San Antonio Doctor Proclaims Breakthrough Treatment
Dr. Tom L. Miller, a Texas physician with forty years in Houston and San Antonio, promotes Oxybacillicide a cure claimed to heal chronic internal diseases. He offers free examinations and services for a short period with nominal medicine charges at 208 Gunter Office Bldg hours 9 to 12 and 2 to 5 Sunday 10 to 12.
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Tom L. Miller
Texas
Houston
San Antonio
Miller
Oxybacillicide Medical Company
Studying Students Change Latin Quarter Trends
Americans note the Latin Quarter loses its old lively charm as French and especially Russian and other foreign students arrive in greater numbers. Desks replace tables, discipline grows, and female students drive a shift toward serious study amid cosmopolitan changes at the University of Paris.
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Paris
Murger
Boulevard Michel
D' Harcourt
Soufflet
Vachette
Taverne Lorraine
Sorbonne
University of Paris
Dressmaking Bill From Fifteenth Century Reveals Cost
London reports an Alliance Francaise lecture recounting Mont Saint Michel legends and noting a fifteenth century dress cost. A letter carried by a priest requested in local coinage the equivalent of 130 dollars for a new gown, later captured with a messenger’s fetters.
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London
Reunion
Alliance Francaise
M. Depont
Malo
le Mont Sainte Michel
Mont
St. Michel
Amsterdam Justice Reports 1912 Fine Totals
Justice Theron Akin of Amsterdam, Montgomery county, submits the annual 1912 fines report to the board of supervisors. He states he has collected moneys as justice of the peace for Amsterdam towns, noting his oath and duty in reporting the totals for the year.
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Amsterdam
N. Y
Justices of the Peace
Montgomery County
Board of Supervisors
Theron Akin
Why Venus de Milo Lost Her Arms
Paris reports a fresh theory by M. Jean Aicard explaining why the Venus de Milo in the Louvre lacks arms. The tale recounts that arms were broken during a dramatic seizure of the statue from Milo, with the lower portion already aboard an Ottoman brig and arms never recovered.
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Paris
Louvre
M. Jean Aicard
Aicard
Immortals
Academy
Venus
M. Ricard
Milo
Marquis de Reviere
Constantinople
Marseilles
Reindeer in Alaska Plan Support Eskimo Self-Sufficiency
President elect Wilson plans a April special session to address the cost of living and possible tariff cuts. The U S government has expanded reindeer herds in Alaska from 1200 to about 30,000 to secure a beef supply for the future and to aid Eskimo self-support through government supervised deer herding programs.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Bermuda
Congress
United States
Beef Trust
U. S
Sam
Rais
Alaska
Philander P. Claxton
Washington
Claxton
Christmas party planned for East End children
The Duchess of Marlborough and the Marchioness of Blandford plan a large Christmas party for slum children in London’s East End. Lady Constance Hatch assists with preparations including a hall, a tall Christmas tree, and a present for every child. Lady Constance also provides hand crafted toys and clothing. In 1911 U.S. railroads used 11,041,000 cross ties.
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London
Duchess of Marlborough
Inlaw
Marchioness of
Blandford
Constance Hatch
Edward Hatch
Constance
United States
Water used for London streets totals sixty six million
It has been computed that 66 965 997 gallons of water were used last year for washing and sprinkling the streets of London.
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London
Feltord Castors Ball Bearing and Noiseless
In New York a lively discussion among several women centers on whether paying $65 a week is sufficient to run a household. The chat reflects domestic budgeting concerns in the era. Ed Steves & Sons is noted in the item.
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Feltord Castors
Ed Steves & Sons
New York
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England
Mme. Latour
Grafton
West End
South Kinsington
Hampstead
Saloniki
Venus DE Milo
Varicoc
Terrill
Terrill Medical
WICKS
Institute
Charles Williams
Limehouse
Regent’s Canal
Royal Humane Society
Tion
Fletcher
Philadelphia
DR. Stotts & CO
Beathatia Tanadaeinie
Dr. Stotts & Company Specialists
Gunter
ST. Mary’s Sts
AN Antonio, Texas
E. A. Holland
Hicks Pe
San Antonio, T
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