Texas Zionist Association Chooses Waco for Next Meet in 1917
The Texas Zionist Association elected new officers at the San Antonio convention and chose Waco as the site for the next meeting. Plans include employing a state organizer with funding debated, San Antonio likely hosting the field secretary, and local groups pledging 1200 dollars toward the effort. The convention praised The San Antonio Light and local churches for support amid a push to rehabilitate all Yiddish societies and emphasize education.
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Waco
Texas Zionist Association
San Antonio
Temple Beth-El
J. Keilin
Wharton
W. Willner
Houston
Florence Ramer
Lydia Littman
Austin
J. Label
Terrell
L. A. Freed
Charles Blumenthal
Fort Worth
J. N.mehl
J. L. Aronson
J. Wolffson
L. Fishlowitz
Dallas
National Fund Committee
Zionist Association
Naional Federation of American Zionists
New York
Committee On Resolutions
Harmony Club
Temple Beth-Ell
YWCA Banquet Plans Include Pageant By Vera Schafer
Annual YWCA banquet discussion outlines time and place to be decided for late January. Plans target 400 to 500 guests with membership committee leading. Vera Schafer from the national board arranges "The Wayside Piper" pageant depicting the association spirit guiding girls from students to workers in service.
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Young Women's Christian Association
Vera Schafer
National Board
Injured Woman Hit by Automobile at Navarro Street Crossing
Miss Josephine Fry of 313 Granada street was struck by a car at 7 45 pm Monday while crossing Commerce street at Navarro. She suffered two fractured ribs and bruises to her right side and head and was taken to the city hospital. Milton Jackson, 19, a Negro, went to central police headquarters at 7 30 am Tuesday and surrendered.
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Josephine Fry
Granada Street
Commerce Street
Navarro Street
Milton Jackson
Central Police
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Ad Claim
An old advertisement promises cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles with PAZO ointment. It states relief on first application and offers a money refund if the treatment fails, with a 50 cent price and druggist guarantee.
Greek Steamer Sappho Sunk by Torpedo in Brest Waters
The Greek steamer Sappho, 2087 tons, was torpedoed near Brest. Nine crew members were saved and the fate of the remaining crew is unknown.
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Brest
Sappho
Stanley B. Gifford Dies
Stanley B. Gifford a New York capitalist with sugar holdings in the lower Rio Grande valley died in Brownsville Texas from appendicitis His body with his widow will be shipped to New York for interment in Woodlawn cemetery
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Stanley B. Gifford
Brownsville
Tex
New York
Rio Grande Valley
Society Scenes Brighten New Year At Local Hotels
A flurry of social gatherings fills New Year week as Mrs J P Barclay hosts a dance for her debutante daughter Eleanor Barclay at the Menger while a Cabaret dinner dansant unfolds at the Gunter. Delights include a St Anthony open house, Daughters of the American Revolution events, a Texas Historical Landmark Association meeting, and a Fort Sam Houston Christmas hop with officers and guests in holiday finery.
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J. P. Barclay
the Menger
Eleanor Barclay
Thelma Neal
Jack Wiley Neal
Mattie Terrell
Eleanor Wurzbach
Grace McClanaghan
Grace Walker
Florabel Townsend
Ailleen Houston
Doris Houston
Alice Lammers
Adele Shaw
Emily Wurzbach
Olive Martindale
Mary Armel Keeran
Mildred Neal
H. L. Wagner
Olivette Wise
Misses Wise
Virginia Priest
Marie Meyers
Ora Witte
Clara May Wagner
Jack Bond
Dudley Meek
Louis Kayton
Hugh McAmis
Paul Detuz
Fort Sam Houston
Post Gymnasium
Menger
St. Anthony
Streling Price Adams
Gunter
Marguerite Pittinger
Washington, D. C
Cascarets Laxative Ad Claims Quick Liver Cleanse
An old newspaper ad promotes Cascarets as a 10 cent box laxative to cleanse the liver and bowels. It claims to cure headaches biliousness bad breath coated tongue sallowness sour stomach and gases. The copy urges nightly use and notes suitability for children.
Social event among guests with blue and red decor
The scene describes a gathering where musicians sheltered by a hedge of palms entertain guests. A large refreshment table overseen by Mrs Gordon Johnson and others features red satin ribbons and blue tulle. Attendees enjoy dances, with neckwear of red white and blue candies as favors and guests in elegant frocks and hats.
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Trum
Gordon Johnson
W. W. Bogel
Jack Collins
W. A. Cavanaugh
Major
Adams
Miss Pittinger
Laura Virginia Adams
Miss Adams
Mrs Goerges Hosts German Luncheon For Crocheting Club
Mrs Alex Goerges entertained guests including members of three crochet clubs at a German lunch last week. Attendees listed include Mesdames George Federoli Rose Vernon R Dietert B Hoby C Spiitero A Loring R B Huntress E Fraig E Ball F Koch J Bryant O Burt A Belching J Renckin E Jonas Cc Flewellyn C Wahl T Spier W Scheffel P Lorrine F Wagenfehr Miss Alma Dietert Rose Guerges Amanda Jonas Margaret.
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Alex Goerges
Mesdames George Federoli
Rose Vernon
R. Dietert
B. Hoby
C. Spiitero
A. Loring
R. 8. Huntress
E. Fraig
E. Ball
F. Koch
J. Bryant
O. Burt
A. Belching
J. Renckin
E. Jonas
Cc. Flewellyn
C. Wahl
T. Spier
W. Scheffel
P. Lorrine
F. B. Wagenfehr
Misses Alma
Dietert
Rose Guerges
Amanda Jonas
Margaret Guerges
Margaret
High Heels and Corns Warned to End Cruel Fashion
A vintage warning notes how high heels cause corns and pain but suggests relief with a drug named freezone. It touts drops applied to a sore corn to lift it root and all, claiming quick, painless removal and cheap cost.
Prizes Awarded to Flewellyn Wahl and Alma Dietert
Prizes were awarded to Mrs. C. Flewellyn, Mrs. C. Wahl and Miss Alma Dietert in a local ceremony. The event recognized outstanding achievements among participants.
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C. Flewellyn
Mrs
C. Wahl
Alma, Dietert
Merry Maids Entertain at Menger Holiday Dance
The Merry Maids held a holiday dance Monday evening at the Menger with 200 guests. Programs bore the club monogram and listed sixteen dances plus four extras. Punch was served. chaperones included Mr. and Mrs. Ayres, Mr. and Mrs. Converse, Mr. and Mrs. McClannahan, Mr. and Mrs. Griner, and Mr. and Mrs. Bushick.
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the Menger
Atlee B. Ayres
Ben Converse
Edward McClannahan
J. G. Griner
F. Bushick
Grove's Tasteless Tonic as a General Tonic
An advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a valuable general tonic. It highlights qunine and iron as the tonic’s well known ingredients, noting the product price at 50 cents.
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Grove
Veterans of Vicksburg to Meet
National Association of Vicksburg Veterans leaders met in Chicago to outline a memorial reunion plan to be held in Vicksburg Mississippi next October. General Andrew J. West of Atlanta urged state legislatures to appropriate funds to cover transportation for former Confederates.
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Chicago
Council of Administration
The
National Association of Vicksburg Veterans
Vicksburg
Miss
Andrew J. West
Atlanta
Cheap Pinex home cough syrup promotes quick relief
A home made cough syrup using 2 1/2 ounces of Pinex and sugar syrup costs about 54 cents for a pint. It claims rapid action to loosen phlegm, soothe inflamed throat membranes, and ease coughing. The ad promotes Pinex as concentrated Norway pine extract with guaiacol and offers a refund guarantee from The Pinex Co. in Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Pinex Co
Fr. Wayne
Ind
Oppose Advancing Clock in New York Panel Split
A New York daylight saving committee of the American Astronomical Society reports a divided view on advancing clocks to save daylight. Of five members, two favor the plan, two oppose, and the fifth declines to break the tie.
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New York
American Astronomical Society
New York Daylight Saving Committee
Harold Jacoby
Columbia University
Frank Schlessinger
Allegheny Observatory
Edward P. Pickering
Harvard
Henry Norris Russell
Princeton
Tee
John M. Poor
Darmouth
Foley mail order offer for curing coughs and ailments
An old advertisement invites readers to cut out a slip and send five cents to Foley Co. for a trial package. The kit includes Foley Honey and Tar Compound for bronchial coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills for aches and kidney issues, and Foley Cathartic Tablets. A. M. Fischer signs the notice.
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Foley Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicagol
Foley
A. M. Fischer
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