Demand for Tanlac fuels record orders across the South
G F Willis of Atlanta reports Tanlac demand far outstrips supply as dealers flood his offices with telegrams letters and calls. He cites railroad congestion and looming strikes as reasons for shipments by express while Dayton Ohio labs push 25 000 bottles daily. Buyers from Dallas Houston San Antonio Oklahoma City and beyond urge car load supplies and express urgency, underscoring Tanlacs rapid national spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. F. Willis
Atlanta
Georgia
South
Willis
Tanlac
Express
Texas
Oklahoma
SAN Antonio Drag CO
Memphis
Tenn
Heslig-Ellis Drug CO
Oklahoma City
Okla
Femenina and Vermifuge Ads Mention Health Claims
An advertisement touts Femenina promising relief from female troubles and promotes Dr. Peery's Vermifuge Dead Shot as a single effective remedy. The note mentions price points and criticizes other vermifuges. A British Red Cross sale reports a sausage bid of $115. Matrimony is framed as a woman’s postgraduate course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Peery
British Red Cross
Died of Premature Old Age Advice On Kidney Health
A general warning explains premature death from kidney failure and urges lifelong hydration plus Anuric double strength before meals. The note claims Anuric dissolves uric acid as water dissolves sugar and suggests it is obtainable at most drug stores.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Ends Malaria and Builds Up System
Advertisement notes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic contains Quinine and Iron. It claims to drive out malaria and boost the system with a tasteless formula priced at 50 cents. Also reports Salvador's 1916 government revenues at $12,799,082 and disbursements at $12,467,028. Bermuda exported 111,971 bushels of onions to the United States valued at $119,793.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GROVE
Salvador
Bermuda
United States
Dr Pierce Medicines Praised By Oklahoma City Resident
Mrs. Gussie Hudson of Stocks Yards Station reports relief after using Dr. Pierce Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery. The ads promote both products in liquid and tablet forms, with mail order offer for a large package to Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Dr. Pierce
Gussie Hudson
Stocks Yards Station
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
Legislature Opens Special Session With Quorum Achieved
Texas lawmakers convene for a special session with quorums in both houses and W D Sutter elected president pro tem. The focus includes education budgets for University of Texas and A and M College, a rural schools correction, and various appropriation measures for judiciary eleemosynary institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Suttor
The
Senate
Austin
Tex
University of Texas
U. and M. College
House
A. and M. College
Ferguson
Normal Colleges
Selective Draft System Explained by President Wilson
President Wilson explains selective draft to Representative Helvering, urging passage of the war department plan. He argues the draft mobilizes all productive forces and that volunteers cannot ensure universal service, noting about 600,000 troops needed and detailing a system to call volunteers first and draft only if necessary. The House Military Committee votes 13 to 8 to amend the administration bill to allow volunteer increments of 500,000 and apply the draft only if volunteers cannot meet needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Helvering
Kansas
War Department
Stort
Regular Army
National Guard
House Committee
House
Capitol
House Military Committee
Farmers urged to boost corn output for war demand
Secretary Houston urged American farmers to raise corn production to the fullest extent this year to meet war emergency demand. In Texas, Villa forces under General Hernandez raided Gullermo Snyman’s ranch near Santa Rosalia, Presidio County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Houston
Department of Agriculture
Willistas
Snyman Ranch
Presidio
Tex
Villa
General Hernandez
Gullermo Snyman
Santa Rosalia
Teutons Prepare to March on Petrograd Front
Teutons mass troops on the Dvinsk Riga line and concentrate transports warships and shallow draft ships in Baltic ports as a German fleet moves from Kiel to Libau. Reports support the war office warning that an attack on Petrograd may be imminent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
London
War Office
Dvinsk-Riga
Baltic
Kiel
Libau
Villa Forces Defeated at San Miguel de Babicora
Juarez report says Villa forces clashed with government troops for the first general engagement of the campaign led by General Francisco Murguia. About 100 Villa soldiers killed, 200 horses and saddles captured, Villa troops routed into the mountains by General Faaila's cavalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juarez, Mex
Villa
San Miguel de Babicora
Francisco Murguia
Juarez
Chihuahua
Faaila
On High Gear Does the Work of Four Big Horses
Heavy hauling solutions promise to replace four horses with a steel wheeled device for Ford and other cars. The unit installs in 80 minutes, requires no drilling, and reduces labor for coal, grain, farming tasks. Live agents sought across Oklahoma Texas Colorado Wyoming New Mexico with immediate delivery guaranteed from Dallas circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Oklahoma
Texas
Colorado
Wyoming
New Mexico
Dallas
Headington Auto Co Distributors Ad Text Fragments
Fragmentary newspaper item including ads and quips. Mentions Headington Auto Co distributors in Dallas and Denver addresses, Kama of quips about June and February, eye balm and tonics ads, and lines about married women and fashion. Contains multiple unrelated notes and promotional lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Headington Auto CO
Commerce St
Dallas
Tex
Broadway
Denver, Colo
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Ohio
Cooper Medicine Company
Central West
West
Dominion of Canada
Greiner-Kelly Drag CO
Wilmington
Del
Worth
Maxwell-Clark Drug CO
Point
Southern Drug CO
San Antonio
Alexander Drug CO
Georgetown
Q. F. Willis
Post Office Drug CO
America
Adv
Wintersmiths
Chill Sonic
Fins
Hobby
Fuller
Alderice
Bailey
Floyd
Henderson
Robbins
Smith
Strickland
W. D. Sutter
Gibson
Suiter
Caldwell
King
Clark
Page
Johnston
Lattimore
McNealus
Hudspeth
Zc Wne
Ise
Aunual
Wrigley
Wrigley’s
Teutons
Pullford
Quincy
Milnois
Ford Automobile
Cholly
Walery
Skinners Macaroni
Skinner Mfg.co
Omaha
U.S.A
Carter
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