Poll tax lien set against property for woman voter rights case
The Texas Second Court of Civil Appeals ruled that unpaid poll tax creates a lien on community property when a woman declines to pay. The Weatherford case from Parker County involved Mr. and Mrs. Stuart suing Parker County tax officials over inclusion of Mrs. Stuart’s $1.75 poll tax with their property taxes, a decision seen as expanding voting leverage for thousands of Texas women.
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State of Texas
Second Court of Civil Appeals
District Court
Weatherford
Parker
Tarrant County
J. B. Stuart
Jessie M. Thompson
Parker County
Stuart
Texas
T. H
Conner
Good Roads Groups Prepare Greenville Meet In April
The United States Good Roads Association Bankhead National Highway Association and United States Good Roads Show plan a major Greenville event the week of April 16 21 with delegates from Alabama Arkansas Georgia Mississippi Florida Texas Tennessee Maryland Virginia and North Carolina plus South Carolina. Director General J A Rountree reports strong interest hotel and travel inquiries and ambitious plans for exhibits demonstrations and entertainments by the Greenville Chamber of Commerce to host a welcome royal time for attendees and visitors.
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Good Roads Associations
Greenville
S. C
S.C
United States Good Roads Association
Bankhead National Highway Association
United States Good Roads Show
America
J. A. Rountree
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Mississippi
Florida
Texas
Tennessee
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Chambers of Commerce
Automobile Clubs
Rountree
United States
Greenville Chamber of Commerce
Poultry Lice Cure Ads Debunked by Reader
A reader exposes bogus claims of internal medicines to rid poultry of lice. Ads tout a century breaking mineral treatment. tests show calcium sulphide tablets and calcium disulphide fail to work. The piece notes misleading advertising harms readers and questions legitimate poultry remedy companies.
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Beelzebub
Country Press as Bulwark of American Liberty
The country newspaper is praised as the defender of liberty, appealing to sixty million readers with plain, neighborly facts. It contrasts rural papers with big-city press seen as swayed by German propaganda and metro interests, arguing the country press keeps Americans grounded and steadfast.
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New York
Chicago
America
Added Adden
France
Ruhr
Eigen
Poe
Dan
Amerie
Coates
Housewives and Prices Drive 1914 to 1920 Cost Shifts
A housewife dependent on her husband’s income faces rising food costs as prices surged from 1914 to 1920. Economists and politicians debate readjustment, while the daily impact hits households with steep increases in essentials.
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Igster
The Modern Novel as a Menace to Youth
A critical column argues that modern novels corrupt youth and threaten morality. It accuses writers of chasing dollars, calls for censorship, and urges publishers and parents to reject such works to protect women, children, and character development.
Public Censorship Debate Draws Mixed Reactions
A columnist notes that strict censorship may end soon, and that its absence would please many but disappoint the promoter, reflecting broad concern about freedom of expression and its economic impact.
Lessons in Utiquette by Miss Vera Dence
The text offers risqué advice for social behavior at dinner table gatherings. It encourages telling spicy stories to impress the family and describes teaching various family members unseemly skills such as shimmying drinking from a pocket flask and shooting crap.
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Vera Dence
Wisdom of Methusaleh in a Humorous Prose Moment
Kinetic quip from a bygone column mocks wisdom and daily life with playful misquotations. The speaker riffs on wisdom, wives, time, aging, and a cheeky list ending in codfish mackerel and shrimp.
Lungardia for Coughs and Colds Ad
An old advertisement claims Lungardia relieves coughs and colds quickly and promises a money back guarantee if not effective. It warns of deep seated lung issues and promotes use to ward off influenza. Sold by Pecos Drug Co. 28-81.
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Lungardia
Pecos Drug Co
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days with PAZO OINTMENT
An advertisement claims PAZO ointment cures piles in six to fourteen days. It promotes the product as a reliable remedy available for external use and suggests quick relief for hemorrhoidal symptoms.
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VALE
Tae
Thomason
Miller’s
Pecos
California
J. B. Wilson
H. H. Johnson
Country Press
Exchange
Solomon
Junchettes
Terry Gilkison
Oscan
Fanny
Looney
Canary
Mane
Okla
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