Greenville Hosts Major Good Roads Conventions
Greenville South Carolina prepares for the 11th annual U S Good Roads Association convention and the 7th annual Bankhead Highway gathering April 16 to 21 with representatives from more than 25 states 1100 chambers of commerce and numerous state highway departments expected. Delegates exceed 2000 with forecasts of 2000 more and a prominent program featuring governors senators and cabinet officers. The Bureau of Public Roads will showcase large road exhibits and machinery at Tex tle Hall while railroads offer special fares and the Greenville Chamber of Commerce plans extensive hospitality.
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Enterprise
Greenville
S. C
U. S. Good Roads Association
Bankhead National Highway Association
U.S. Good Roads Show
Chambers of Commerce
America
Bureau of Public Roads
Washington
Textle Hall
United States
Greenville Chamber of Commerce
South
National Experiment Costs a Lot of Money
Reviewing wartime government operation of the Bell Telephone system the New York Commercial points out that service costs rose about twenty percent. The government failed to earn guaranteed compensation to the telephone company by roughly a million dollars per month. To cover the loss the government then advanced telephone rates citing higher material and labor costs.
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Telephone Company
DuPont Powder Company
New York
Bell Telephone System
Midland Tech Club Organizes to Land West Texas School
Midland and surrounding towns form Tech-for-Midland Club to campaign for locating the West Texas Technological College in Midland. Officers: Franklin Whitefield president Herman Klaproth vice president Thord Dockray secretary Jane Drummond treasurer. City officials Halff and Caroline Glover as publicity directors.
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Midland
Tech-for-Midland
West Texas Technological College
Franklin Whitefield
Herman Klapproth
Thord Dockray
Jane Drummond
Halff
Caroline Glover
Texas
West Texas Tech
Daily Texan
Toyah Valley Sulphur Compound Promoted by Tovasco Co
The Toyah Valley Sulphur Co at Orla promotes Tovasco Toyah Valley agricultural sulphur as a natural mineral based fertilizer. It claims unretorted inoculated sulphur and activated gypsum boost soil health, nitrogen fixation, and plant growth while curing diseases and improving yields across many crops.
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Toyah Valley Sulphur Co
Orla
West Texas
Tavasco
Tovasco
Toyah Valley
Printing Excellence Highlights Local Newspaper
A local press showcases its best printing quality and production efficiency. Staff emphasize careful typography, accurate layouts, and timely delivery to readers across the city.
Texas Druggist Reclaims Health With Ironized Yeast
Ed Waller of Waller's Drug Store Hubbard Texas reports six months of weight gain from 130 to 154 pounds. He credits Ironized Yeast with improving appetite energy and muscle tone and endorses the product as a proven blood enriching tonic. The maker guarantees results or money back with a ten day treatment priced at seven dollars.
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Texas
Ed. Waller
Waller's
Hubbard
Tex
Waller
Ironized Yeast Company
Atlanta, Ga
Illumination Plan Aims to Light Niagara Falls From Depth
A proposed scheme uses depth-bomb shaped light capsules sealed in glass and anchored beneath Niagara Falls. Powered by the hydro electric plant, the lights point upward to illuminate the falling water from within and aim to surpass current bank flood lighting.
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Niagara Falls
The
Falls
California Fig Syrup Advised For Constipation In Children
A vintage style reminder urges mothers to use California Fig Syrup to relieve constipation in children. It claims a heaping teaspoonful can prevent illness tomorrow and lists symptoms like biliousness feverishness and sour stomach. It warns to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup to avoid imitations and notes directions on the bottle.
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California
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Gentle Liver Relief
An advertisement promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable remedy against calomel side effects. It claims quicker relief from biliousness, headaches, and constipation, promising wakeful mornings, restored energy, and no salivation.
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Good Roads Association
Midland Tech Club
SWEET
Oscar
Terry Gilkison
Tocaster
Krome
Lucinda
Pecos Drug Company
FE. W. Grove
Tutt
Sam
Treasury Savings
United States Government Savings System
Dodson
Reeves County
Pecos City
Pecos River
Keeves County
Pecos County
Eugene Cartledge
Fact
Austin, Texas
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