Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription for Women and Health
Houston letters praise Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription as a tonic for women and girls developing into womanhood. Readers describe relief from nervous weakness irregularity and general strength while encouraging others to try the temperance nervine.
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Houston
Texas
Dr. Pierce
Della Lea
Center St. Houston
Mrs. A. Thorng
Spencer Bt
Buffalo
N. Y
What Are They Aboard The Army Enlistment Question
A dialogue asks about enlisting humans as recruits while raising concern for drill sergeants and second lieutenants. The quip contrasts civilian expectations with military leadership roles in an implied critique.
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills Ad Promises Liver Tone
An advertisement touts Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as a gentle tonic to energize a torpid liver and improve digestion by aiding proper food assimilation.
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Wright
Jud Tumkins Warns Against Lookalike Fashion Models
Jud Tumkins quips that if any of his people resembled magazine fashion images he would send them to a hospital for cure, regardless of cost. The remark implies strong preferences on appearance within his group and uses humor to express disdain for fashion media standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jud Tumkins
Million Dollar Rotary Engine Plant Planned for Cisco
Texas towns from Cisco to Port Neches and San Antonio are cited for industrial, road, and public works plans. A $1,000,000 rotary engine factory is planned for Cisco while Magnolia Petroleum builds a refinery near Port Neches. roads, cattle dipping, and a fire prevention drive are noted across the state.
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Cisco
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Port Neches
Jefferson County
Neches River
Milks Emulsion advertised as health booster in 1913 1915 notice
An advertisement recounts W. W. Neff of Oklahoma City praising Milks Emulsion for cough, night sweats, and weight gain after climate treatment and bowel catarrh. It claims digestive benefits, appetite boost, and rapid relief, with a money back guarantee and prices per bottle. It also features a dental quip and a plug for Old Outdoors M D as a heat doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
Oklahoma City
W. W. Neff
Dewey St
Okla
Milks Emulsion Co
Terre Haute
Ind
Gista Everywhere
Pink Worm Commission Favors Non Cotton Zone
The Pink Boll Worm Commission of Texas recommends a non cotton zone for 1920 to eradicate the pest, covering zones 2 and 3 plus adjacent areas in Harris Orange Jasper and Newton counties. The proposal is contingent on the state compensating farmers for destroyed cotton and losses from not planting. Governor Hobby has asked legislators for their stance on compensation.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
Harris
Chambers
Jefferson
Hardin
Liberty
Orange
Jasper
Newton
Hobby
Texas April Health Calendar Returns to Texas Health Officers
Texas announces an extensive April health calendar led by Dr. C. W. Goddard. Key events include the Texas Health Officers' Association conference in Houston April 19-20, railway surgeons meeting April 21, Texas Medical Association April 22-24, and the American Medical Association in New Orleans April 26-29. Health Week spans April 19-26 across the state by governor’s proclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
C. W. Goddard
Texas Health Officers’ Association
Houston
Railway Surgeons
Texas Medical Association
American Medical Association
New Orleans
El Paso Frost Hurts Valley Fruit Crop Hard
County horticulturist M. M. Winslow reports a killing frost last Monday nearly wipes out El Paso Valley fruit. Pears escaped the earlier cold but are at least three quarters lost. About 300 acres of fruit destroyed with apples plums apricots and peaches killed after surviving prior freeze.
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el Paso
Tex
el Paso Valley
M. M. Winslow
S. P. Line in Mexico Tied Up by Strike
Nogales Mexico The Southern Pacific Railroad of Mexico operating south from Nogales was tied up Saturday by a strike of virtually all its employees labor officials announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. P. Line
Mexico
Nogales
Ariz
Southern Pacific Railroad of
French shipowners syndicate to take over seized vessels
Paris reports Brazil will transfer seized German ships to a syndicate of French ship owners for 26 million dollars. The Journal states the matter has been definitively settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Brazil
MacPherson resigns as Ireland chief secretary
London announces Alan MacPherson has resigned as chief secretary for Ireland and the resignation has been accepted. The official statement was released Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Alan MacPherson
Ireland
Sweet Thoughts and Kindly Lessons in Debating and Debt
A collage of domestic vignettes shows a grandmother disapproving of a bridge club while a mother considers joining. A boy recalls war and family absence as a parent body learns lessons from life, humor, and economy. The piece blends humor with moral notes about youth and money.
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Tiny Timothy
Brother John
Nellie
Mother
Little Timothy
Eiverybody
P’r’aps
Personal acquaintance with a film star in Los Angeles
A Birmingham Age Herald snippet recalls a comic exchange about a sport car near a street crossing in Los Angeles. The speaker boasted of enjoying a personal acquaintance with the star, claiming they had nearly met in the street.
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Los Angeles
Birmingham Age Herald
Not in His Line Not a Detective in the Moment
A mother asks a professor about signs of genius and he replies that he is not a detective. The exchange centers on perception and belief rather than investigation.
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el Campo
Kendall County
Bay City
Fredericksburg
Gause
Six Mile
Lowery
Fei Paso
Fabens
Texas Federation of Women's Clubs
Texas State Board of Health
Ghee
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Washington County
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Texas Chamber of Commerce
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Railroad Commission
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Walker
Supreme Court
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M. D
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N. A. Harris
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Kansas
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J. A. Deardorff
Notary Public
Doan
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Allen
Peden Iron & Steel CO
Pink Worm Commission
Oklahoma
Oil City
Patrick C. Boyle
Oil and Gas Journal
Tulsa
Derrick Publishing Company
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Uruguay
Washington Beltran
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Jose Battlle Y Ordones
Chateau Thierry
Sioux City
Iowa
W. W. Northrup
Fourth Street
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