Mail Service Improves With Fewer Employees in Mexico
Cosme Hinojosa, director general of the Constitutional Post Office Department, says Mexico’s post and local offices have been rebuilt since 1914. The general service now uses 250 employees with a $37,000 monthly payroll, down from 421, while Mexico City offices employ 470 workers at $24,000 monthly for the same work previously done by 647. Train service expands between major cities, with multiple routes and schedules noted. The piece also highlights a rise in women's public engagement and Bonney’s interview on Mexican conditions and American residents.
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Mexico
OD. F
Cosme Hinojosa
Constitutional Post Office Department
Republic of Mexico
Vera Cruz
Mexco
General Postoffice Department
General Post Office
Mexico City
New Laredo
Puebla
Tula
Tulancingo
Pachuca
Toluca
Bernstein
Arive
Texcoco
Republic
Bonney
Los Angeles
Cal
Wilbert Lowth Bonney
United States
San Luis Potosi
Mr. Bonney
Carranza
Gulf-Atlantic Coast
The
Department of Communica
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Helps Women
A Newfield New York testimonial endorses Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for women’s stomach disorders and general digestive relief. The writer cites improved health after two bottles and recommends using a tablespoon after meals to restore appetite and strength.
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Newfield
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Burr
R. D. No
Zemo for Dandruff Promises Quick Hair Rescue
Ad touts Zemo as a fast treatment for dandruff, claiming it halts itching and nourishes hair roots. It advises purchasing at drug stores in 25c or $1 sizes, condemning soaps and shampoos as harmful and alkali-laden. Cleveland brand name cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zemo
Cleveland
Economic railways project eyed by Belgian capitalists
The Public Works department grapples with detail work needed to reestablish national works and begin new projects. Advisements include a plan called the economic railways proposed by Belgian capitalists to build several lines in the northern republic.
Committee of One Hundred reorganizes for San Antonio Bicentennial
A Tuesday Bedell building meeting adopted a charter and announced 21 directors for the restructured Committee of One Hundred which will expand to include all San Antonio citizens who pay a small membership fee. Half of the funds will seed a fair entertainments fund as the 1918 event moves toward a permanent organization. Directors named include Armistead Barrett Walthall Beck Lammers Weller Con ness James Hillie Affleck Jones Hood Harper Miller Garretson Terrell Dielmann Lupton Farnsworth Hoefgen and Hermon.
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Committee of One Hundred
San Antonio
Bedell
One Hundred
George D. Armistead
A. P. Barrett
Walter Walthall
Lewis K. Beck
O. 8. Lammers
Sam B. Weller
W. S. Conness
Frank James
E. E. Hillie
H. Affleck
R. Clarence Jones
Walton D. Hood
J. E. Harper
Harry N. Miller
A. K. Garretson
Dick O. Terrell
Leo M. J. Dielmann
George F. Lupton
Otis N. Farnsworth
A P. Hoefgen
N. L. Hernon
Dodson's Liver Tone Beats Calomel for Liver Health
Ad warns against calomel as dangerous and a day loser. Dodson's Liver Tone, a vegetable remedy priced at 50 cents a bottle, is promoted as a safe, gentle substitute that starts the liver without upset and does not gripe. Children can use it.
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Dodson
Dye Dye Dye Dilemma Boosts Goods Costs
A case of dye bought last August for M. Halff & Bro. was lost in transit and paid at market value. It later turned up on a siding, and its value surged to 2000 as the market rose amid wartime dye shortages. Merchants warn of a looming color goods famine due to embargoes on logwood dyes and disrupted supply chains.
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San Antonio
M. Halff & Bro
Harry Leopold
Scofield
Europe
United States
Jamaica
British Honduras
Committees Named to Run San Pedro Park Playground Festival
The Playground Association and Council of Mothers organize committees to manage a February 26 festival at San Pedro Park. Funds from street button sales will cover a playgrounds supervisor salary. General and refreshment chairs are listed with several subcommittee heads named.
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San Pedro Park
Playground Association
Council of Mothers
van T. Teel
J. A. Cosgrove
J. H. Archibald
J. Vanlandingham
B. F. Morris
A. D. Zucht
H. F. Goldman
R. Hogan
W. E. Voight
A. B. Zucht
Goldman
W. F. McManus
Vogelson
C. Kile
N. D. Payton
W. E. Williams
E. Brown
Alice Robins
Louise Lawrence
Eckshart
Langsworthy
R. English
F. E. Hathaway
Mary Martinez
Jaggers Echoes Fear After Wife Injures Wrist
The Baltimore American reports Jaggers says his wife had a dislocated chain, and he fears she might push herself too soon while recovering from the accident. He described his worry for her health and safety.
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Jaggers
Baltimore
Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin Endorsed as Family Remedy
For over a quarter century Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin has been a staple laxative trusted in thousands of homes. The preparation uses simple laxative herbs, is non narcotic, gentle, and affordable at fifty cents a bottle. A Baltimore reader praised its effectiveness for indigestion and stomach trouble, and a free trial bottle is offered by writing to Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
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Frank Klima
Ashland Ave
Baltimore
Dr. Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
American dye shortage harms shirt makers and mills
American chemists struggle to find a dye fast enough to replace imported varieties. Manufacturers with large orders for shirts and hosiery face delays and are offering cash bonuses to cancel contracts. A major shirt maker reportedly cuts cloth to reuse dye from stock to meet demand.
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Liniment
Sloan’s Potts Ae
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Third Cavalry
Fort Sam Houston
Dolorosa St
Optician
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Matthews
Nerson E. E. Tlanueaten
Chichester
Rifle Regiment
Sousa Marche
Traumerei
Schumann Bits of Remicks
Molly
Crimson Gutch
Sam
Washington Star
Scott
Scott & Rowne
Bloomfield
N. J
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Texas
Federal Bank & Trust CO
East Houston Street
Dandruff
MeNemme
Roll Department
National Defense
North Dakota
King of
Goggan & Bros
Houston
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San Antonio, Texas
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Wesco
Misa
Morrison Coffe, Co
Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company
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