White Bread Originated as a Fashion Craze in London and America
New York reports recount the 19th century white bread fad started by Hugh Paddington in London with a pure white flour. The trend swept to America where housewives demanded ever whiter, finer flour, leading to chemical bleaching and tombstone whiteness, reshaping mills and table settings.
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New York
London
Hugh Paddington
United States
Paddington
England
America
City Tax Assessor Opens 1916 Assessment Hours
Notice to taxpayers that the City Hall office is open for reception of real and personal property assessments for 1916. Call during office hours 9 a m to 12 m and 2 to 5 p m. J C Martin City Tax Assessor.
Chamberlain’s Tablets Promote Gentle Constipation Relief
Advertises Chamberlain’s Tablets as a pleasant, natural remedy for constipation. Claims to be agreeable and effective without realizing it is medicine. Says obtainable everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Gierhart
Waynesfield
Ohio
Laredo Social News Highlights and Club Meetings
Friday social calendar details a Woman's Club meeting at the Hamilton Hotel to hear on Rose Cabaret, Choral Club event with Evelyn Bailey, busy afternoon teas, and multiple club gatherings at Fort McIntosh and local homes. Reports mention Mrs Oberfeldt’s wedding luncheon and various hostesses and attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Hamilton Hotel
Laredo
Edna Brown
Theodora Gullette
Oberfeldt
Mildred Leyendecker
Entre Nous Club
Frances Woodul
Royal Opera House
Ladies Card Club
Fort McIntosh
Laredo citrus judged superior with California-like climate
W R Wood of Reeding and Wood Nursery Los Angeles told the Laredo Chamber that local conditions rival California for citrus. He opened a Duncan grapefruit grown by Borchers, calling it excellent in flavor and high quality and said it can be grown commercially here. He noted frost resistance rises after three years and emphasized soil, water, fertilizer, and protection for young trees. He cited Washington navel oranges as well suited and lemons as more frost-sensitive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Wood
Reeding and Wood Nursery Company
Los Angeles
California
Laredo
Washington
Lifting Chickens Nets Suspect Into Jail and Bail
Pablo Flores, accused of nocturnal chicken thefts, was arrested with stolen fowl after a raid. He appeared before Justice Benavides who remanded him to jail and set a $100 surety for release until district court. If the bond is posted, he may await the next grand jury judgment day.
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Pablo Flores
el Hotel de Salinas
Benavides
Meeting of Women Arranged for Laredo Celebration
Chairman Netzer of the Washington celebration committee calls for a gathering of Laredo women at Elke Hall to select committees for the coming celebration. Due to small attendance the adjournment is set for tomorrow at 9 20 o clock at Flks Hall. All interested women are urged to attend.
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Netzer
Washington
Women of
Flks Hall
Milwaukee benefit for Jack Dougherty wrestling meet
Sports notes list a charity wrestling event in Milwaukee next Monday for Jack Dougherty. It also mentions Willie Ritchie sidelined by illness, a New York boxing card featuring Joe Rivers vs Benny Leonard, and various winter sports events and racing purses, including ice racing on the Ottawa River and a chess tournament led by Capablanca in New York.
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Milwaukee Sport
Jack Dougherty
National League
Willie Ritchio
New York
Joe Rivers
Benny Leonard
Harlem
Rivers
Glenwood
Minn
Chicago
Pinehurst
South Florida
Palm Beach
Charley White
Vic Moran
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Ottawa
Capablanca
Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey for Colds and Coughs
Product pitch touts Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey for cold and throat relief. Claims honey soothes irritation pine tar eases phlegm and congestion, with antiseptic effects. Describes breathing improves and inflammation subsides, urging insistence on the brand and noting a price.
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Bell
Dr. Bell
Redfield Hosts Commerce Organization Conference
Washington February 4 A government official conference opened with the secretary of commerce and city commercial leaders. Discussions focus on government bureau efforts and cooperation ahead of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States annual convention beginning Monday.
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Washington
United States
Redfield
Department of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Policewoman joins St Louis force to aid women on probation
In St Louis, Laura M. Kinkhead becomes the citys first policewoman with a duty to monitor women on probation or parole. She earned the post by showing the need for female presence in investigating cases that influence parole revocations. In New York, the College Women's Club fundraiser continues with a Hotel Gotham dance to support interest-free loans for women students. Thirtyish patrons include Reginald Vanderbilt and other prominent benefactors.
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St. Louis
Laura M. Kinkhead
Kinkhead
New York
Assemblies of the College Women's Club
Hotel Gotham
Reginald Vanderbilt
Thomas W. Lamont
Charles Dana Gibson
Otto Kahn
The Hickeyville Clarion Gossip and Oddities
Local column notes social chatter and family ties in Hickeyville. Timmins earns newspaper praise while Bushrod, son of Peter, prospers as a bank cashier in New Orleans. Mrs Frisby hosts a reception where poker chips were mistaken for mint wafers, eliciting quiet reflection among polite guests.
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Gressmen
Timmins
Peter
Bushrod
New Orleans
Anse Frisby
Anse
Hardshell Church
Brooklyn Eagle
Missionary Study Meeting At Baptist Church
Afternoon guests were Mesdames Farnest and Reeves. The gathering will be held at the Baptist Church for missionary study on the third Thursday of the month.
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Mesdames Farnest
Reeves
The
Baptist Church
Neat and Accurate Job Work wing up 43
A brief item notes a 43 percent rise in the Neat and Accurate Job Work wing, signaling stronger output and efficiency gains across the division. Managers credit improved workflows and new processes boosting productivity. The report highlights continued momentum into the next quarter.
Personalities and visitors noted in city column
A long list of visitors and residents is reported, including J. Gravis of Noreda and Sam A. Anderson of Dentonia touring the city, L W Pender improving after illness, and R N Sparks from Wells Fargo arriving. Many names follow with towns like San Antonio, Monterey, Chicago, Dallas, and Mexico City, plus others traveling or residing locally.
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J. ©. Gravis
Noreda
Sam A. Anderson
Dentonia
R. N. Sparks
Wells-Fargo Express Co
A. M. Yeary
Harold
Asherton
Meico City
Fausto B. Gutierres
John Whceley
New Orleans
Alexander le Barque
Luis Ronmenac
New York
M. Torres
Linares
Mex
J. Hessel
Kansas City
H. J. Eustace
Worth
D. C
L. C. Wilson
Dallas
V. J. Almada
Mexico City
Wm. Dumme
J. C. Gravis
Smith
M. B. Webster
Newford
Tom B. Chapman
BE. N
Lenny
Dilley
C. Shipherd
Blufton
Ind
L. B. Richard
Houston
N. C. Reed
Chicago
Nisbun
Alley
Austin
Phil Rosenbarg
L. Scott
San Antonio
James Carson
Mexico
L. C
Donny
D. Higgins
F. J. Nagel
D. G. Rivera
Monterey
W. N. Friend
J. J. Hoban
Luis M. Clerendou
J. A. Robb
el Paso
C. C. Burnett
Pierre
J. M. Postello
Oklahoma City
A. J. Kennenword
Tampico
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Tf.f.dalley Co.ltd
Buffalo
J. C. Martin
Manila
Fort Sill
Philippines
Lieuts
Douglas B. Netherwood
Redondo Sutton
Earl L. Canady
Mrs. V
Lolet S. Oberfeldt
Tin
Married Ladies Dancing Club
J.T. Hassell
Zara Vidaurri
Fort 4
McIntosh
Irree
Miriam Teichner
New York Globe
Mr. Dinewall
Matehuala
G. C. Hiatt
Kings
D. D. Boyle
Mary Wright
Victoria Street
Colonel
Robert Brown
General Parker
Brown
Crane
Gray
Evans
H. W. Johnston
Ferenbaugh
Boehm
Alma Ptierce
Mary
A. A. Loeb
Clarissa Ryan
Evelyn Bailey
Olive Gray
Alice Gray
Mary James
Louise Muller
Gill
Tucker
Woodruff
Simpson
Stephens
Baker
Loeb
Ninth Infantry Club
Ninth Infantry
R. K. Evans
Parker
Read
Kyle Rucker
Switzer
Jackson
Harris
Albert Martin
Marguerite Nelson
Marguerites
Mesdames Martin
MacDonald
Oberfeldt Barlow
Halasell
Mary Sames
Bess Goldman
Estelle Moser
Alice Denike
Elizabeth Mussett
Margaret Oberfeldt
Delft
Mrs. Higgins
Charles Shiner
Hal Irby Greer
Frank Higgins
HH. W. Johnston
Elizabeth Merriman
Cleo Pereira
Married Ladies Social Club
KE. F. Wager
Younkin
Huberich
Mesdames Woodman
Derby
Deutz
Reed
Young
Christen
Brewster
Fish
Davis
Pinder
H. G. DaCamara
Little
McComb
J. P. Leyendecker
J. B. Morton
Penn
Misses Hale
Annie Alexander
Bess Coldmann
Baptist Ladies Aid Society
Webber
Elke Hall
Sport Notes
Women IN the News
Hickeyville Clarion
Hamilton
R. J. Davis
M. J. Schneider
St. Louisa
Geo
R. Brapham
J. K. Miller
Hebbrowville
M. Berry
Nora Jones
Artesia Wells
Pegsy Ervin
Mra
L. B. Ervin
J. R. Ervin
Lincoln
Neb
D. C. Jake
Owensborough
J. Frank Yates
Indiana
Puent
H. P
W. H. Pancoast
Texas
Hidelgo Street
B. J. Leyendecker
Marah
H. A. Clark
Fort MclIntosh
FE. Mackin
J. O. Buent Lumber Company
N. C. Windrow
Windrow Drug Company
Yates
Yates & Rhodes
Hidalgo
Horlick
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