Texas Traveling Expenses Reach 22 758 in November
Texas government departments spent 22 752 on traveling in November with adjutant general duties adding 16 914 for salaries and travel. Miscellaneous items totaled 469 085 while payroll was 143 802 of 1 183 595 warrants. Net deficit stood at 2 381 075 with collections 1 133 919. Gross receipts tax and remittances by tax collectors formed the main collection items.
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Austin
Texas
Adjutant General's Department
Lon A. Smith
Mother Mine Poem Wishes For Mother's Touch Across Time
A poem yearns to paint a mother’s face rather than landscapes or grand songs. The speaker imagines mastering art or music yet desires a simple homey anthem of motherhood and care. Longing to return to childhood, they crave the touch of a mother’s hand and guidance across the bridge of years.
Have You Appendicitis And Don t Know It
Ad lerika advertisement from L. M. Davis Drug Co. promotes Adlerika as a treatment for chronic appendicitis and stomach trouble. It claims the product acts on both upper and lower bowel, relieves gas, removes hidden matter, and helps obstinate constipation, with distribution via Nelson s Drug Store in Eliasville.
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L. M. Davis Drug CO
Eliasville
Nelson’s
A Good Laxative Black Draught Endorsed By Lady Of St. Elmo
A St. Elmo Illinois resident Mrs J W Boyd praises Black Draught after using it for three years to relieve constipation and stomach burning. She notes it benefits the liver and helped a visiting pastor, urging use at first signs of constipation and citing a low cost per dose.
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St. Elmo
Ill
Pert Paragraphs By J I Small A brisk survey of dated quirks and legal shifts
The column notes Turkey plans a bachelor tax amid scarce matrimonial prospects. Walter D. Van Riper is removed as Assistant U S Attorney for New Jersey due to graft concerns. A Texas pair celebrates twins born across 1924 and 1925 as leap day birthdays gain humor. The Dallas News asserts auto ownership builds self confidence, while highway deaths from speeding show the danger of overconfidence.
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Walter D. van Riper
United States
New Jersey
Red Mud
Stone
van Riper
The
Dallas News
Costly births and busy holidays at a Delaware office
A Delaware doctor charged thirty five dollars to tend a patient woman and demanded fifty more after twins arrived. President Roosevelt’s view of large families is recalled as the nation contends with rising costs. Postmaster Long reports record December receipts and a flood of Christmas mail, with the office strained beyond normal. he jokes that fourteen hour chili meals can spur rapid weight gain.
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Delaware
Roosevelt
Long
Mr. Long
All-Woman Supreme Court Appointed in Texas
Governor Neff names a special all female Supreme Court with Nellie Robertson as Chief Justice and Hortense Ward with Edith Wilmans as special Associate Justices. The El Paso land case worth 10000 faces disqualification of regular judges due to the Woodmen of the World as parties. The panel will ensure careful consideration and may revise decisions before issuance.
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Texas
Neff
Supreme Court
Nellie Robertson
Hood County
Hortense Ward
Houston
Edith Wilmans
Dallas
Wilmans
el Paso
Dallas Sees Record 1924 Traffic Accidents
Dallas Safety Council official C J Crampton says about 6700 fairly serious traffic accidents occurred in 1924, surpassing all prior years, with injuries and property damage. Texas Retail Dry Goods Association executive I E Morriss notes nationwide fatalities, many preventable, resemble wiping out a city the size of Dallas year after year.
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Dallas
C. J. Crampton
Dallas Safety Council
E Morriss
Texas Retail Dry Goods Association
United States
Ex Texas Rangers to Meet in Ranger Texas 1925
The Ex Texas Rangers announce their 1925 reunion will be held in Ranger Texas August 12 to 14. Members across Texas and Oklahoma urged to attend, with past meetings drawing thousands. organizers promise a memorable three days recalling frontier days as the ex-frontier settlers age.
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Texas Ex- Rangers Association
Ranger
Texas
Membrs
Oklahoma
Chamber of Commerce of
Stephens County
Menard
Comic Quip on Hairdressers and Sculptors
A witty exchange contrasts a hairdresser who curls and dyes with a sculptor who makes faces and busts. The joke hinges on wordplay about “curls” and “faces” as crafts differ yet share shaping skills.
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Smart
New Lamp Burns 94 Air A Superior Lighting Solution
A new oil lamp claims to emit a brilliant soft white light superior to gas or electricity. It reportedly burns 94 percent air and 6 percent kerosene, with no odor smoke or noise. The inventor T E Johnson of Chicago offers a 10 day free trial and promises agency profits of 250 to 500 dollars monthly.
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U. S
T.e.johnson
Lake St
Chicago
1924 Income Tax Forms Being Mailed Out Now
The commissioner of internal revenue will release all 1924 income tax forms for distribution on January 2, 1925. Blank forms will be mailed to taxpayers who filed 1923 returns. Requests should state kind and quantity. Returns for 1924 may be filed from January 1 to March 15, 1925, to avoid a rush. extensions are no longer granted by the collector, authority resting with the commissioner.
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Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Revolving Lighthouse Lantern Demonstrates Frictionless Motion
Among lighthouse apparatus the immense revolving lantern weighs three and a half tons and floats in an annular trough of mercury to reduce friction. A light push starts it and it rotates freely for a period, showing near frictionless motion in service.
Statue of General Sam Houston cast in New York
A bronze equestrian statue of General Sam Houston is being cast in New York City for unveiling next May in Houston's sunken gardens at Main Street and Montrose Boulevard. It stands fifteen feet high atop a twenty five foot granite pedestal and is the second largest equestrian statue in the United States.
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Sam Houston
Houston
Sunken Gardens
Main Street
Montrose Boulevard
New York City
Texas
Gompers Leaves Bulk Of Estate To Grandchildren And Sons
Samuel Gompers left the bulk of his estate valued at 30000 dollars to his granddaughters and sons. The will, written just before his last trip, superseded a prior will that had left most of his property to Mrs Gompers, his second wife.
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Samuel Gompers
Gompers
Fair Question He What do you think of trial marriages
A brief playful dialogue contrasts views on trial marriages with a practical twist about property. She quips about a radio set division upon a breakup, hinting at logistical concerns in casual relationships. The exchange highlights evolving attitudes and tangible consequences in domestic arrangements.
Up In the Air life policy rules relax flight bans
The Insurance Journal reports many life insurers no longer deem air travel inherently hazardous to cancel policies. The key rule allows flying only on established routes in aircraft operated by regular transport firms. Casual flights with itinerant pilots remain barred.
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the Insurance Journal
Faithful Living Reveals Lesser Helpers’ Falsity
The more clearly a man sees God's faithfulness and living power as a reality operating in life, the more penetrating will be his detection of the falseness of other helpers.
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God
Creosone Promises Dental Relief in 12 Hours
An advertisement touts Creosone as a medicated liquid that penetrates to tooth roots to relieve pain tighten loose teeth heal pus pockets and kill germs causing pyorrhea. It claims home use offers chairside treatment benefits without pain or expense and is recommended by Scott-Long Drug Company.
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Scott-Long Drug Company
Blue Star Remedy Ad From SLGTT Drug Company
An old classified style advertisement promises a jar of Blue Star Remedy from SLGTT Long Drug Company to treat skin conditions. The pitch claims no staining on clothes and a pleasant odor, offering a guarantee.
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Slgtt-Long Drug Company
Hearing Restored Often in 24 Hours
A physician promotes Virex a home remedy claiming rapid relief from deafness and head noises. Testimonials from D M Lopes and others report hearing improvement after days, with a money back guarantee and a $1 trial offer from Lab Laboratories Kansas City Missouri.
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D. M. Lopes
Pennsylvania
Ben Jackson
Indiana
Angeline Johnson
Mississippi
Roy Fisher
Iowa
W. A. Lumpkin
Anthony Chapman
Michigan
Ola Valentine
Arkansas
E Laboratories
Gateway Station
Kansas City
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Reseme
Graham Texas
Scott
Rott & Bowne
Moomfield
J. I. Small
Turkey
Amarillo
Marie Prevost
Monte Blue
J. R. Ramsey
Buck Jones
Betty Compson
Texas Rangers
W. M. Green
Haarlem
Gine Overy
Aes
W. D. Hepherds
Wm. McClintock
Isabelle Pope
Miss Pope
Creosone
Heiskell
Ae Holloway & Co
Philada
Dr. Bell
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