What Victims of the Grip Say Bad Case of Grip
Mrs. Gentry Gates of East Lake Alabama says la grippe gave no relief until Peruna cured her. Jennie W. Cecil of Big Cabin Oklahoma, formerly housekeeper for Indiana Reform School for Boys, credits Peruna and Manalin for years of better health. K Esveld of Grand Rapids Michigan reports Peruna restored vigor after years of lagrippe symptoms. five bottles made him a new man. Ask your druggist for a free Peruna Almanac for 1912.
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Gentry Gates
East Lake
Ala
Jennie W. Cecil
Big Cabin
Oklahoma
Indiana Reform School For Boys
Manalin
Peruna
Mr. K. Esveld
Michigan V. I
Hermitage St. Grand Rapids, Mich
Largest steam plow touted for Texas land clearing
The Medina Irrigation company uses a $25,000 English steam plow to grub thousands of acres near Lytle Texas. With two 200 horsepower engines and a half mile cable setup the device cuts mesquite roots up to four inches deep and may trigger orders for more units. Dynamite root blasting is being tested with Du Pont Powder Company support.
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Texas
Medina Irrigation Company
Medina
Galveston
Lytle
Dr. H. Kearney
Plumbers of Pacific Coast Enjoined in Sherman Action
Judge Wellborn in a U S district court granted an injunction restraining the Pacific Coast Plumbers' association and others from continuing in combinations alleged to restrain trade. Suits will be filed under the Sherman anti trust law. Federal agents have investigated the plumbers' trust for months.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Wellborn
United States District Court
Pacific Coast Plumbers’ Association
Plumbers’ Trust
At the Club and the Snowy Front Yard Tracks
A club scene features a pair trading lines about another drink and going home. The humor hinges on a stray remark about snow and the sight of wobbly tracks in a neighbor’s front yard from the last snowfall.
Firemen Reject Shawl Craze Knit Talk Stirs Stations
Reporters note Kansas City and Milwaukee firemen knit between alarms with shawls. San Antonio firefighters mock the idea as idle, while others describe gym work, boxing, and garden duties at Station No. 1 Frio and Matamoros. Shawls four by six feet on wooden frames, needles from comb teeth.
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Kansas City
Milwaukee
San Antonio
Charley
Rog Leffler
Kansas
Lockhart Boys Club to Train in Corn Growing
J G Drake a USDA special agent in Caldwell county begins organizing a county boys club. They will plant one acre each and keep exact records for prize awards next fall. Prizes exceed a thousand dollars at state fairs and cotton palaces. free enrollment for eligible boys who follow set rules.
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Lockhart
Tex
J. G. Drake
United States Department of Agriculture
Caldwell County
Dallas
Waco
Mr. Drake
Young and Smith couple wed in Taylor Texas home
Clarence L. Young and Miss Willie Emma Smith, daughter of Pressley Smith, were married at the home of Rev. John A. Held this afternoon. The couple are members of prominent pioneer families and will reside on the Young ranch near Taylor.
Many Fine Dogs In San Antonio City Pound
A San Antonio dog owner visits the city pound four miles north of the city hall to find his missing dog. The 25 dogs include collie, bird dog, and fox terriers. unclaimed animals face a $1 pound fee and a fatal shot after four days, then cremation. The piece notes the isolated location, language barriers, and a resident’s dramatic map quest to reach the jail.
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San Antonio
Ruiz Street
Austin
Christmas Exchange Offer Draws Gentlemen’s Interest
A newspaper ad features a gentleman seeking a Christmas present in exchange for a useful item. The notice hints at simple, practical trading with a cautious, slightly humorous tone.
Texas fire marshal push targets missing city ordinances
The Texas Insurance Board asks mayors of about 75 cities yet to adopt fire marshal ordinances to pass local rules. The board sends model ordinances and renews its campaign to cut fire waste and reduce insurance premiums.
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Austin
Tex
State Insurance Board
Texas
Taylor National Bank Sets Daily Business Record
In Taylor Texas the Taylor National Bank processed 656645.93 dollars between 9 am and 4 pm in deposits collections and payments of checks and drafts. The amount was part of the town's regular daily banking activity in a city of about 7000 people.
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Taylor
Tex
Taylor National Bank
Not So Bad Here
Pure Food Commissioner Abbott has not finished analysis of 100 San Antonio milk samples. He already found two adulterated samples and one skimmed milk sample. He believes overall San Antonio conditions are not so bad and will complete results Monday.
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Austin
Tex
Abbott
San Antonio
La Follette Attacks Roosevelt Over 1907 Panic
Danville Illinois January 6 Senator Robert M LaFollette assailed Theodore Roosevelt for being bluffed by Wall Street financiers during the 1907 panic saying he would have called the bluff and appointed a receiver for banks if needed Depo sits in banks rose to over 14 billion dollars and 660 million above 1906 while La Follette linked trusts to Morse the banker now in the penitentiary
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Danville
Ill
Theodore Roosevelt
Robert M. LaFoLlette
Wisconsin
Wall Street
LaFollette
Joe” Cannon
Roosevelt
Morse
Yoakum Farmers Enter Land Preparations For Planting Season
Yoakum Texas January reports farmers busy paying poll tax and preparing fields. Many have finished listing land, with rains aiding work. Farmers in the area are placing seed beds and preparing for another crop.
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Yoakum, Tex
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Rees
West Commerce Street
Sullivan’s Bank
Pacific Coast
West Texas Military Academy
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Alamo Heights
Fine New Road
P. O
Pecan Street
Lockhart Boy Farmers
Advanoe
Ladies’ Shoe Department
Alamo Plaza
Frank Bros
Commerce
W. A. Clark
United States
Clark
Montana
Fifth Avenue
New York
F. M. Coorfr
Washington Center
Swanson
Lake Street
Chicago
Insurance Board
Taylor Institution
Ieee
Sater
Erlich
E. A. Holland
Hicks
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