Tanlac credited by railroad man for weight gain and revived health
Capt Jeff D Riggs of Vicksburg Mississippi, engineer on the between Vicksburg and New Orleans run, says Tanlac restored his strength He reports gaining 25 pounds after two months of use and claims malaria symptoms faded He praises improved sleep appetite and energy at the controls with a local Tanlac dealer advertised.
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Tanlac
Jeff D. Riggs
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Pearl Street
Miss
Captain Riggs
The Essential Spirit and a Soldier’s Fragment
A Washington Evening Star quote recalls a soldier in khaki who can only muster the opening line of the Declaration of Independence. He muses about landing in France to determine what is necessary and then act on it.
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Uman
France
Washington Evening Star
Freckle Lotion From Lemon Juice Recipe
Squeeze juice of two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint freckle and tan lotion. Grocers carry lemons and drug stores offer three ounces of orchard white for a few cents. Massage daily to fade freckles and blemishes and brighten skin. Ady.
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Ady
Husband or not a husband in witty exchange
Miss Cayenne quips that a man calling a bathing suit stunning betrays marital status. She argues a real husband would say shocking, while the speaker’s term reveals playful distance and social humor. The exchange highlights light domestic banter and perceptions of propriety.
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Miss Cayenne
A Friend in Need Diarrhea Cordial Ad
A short dated testimonial style ad promotes Mississippi Diarrhea Cordial with prices 5¢ and 25¢ claiming instant relief and speedy care for diarrhea. The industry phrasing imitates an 19th century newspaper advertisement.
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Mississippi
She-Well Third Husband Seen Better Than Early Union
A brief comment notes that her third husband is preferable to her first, following a judge's remark on selective conscription as a win for the process.
Bond's Liver Pill Ad for Malaria Prevention
An advertisment promotes Bond's Liver Pill to avoid malaria chills fevers and ague claiming the pills keep the liver and bowels active and expel poisons. Sold for 25 cents at all druggists with a warning not to accept substitutes.
White Shoes and Luck Clash in Witty Exchange
A humorous dialogue features a man asking if white shoes suit him and another replying that if he cannot keep them clean as others, he may not last twenty minutes wearing them. The exchange highlights quick wit and social banter.
Meeting Day Dialogue Between Tom and Tim
Tom asks when the meeting day falls and Tim responds that Friday is his meatless day. The exchange preserves a casual workplace tone with brief scheduling and dietary note.
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Tom
Tim
Rivers and Harbors Bill Passes Senate in War Time
The Senate approved the rivers and harbors bill by 50 to 11, authorizing a $27,954,000 appropriation. It allows direct purchase or condemnation for Cape Cod and Chesapeake and Delaware canals and creates a seven member federal waterways commission. The measure awaits conference with the House.
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Washington
Senate
House
Cape Cod
Chesapeake and Delaware
Federal Waterways Commission
Cape Cod Canal
Coastal oil output shows Goose Creek gain in week
Houston reports the coastal belt averaged 78 000 barrels daily last week with Goose Creek up about 6000 barrels. Other fields fell except Goose Creek while totals by field include Goose Creek 32000 Humble 19000 Sour Lake 11600 Vinton 4300 Edgerly 4000 Saratoga 2500 Batson 2500 Spindle Top 1000 Damon Mound 400 Markham 600 Evangeline 900 New Iberia 100
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Houston
Tex
Goose Creek
Humble
Sour Lake
Vinton
Edgerly
Saratoga
Batson
Spindle Top
Damon Mound
Markham
Evangeline
New Iberia
Leonard Stops Kilbane in Six Round Bout
Benny Leonard the lightweight champion stopped Johnny Kilbane the featherweight titleholder in the third round at Shibe Park Wednesday. Kilbane’s manager Jimmy Dunn tossed a towel into the ring as 2 minutes 59 seconds remained in the third round.
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Philadelphia
Benny Leonard
Johnny Kilbane
Shibe Park
Jimmy Dunn
Kilbane
Roosevelt Urges Universal Service Plan at Moose Convention
Theodore Roosevelt called for immediate preparation by adopting universal military training for young men in peacetime and universal service for all men and women in wartime. He spoke Thursday to the Loyal Order of Moose convention in Pittsburg Pennsylvania urging readiness for a national emergency.
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Pittsburg
Theodore Roosevelt
Convention of the Loyal Order of Moose
Governor Ferguson Backs Abilene as College Site
Governor Ferguson told the State Farmers Institute in Austin that Speaker F O Fuller voted for Abilene as the site for the new Agricultural and Mechanical College asserting he saw Fuller cast a ballot for Abilene.
Women of Texas Rally for Good Government in Austin
An all day meeting in Austin brought together all women’s organizations of the state to protest political domination and attacks on the University of Texas, advocating good government.
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Austin
Tex
University of Texas
Women of Texas
Peace Resolution Voted Down in Commons
London. The house of commons defeated a peace resolution moved by James Ramsay MacDonald by 148 to 19 after a long session of debate. The result drew cheers and laughter from the chamber.
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London
House of Commons
James Ramsay Macdonald
National Prohibition Vote Planned by Senate
Washington reports the senate will vote on national prohibition with a Wednesday decision to take up Senator Sheppard's constitutional amendment proposal Monday and to dispose of it by Wednesday as agreed by unanimous consent.
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Washington
Senate
Sheppard
Resignation of Brent Cleared as Hurley Replaces Denman
President Wilson accepted the resignation of Theodore Brent vice chairman of the Shipping Board Edward N Hurley of Chicago was sworn in as a member to succeed William Denman who was forced out by the president
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Washington
Theodore Brent
Shipping Board
Wilson
Edward N. Hurley
Chicago
William Denman
Goose Creek Well Produces 1500 Barrels at 3600 Feet
Goose Creek Texas reports Onondaga Petroleum Corporation completed its No 3 Wright well also called John O Neils Wright. The well reached 3600 feet and began flowing at 1500 barrels of oil per day.
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Goose Creek
Tex
Onondaga Petroleum Corporation
Wright
John O'Neil
Aliens May Serve on Merchant Ships in War
Captain Irving L. Evans of the United States Shipping Board announced that aliens barred from the draft may be used in the merchant marine for the duration of the war. The statement came on Thursday in Chicago Illinois.
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Chicago
Texas High School Classifications Set by State
A Texas bulletin from State Superintendent W Doughty outlines how public high schools must report course study teachers years of work school length and equipment for classification. Schools are graded as first second or third class by units taught and must be inspected to earn state aid for vocational instruction.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
W. . Doughty
State Department of Education
the Bulletin
Wilson ends shipbuilding row with cabinet reshuffle
President Wilson halted the shipping board dispute by accepting Major General Goethals resignation and asking William Denman to follow. Edward Hurley and Bainbridge Colby named to fill key posts while Rear Admiral Washington Capps takes over as chief constructor.
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Washington
Wilson
Shipping Board
William Denman
General Goethals
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Denman
Edward N. Hurley
Chicago
Federal Trade Commission
Bainbridge Colby
New York
John B. White
Kansas City
Washington L. Capps
Navy
White House
Mexico to Receive 2.7 Million Rounds of Ammunition
The United States announced Mexico will get 2,700,000 rounds of ammunition. The munitions were bought by the Mexican government before the arms embargo and have been stored on the border for over a year and a half. The action followed consultations with the War Department and Ambassador Fletcher, with no policy change indicated. Future shipments will be considered on their merits.
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United States
State Department
War Department
Fletcher
Department of State
Mexico
Changes in Russian Cabinet
Petrograd reports Premier Lyoff resigns and Alexander Kerensky named premier while temporarily holding the war and marine portfolio.
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Petrograd
The_ Bourse Gazette
Lyoff
Alexander Kerensky
Attempt on Kerensky Misses War Minister in Polotsk
An attack aimed at Russian War Minister Kerensky occurred Friday in Polotsk. A shot was fired but the minister was not hit, and no further details were provided.
Money Raised From Auto Fees Shifts to County Highways
Texas attorney general outlines that one half of county registration fees must be spent on county highways under plans approved by the state highway department. The funds stay separate from the county road and bridge fund and are controlled by the commissioners courts with detailed project plans submitted for approval.
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Attorney General's Department
Austin
Tex
Attorney General’s Department
State Highway Department
State Highway Commission
Highway Department
General County Road and Bridge Fund
Commissioners Court
Start Construction on Dayton Goose Creek Railway
Work on laying steel for the Dayton Goouse Creek Railway from Dayton to the Goose Creek oil fields has begun. The line covers twenty five miles and is expected to be in operation within sixty days.
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Houston
Tex
Dayton
Goose Creek
Airplanes Raid English Coast Repulsed by Defenders
A daylight air raid over the east coast of England Sunday morning failed after about twenty German planes dropped bombs on Felixstowe and Harwich, killing eleven and wounding twenty six. London sounded the alarm as the raiders were attacked by defending squadrons and forced to retreat.
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English
London
England
Felixstowe
Harwich
House Calls Special Session Over Impeachment Of Texas Governor
Texas Speaker F O Fuller issues call for a special session in Austin on August 1 to consider impeachment of Governor James E Ferguson. Affidavits reveal voting on West Texas A and M College location. Governor Hobby declines further comment.
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Houston
Tex
F. O. Fuller
Texas House of Representatives
House
Austin
House of Representatives
Texas
Texas Senate
Fuller
W. P. Hobby
West Texas A. and
M. College
Abilene
Hobby
People of Texas
University of Texas
Board of Regents
West Texas A. and M. College
Texas approves 60 cent tax rate highest in state history
The Texas automatic tax board sets a total tax rate of 60 cents per $100 valuation for the 1917 fiscal year, the highest ever in Texas. The 36 cent ad valorem, 20 cent school tax, and a Confederate pensions levy compose the total. Estimated property value is $2.845 billion to fund $11.775 million in expenditures, with a projected deficit unless appropriations are drawn slowly.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
State Automatic Tax Board
Ferguson
J. M. Edwardes
Henry B. Terrell
General Revenue Fund
University of Texas
State Banks Are Prosperous In Texas
Texas bank figures show 855 state banks with capital and surplus of 40.65 million dollars, deposits totaling 138.20 million, and loans at 118.42 million. Deposits and loans rise sharply from 1916 and 1917 figures, with reserves around 49.18 million while bills payable shrink. Commissioner Austin notes deposits typically dip to yearly minimum now.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking
Charles O. Austin
Prominent Galveston Man Drowns at Harrisburg Wharf
Moritz O. Kopperl a prominent Galveston attorney and business figure drowned Wednesday at the Texas Company wharf in Harrisburg Texas after an afternoon on board J R Cheek's launch with friends visiting the Goose Creek oil field.
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Houston
Tex
Moritz O. Kopperl
Galveston
Texas Company
Harrisburg
Texas
J. R. Cheek
Goose Creek
American Ambassador Weds Beatrice Bend in Long Island Home
Henry P. Fletcher the American ambassador to Mexico and Miss Beatrice Bend of New York married Tuesday at the home of Mr and Mrs Willard D Straight in Westbury Olé Long Island venue noted.
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New York
Henry P. Fletcher
Mexico
Beatrice Bend
Willard D. Straight
Olé Westbury, L. Kh
National Guard Federalized Across United States
Washington reports the entire national guard is in federal service except California and the Southwestern States. Under President Wilson the remaining units will be brought in August 5 and about 300 000 men will be drafted into the army and lose militia status.
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Washington
California
Wilson
Army of the United States
Quota for Army Draft Announced for Texas Cities
Austin report states the net quotas of men from Texas cities over 30 000 and all counties were announced by Adjutant Generals Henry Hutchings. Texas total quota is 30 545 under the first call with 279 draft districts statewide.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Henry Hutchings
British Submarine Sunk. Berlin Reports Loss
The British submarine C-34 was sunk by a hostile submarine, with only one survivor taken prisoner. The announcement came from Berlin via London on Thursday.
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Berlin
London
Oil firms promise to seal Pine Island Bayou water out
Beaumont Texas oil men agree to keep salt water out of Pine Island Bayou. Judge E B A McDowell delays restraining order, case not likely to return before August 6, with hearing set in the sixtieth district court.
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Beaumont
Tex
Pine Island Bayou
EB. A. McDowell
Sour Lake
Sixtieth District Court
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