Loyalty Day Parade to Honor Flag in Boerne
Boerne Texas will stage a Loyalty Day parade Thursday at 1 30 pm with civic and fraternal groups and schoolchildren marching. Col Sturgis and 125 personnel from the Seventh Field Artillery will participate, and Judge Birkhead and Charles Wurzbach will speak at the plaza.
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Boerne
Tex
The
Masons
Woodmen of the World
Fair Association
Mother's Club
Order of the Eastern Star
Parents Teachers’ Association
Col
Sturgis
Seventh Field Artillery
Leon Springs
Seventh Artillery Band
Ye Kendall Inn
Claude V. Birkhead
Charles Wurzbach
San Antonio
Opera House
Albert Kronkosky
J. Shumart
Henry Adler
Rudolph Ort
H. J. Graham
Joe Saunders
Puck Quips on Painting Versus Big Money Trades
A quotation scene contrasts painting with commerce as a character asserts selling pictures while another taunts him to try insurance or motors for bigger profits. The exchange underscores a skeptical view of artistic worth versus lucrative ventures.
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Puck
Freezone promises quick relief for corns and calluses
An old newspaper ad touts Freezone as a magic fluid from Cincinnati that instantly eases toe pain. Small bottles in a round wood case are sold at drug stores for a few cents and remove hard or soft corns and calluses without pain.
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Cincinnati
Frank A Scott to Lead New General Munitions Board
The United States forms a new general munitions board to supply the army and navy with weapons and equipment. Frank A. Scott of Cleveland will head the 20-member board, which includes prominent civilians like Bernard Baruch and Julius Rosenwald, and military officers from the army and navy. The group will coordinate purchases and raw material access but cannot issue contracts.
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Washington
D. C
Frank A. Scott
Cleveland
Ohio
General Munitions Board
Army
Navy
Mr. Scott
Bernard M. Baruch
Howard E. Coffin
Julius Rosenwald
Franklin Martin
Thomas Cruz
F. G. Hodgson
Col
H. Fisher
J. E. Huffer
P. E. Pierce
Charles Wallace
A. B. Parker
H. H. Rousseau
W. Capps
R. H. Leigh
T. A. Kearney
R. C. Holcomb
J. H. Hancock
W. B. Lemley
L. M. McChow
Entente
Europe
United States
Atlantic
America
Farm Journal Editors Converge on St Louis Conference
Editors and publishers of farm journals with a nationwide reach will meet in St Louis to discuss strategies to boost crop output and press Congress for laws guaranteeing minimum prices for farm products and labor. Dr Charles McCarthy urges a staple market plan while warning that wartime needs demand action now.
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ST. Louis
Secretary of Agriculture
Houston
Congress
Charles McCarthy
University of Wisconsin
Decree Defines Libel Penalties in Mexico City
A decree issued in Mexico City outlines punishments for slander libel or issuing false information including fines from 50 to 500 pesos or imprisonment from one to eleven months. The decree takes effect April 15 and remains in force.
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Mexico City
Fine Silk Handbags Offered At Special Group Price
A special group of draw string silk handbags priced well under usual for bags of this kind. Many color choices available. First Floor.
Summer Neckwear Sale Spotlight
A pleasing variety of neckwear on first floor featuring Georgette and organdie collars in plain and embroidered styles priced at 50 cents each.
Handkerchiefs Six for 25 Cents at Summer Sale
Soft fine material handkerchiefs in white or white with color borders offered as summer novelties. Six for 25 cents. Limited stock advertised as a bargain item in the period sale.
White Pajama Checks 9 Cents
An excellent grade of thirty inch white pajama checks priced at 9 cents per yard. Suitable for summer undergarments, the fabric is offered on the second floor.
81x90 Bed Sheets Seventy Cents Bargain
Good quality bed sheets prepared in 81 by 90 inches with flat center seams offered at 69 cents each on the second floor.
Bath Towels 17x34 Inches at 10 Cents Each
A low price bath towel of good weight and size 17 by 34 inches. Stoutly hemmed and offered at 10 cents each on the second floor.
Newspaper Controls Tighten Freedom Rules
The decree forces strict limits on press and speech, holding newspaper staff accountable for content. It bans malicious expressions likely to incite hatred of authorities, the army, or core institutions and prohibits anti friendly nations statements, with publication of news deemed against the public good forbidden.
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Congress
Mexico
Infantry Regulations Sent To Capitol Guards Units
Col J A McCalmont announces receipt of four dozen infantry regulation copies issued by the War Department. He will distribute them to organizations forming companies for active service in the current war. Copies go to the Capitol Guards and other emerging military groups in Texas.
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Austin
Tex
J. A. McCalmont
War Department
Capitol Guards
University of Texas Regulations in Regular Army Approved
Regulations adopted by the War Department govern the regular army and are approved by the War Department. The text references the University of Texas in relation to these military rules.
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The
University of Texas
Regular Army
War Department
Quote about fare and hire in Pathfinder
Fragment from Pathfinder reflecting a taxi fare dispute and humor about hiring costs. It contrasts a cabby’s change with the idea of paying for a boss, carriage, and an expert accountant at a low rate.
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FIG Masters
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Victor Records
Victor
Tungstone
Victor Talking Machine Company
Camden, N. J
Victrola
SS Sasans
Ai Nor
Burn’s Drug Store
Navarino Sis
Crockett 900
Grocers
Carnation Milk
General Board ON Munitions
Allies
Mexgo
Wolfson’s
Timely
MoCala
Saul Wolfson
Bradfield Regulator Co
Lamar Bidg
Atlanta, Ga
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