Wreck survivors credit tobacco for keeping hope alive
Survivors adrift five days credit tobacco with keeping them from despair while awaiting rescue. They smoked and chewed to endure the ordeal, noting Edgeworth pipe tobacco as a comforting aid. Larus & Brother Co offers free samples and Edgeworth products by mail to readers and merchants.
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Davy Jones
Edgeworth
Larus & Brother Company
Edgeworth Club
South 21St Street
Richmond
Tex as Retail Furniture Association Receives Charter
The Texas Retail Furniture Association received a state charter with headquarters in Dallas. Gov. Neff named Dr. J. A. Torbett of Marlin to the State Board of Health. The State Banking Board will review five bank charter applications and a Fort Worth charter may be licensed around January 1.
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Retail Furniture Dealers of Texas
The
Retail Furniture Association of Texas
Dallas
J. A. Torbett
Marlin
Neff
State Board of Health
A. F. Beverly
Austin
State School For the Deaf
State Banking Board
Fort Worth
State Board of Optometry
W. B. Georgia
Waco
H. G. Towle
Snyder
Fred Woolser
Wichita Falls
Riley Strickland
Department
Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Ranger
United Home Builders
Commissioner of Insurance
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking
Day Machinery to be Enlarged in Prohibition Push
Washington reports an expansion of federal law enforcement to curb liquor smuggling and high alcohol beer. Plans include doubling coast guard capability with twenty cutters and about fifty fast boats, adding Treasury oversight of breweries, and increasing enforcement nationwide amid debate over the bonus bill and veteran support.
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Washington
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Coast Guard
the Treasury
Chicago
Secretary of
Nail growth rate varies by finger and season
An estimate shows nails grow about one thirty second of an inch per week or over an inch and a half per year. Growth rises in summer and falls in winter, with differences among fingers. The middle finger grows fastest while the thumb and little finger grow slowest. It takes about 44% months for full length.
Shark Skin Finds Use In Shoestrings And Purse Craft
Experiments reveal that dog shark skin yields strong usable material for shoestrings pocketbooks and other purposes. The findings suggest practical applications beyond traditional leather.
German Paperhanger Proves Worth His Weight in Marks
A German tradesman known as a paperhanger demonstrates exceptional value in exchange for marks. Local observers note skill, reliability, and steady earnings during a period of economic fluctuation.
Brown Question Tangles Little Boy’s Inquiry
A brief fragment from Pearson's Weekly presents a child asking about cooking progress as a towel is dried by the fire. The whimsical exchange centers on a simple domestic moment and a motherly reply.
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Pearson’s Weekly
London
Cascarets Advertisement Claims Gentle Night Relief
An ad touts Cascarets as a pleasant cathartic laxative for men women and children promising relief from constipation biliousness and related discomfort. It notes 10c 25c and 50c sizes and urges purchase at any drug store. Some people refuse exercise for health preferring remedies in bottles.
Bond's Liver Pill Advertisement Claim
At the first signs of colds fever sore throat headache neuralgia cleanse your liver and bowels by taking one Bond's Liver Pill at bedtime. They prevent serious colds la grippe influenza and other complications by removing the cause. 25 cents at all drug stores. Some men get rich while others are waiting for opportunities.
Almanac de Gotha Jokes Mentioned by Two Friends
Two speakers joke about the Almanac de Gotha asking if it contains humor. One replies there are plenty of jokes in it. The brief exchange frames the volume as a source of wit and wit as a recurring topic.
Pimple Cure Ad Promotes Black and White Ointment
An advertisement extols Black and White Ointment as a proven skin remedy. It claims the product offers lasting results and affordability, noting sales near two million packages annually and highlighting its value in larger sizes.
Advertiser Promises Quick Eye Relief with Roman Eye Balsam
Sore eyes and inflamed styes or granulations are claimed to heal promptly by nightly use of Roman Eye Balsam priced at 35 cents. The ad hints at a humorous line about heredity and wealth and mentions a magician's wife.
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Ady
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