Far Reaching Committee to Probe Money Power
Champ Clark reports the House banking and currency committee will launch a thorough investigation into the money power. The panel can subpoena witnesses and punish refusals, with Comptroller Lawrence Murray as the first witness. Clark urges bond-issue scrutiny and a law to protect deposits, warning reserves drain into New York. The inquiry aims at core financial structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Congress
Lawrence Murray
Samuel Untermeyer
New York
City Growth a Surprise by Returning Former Postmaster
Dr. H. P Howard of Dallas visits San Antonio and praises the city’s growth since leaving ten years ago. At 82, he recalls San Antonio in 1846 when the Alamo stood east of the river and no bridge spanned the river. He lived here until a decade past before moving to Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P Howard
Dallas
San Antonio
Grover Cleveland
Howard
Dr. Howard
Alamo
Judge removes two officers in Muskogee court action
Sapulpa Feb 17 special judge of Muskogee district court ousted county attorney W E Decker and Sheriff J W Berry for alleged neglect of duty. G W Overstreet of Bristow and Holmes Davidson of Sapulpa were appointed to fill the vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sapulpa
Okla
CO. C. Allen
Muskogee
W. E. Decker
J. W. Berry
G. W. Overstreet
Bristow
Holmes Davidson
Real Hairgrower Radizene Promises Quick Hair Growth
The San Antonio Light advertises Radizene as a remarkable new hair treatment for baldness dandruff gray hair and itching scalp. It claims simple use and real merit with a money back guarantee, offering a $100 reward and free information by coupon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rane Laboratory
San Antonio
Toer
Radizene Laboratory
Dept. 205
Scranton
Peruna Promoted as Effective Catarrh Remedy
An advertisement extols Peruna as a dual action catarrh treatment with tonic system-wide effects. It cites testimonials from Magdalena Winkler Salt Lake City Utah and others praising Peruna and Manalin for curing chronic catarrh and restoring health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Renstrom
West South Temple
Salt Lake City
Utah
Lenten Observances Begin Next Wednesday Across Denominations
Lent begins next Wednesday and lasts forty six days ending Easter Sunday April 7 with six Sundays exempt from fasting. The season will be observed by many denominations including Roman Catholics who require fasting for those aged twenty one to sixty, with rules on meals and abstinence. Easter parade expected to be especially colorful.
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Shaw
Lent prescriptions and custom amid Catholic practice
The text outlines abstinence and fasting rules during Lent, including meat-use restrictions, age-based abstinence for children, and the paschal time from the first Sunday of Lent to Trinity Sunday. It notes a special indult for American workers allows abstinence exemptions, with a call for penance and almsgiving and advice to consult a pastor if unsure.
Paris Seamstresses Strike For Higher Wages
About five hundred Paris seamstresses struck for higher pay after revealing they earn under fifty cents a day for ten hour shifts. The action underscores harsh conditions in the garment trades and pressure on employers to raise wages.
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Paris
Pyramid Pile Remedy Free Trial Offer
Advertises Pyramid Pile Remedy with testimonials claiming cures for piles. Offers a free trial by mail from Pyramid Drug Co at 425 Pyramid Building Marshall Michigan, with a 50 cent normal price for subsequent boxes. Readers are urged to mail name and address to receive the free sample.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyramid Drug Co
Pyramid
Medina Dam Sets Concrete Record During One Day
A new concrete record was set at Medina dam with 1500 cubic yards placed in a 24 hour period. Earlier on February 3 two shifts laid 1000 yards in ten hours, aided by a night crew despite darkness. Officials aim for 1800 cubic yards per 24 hours. The flood has receded and two 30 inch pipes drain the site while dam plans for irrigation of 600000 acres proceed. Gas for power from Northampton Gas supplies 86 cents per thousand cubic feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medina
T. B. Palfrey
Sage Tea Darkens Hair with Sage and Sulphur Remedy
The article promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a modern, ready made version of the traditional sage tea method. It claims to restore hair color, fight dandruff and itching, and prevent falling hair with a fifty cent bottle sold by W. C. Kalteyer under a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth
W. C. Kalteyer
Peruna Helps St. Louis Man With Chronic Cold And Sore Throat
Mr. Phil Hasterok of 3741 Ohio Ave St. Louis writes that after years of colds sore throat and swollen tonsils and failed treatments he found relief with Peruna. One half bottle eased pain and two bottles left him feeling like a new man and ready to recommend the remedy.
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Phil Hasterok
Ohio Ave
St. Louis
Missouri
Glenn Bogardus
Hartfield, N. Y
Opera company closes run with new city attendance record
The Abond English Grand Opera company completed a sold out Grand Theatre engagement after five performances. Edith Helena repeated as Leonora, Elaine de Sellem impressed as Azucena, Louis Kreidler powered Count di Luna, and Domenico Russo led as Manrico with strong support from Zoe Fulton and William Schuster as Ferrando and Fernando.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Leonora
Edith Helena Inez
Zoe Fulton Azucena
Man
Arthur Green Count di Luna
Louis Kreidler Ferrando
Etsonance
William Schuster
Carlo Nicola
Abond
English Grand Opera Company
Edith Helena
Miss Helena
Elaine de Sellem
Azucena
Inez
Zoe Fulton
County awards road work contracts for summer season
County commissioners awarded contracts totaling several thousand dollars for grading retopping and resurfacing to start immediately. W H Braun wins Hubner road grade from Fredericksburg to Bandera road while Gideon Meier secures re topping Seguin road and Gibbs Spraul grade. Sullus Cantu awarded Bulverde road overlay. The county judge authorized signing with bidders.
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Fredericksburg
Bandera Road
W. H. Braun
Gideon Meier
Menger Creek
Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio
Galveston, Harrisburg
San Antonio
Converse Station
Nacogdoches d
Sullus Cantu
Cecil Lyon May Work for Colonel Roosevelt in Texas
San Antonio Republicans cautious on citing Cecil Lyon moving toward Roosevelt. He is expected Monday to rally forces to control Texas delegation for the Chicago convention after Taft appoints H. F. MacGregor of Houston as Texas party leader.
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Taft
H. F. MacGregor
Houston
Texas
Cecil Lyon
Theodore Roosevelt
San Antonio
Colonel Lyon
Chicago
Lyon
MacGregor
Mr. Taft
Roosevelt
Pig Eats Monkey In Village Tragedy Shocked Woman
Marysville Ohio reports Mrs. Gregory Lincoln mourns as pet pig Pigawig allegedly devours her five year old monkey companion Jocko. Doctors say she may recover but remain changed by the loss. Lincoln claims jealousy triggered the attack with Pigawig hiding under a bed and swallowing Jocko in two gulps before reacting with triumph.
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Gregory Lincoln
Marysville
Ohio
Jocko
Peruna praised by customers for stomach relief and cold cure
Letters from Hartfield New York and Xenia Ohio describe complete stomach relief after three bottles and curing chronic catarrh. The//advertising claims Peruna as the best medicine and a household friend in over a million homes with growing use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Depper
Eskimo Healer Demands Fee Over Failing Patient
An Eskimo healer offers a dangerous ritual charging a doctor’s fee. If the patient dies, the fee is kept. if the patient recovers, the fee is paid. The tale frames a perilous bargain tied to medical advice and expedient treatment.
Improved Dentistry Promises Fix for Two or More Sound Teeth
The speaker asserts there is no excuse for dental issues and promotes a method of Improved Dentistry. It claims that anyone with two or more sound teeth can receive a full set as good and practical as natural teeth, implying a quick, effective dental restoration.
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Magdalena Winkler
G. Westminster, Md
Peruna
Manalin
C. C. Ingram
Eaton, Tenn
Charles Atkinson
Pine City
Minn
Emma Kammerman
Corning, Clay Co
Ark
MRS. MARY __ DEPPER
United States
J. W. Shaw
Medina Dam
Blue Nile
The
Northampton Gas Company
Catarah
William BH
Gullette
Xenia
Saturday Evening Post
Peelan
West Commerce St
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