Wanted Items Advertised by Various Sellers
Old gold and silver bought by William N. Capurro at 619 Houston St Louis Book Store. Second hand clothes and shoes bought at 736 W Commerce. Letterheads and circulars offered at 2 per 1000. Wages and ads for safes bicycles fur sale and houses to raise or move. Simpson Fur Co. 113 S Felix St Brooklyn NY. الاتصال Crockett numbers for inquiries.
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William N. Capurro
Crockett
United States
St. Louis
Simpson Fur Co
Felix St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Bond Election Planned by San Antonio ISD for 800000
The San Antonio Independent School District votes to issue bonds of 800000 for 40 years at 5 percent to buy grounds and construct remodel equip and repair public school buildings. Election January 26 1916 at eight ward polling sites with designated presiding officers and ballot options For the Bonds and For the Tax or Against the Bonds and Against the Tax. Public notice required in two English newspapers within district for ten days before election.
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San Antonio Independent School District
San Antonio
Bexar County
Texas
Gulibeau
Lavaca and
Matagorda Sts
Garden &St
S. Alamo and
Pereida Sts
State of
E. EB. Hilije
J. Sutcliffe
E. G. LeStourgeon
W. D. Syers
William Leng
Ben Overton
Irving Dietz
E. W. Kirkland
State of Texas
Board of Trustees
A. D
Walton D. Hood
San Antonio Independent
For Sale Items From Crockett and Presa
Classified brief lists two sale notices: an Indian motorcycle in Crockett in good condition and a bicycle in first class condition for sale at 1601 S Presa.
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Crockett
Harley-Davidgon
East Commerce St
H. P. Dayton
Maryland St
Renner
Coma Etna
Excelsior
Main Ave
Painter and Paperhanger Services with Guaranteed Work
An advertisement touts painting and paperhanging with guaranteed quality. It lists references to local businesses and banks and provides contact numbers for W. S. Ledman and others. The jumble includes multiple names and stray phrases indicating a classified public notice style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petail Merchants’ Association
Petrich- Saur Lumber Co
Lockwood National Bank
A. G. Goff
Travis
W. S. Ledman
Machinery and tools closing out at reduced prices
Heck Machinery Co lists fall sale on engines pumps windmills belting hose and tools with exact items and prices. Highlights include a 6 H. P. Alamo engine 236.00 a 3 H. P. phase motor 108.90 and a 6 H. P gas engine on skids 50.00 plus a 1000-foot hydraulic drilling machine 650.00 and a 20x58 Newman planer 275.00. Located near 8th Street depot with contact for a 6 horsepower Rawleigh gasoline engine at 816 E Houston or 910 Austin St.
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H. P. Sgt
Phase
H. BP
H. P
Oecors Dane Scookee Kh Be
Western Chief Forge
Heck Machinery CO
Beautiful 4150 Piano For Quick Sale
A new piano priced at 4150 is advertised to be sold very cheap if taken at once with contact from 607 Ave C.
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E. Hutsch
Maxie St
Houston
Tex
Ave. C
London Bazaar Fashion Peoples Charity Sales Dominate Hotels
Jan 8 London reports the bazaar craze as hotels draw a fashionable crowd. Royalty favored hotel venues host charity stalls with many items priced low to attract buyers. A recent hotel sale netted over 10000 dollars in a single afternoon as stylish sellers offer handmade goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bitter German agitation seeks ban on emigration to America
Berlin January 8 reports a nationwide anti American sentiment with Bavaria leading boycotts and newspapers urging the Reichstag to bar emigration after the war. A petition demanding restrictions on leaving for the United States will be presented to the Reichstag soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Berlin
United States
Bavaria
Empire
Reichstag
Early American fauna described by explorers and artists
The piece discusses how primitive and European artists depicted New World animals from Columbus onward, noting exaggerated views of the opossum called the Su, and referencing Thevet’s Singuilaritez and Eastman’s studies of early natural history illustrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thevet
Singuilaritez
Europe
America
Charles R. Eastman
American Museum of Natural History
New World
Descriptions of American Animals and European Myths
The author contrasts early European depictions of American animals with modern accounts. It discusses the sea-lion myth, opossum behavior, and the exaggeration of beasts in post Columbus-era art. It notes Europe’s gradual correction of false monster images and the accuracy of prehistoric cavern art for iconic features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Sir Walter Raleigh
England
Latin Americans 10 Get Schooling Here
Washington reports plans for Latin American youths to study in the United States, expanding beyond traditional European colleges. State Department and consulates urge U S schools to provide catalogs and information to facilitate visits, aiming to improve education and bilateral ties through student exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Brazil
Argentina
State Department
Germany
Austria
England
South America
Robert L. Keiser
Sao Paulo
Keiser
Rio Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Santiago
Valparaiso
Callao
Lima
Washington
Statement on hopes for wider friendship between nations
The passage expresses belief that the outcome will be greater friendliness among nations than any possible gains from diplomacy or commerce. It frames optimistic cross national relations as superior to traditional channels.
Bulgarian War Heroism Tied to Eternal Brotherhood
Correspondents describe hundreds of rescues by Bulgarian soldiers in Serbia highlighting a famed Bulgarian cult of friendship. Men vow lifelong loyalty as two Bulgarians become brothers of choice and may seal bonds by pledging honor or taking communion with priestly blessing.
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Vienna
Serbia
Bulgaria
Choice
Swift justice cuts meat price extortion in Berlin
In Berlin's Lichterfelde suburb a butcher tried to overcharge a woman for beef. Police seized his stock and closed the shop within eighteen minutes, praising the swift enforcement as a record speed for German authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Lichterfelde
Germany
Mills of Justice
Posthumous Promotion for fallen German Officer
Berlin January 8 by special order of the emperor Lieutenant Erich Windringen of a Hanover reserve regiment has been raised to captain after his death on the western front. He earned the iron cross first class shortly before the fatal bullet and had been proposed for promotion. The posthumous advancement increases his widow’s pension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Erich Windringen
Hanover
Busy Man Declines Involved in Love Affair Note
A terse exchange shows an entering agent delivering a typed attachment while a busy man dismisses a love affair dispute, telling the agent to settle it with the woman. The Boston Transcript is cited in the dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Jigg’s Singing Career Stalls Amid Alcohol Problems
The Buffalo Express reports that Jigg, once a promising singer, saw his career halted by alcohol. He struggled to progress beyond early stages as his addiction impeded performances and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jigg
Buffalo Express
Smith Proposes Bill to Regulate Lobbying in Congress
Representative C. B. Smith of New York introduces a bill to suppress lobbying by registering all who advocate or oppose legislation. The measure requires registration with the Senate and House clerks, certificates for lobbyists, and itemized accounts of monies spent. Violations carry fines or imprisonment. records would be public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
National Capitol
Congress
C. B. Smith
New York
Smith
Senate
House
Secretary of the
House Judiciary Committee
Ade's Gum Arabic Jibe Travels From the Orient
The New York Globe recalls George Ade and a fellow traveler quarrel with an Arab. Ade explains the native spoke “gum Arabic” since the man had no tooth, rendering speech unintelligible despite years of Arabic study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ade
Orient
Ade
New York Globe
Germany Not Starving Berlin Says Frankfurter Zeitung
The Frankfurter Zeitung rejects Allied starvation aims as a failure claiming Germany has enough bread and surplus vegetables fruit and sugar. It notes government controlled grain stocks ensure fair distribution and cites cattle and swine herds as ample despite fodder shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Frankfurter Zeitung
Rusia
Europe
Asia Minor
Making Map of Stars Delayed by War
Professor A S Eddington of Cambridge University reports progress on the international star map intended to chart about forty million stars, but says war has slowed work. He notes stars number hundreds of millions and vary greatly in size with vast room to move, comparing collision risk to thirty tennis balls on Earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
A. S. Eddington
Cambridge University Today
Hunger Strike Begun by Leeds Tolstoians
Two Tolstoin community members in Leeds jailed six months for distributing anti recruiting pamphlets have started a hunger strike. One is being force fed, the other cannot be fed due to a weak heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Leeds
Mrs R D Young Visits Sanitarium in Battle Creek
Mrs. R. D. Young of Adrian Michigan is a guest at a Battle Creek sanitarium to take advantage of the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Young
Adrian
Sanitarium
Battle Creek
Mich
Actor Says There Is Much Finish About His Work
Quotation from Baltimore American features a backstage exchange where an actor compliments the manager on the finish of his work and the manager replies he approves. The brief dialogue reflects theater etiquette and professional pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Pan-Germanists Seek to Hold Polish Occupied Provinces
Berlin reports panic over annexation as Pan-Germanists press to keep parts of Poland and the eastern territories. The Kaiser and advisers view annexations as essential to secure greater Germany and bolster military power, with conservatives and liberals backing various partitions and autonomous arrangements. The Post and Leipziger Tageblatt advocate redividing Polish lands among central empires to ensure lasting control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Bismarck
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Germany
Kaiser
Alsace- Lorraine
Prussia
Poland
Kingdom of
Polish Republic
Eight Sons Killed in War Front Cases
Berlin reports eight Schroeder brothers from Koestin lost in the war. At outbreak, the father gave six sons to the fatherland and the remaining two were called to colors in February and May. All eight died on the Russian front within four years. Four earned the Iron Cross. the last died from wounds received in battle near Kovel.
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Berlin
Wilhelm Schroeder
Koestin
Kovel
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