Praise From Minister's Wife Cardul Endorsed
Mrs Joseph Iry wife of a pastor recounts severe typhoid relapse causing nervousness insomnia and inability to work until taking Cardul. She reports improvement after half a bottle and full course enabling her to return to church school piano and normal duties. Reverend Fry endorses Cardul as highly worthwhile and recommends it to women in poor health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesville
N. C
Joseph Iry
Jonathan
Western North Carolina Conference
M. E. Church South
Cardus
Trinity College
Fry
Cardul
Rich and powerful in pursuit of a phone number
A student of political economy argues the rich hold power yet the observant person notes they still face delays when trying to obtain a telephone number, implying equal friction in everyday tasks.
Had Pellagra Is Now Cured
Hillsboro resident Alan J W Turner writes of his recovery from pellagra claiming full restoration of health and daily activity. He promotes Baughn’s remedy via American Compounding Co claiming a free book and money-back guarantee if not cured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baughn
Address American Compounding Co
Jasper Ala
Ady
The Right Time Moment In A Family Exchange
A brief humorous aside contrasts a father’s good humor with a child’s opportunistic plea for a motorcycle. The exchange highlights timing and the quick witted reply that follows.
Cuticura Complexions Soap and Ointment Ad
The ad promotes Cuticura for cleansing purifying soothing healing of skin scalp hair and hands. Sample by mail with a book address postcard Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere. Note humor about Hawkins’ honesty and night record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Advv
Local Ad Jokes About Capudine And National Dish
A vintage ad copy promotes Capudine as a remedy for aches pains and nervousness claiming it is not addictive. It features light humor on choosing a national dish with a quip about spaghetti Boston style versus goulash Maryland style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Maryland
Cough Balsam Promises Relief for Inflicted Membranes
Mansfield cough remedy marketed for inflamed membranes and tickling nerves with claims to soothe babies. Advertises 25c and 50c bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Credulous remarks in a cartoonish courtroom quip
A Judge quips about credulity and selling a mortgage on air as a joke. An advertisement promises a free illustrated eye book from Marine Eye Remedy Co in Chicago. The text notes hunting season is open, hinting at a light editorial tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Greek cabinet falls as Venizelos rises in Balkans
War report outlines Greek political shift with ex-Premier Venizelos gaining influence after Zaimis government falls. Across fronts Austro-German advances press Serbia Bulgaria is yielding in Nisava valley while Russia counterattacks in the east. Allied actions include French trench losses and Italian bombardments near Gorizia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Balkans
Alexander Zatimis
Eleutherios Venizelos
Constantine
London
M. Venizelos
Zaimis
Champagne
France
Serbia
Nisava
Arious
Berlin
Swenton
Sen
Dyinsk
Gepuigis
Field Marshal
von Blind Giby
Nmimierou
Petrowrad
Semikovitze
Slenikowec
Galicia
Massiges
Paris
Gorizia
Vienna
Thesme
Asia Minor
Smyrna
Russia
Europe
Roumania
Belgium
Brand Whitlock
Washington
United States
Whitlock
Edith Cavell
Brussels
Persia
Germany
Turkey
Asquith
House of Commons
Great Britain
George
Sir John French
Sea of Marmora
Medals Awarded to Heroes by Carnegie Fund
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission announced awards at its fall meeting recognizing sixty acts of heroism. Silver medals went to eight cases and bronze to fifty-two. nine heroes died, with pensions totaling 2510 per year to six dependents and other sums allocated for education and home purchases. Texas recipients include Iris D. Giles of Houston for saving a man from trolley shock. Bert M. Kiersey of Greenville for saving a man from a train. George W. Cowgar of Whitesboro for saving a fellow farmer from suffocation. William R. Moore of Waco for rescuing a man and an unidentified woman from drowning. Charles A. Perkins Sr. of Amarillo for saving a baby from being run over. Walter Robinson of Waco for rescuing two people from a runaway. Henry L. Halliday of Humble for saving a man from a runaway accident. Irene H. Reed of Beaumont for saving a woman from drowning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Iris D. Giles
Euclid Avenue
Uston
Texas
J. Ralph Landgrebe
Houston
Bert M. Kiersey
Greenville
George W. Cowgar
Whitesboro
Samuel D. Downey
Theodore
William R. Moore
Sherman Street
Waco
William R. Parshall
Brazos River
Charles A. Perkins, Sr
North Taylor Street
Amarillo
Bernard A. Starker
Royal
Walter Robinson
Columbus Street
Chas. Betros
Mary Betros
Henry L. Halliday
Humble
Charles M. Herron
Denison
Irene H. Reed
Calder Street
Beaumont
Henrietta A. Hamilton
Sulphur
School for Blind to stay at state capitol site
A Texas committee led by Governor Ferguson and including Lieutenant Governor Hobby and Attorney General Looney decided the state school for the blind will stay in Austin. A 75 acre F. T. Ramsey tract near the Insane Asylum will be developed for the $300,000 project with $225,000 available in 1915 16 and $75,000 in 1916 17. Ground is to be broken December 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Ferguson
W. P. Hobby
B. F. Looney
School For the Blind
F. T. Ramsey
State Insane Asylum
Mexican Bandits Attack U S Infantry Patrol
Mexican bandits blindsided a U S patrol at a pote ranch on Friday charging from three directions. The infantry, hidden in trench positions, opened fire at fifty yards before the attackers realized the ambush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Tex
United States
Pote Ranch
Houston & Brazos Valley railroad put in receivership
The Houston and Brazos Valley Railroad Company serving Brazoria County for twenty three miles was placed in receivership Thursday. George C. Morris of Freeport was named receiver by Judge Walter T. Burns in the Galveston division after an application by the Freeport Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston, Tex
Houston & Brazos Valley Railroad Company
Brazoria County
Freeport (Texas) Company
George C. Morris
Freeport
Walter T. Burns
Galveston
Federal
Suit to Recover Confiscated Cotton in Houston
Four hundred bales of cotton in the Shippers' Compress Company yards identified by eight Mexican residents of El Paso as part of cotton confiscated by Francisco Villa last year. The Mexicans have filed suit to recover the staple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Shippers’ Compress Company
el Paso
Francisco Villa
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Health
Ad extols Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable alternative to calomel for cleansing the liver and easing headaches and dizziness. It claims quicker mornings, regular bowels, no salivation, and broad usage, with a money back guarantee and endorsements from druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
And Now They Don’t Speak Annie and Fannie Exchange
Fragment from a column presents a dialogue about a nighttime encounter under trees ending in a kiss, with a judge’s remark. It pivots to a sharp pains warning and an ad for a product "Femenina" promising relief for female disorders priced at $1.00 per bottle, followed by a whimsical line about dill pickles.
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Annie
Fannie
World Speed Record Tumble At Sheepshead Bay Race
Dario Resta won the 100 mile Hark ness gold challenge cup at Sheepshead Bay racing track on Tuesday collecting 5000 dollars. His 56 55 71 time set a new American record averaging 105.39 mph. Bob Burman finished second and Edward Rickenbacker third.
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New York
Dario Resta
Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Brookland
England
Bob Burman
Edward Rickenbacker
Oil Struck in Old Field Jennings La
Excitement in Jennings centers on J B Tierce of the Chicago Jennings Oil Co bringing in a 5000 barrel well in the old Jennings field. The report sparked strong interest among locals and oil interests alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Field
Jennings, la
Jennings
J. B. Tierce
Chicago-Jennings Oil Company
Jennings Field
Arizona Alien Labor Law Struck Down by Supreme Court
Washington court reports the Arizona alien labor statute enacted by initiative vote was ruled unconstitutional after a Bisbee restaurant cook filed a complaint. The high court voided the law, declaring it void and inoperative.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Arizona
New $10,000 School Building at Rio Grande City
Work has begun on a new school in Rio Grande City Texas with a projected cost of $10,000. The building will occupy a prominent hilltop site near the town, promising an imposing presence for the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande City
Tex
China Rejects Proposals On Monarchy Decision
Pekin reports that the Chinese government on Monday rejected proposals from Japan Great Britain and Russia seeking a postponement of the decision on whether a monarchical form of government should be re established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Japan
Great Britain
Russia
Babies Born on Troop Train Amid Reinforcements
Four babies were born on troop trains bringing Carranza reinforcements to the Agua Prieta garrison via Nagle Pass and Laredo. Two of the newborns were twins as mothers accompanied their husbands into trenches.
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Douglas
Ariz
Carranza
Agua Prieta
Nagle Pass
Laredo
Texas
Large Order for Rails Placed by PRR in Philadelphia
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company ordered 17 500 tons of steel rails this week in Philadelphia. The move signals a major expansion effort by the railroad and underlines its plan to bolster track infrastructure nationwide.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Fire destroys West Lumber saw mill in Onalaska
A fire on Tuesday destroyed the pine saw mill of the West Lumber Company at Onalaska Texas. The estimated loss reaches about 250000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onalaska
Tex
The
West Lumber Company
Blanche Walsh Actress Dies in Cleveland Hospital
Blanche Walsh, stage and screen actress, died Sunday in a Cleveland hospital two weeks after admission for illness requiring an operation. In private life she was known as Mrs. William H. Traverse.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Blanche Walsh
William H. Traverse
Nathan Strauss Dead in New Orleans
Nathan Strauss a longtime Jewish philanthropic figure in the South died Tuesday after several months of illness. His death was noted in New Orleans where he was a prominent community leader.
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New Orleans
Nathan Strauss
South
Beyond the Critical Stage
Mrs Howell asks about her husband’s illness and notes a critical condition. Mrs Growells replies the state is indeed critical and adds that he is positively abusive.
Anuric Discovery Promises Kidney Health Improve Urine Conditions
Dr. Pierce of Buffalo offers Anuric as a new uric acid eliminator claimed superior to lithia. Advertises a 50 cent package and optional sample testing of water with free expert report, touting relief for backache, scalding urine, rheumatism, gravel, gout and kidney or bladder trouble.
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Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Masa
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Hillsboro
Alan J. W. Turner
Noitt
Hawkins
Askitt
Capudine
von Hindenberg
State Capitol
Detroit Free Press
China
Anuric
Sloan
Liniment
Sloan’s Oue Re
Rett
SP and
Soremusey
Intersmith
Thomas E. Green
H. H. Green
Box A
Chatsworth
Hanford
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