World News in Brief Highlights From The Week
President Wilson approved a no volunteer army bill while Texas figures see the National Guard at risk. Senator Sheppard pushes a river survey for flood control on the Brazos, and Huerta may accept U S mediation. Postmasters in Texas confirmed include Fallis Georgetown Roche Greenville Dial Jacksonville Vanek La Grange. An aviator Charles C Keystone died after a 300 foot fall near Los Angeles. A Louisiana jury convicts a kidnapper with life-equivalent sentence. National Editor Association elects Hosmer and Rountree as leaders. California drought agitation and Texas poultry car demo trip announced. A border camp of Texas National Guard and U S cavalry sits near the Rio Grande. Frank P. Holland sails with Fifth Brigade to Vera Cruz. Mrs A V Lane elected DAR president in Washington.
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Wilson
Coltt
Texas
National Guard
William Green
United Mine Workers of
Iica
Taylor
Sheppard
Senate
Department of Agriculture
Beaumont
Bryan
Huerta
George Poinsett
Philadelphia
Florida
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Worth Bagley
Moore
Pennsylvania
Henry
Brazos River
Opelousas
W. C. Walters
Robert Dunbar
Louisiana
George E. Hosmer
Fort Morgan
Colo
Lee J. Rountree
Georgetown
National Editorial Association
Houston
California
San Francisco
Chester H. Terrell
Oceola Archer
Congress
Galveston
Frank P. Holland
Dallas
Farm and Ranch
A. V. Lane
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Washington
Texas and National News Highlights Across Conflicts and Trade
Topics include Texas port rankings and a strong export port margin, Civil War casualty updates from Colorado mines, Mexican land title recognition by Texas Supreme Court, a large banana cargo to Galveston, boxing results in Los Angeles, cyclone and flood damage in Central Texas, school funding impacts in Houston, a billiards championship, a Yoakum bond issue passing, motor boat race plans for 1915, workforce women in New York factories, Mexican revolutionary movements and border actions, and international affairs from Europe to Asia with military and political shifts.
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Misteston
Texas
United States
Colorado
Forbes
Las Animas
Supreme Court of Texas
Nelson Phillips
Gallardo
Travis
Nueces
Rio Grande
Galveston
Greenbrier
Port Simon
Freddie Welsh
Leach Cross
New York
Vernon Arena
Los Angeles
California
Houston
Calvin Demarest
Chicago
Willie Hoppe
Yoakum
New
San Francisco
Panama Canal
Woman Finds Health With Lydia E Pinkham's Remedy
Ironton Ohio woman reports improved health after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for twelve years of female troubles and nervousness. She says she now works for others and recommends the remedy, noting a daughter also improved after taking it.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Ironton
Ohio
Lydia Einkham
Rena Bowman
S. 10Th Street
Lydia E.pinkham
Its Moral Advantage in the Pink Hair Reform
A dialogue fragment argues that new pink and purple hair fashion signals moral reform. It claims women may not lie about hair being theirs, implying authenticity and self expression as ethical progress.
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills Adverts at Pearl Street
An early advertising snippet promotes Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as a remedy to take before bed with a free box offer. The ad appears in a New York page listing a PO box address at 872 Pearl Street. A humorous exchange about oysters accompanies the clipping, reflecting period voice and casual humor.
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Wright
Pearl Street
New York
Adry and Ady: A Fragmentary Local Chat
Fragmented dialogue mentions medical tonics Hanford s Palenam and Bal iamae alongside a courtroom phrase Not Guilty. A mother speaks to Bobbie about manners at Mrs Bond s and pie while a married man s behavior is touched on in a disjointed scene.
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Bobbie
Mrs
Six Sixty Six Malaria Remedy Ad 25 Cents
An old advertisement touts a malaria remedy labeled Six-Sixty-Six. It claims the prescription is prepared especially for malaria or chills and fever, with five or six doses breaking a case and acting as a tonic to prevent return. Price noted as 25 cents.
Early Anglo Saxon wedding customs and terms
The piece notes primitive hand fasting as an early union, with the groom paying the father a foster-loan for nourishment. It traces how espousals evolved into a formal wedding with a wed as security for the contract, explaining the origin of the word wedding.
Stage ads clash with meadow scene sparks debate
Don C Seitz of New York praised the newspaper ad but a stage manager defends using ads in a meadow set. The star objects as chewing gum and cigarette ads appear on every rock and tree. The manager insists realism demands authentic scenery despite the commercial clash.
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Don C. Seitz
New York
Painful Eczema Healed by Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Miss Fannie Mostiller of Bienville Louisiana says years of painful hand eczema, where skin bled and arms broke out in itching pimples, were cured after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Samples offered with a 32 page Skin Book from Cuticura Boston.
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Bienville
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Necessity for Extras in Frugal Household Dialog
In a humorous exchange, Mr Nuwed and Mrs Nuwed discuss high grocery bills for two. She herbs savings by using bread crumbs for puddings while he notes the need to cut costs. He acknowledges puddings were good but cautions about overall groceries. The dialogue highlights budgeting and frugality in domestic life.
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Mrs. Nuwed
Mr. Nuwed
Golden Rule in Business Guarantee Ads
An advertising pitch promises value for money with Hanford's Balsam claiming to cure ailments and injuries via external application or a refund from the dealer. The ad frames purchase as insurance and urges immediate action. A cartoonish talk with a buyer and seller jokes about safe flying machines and a tiny altitude.
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Hanford
Hicks CAPUCINE CURES HEADACHES AND COLDS
Advertisement style snippet highlights Hicks Capucine as a remedy for headaches and colds with quick relief claims. It includes quotes about wisdom and mentions Dr. Pierce's Pellets for constipation with a note on tiny sugar coated granules. Also references Putnam Fadeless Dyes and a rhetorical question about aiming high.
Rub My Tism advertised relief for rheumatism and pains
An old advertisement claims RUB MY TISM will cure rheumatism and many aches. It lists neuralgia cramps colic sprains bruises cuts old sores burns and similar pains. It markets antiseptic anodyne at price 25 cents with an advertisement tone.
Coffee Exchange Gaffe Highlights Store Dialogue
A humorous exchange centers on a customer requesting ten pounds of coffee with a pun about beans. The clerks clarify the quantity and jokingly direct the customer to the ground floor for the correct purchase.
Hanford's Balsam for bunions and a mother's note
For bunions use Hanford's Balsam. Apply it thoroughly for several nights and rub in well. Ady. A mother is seldom a heroine to her sixteen year old daughter.
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Hanford
Ady
Animal idiosyncrasies and riding creatures in lore
A farmer's note book recounts quirks of horses mules and cattle inclinations to fear objects from dogs to hats. It cites Balaam's ass balking and medieval fables. The piece notes that balking and jibbing vex riders across cultures while highlighting varied natural fears in animals.
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Balaam
Richard
C. BE. Phelps
In Control Furnace Boss Recalled from Apartment Tip
A dialogue notes a man who attends his own furnace and recalls living in an apartment. He took a tip from the janitor, described as a sure way to be boss of the establishment. The exchange suggests control dynamics and insider influence.
The Particular Person
A concise amused filing from the Indianapolis Star features a pompous stranger and a cautious citizen in brief city skits about daily life and etiquette.
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Indianapolis Star
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