. The text is garbled and reads like an old classified or medical notice with unclear context and several misread words.
Untold Torment Ad For Femenina Cure Ad Flailed
Fragmented ad style copy touts Femenina TM as a universal remedy for female disorders. It promotes Red Cross branding and claims tone of life improvement, mentioning various dubious cures and a wary product mix. The text also drifts into garbled praise of clothing and misprinted brand hints, reflecting unreliable ad copy.
Fragmented garbled obituary and medical ad copy mix
A mangled OCR page blends a stray obituary fragment with multiple medicinal and patent remedy ads. It mentions Tittle and Warr Me Nutt in broken dialogue and includes crude product pitches for Culeurn Ointment and a few drugstore notices, all presented in a jumbled, uncontextual form.
Green's August Flower and the Versatile Barber tale fragment
A garbled 19th century health patent remedy note mixes with a short local joke about Green's August Flower and a Texas gulf coast barber shack tale. The text references laxatives, digestion, and mood effects, then shifts to a barber and forge near a railway, yielding a brief humor setup about a traveling salesman and a plowshare ahead of him.
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Gulf Coast
Texas
Y York
Evening Sun
Proving It and the Delicate Art of Self Deception
A fragment reflecting on proof and self-flattery, quoting Schopenhauer. The text notes a critic who never deceives nor flatters, insisting on rigorous honesty in the pursuit of truth. It hints at the author’s claim of revealing inner motives through straightforward critique.
Soap and Possible Famine Among Children
A verbose, era-tinged piece weighs concerns about looming soap shortages and water scarcity for children. It argues that while adults foresee scarcity, youths insist on washing and bathing, hoping soap remains available. The piece cites advice from Washington and contemplates impacts on daily life, cleanliness, and comfort.
Question of Shape Brean Cood
The fragmentary text questions shape and virtue in a playful, puzzling style. It uses oblique hints toward geometry and value, mentioning a square and moral virtue, with unclear references to people and places.
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Brean Cood
Presh
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Bankhead Road
Galloway Pike
Gorden Houffursiter
John W. Bhickwood
Pulaski County
Lizabeth Allison
Sebastian County
Mas. Carrier
Garland County
MG. Smith
Hrough
Albert Pike Highway Association
Fort Smith
Willams
Oklahoma
Thomas Tyhan
State Penitentiary
Colorado
Gen. Stuckey
Frei Ro Suits
Dstrict
Arkansas Home Guard
Newport
Adjutant ‘S Office
M. M Stuck
Arkansas National Guan
Capitol
Supreme Court
Chess Kelley
Gordon Hullmaster
State Treasury
W. D. Westlake
Perry County
WD Ruddell
Independence County
Hinkle
Stone County
C. P. Hall
Wilkes
Woodrutt County
T. W. Woodbury
Secretary of State
Letchworth Farma Company
Hot Aprises
Galleway Kennedy Company
Clareriion
Ryle Feniture Company
Towerboro
Butte Hox Cuiapey
Moftae
VOR
Christan Shurai
Scirey
Nijermas
Turner's Addition
J. M. Hankey
JL G Gange
Presbyterian Church At
Murfreesboro
North Carolina
Christadelphians
Leslie
Rev. Burnett
Martinsville
Johnson County
Red Cross Society
Higden
St. Trancis River
Brown's Ferry
Plegott
Dunklin County
Missouri
Clay County
T'S
St Loula
Hamp Williams
Federal Food Administrator of
Governor Brough
S. Good Roads and Bankhead Associations
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Bystinter Korytik
Ag Leerinn
Mayle Meyly
Heroealyts Civan
Hash
Jack
Nash
Femenina
Wigley
Bern
Mager
Red Cross Dall Miu
Grocera
Adv
Hellam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
E. R. Crumbxa
R. No. 1
Ellam
Lowell
Mich
Mrs. Existlem
Lowell, Mich
Dean
United States
Soul Maesity
Drigelsts
New York
Neumonia
Vicks Vaporubl
Western Hide and Fur Co
Little Rock, Ark
AiKor
N.J
Ronjpe
Castoria
Bates Aly
Schopenkauer
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