Galveston Flood Plan Seeks 5 Million Bond Amendment
Galveston Texas October report outlines a proposed amendment to issue 5 million dollars in public bonds to raise city and county funds for heightening the gulf front. The plan would lift buildings three to five feet, pump mud and sand from the gulf, and protect the business district from flood damage. The 100 million project would be financed by 4 million city bonds and 1 million county bonds, with past gradding costs largely paid by property owners.
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Galveston
Texas
Anil
Neyder
Gulf of
Mrzice
Baer
Galveston County
Gulf Front
York
Social visits fill a small town weekend
Mrs Felix Christianson visited her parents Mr and Mrs George Abbott Sr and family. Mr and Mrs Fred Smith and daughter Thelma spent the evening with Mr and Mrs William Snapp and family. Miss Roxie Hamm Stella Ayer and Nellie Abbott visited Miss Bessie Davenport. Mrs Augie Lathrop attended a soberh hart at Linwood and called on Mrs Fred Smith. El Roy Lathrop and Stella Ayer spent time with Alfred and Millie Snapp. Louis Kirkman visited relatives in Lenape. Mrs Walter Smith and children of Villa Eden spent a week ago with Mrs Fred Smith. Louis Kirkman visited Lenape Monday night. Mrs Oliver Hill of Villa Eden visited Saturday. Mrs George Adair visited Saturday with Mrs William Snapp and daughter Millie. George Adair helped A W Ayer put up hay Saturday afternoon. Clarence Lie Laure and family were Lawrence visitors Saturday. John Swisher, Mrs Felix Christianson and Nellie Abbott were Kansas City visitors Friday. Hazelwood the school teacher spent the weekend in Leavenworth, aided home by Mrs Mary Le Shure. Annie Tornadon was in Lawrence Saturday afternoon. Seth Kindred Harry Davenport George Alcott Sr and George Abbott Jr bailed hay for J Crabb. Estella Ayer spent the weekend at her home here. Mrs John McCabrin was in town.
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Felix Christiansoh
George Abbott Sr
Fred Smith
Daught Thelma
Walliam Snapp
Roxie Hamm
Lstella Ayer
Nellie Aboott
Bessie Davenport
Augie Lathrop
Linwool
el Roy Lathrop
Estella Ayer
Alfred
Millie
Eva Snapp
Louis Kirkman
Walter Smith
Villa Eden
Oliver Hill
Leavenworth
Mary le Shure
Annie Tornadon
Lawrence
Seth Kindred
Harry Davenpoft
George Alcott Sr
George Abbott Jr
J. Crabb
Mee
John McCabrin
Tanlac credited with relief of long illness in Houston man
J F Melcher of Houston Texas says Tanlac cured years of stomach trouble and malaria like symptoms. He reports better digestion steadier nerves and improved sleep after using Tanlac and praises the medicine as greatly beneficial. He notes Tanlac is sold in Lawrence Fudora Big Springs by named outlets.
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Beal
Taniac
J. F. Melcher
West Ninth Street
Houston
Texas
Lawrence
Rand Corner Drug Co
City Drug Store
Fudora
White
Big Springs
A. E. Wilson
Linwood Social Notes Describe Local Visits and Robbery
Thursday worry over illness and recovery of Mrs. Noah Hill. A Mexican family in a Union Pacific bunk house reported a robbery of clothing. Local residents including Mr. William Snapp, Mr. Louis Kirkman, Mr. Thomas Smith and family, Mr. Fred Smith, Mr. Ben Peet, and Mr. George Abbott Sr. were seen visiting relatives and neighbors. EL Rey Lathrop was in Kansas City and called on his mother, Annie Lathrop, Sunday.
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William Snapp
Noah Hill
Union Pacific
Louis Kirkman
Ferry
Thomas Smith
Lawrence
Mr. Smith
Fred Smith
Ben Peet
George Abbott Sr
Linwood
EL Rey Lathrop
Ading
Kansas City
Annie Lathrop
Outdated mail-in offer for Foley medicines
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century advertisement urges readers to mail a slip with name and address to Foley & Co in Chicago for a trial package of various remedies. The list includes Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and croup, kidney pills, cathartic tablets, and claims of cleansing bowels and treating ailments like rheumatism and biliousness.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield
Ave
Chicar
Foley
Soli
aAdy
Why Mothers Need REOLO for Vital Health
An advertisement extols REOLO to help mothers cope with daily child care and teething illness. It claims REOLO builds rich red blood, restores energy, and strengthens the heart and nerves. The product, from Dr. A J L Reusing, is sold by licensed distributors with a money back guarantee.
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Trive
Ajl
Reusing
Reusing Laboratories
Akron
Ohio
Round Corner Drug Co
Lawrence —Ady
Signing of Peace Mood Inspires Diverse Global Spirit
In an account echoed by Lucian Switt Kirtland in Leslie’s, Gene Clarence Edwards describes how American spirit felt at the moment of peace. A Connecticut nurse and a chaplain accompany a dying patient, seeking final favors as music and marching progress through the hospital scene.
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Spirilt
Gene Clarence Edwards
St. Milhel
Lucian Switt Kirtand
Leslie
Sal
Chaplin
Elaine Hivel
Angie
Uae
Old Rubidoux adobe to become Riverside pioneer museum
Riverside aims to save oil era landmarks with a project led by the Daughters of the Revolution and the Pioneer Society. The first restoration targets the Rubidoux home, an adobe built by Toditiber, linked to early Spanish settlers and pre forty niners history. The building, long abandoned, will house a pioneer museum and relics of the period.
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Riverside
Cal
California
Daughters of the Revolution
Pioneer Society
Todi Tiber
Uesochil Center
French plan for Tunis as central air transport hub in Africa
A Tunis based commission on serial transports proposes a major aviation program in French North Africa. It urges establishing a central aerial traffic center at Tunis to connect Tunis with Gabes, Sfax, and Tripoli districts, extending regional routes and Tunisia’s protectorate links despite tensions.
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Mediterranean
Africa
Commission On
Tunis
Algeria
Foserent
Menterratean
Tieisinneh
Gabes
Flax Recedes as Cotton Rises in War Textile Market
The article traces flax losing primacy to cotton after the cotton gin and war demands, restoring cotton’s dominance in textiles. It notes flax’s rise and fall, from leading fiber to secondary role, as linen regains aristocratic status in supply.
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Wien
Modern Radio Aids Sailors Say True Bearing Cited
Popular Mechanics notes radio methods help ships avoid misnavigation. A fogbound vessel near New Jersey received a precise bearing from the navy within minutes, showing position as 4 43 p m from Rockaway Beach and other coordinates, underscoring radio guidance advantages.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Louisville Brive
New Jersey
Ambrose Channel
New York Harbor
Navy
Rockaway Beach
Sands Henk
The Atlantic City Trade Conference Opens Today
The Thetérnational Trade Conference, postponed from September 29, will open in Atlantic City today. Delegates from the United States Commerce and related sectors attend, with officials promising a focus on national trade strategies and industry collaboration.
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Postpinet
Atlantic City
Augnicey
Reg Guanes
United States
Episcopal Meeting In Detroit Chooses Missionary Bishops
The triennial general convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church weighs election of missionary bishops and the mission district assignments. The house of bishops initiates appointments to Liberia Haiti Iranos anal Zone and Salina Kansas with a likely vote on the election in March. Delegates’ sessions are secret and outcomes remain widely anticipated.
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Mayer Beek
House of Bishops
Liberia
Haiti
Iran Osanal
Philippine Islands
Utah
Salina
Kansas
House of Debeetes
Emi
Finise
Les Seted
Plan for Degrees at University of Lon ah
The university proposes two commerce degrees after three years of study or a master of commerce after two years of professional experience. The first year covers organization of industry banking trade transport and imperial economic development with law and statistics. The second year concentrates on specialization.
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University of Lonah
Bachefer
Wina
Placing Himself and Inventors of Great Promises
A garbled profile praises Luther Harbank akin to Edison for brain power and inventions. It credits him with spiretess cartas and a range of food staples like Shasta daisy and stoneless prune. A Los Angeles reporter quotes curious claims about perfected elements and a mysterious price.
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Luther Harbank
Thomas A. Edison
Wanderial
California
Los Angeles
Birbiak Vangton
Reading of by-elections and local notes
Nonsense OCR excerpt mentions misdeeds for eight by-elections to be read for the Dominion House of Conicans next week. Fragments reference trees bearing oranges and long years, with unclear names or places.
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Dominion House of Conicans
Bayer Aspirin Trademark Promises Safe Relief
Bayer presents Aspirin as a genuine relief from colds headaches toothache neuralgia rheumatism lumbago and general pain. The Bayer product is marketed in handy tin boxes of 12 tablets and in larger packages, backed by millions who use it worldwide.
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Bayer Cros
Bayer
Refuges in ruins face aid struggle amid shattered town
A chaotic, fragmentary report describes displaced people in a ruined area near a port city, with shells and damaged buildings. Aid workers struggle to reach victims as survivors seek comfort and shelter amid ongoing danger and confusion.
Amateur Speculator Note in Ohio State Journal
The Ohio State Journal mocks amateur speculators who pretend to be conservative investors, calling out the habit as a pathetic facet of everyday life.
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Everyity
Ohio State Journal
Odd verse remark about wWontmn and her crooked origin
The line notes why wWontmn appears perverse and contrary. It emphasizes she was formed from a notably crooked part of iman.
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Iman
Eagles Secure Prey in Coordinated Hunt
A brief natural history note describes eagles using a paired approach to catch prey. One bird distracts or corners the target while the second strikes as the prey attempts escape. The behavior illustrates cooperative hunting dynamics observed in raptor species.
Supreme court ruling on news as property to be discussed
Organization leaders in Tennessee and Kentucky meet in Rivesville to discuss a new wage scale and working hours with convention talks focusing on improvements thereon.
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Supreme Court
Tennessee
Kentucky
Rives
Vile
Stomach Remedy Plant Juice Promises Quick Health Boost
A local advertisement claims Plant Juice restores stomach function and vitality after indigestion. It cites Mrs. H. M. Moore of Liberty Missouri and local testimonials from neighbors praising improved sleep appetite and digestion after using the product sold at Stand Corntr Drug Co in Lawrence.
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H. M. Moore
Haly of
Liberty
Lawrence
Stand ‘Corntr ‘Drug Co
Amv
Personal notes from Lawrence items and travel hints
Frroute for India Dr and Mrs Downey longtime Indian missionaries now head for India where he plans to spend his remaining years with Hindu converts. Dr Downey is past eighty with enduring enthusiasm and humor. Mrs Downey keeps up her music. Several locals host and visit others in Lawrence including Ruth Barrett and Miss Sophia Armstrong.
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India
Prisoner Ball Game Pranks Prompt Ruse at Michigan City
Secretary to Governor Goodrich recounts an odd prison tale at Michigan City where Warden Fogarty hosts ball games inside the walls. A South Bend visitor once suggested replacing a guard with a prison uniformed player, but the idea fizzled as the ringer confessed.
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Prt
Goodrich
Iss
Thy State Prison
Michigan City
Fogarty
South Bed
Inca
Pep
Hiva
Indlunepoatis News
Burglary at West Town Warehouse Stolen Dynamite
A small warehouse at Bower sock rock crusher west of town was broken into last night and a quantity of dynamite and fuse was stolen. The building was left locked and the door broken to reach the explosives. The burglary was reported to tatiff's office this morning.
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Bowersock Rock Crusher
Tatiff
Tse
Thos. J. Dickson
Fort Sill
Okla
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Disciples of Christ
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Ad Promotes Cure Claim
Mrs A L LeVine of Los Angeles endorses Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound claiming relief from long standing weakness. The ad cites fibl and general health benefits while urging readers to consult the Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts for advice.
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Los Angeles
Cal '1
Lydia E. Pink
A. L.levine
St. Paul Avenue
Calif
Sugar price rule aims to curb profiteering in sugar
The Department of Justice informs refiners that the sugar equalization board found a fair price amid shortages and warns that charging more than ten cents will be treated under the price control act. The notice comes as market volatility prompts the government to intervene.
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Department of Justice
Washington
Department of Justic
Palmer
Vert Surefiners
United States Sugar Equalization Board
Faol Control Act
Stolen Horse Reported From Torry Street
A horse allegedly bolted from a residence on 222 Torry Street during the night and was taken toward Kar Lonssa City. Police seek the missing animal and any witnesses to the incident.
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Bert Jene
Torry Street
Kar Lonssa
Ratte Thi
New Life Pills Promise Gentle Relief and Comfort
An old advertisement touts Dr. King’s New Life Pills as mild and reliable. It claims precise action with no violent or constipating effects and prices noted at 2 and 20 cents.
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Dr. King
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