Vitalitas Donts and a Sea Refugee Report
Vitalitas touted as a natural tonic with claims of broad benefits and no patent medicine status. The article also notes the Tennessee and Jason ships aiding refugees from Jaffa, with multiple trips planned to relocate 1500 refugees and exhibits sent to Genoa for the Genoa world exhibition.
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Gard
Jason
Alexandria
Tennessee
Jaffa
Beirut
Picus
Genoa
Marseilles
Plymouth
San Francisco
Wxen
French charges denied by Germany
Berlin dispatch rejects a January French committee report accusing German troops of numerous outrages. The telegram calls the French document a continuous slander to inflame hatred against Germans and says German commanders have always kept discipline and followed warfare rules. It promises to investigate specific charges and publish results.
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London
Berlin
Germany
Mienen
Lgerlin
Alwayve
Reserves Reinforce Armies Amid Snowbound Front
Continued report from Pare One details Verouse’s detachment surprising and driving off a German company pillaging Saint Sauveur. In the Vosges and Alsace the day passed quietly as bad weather and a snow storm hinder operations. The Tennessee cruiser was ready to escort 1500 troops near Alexandria awaiting embarkation in Cairo.
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Verouse
Saint Sauveur
Vosges
Alsace
Old Time Pinex cough remedy home preparation
An informal advertisement extols making a pint of Pinex based cough syrup at home using 2 1 2 ounces Pinex and sugar syrup. It claims rapid relief within 24 hours for coughs colds bronchitis laryngitis and related conditions and warns against imitations while offering money back satisfaction guarantees. The text cites Pinex as Norway pine extract with safical and healing properties and directs readers to purchase 2 1 2 ounces from a druggist.
German war bulletin reports limited engagements and heavy losses
Berlin reports engagements south of La Basse canal with no decisive result. French attacks near Cernay and Perthes yielded heavy losses for France while German forces gained captives in the Argonne. Eastern battles show mixed progress west of the Vistula and continued pressure along the Pilita river front amid bad weather.
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Bulan
Londeno
Berlin
Etera
Canal of la Basse
Cernay
Sennheim
SA Frenen Aaek
Aly
St. Miklel
East Prussia
Poland
Vistula
Pilita
Albanian insurgents seize Ritpol heights near Durazzo
Incoming dispatch from Athens via London reports Albanian insurgents occupying Ritspol heights and placing guns for use against Durazzo where Italian forces and Essad Pasha troops of the provisional government are stationed.
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Athens
tVia
London
Ritspol
Durazzo
Essad Pasha
Russians Capture Turks In Caucasus Action
Russian general staff notes progress in Kara-Urgān area with January 10 gains including two mountain artillery pieces and two Turkish companies with officers. No other reports from the front.
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Petrograd
Caucasus
Kara- Urgan
Safety First Pie and Oil Claims From A Far Gone Era
A rambling ad and public notice blend claims about lard butter and cottonseed oil, arguing oil harms animals and humans. A San Antonio cafeteria touts traditional cooking while warnings about cheap oils echo in a saloon license discussion in Columbus Ohio.
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Texas
Matthews
Losoya St
San Antonio
Tex
French gain as windmill blows up near Le Pretre wood
In an offensive between the Meuse and Moselle French forces attack Le Pretre wood and the forest of Apremont. German shells harass gunners until five men investigate a windmill that moves without wind. A French bullet drops a retreating man. After hours of shelling the German center weakens as left wing suffers, French reach the windmill and blow it up. By day’s end Germans pushed back into Sain Bangsant wood with French advance about half a mile.
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Nancy
Paris
Meuse
Moselle
le Prete Wood
Forest of Apremont
le Pretre
Sain Bangsant
Lower House Debates Suffrage Amid Disorder
The article recounts floor chaos as a suffrage resolution is debated in Congress. Representatives press for a decisive national vote versus state control, while others urge settling the issue at the state level. Hearings begin on military expansion, with details on a proposed army reserve and legislative stance.
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Appomattex Hall
Duke Frown Speier
Jelley
Pennsylvania
Washington
Uohsen
Lewrvot
Wisconsin
Murdock
Kansas
Hidings
Lindbergh
Minnesota
Sumners
Texas
Clark
Florida
Mendell
United States
Congress
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Secreta Garrison
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Regular Army
Legislature in Session Proposes Broad Laws
Legislation planned for a lengthy session includes amending the Robertson insurance law and projecting a strong push on liquor and the Ali son law. Governor-elect Ferguson’s tenure prompts debate on land tenure, public utilities regulation, and a constitutional convention. Doughty bill for compulsory school attendance gains support. confirmation of Fort Worth health chief Fykes faces Senate scrutiny. Rep Dickson seeks cooperation with the federal government on state resources. Texas Company seeks charter expansion to broaden operations statewide.
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Robertson Insurance
James Ferguson
Ferguson
Department of Insurance
Banking
Railraid Commission
M. College
Texas University
John G. McKay
Fykes
Senate
Ed Fykes
Fort Worth
North Texas
Lattimore
Sam Dickson
Harris County
Texas
Texas Company
Elswhere
Officoes
Robbers hit saloon on West Commerce Street
Robbers entered Jtoh's saloon at 1924 West Commerce Street Monday night by cutting a panel and crawling inside They looted the register taking $2 in change and $2 in pennies and stole an opal stud a pistol and a watch valued at $70 A soda machine was overlooked Police arrested two Mexicans suspected of burglary and another couple of Mexicans were linked to recent piano thefts
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Turgiars
Gittinger & Wiser- Jtoh’s
West Commerce Street
Kalls
West
Commerce Street
Geiger
Caruthers
Warner Yuesday
Malone Duggin
French Place
Bute i
Russia to Be Subject Third of Melee Lectures at Library
Carnegie Library will host the third in a series of talks by Dr. Charles W. Seymour on Russia in present day civilization. The lecture titled Gathering of Russia will cover Russia’s beginnings and national identity, with a focus on Catherine the Great as part of the program. The series aims to explain a country long of interest since the European war began.
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Library
Carnegie Library
Charles W. Seymour
Seymour
Russia
Europe
Sernour
McCloskey Favorable to Good Roads Plan Speech
Augustus McCloskey, hopeful alderman candidate for the Fourth ward, opened the San Antonio Automobile Club luncheon at the Gunter hotel with support for highway improvements. He pledged to back measures as alderman after taking office, while fellow speakers praised the club’s 1916 highway plans and offered ideas on improving sherelah and the north leap house management.
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Augustus McCloskey
Fourth Ward
San Antonio
Round Table
Automobile Club
McCloskey
Jte
Aeccord
Sargol Weight Gain Claims Draw Hundreds of Testimonies
An advertisement touts Sargol as a flesh building aid promising weight gain for thin individuals. It cites testimonials from men and women who report gains from 10 to 35 pounds after days to weeks of use, claiming the product converts dietary fat into body mass and is sold by druggists nationwide.
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Thin Reader
San Anionio
An Easy Way to Get Fat and Be Strong
An unreliable health patent claim promises rapid weight gain and strength by consuming Sargel and similar preparations. It asserts the formula rebuilds digestion, increases appetite, and rapidly adds fat and solid flesh, while warning that fine print guarantees apply if not satisfied.
How Thin People Can Put on Flesh A New Discovery
This ad promotes Sargol tablets as a method for thin people to gain weight. It claims a two week to two month gain of five to twenty five pounds, using a science based blend of six flesh producing elements. It notes available from H Wagner and other druggists with a money back guarantee for weight increase.
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Wagner
H.-. Wagner
Sargol Diet Pill Promises Quick Weight Gain
A weight gain claim outlines using Sargol tablets with meals for two weeks to add five to ten pounds, claiming the fat in foods converts to flesh and the new weight stays. It emphasizes measuring before and after, safety, pleasantness, and affordable pricing sold by major druggists.
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