Masked Robber Hits San Marcos M E T Station
In San Marcos Texas at 2 15 this morning a tall dressed robber hid behind a window and stole 53 dollars from M E T station operator J E Drummond who received a black silk sock to bind the money The thief fled and officers began a city county hunt within thirty minutes A Ford stolen from Staples was recovered later with unclear link to the robbery.
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San Marcos
Tex
J. E. Drummond
Drummond
F. M. Autrey
Staples
Editor Defends Press Freedom Amid Payment Myths
Plankville Palladium editor rebukes misconceptions about press freedom and notes readers are charged for the paper, highlighting a belief that payment is unnecessary. Louisville Courier-Journal reports the exchange.
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Plankville Palladium
Louisville Courier-Journal
Home Dry Cleaning By Gasoline Promises Savings
An advertisement urges women to dry clean at home using two ounces of Solvite dissolved in two gallons of gasoline. It claims to brighten ribbons laces neckties silks furs and more without shrinking fading or wrinkling and requires outdoor work due to flammable gasoline. It notes grocers and garages supply gasoline and druggists Solvite, and warns to avoid fire.
Society Night Delights At Gunter Host Venues
In an active social calendar, Mu Nu Sigmas host a dinner in the Gunter dungeon honoring Lt. Elon A. Abernathy Lt. Abram V. Rinearson Herman Hesse and Baird Corley. Chows host a progressive dinner. Delta Gamma Tays meet at 8 in the Gunter offices. Red Cross SA Chapter meets 3 pm in the Gunter. Mrs Griswold chairs a colonial tea 3 6 at 1011 West Summit. History Club 3 pm with Miss Alice Dickson. St Marks Parish Aid 3 pm in parish house. Eisenhower bridge tea at Mrs Johns Doud. Alamo Heights Mothers Club attends. Highland Park Mothers Club hosts colonial tea at school.
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Mu Nu Sigmas
Gunter
Elon A. Abernathy
Abram V. Rinearson
Herman Hesse
Baird Corley
Local clubs and events fill San Antonio social calendar
The Mothers' Club of Morrill high postponed tea. The Powers School of Expression formed a drama club named The Mimes with officers Sadie Feller and others. Plans for a Red Cross concert at the Majestic proceed with ticket sales and patriotic appeals. Royal social gatherings include the Alamo chapter DAR colonial tea hosted by Mrs. McCampbell and a DAR meeting at Mrs. Jersig's home with delegates to a state conference.
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Mothers’ Club
Morrill High School
Powers’ School of Expression
Sadie Feller
Ida Mae Oglesby
Fay Waters
Louise Lucas
Helen Gordon
Elizabeth Rollins
Helen Zweig
Walter Bradley Tripp
Emerson College of Oratory of
Boston
St. Anthony
San Antonio de Bexar
Daughters of the American Revolution
Mary B. Jersig
Wedding of Harris and Gutzeit in Central Christian Church
The wedding of George E. Harris Jr. and Miss Eva Gutzeit was solemnized Thursday morning at the Central Christian Church. The ceremony featured a bridal party with Adele Gutzeit as maid of honor and a reception at the bride's home with plants and American beauty roses adorning the refreshment table. The couple departed by noon train for a bridal trip.
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George E. Harris Jr
Eva Gutzeit
Central Christian Church
L. L. Marks
E. Conning
Eva Orvis
Adele Gutzeit
R. C. Wright
Nell Brawner
C. C. Geiselman
Houston
Nestor Roos
Albert Wegel
Mrs. Harris
Pine Street Church Philathea class program Friday
The Philathea class of Pine Street Presbyterian Church presents an 8 15 p m program in the lecture room featuring a piano duet overture Wilhelm Tell readings by Mildred Ballinger Alberta Scott Dorothy De Costa Helen McWhenney cornet solo Thomas Dillard accompanied by Irene Hugman vocal solo by Irene Hugman playlet Sewing for the Heathen by class members and a reading In the Morning by Alberta Scott.
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Philathea
Pine Street Presbyterian Church
Rossini
A. Hunnam
Irene Hugman
Mildred Ballinger
Cornet
Thomas Dillard
Miss Hugman
Dorothy de Costa
the Butterfly
Grieg
Helen McWhenney
Cause of Rheumatism Lumbago and Gout
Medical note by Valentine Mott Pierce discusses uric acid as the likely cause of rheumatism and gout since Scheele's 1775 finding. It advises hydrating with hot water, using Anuric to promote uric acid excretion, applying iodine or hot linseed poultices, and restricting meat while favoring lemonade or hot water for extended relief.
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Scheele
Lithia
Flags Sold to Aid Red Cross in San Antonio Drive
On Thursday committees from the San Antonio Red Cross Society sold United States flags on the streets to raise funds for hospital supplies and welfare work for soldiers. Leaders included Mrs. George Dunn and members from various patriotic groups gathered at the Gunter Hotel lobby to distribute supplies and spur local support.
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Henry A. Greene
Frank Badger
Red Cross
Majestic
Greene
Red Cross Society of America
San Antonio
Red Cross Society
Travis
American Red Cross Society
United States
General Treasury
Society
Gunter Hotel
George Dunn
Fort Sam Houston
William Aubrey
A. Sachs
A. B. Spencer
R. L. Metcalfe
Gilbert Allen
Dunn
O. M. Farnsworth
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
the Alamo
Hugh B. Rice
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Fischer's
Fernando”® Lopez
McElroy’s
E. O. Spence
Daughters of the Confederacy
Menger Hotel
M. B. Smith
Council of Jewish Women
Harry Hyman
Daughters of the American Revolution
St. Anthony
Annie Walton
Washer's Corner
Max Graham
Joske's
Helen Benny
Dr. Venable
Southern Pacific
Juanita Hopkins
Jean
Mary Aubrey
Wolff & Marx's
Gladys Dalkowitz
Alice Kirkland
Lillian Wagner
Gladys Roseman
H. Grief
Mildred Wallach
Bernice Alexander
R. Grief
Florence Gutman
Eleanor Harris
Nina Phillips
Gunter
Mesdames
J. E. Guggenheim
Emil Frank
E. T. McGown
F. Pommer
B. Baumblatt
William Finkelstein
Jake Goldenburg
Carrie Piccard
Blanche August
Beatrice Burg
Camille Bernheim
Birdie Marks
Stella Levison
Metha Wolff
Annie Levytansky
Madeline Goldman
Bessie Kleinsmith
Hannah Sack
Lillian Welsch
Annie Schnitzer
Janette Levy
Jennie Phillips
Myra Zander
Bessie Myers
Regina Tyrrasch
Linda Tyrrasch
Mabel Cohen
Vinegar Seized in Austin as Pure Apple Vinegar Claim
Pure Food Department inspectors seized 2000 gallons of vinegar in Austin claimed to be pure apple vinegar but alleged to be a sugar and apple vinegar mix. Commissioner Hoffman said two arrests are connected to the case.
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Pure Food Department
Austin
Tex
Pure Food
Hoffman
Laredo Hosts Eighteenth Washington Celebration Crowd
Laredo Texas February 22 More than 56000 visitors attend Laredo s eighteenth Washington Celebration. Hospitals and public buildings provide lodgings as military and allegorical parades highlight the program. Decorations feature American and Mexican flags signaling friendly border spirit.
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Laredo
Tex
Washington
Engagement Break Discussed Here
A business girl named Cohen-So Sadie ends her engagement. She denies returning the ring and says the diamonds have risen in value, offering to pay what she said.
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Cohen
Sadie
Cohenstein
Explosion in Dresden Factories Kills Over Thousand
A Central News dispatch from Christiania reports the Dresden ammunition factory explosion during Christmas holidays as the war’s worst disaster. More than 1000 people died from about 30 000 workers in the wrecked plants. Emperor William visited the scene the next day. A Paris cable cites a German soldier’s letter saying Dresden arsenal blast killed 1000 women and girls. The letter dated December 30.
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London
Dresden
Christiania
Aftenposten
William
Paris
Commission Granted Power to Seize Rockaway Beach Land
A state commission gains authority to seize Rockaway Beach land for War Department coast defense. The Legislature passed the enabling act with one dissent. A deed will be sent to Secretary Baker soon as fortifications at Rockaway Beach proceed to protect Brooklyn.
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New York
Rockaway Beach
War Department
Baker
Brooklyn
Mrs Flora Wolff Dies in New York
Mrs Flora Wolff widow of A A Wolff founder of Wolff and Marx died in New York after pneumonia at the Majestic hotel. She leaves four children Edward Frank Annette and Clarence. Body to be brought to San Antonio for burial with funeral set for Tuesday from 119 East Elmira Street residence.
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New York
Flora Wolff
San Antonio
Edward
Frank
Annette
Clarence
Florida
L. Goodman
East Elmira Street
Man waits for Mary Pickford with bouquet at cinema back entrance
Police testimony describes a man ejected from a cinema found on the doorstep with a bouquet. The magistrate questions the suspect's odd conduct and suspected motive. The officer suggests the man was waiting to see Mary Pickford at her home.
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Picture Palace
Mary Pickford
Ancient Canthrox Shampoo Promises Hair Shine
A beauty hint recommends Canthrox shampoo dissolved in hot water for a full easy to apply wash. The method claims to dissolve impurities dandruff oil and dirt giving a spotless clean feel with natural color and added fluffiness.
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D. W. Griffith
Symphony Orchestra
Nate
Tse
Hermine Shane
Mary Ann
Alexander
Britt Wood
Senter
Red Santa Symphony Gechesten
Twilight
San Antonio Symphony Orchestra
TIRED
Consult
Hertzberg
Houston and St. Mary’s Sts
New
Joa Spears
Losoya
Burn’s Drug Store
Houston and
Navarro Sts
Phone Crockett 900
Katy
Sharon
Chow Chows
Automobile Club
Delta Gamma Tays
Steinfeldt Students’ Club
Eleanor Nuckolls
San Pedro Avenue
J. C. Griswold
History Club
Alice Dickson
Brooklyn Avenue
St. Mark's Parish Aid
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John 8S
Alamo Heights
Highland Park Mothers’ Club
William Anderson
Dallas
J. O. Terrell
W. J. Cavanaugh
Tillie
Otto Leik
Martinez, Tex
Father Fletcher
T. P. McCampbell
Alamo
George Washington
Mattie Terrell
Edith Pancoast
McCampbell
T. O. Foster
A. J. Parker
J. Boyd McCampbell
Robert Martindale
John L. Browne
J. W. Kenney
Porterfield
Herman Lichte
Chester H. Terrell
H. L. Murray
Charlestown
W. Va
R. A. Richey
F. L. Hillyer
Georgette Crepe
Batiste
Emil Blum
Blum
Tinental Congress
Mrs. T. D. Dobbs
Mrs
Allison Mayfield
Clifford B. Edwards
J. Blain Burns
Yoakum
Leroy G. Denman
West French Place
Clara May Brooks
Washington, D. C
T. W. Gregory
Valentine Mott Pierce, M. D
Border City
Rockaway
Wolff & Marx
Dr.Lyons
L W. Lyon & Sons, Inc
W. 27Th St
N. Y
Maxwell House
Maxwell House Coffee
Cheek-Neal Coffee Company
Nashville
Jacksonville
Richmond
Ngfet Baking
Chicasee
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