Methodist Austin District Conference Ends Licenses Two Preachers
The Austin district Methodist Conference closed after a successful session and announced next year's gathering in Smithville. Two preachers were licensed John Miller of South Austin and Horace Strickland of East Austin. The committee reported 800 additions to the district in six months with three men recommended for membership Rufus E. Price and Hyde Park assistant pastor among them.
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Austin
Tex
The
Methodist Church
Smithville
John Miller
South Aust
Horace Strickland
East Austin
Rufus E. Price
Hyde Park Methodist Church
Port Arthur Man Finds Health in Wonderful Stomach Remedy
J. F. Stoneburner of Port Arthur Texas reports lasting weight gain after using Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy. He nearly lost hope after years of doctors and treatments and gained twenty one pounds since starting the remedy. The ad touts the product as clearing the digestive tract and aiding stomach liver and bowel troubles with many testimonials.
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Port Arthur
J. F. Stoneburner
Texas
Mayr
Sommers’ Drug Store
Geo. H. Mayr
Mfg
Whiting St
Chicago
Memorial Church Names Local Figures and Student Plans
Fred Allen Memorial Church in South Austin notes Douglas G. Decherd now teaching near San Antonio and John D. Miller of South Austin who will attend Southwestern University at Georgetown next year.
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Fred Allen
South Austin
Douglas G. Decherd
San Antonio
John D. Miller
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Debating Wins for North Texas Normal Over Southwest Texas Normal
In San Marcos Texas on April 18 the North Texas Normal of Denton defeated Southwest Texas Normal by unanimous decision in a close contest. The Denton team led by W E James and M T Reese visited by fourteen students and two faculty, with judges from Texas University and Austin.
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San Marcos
Tex
North Texas Normal
Denton
Southwest Texas Normal
W. E. James
M. T. Reese
Denton Normal
Charles Ramsdell
John Keene
Texas University
N. A. Rector
Austin
Chamber of Commerce
West Texas Military Academy of
San Antonio
The
Normal
San Antonio Saloons Cleared in Questionable Election Ruling
A Texas ruling finds no law violation by San Antonio saloons kept open on March 19 during a water contract referendum. The case hinges on whether the vote met Terrell election law standards, with City Attorney, County Judge, and later state officials supporting that the election was not legally authorized.
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State Comptroller
San Antonio
Gillette
Davis
W. A. Keeling
Austin
James D. Walthall
Brown
Booth party visitation travels Texas with governor aide
J T Bowman private secretary to the governor heads to Waco to meet Mrs Maud Ballington Booth the prison reformer and her party. He joins them to Austin and returns with Booths group Sunday night. Booth speaks at Hancock opera house Monday evening. The following day the party tours state penitentiaries and farms with Mrs O B Colquitt.
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Austin
Tex
J. T. Bowman
Waco
Maud Ballington Booth
Texas
R. C. Lowry
Booth
Throw Away Your Glasses With Simple Eye Remedy
A home eye care claim suggests thousands wear unnecessary glasses. It urges readers to visit a drug store for Optona, mix with warm water, and bathe the eyes twice daily to improve vision and reduce dependence on glasses. It warns neglect may lead to worsening eye health.
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Optona
A Happy Bald Headed Man Tells How He Did It
A western politician famed for baldness and wit appeared with hair to astonish friends. He credits a home recipe using water bay rum Barbo Compound and glycerine applied to the scalp thrice weekly. The mix promises hair growth dandruff relief and darker gloss.
Harriman Lines 10 to Be Placed on Trial
The Harriman Lines face Industrial Relations Commission charges from thirty five thousand locked out employees. The convention calls the hearing a trial of the railroads for murder over deaths blamed on union suppression and faulty equipment. Witnesses claim boiler explosions and unsafe practices killed workers. The union also pledges further strike support and a west of Chicago pact August first, opposing medical and physical exams.
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Kansas City, Mo
Harriman Lines
Industrial Relations Commission
Illinois Central
Christ Before
Pilate
Frank Comerford
J. J. Meagher
Illinois Central System Federation
Southern Pacific
Mr. Meagher
San Antonio
Tex
Chicago
Wedding Bells For Flood And Anna Porter At All Saints Church
Representative Henry D Flood married Anna Porter at All Saints Church at 5 pm in a ceremony witnessed by about three thousand social and official figures. The couple postponed their honeymoon due to war news and spent a weekend in Virginia at Miss Porter's home. Genevieve Champ Clark was bridesmaid. Gen John Barrett hosted a Pan American Union reception afterward with guests including Secretary McAdoo and Miss Eleanor Wilson.
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Washington, D. C
Henry D. Flood
Anna Porter
All Saints Church
Flood
Genevieve Champ Clark
John Barrett
Pan-American Union
Pan-American
McAdoo
Eleanor Wilson
Milk Samples Above Standard In Austin
Milk samples from eighteen Austin dealers and dairymen exceeded the 3.26 percent butter fat standard, as announced by Yates pure food commissioner. The Folk Lore Society plans a May 16 meeting at the University with a strong program and speakers Robert A. Law and W. H. Thomas among presenters.
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Austin
Tex
Oo. Yates
Pure Food Commissioner
Folk Lore Society
Texas Folk Lore Society
University
Ben Greet
Robert A. Law
W. H. Thomas
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Bonds Approved for Crosbyton High School Work
The attorney general's department approved 18000 Crosbyton independent school district bonds to fund construction of a new high school in Crosbyton, Texas, with the sale proceeds designated for the project.
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Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Crosbyton Independent School
Charters Granted for Banks and Companies in Texas
Austin April 18 charter notices list Winfield Loan and Building Association of Winfield Titus county with 100000 capital and eight incorporators. Upleger amp Falk Waco with 1500 capital for auditing. L Frank Co Austin 10000 capital for merchandising. Streetman Supply Co Streetman Freestone county 6000 capital with three incorporators. Amendments: First State Bank Westminster to 20000 capital Citizens Electric Light and Power Gond Sales to 25000 Bank Evant 15000 Klein Brothers Dallas 100000 Lumbermen 800000 Waco Lockhart State Bank 60000 Dallas Development to Investors Development Dallas Thames-Forwood Realty Taylor 20000 final payment proof Strange Jewelry Sherman Dallas Motor Bus Co Dallas 25000 with three incorporators.
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Austin
Tex
Winfield Loan and Building Association of
Winfield
Titus County
Capital Stock
8. D. Nelson
O. W. Caudle
G. W. Tallaferro
Upleger & Falk
Waco
A. C. Upleger
H. A. James
C. H. Anderson
L. Frank & Co
Capital
L. Frank
W. L. Brooks
R. L. Batts
Streetman Supply Company
Streetman
Freestone County
J. E Grayson
Clark
Janie McGilvary
First State Bank of Westminster
Citizens Electric Light and Power Company of
Gond
State Bank of
An Estimate of Shocks in Stage Play Dialogue
A theatergoer asks if the play is shocking. The ticket seller replies it is, saying there isn’t enough raw material to deter audiences or to offer refunds. Washington Tar.
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San Antonio
Washington
California Syrup of Figs Ad Warns Against Counterfeits
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for all ages while warning readers to buy only the genuine 60 cent bottle from the California Fig Syrup Company and avoid counterfeit products in the city.
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Mamma
Daddy
California
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