Sailor Memorabilia and Young College Presidents Quoted
The piece notes the origin of the black neckerchief and blue collar in naval history, alongside a social club bottle cork stunt. It also highlights young college presidents Jerome Hall Raymon, Boothe Colwell Davis, and Burris A. Jenkins, with ages when chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colece
John H. McCracken
Westminister College
Fulton, Mo
Jerome Hall Raymon
University of West Virginia
Boothe Colwell Davis
Alfred University
New York
Burris A. Jenkins
University of Indianapolis
Wealthy Englishwoman Alice De Rothchild's Grasse Estate Features Zebras
Miss Alice De Rothchild ranks among England's wealthiest women. She owns a Grasse villa and a Piccadilly London house. The Grasse estate employs seventy gardeners to maintain the paradise, which houses zebras llamas and Hindoo bulls as a collection.
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Alice de Rothchild
England
Grasse
London
Piccadilly
Imperial seal and private die stamp certify official remedies
The text claims no document is official without a red imperial seal. It promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a fifty year old remedy with a Private Die Stamp for bottle necks. It promises cures for stomach, liver and kidney complaints, dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation, biliousness, and prevention of malaria fevers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Cure for Consumption Promises Relief for Coughs
An 1900 letter from N W Samuel of Ocean Grove New Jersey endorses Piso as an infallible medicine for coughs and colds. The ad claims relief from coughing and a cold with Bromo Quinine Tablets priced at 25 cents.
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N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Texas News Roundup From Local and State Events
A compendium of Texas items notes a Prohibition stance shift in Canada and local meetings in Troy and Browns ville. Brownsville expects a rice mill. Galveston opens an oil stock exchange. Rural mail delivery starts from Farmersville. a Nine hour workday push appears in Ennis. Browns ville hosts a new Eastern Star chapter. J H Sears, ex Texas Medical Association president, dies in Waco. A Temple fair is praised. Paris reports the Richy homestead fire. Corsicana to host a six day street fair. UT football captaincy moves to W T Hyde of Taylor. Clifton tragedy barrels J M Bayard killed by a Santa Fe train. Sherman man sues Frisco for 5000. Dr Charles F Norton resigns. Rufus Cardray is found dead near Gonzales. San Antonio Masons plan a $10,000 temple site. Austin sees 75 year old N A McMillan die in Confederate home. San Antonio resident W Rosenberg dies. 1860s Texas settler history noted. Editors urged to Nacogdoches for East and South Texas Press meet December 27 28. Hill county Confederates purchase reunion grounds near Hillsboro. Falkner and Chapman cases tied to Dallas fire murder convictions carry death and life sentences. Corsicana inmate Frank Blanton to be tried again. Abe House case affirmed on appeal. Sherman jury convicts James Bowles in last summer murder.
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Confederate Veterans Andit Settlers’ Association
Hill County
Hillsboro
Eugene Falkner
John Chapman
Dallas
Pete Bain
Garland
Court of Criminal Appeals
Falkner
Chapman
Frank Blanton
Corsicana
Triad
Abe House
Ellis County
Notable Texas News Bits From Houston to Cass County
A string of regional items reports a fatal knife wound in Hall’s Bayou near Houston. A stockman Charles Coppinger dies after a pony incident near Snyder. Fort Worth escorts a local interment. Pipeline contracts and brewery judgments are recorded in Austin. Tex arkana mill worker crushed by machinery. New charters filed by Houston based firms and a Cass County Medical Society meeting endorses state association alignment.
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Joseph Sulph
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Houston
Hall’s Bayou
Charles Coppinger
Snyder
Fort Worth
Austin and Northwestern
Insane Asylum
Austin
Walter Tips
Houston Light and Power Company of
Magnolia Warehouse and Storage Company
Cass County Medical Society
Atlanta
Texas State Medical Association
Cass County
New Steamships Set to Transform Transpacific Travel
Two new San Francisco to Oriental passenger steamers will inaugurate a new era in Pacific navigation. They will be double the size of current Pacific liners, surpassed in size only by select Atlantic giants News. The Bank of England holds a capital around 72 million dollars with a 16 million surplus while the governor earns 10 thousand annually and twenty four directors receive 2 500 each per year.
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San Francisco
Oriental Ports
Pacific
Bank of England
Dandruff in Ballroom Grooming and A German Princely Punishment
A ballroom scene highlights dandruff on a gentleman in full dress coat, with Newbro's Herpicide claimed to eradicate the germ causing baldness and improve hair growth and scalp comfort. The text also notes Prince Henry of Reuss pardoning youths only if parents flog them publicly.
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Newbro
Prince Henry of
Reuss
Germany
Oil Cure for Cancer Promised by Dr Bre in Texas
An advertisement claims Dr D M Bre discovered a blend of oils that supposedly cures glancer catarrh tumors and malignant skin diseases. It asserts thousands cured in eight years including many physicians. Readers are urged to mail the notice for a free book with details and prices, using Box 462 Dulas Texas.
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D. M. Bre
Byw Co
Dulas
Texas
Medical Profession In Korea Passes Father To Son
In Korea the medical profession is hereditary passing from father to son. The basis of medical study is a work in nineteen volumes written about two thousand years ago.
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Korea
Defiance Cold Water Starch Claims and Nervous Health Ad
Defiance Cold Water Starch boasts unmatched quantity and quality at 16 oz for 10 cents, while rivals offer 12 oz. An insistent line promises permanent cure from Dr. Kime's Great Nerve Restorer with a free trial bottle and treatise. An odd marketing note targets frugality with a comment on a hostess impacting expenses.
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Kime
R. BH. Kiane
Arty St
Philadelphia
Health Advice and Odd Ad Phrases From Clipped Market Notice
A garbled mix urges avoiding excess meat and praising ATLAS OATS as cheaper healthier and more nutritious. It mentions physicians using Wizard Oil for rheumatism and neuralgia and ends with an odd line about a flying enemy and a silver bridge.
Household Wariness and Starch Claim Noted
A fragment advises every household to choose a brand of cold starch noting a small price advantage over rivals and warns to avoid missteps or risk of hardship.
Fragmentary note on medical names and a misdirected message
A damaged OCR fragment mentions physicians and a misdirected communication to DearR Mars with unclear context. The readable text provides no concrete event, date, or location to identify a fuller story.
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Mars
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound touted as cure
A testimonial letter from Mazetti L. LaMonis of Chicago praises Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for curing months of severe menstrual agony after five bottles. The missive invites others to try the product, notes Mrs. Pinkham offers sick women free advice, and directs readers to Lynn Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mazetti L. LaMonis
31St St
Chicago
Miss LaMonte
Austrian Club Leader Alarmed by Dangerous Peak Climbing
At Meran Dr Klotzberg president of the Austrian Tourist Club condemned the rise of climbing obscure dangerous peaks saying it is no longer tourism but acrobatic death by action. He urged members to discountenance the practice and received warm applause.
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Meran
Klotzberg
Son's bladder stone years later treated by eminent physicians
The speaker describes a long eight year struggle with a bladder stone. They sought relief at watering places and major cities including Cincinnati New York Chicago and Nashville where esteemed doctors examined the case and offered therapies though the record here notes only vague remedies and outcomes.
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Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Nashville
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Internal Remedy
An advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment that reaches the blood and mucous surfaces. It touts the product as a top tonic and purifier, claims no quackery, and notes testimonials are available.
British Warships Test Electric Drives For Subsystems
The article reports November experiments on extending electric power use in British warships for subsidiary duties currently run by steam. Capstan, steering engines, ventilating fans, and derrick hoists are still steam driven but subjected to trial runs of electric operation.
Ring Worm Routed By Tetterine Shipment
Mrs. Katie Oldham of Montalba Anderson County Texas reports that a box of Tetterine cured her stubborn ring worm. The ad notes ordering by mail from J T Shuaptrine Sav Ga if local druggists do not stock it.
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Katie Oldham
Montalba
Anderson County
Tex
J.T. Shuaptrine
Sav Ga
Despising Mankind Catches No Benefit, Tocqueville Insight
A compact moral note reflecting Tocqueville on how contempt for others robs both others and self of value and progress. The quote emphasizes humility, empathy, and mutual benefit in social conduct.
Putnam Faceless Dyes Sell Fast at Drugstores
Half an hour suffices to dye with PUTNAM FACELESS DYES sold by druggists for 10 cents a package. Cupid stirs love of matches while cupidity drives other brands.
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Putnam
Cupid
Cupidity
Grocers Balk at Defiance Starch Exchange Policy
Some grocers say they do not stock De fiance Starch due to a policy of not selling 12 oz brands to customers who have previously bought the 16 oz Defiance Starch for money. The issue arises from customers who switch sizes and the store’s effort to prevent cost-saving exchanges.
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Defiance
Razor swapper trade noted among barbers in Geneva
Barbers engage in a niche called razor swapping, trading razors for profit from boot money. Geneva runs its own gas and water works and provides electric power from the Rhone, supported by a complex turbine system established by the city council.
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Geneva
Rhone
Boston Uses Forty Three Portable School Houses This Year
Boston reports that forty three portable school houses are in use this year as part of a push to expand classroom capacity. Strong local demand and investment in movable classrooms reflect efforts to address crowding and improve education access.
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Boston
The Hope of Public Office Saves Politicians from Despair
The allure of election as a public office has buoyed many politicians through tough times, offering a beacon of purpose, renewal, and resilience amid criticism and setbacks. It underscores how political careers hinge on public support and hope for change.
Uncle Sam Minted $136 Million in New Coins Last Year
United States currency reports show total new coinage at 136 million dollars with gold coins accounting for 99 million. Government figures detail circulation and metal composition for the annual minting report.
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Uncle Sam
Whisky and Men Defy Time in Curious Tale
A fragment suggests a quaint or humorous note about aging whiskey and aging men, hinting at resilience or stubbornness. The text implies a proverb like stance that neither whiskey nor men are ever too old to drag along, reflecting a playful old newspaper voice.
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Price
Rocky Mountain
Ate. Chresber Mpg. CO
Teenth St
Denver
Celo
Colorado Mountain
National Medicine CO
New Haven
Conn
Canada
Manitoba
Assinboia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ottawa
Cana
J. S. Crawford
W. 9Th St
Kansas City
E. Barrett
Christfmas
Santa FE
Arkanass
MSU Paka Be Voyages
Jones
Binghamton, N. J
HB. MB. Greks
Box K
Atisnte. Ga
PIU
M. Woolley
Atinota
Chesebrough Mpg. CO
State Street
Crtry
Sawyer
Cambridge
Mass
Pantouris
Fashion
Henry H. Roelofs & CO
Brown and 12Th Sts
U.S.A
Bell County Sunday School Association
Troy
Brownsville
Oil Stock Exchange
Balveston
Comanche County
Cooke County
E. C. Parker
Minden
Farmersville
Union Carpenters of
Ennis
Order of the Eastern Star
J. H. Sears
The
Texas Medical Association
Waco
Temple Street
Richy
Paris
That City
W. T. Hyde
Taylor
University of Texas
J. M. Bayard
Burleson
Clifton
Bosque County
John Skagg
Sherman
Frisco Railway
Charles F. Norton
Tabor
Rufus Cardray
Gonzales
Masonic Lodges
San Antonio
N. A. McMillan
Alabama Infantry
William von Rosenberg, Sr
Nacogdoches
East and South Texas Press Association
James E. Bowles
City
James Smith
Lone Star Brewing Company of
Dallas Brewing Association of Dallas
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association of
Milabd LaMonte
Lydia
Mabelle L. Lamonte
A.j.tower CO
Azenis
B. Anderson & Co
Elm St
W.N. A. Houston
Drigg Ists
Louisville
Kyan Erencaep
York, N.Y
Lawrence-Ottawa
Kan
Hall
Ekie Power & Co
Props
Toledo
Ruggists
Price Hall
Tocqueville
Barry Bird
P.H. Hanes & Co
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem, N. 6
W. L. Douglas
W Douglas
Biainga
Dowglas
Pitire
Gadesi
W.l.douglas
UNION
Natal Douglas
Brockton
Ars
Cy H. Clark
Bsa
Wmo Insurance
Christine Nilsson
Madrid
Lionel Barrymore
Lionel
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