Their Married Life in Paris A Daring Move
Helen defies her husband Warren by moving to a posh Hotel Poncéray on Rue Montaigne after seeking rooms at 25 francs a day. She writes a note claiming to act alone and hopes to surprise him, but Warren returns cruelly via a taunting note. Her hopes of a luxurious Parisian life crash into his sharp sarcasm.
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Mabel Herbert Urner
Helen
Mlle
Boulevard Capucines
Warren
American Express Company
Rue Montaigna
High Bureau
Paris
San Francisco Debates Electric Curfew Plan
City officials and residents discuss a proposed electric curfew in San Francisco. The plan would have streetlights emit a signal at a set hour, after which all children would be required to stay off the streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Modesty and beauty tips from Lois Meredith
The article profiles Lois Meredith, eighteen, her stage role in Within the Law, and her fashion philosophy. She endorses modest dress, Greek drapery lines, and minimal jewelry, advocating daily routines of work, study, sleep, and gentle hand exercises to stay healthy and graceful.
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Lois Meredith
Helen Morris
Law
Lois
Resinol Soap Protects Your Complexion
Resinol Soap keeps skin clear of pimples blackheads redness and roughness. Its tire toilet soap contains soothing Resinol balsams with no harsh alkali and a wholesome fragrance. Ideal for babies skin, it helps prevent chafing irritation and eruptions. Sold by all druggists. Trial free department 8-A Resinol Baltimore.
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Resinol
Baltimore
City and County discuss renewal of indigent care contract
Mayor Brown Aldermen Chapa Rische and Venable met County Judge James R. Davis at noon to negotiate a renewal of the contract for indigent sick and hospital treatment. Davis suggests the county may build its own hospital, but until then a renewed city county agreement is needed with potential minor changes benefiting both sides.
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Brown
F. A. Chapa
A. H. Rische
Venable
James R. Davis
Davis
Premier cars tour update and regional auto news
A telegram from Collings Auto Company notes Governor Oddie of Nevada meeting Indiana manufacturers on a Premier car tour in Ely Nevada and continuing westward with A L Westgard. The Midland trail faced washouts but a 300 mile desert crossing was completed. John B Orman signs the message. O M Burt prepares his Franklin roadster for an endurance run to Galveston. Ford rep J A Charleton tours the territory. Buick reports sales in Del Rio, Houston, and Gonzales. Webb, Buick president, is mentioned.
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Collings Auto Company
Oddie
Nevada
Indiana Automobile Manufacturers
Ely
A. L. Westgard
Midland Trail
Utah
John B. Orman
Franklin
O. M. Burt
Birdsong & Potchernick
Galveston
Buick Company
Fred Sterling
del Rio
F. L. Burdick
Houston
W. H. Davis
Gonzales
B. R. Webb
American king resigns throne of Arorae island
Archibald C. Everett, the so called American king of Arorae in the Gilbert Islands, plans to renounce his throne. Once a New York curb broker, his rise began after a phonograph endeared him to the island king. He recounts a life of voyage, adoption, and multiple wives as he returns to lay down royal duties.
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New York
Archibald C. Everett
Arorae
Gilbert
South Sea Islands
Everett
Wall Street
Decide to Act Harbor City Investment Pitch
A speaker urges immediate investment in Harbor City and the Harbor City Terminal Corporation. He argues that local interest will boost property and town growth, urging stock buyers to act now. Each share costs 100 dollars with two lots included, one in Harbor City and one in Ingleside, payable 10 dollars monthly.
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Harbor City
Harbor City Terminal Corporation
Ingleside
White line officials tour Flint and Detroit in 1913-14 outlook
The visitor returned Wednesday from a Flint factory tour and a Detroit visit, noting many 1914 lines and improvements. He predicts a record-breaking 1913-1914 season. W. C. Lewis, White line factory representative, and Alex Fraser, local distributor, are in Gonzales handling White business in the area. They traveled in Fraser’s White Six.
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Flint
Mich
Detroit
W. C. Lewis
White Line
Alex Fraser
Gonzales
White
Mr. Fraser
William Steinhardt Eyes 1914 Cars at Cotton Carnival
William Steinhardt of the Hudson Company visits Galveston to view 1914 car displays for the cotton carnival at the Galvez Hotel lawn and will stay through the races. H Holzhauer, Michelin Texas manager, reports a statewide tire shortage and July demand doubling last year, then travels tonight to Houston and Galveston.
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William Steinhardt
Hudson Company
Galveston
Galvez Hotel
H. Holzhauer
Texas
Michelin Tire Company
Holzhauer
Houston
Packard 48 Stolen Accessories From Touring Car
John Powell of the Guarantee Motor Company will accompany R T Pruitt and Mrs Pruitt as relief driver for Mrs Pruitt who plans to pilot her Cole 40 in the run. Thieves at the side door Pullman rode in the Packard 48, 1914 phaeton delivered yesterday to W B Lupe by Citizens' Auto Company and stole several accessories including three leather suitcases from the touring equipment.
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John Powell
The
Guarantee Motor Car Company
R. T. Pruitt
Mrs. Pruitt
Galveston
Mr. Powell
W. B. Lupe
Citizens’ Auto Company
Gonzales visitor and nearby car enthusiasts tour local firm
W. H. Davis of Gonzales visited the Woodward Carriage Company in the city yesterday. Davis is an Overland dealer in his hometown. Harry Drought of San Antonio, summering at Droughtfels, drove his Franklin roadster to town yesterday afternoon, making the 100 mile round trip several times weekly.
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W. H. Davis
Gonzales
City
Woodward Carriage Company
Mr. Davis
Overland Dealer
Harry Drought
San Antonio
Droughtfels
Drought
Franklin
Mr. Drought
Antarctic coal deposits eyed as potentially world's largest field
Professor D W Edgeworth David of the University of Sydney notes Shackleton and Scott expeditions found coal seams in Antarctica. Wild discovered seven seams in a sandstone cliff, seven feet thick including clay bands. Sydney analyses show workable quality. geologists traced the field 650 miles north from Beardmore glacier. A German vacuum ice machine offers household use alternative to acids.
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D. W. Edgeworth David
University of Sydney
Australia
Shackleton
Scott
Antarctic
Wild
Sydney
Beardmore
Displ ay s Gas Generator by Thomas J. Crook in Houston St exhibit
The hydro carbon gas generator using kerosene to produce cooking gas costs about 27 cents per 1000 cubic feet. Inventor Thomas J. Crook of Wichita Kansas, described as a calories expert, demonstrates the unit at 404 East Houston Street in a standard coal or wood stove. Viewers say the plant could revolutionize fuel use for cooking and heating. Crook calls his invention the Famous Gas Generator.
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East Houston Street
Thomas J. Crook
Wichita
Kan
Crook
French Budget Reveals Napolean’s St Helena Tomb Controversy
The French budget notes funds for guarding Napoleon III's tomb on St Helena and 3000 francs in expenses. Napoleon III bought the property in 1868 for 178,565 francs. The site drew about 1000 visitors yearly, mostly Americans, amid a dilapidated house and questions of future use.
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Napoleon
St. Helena
Napoleon Iti
How to Heal a Stubborn Abscess
An antiquated health ad advises avoiding coverings on external sores to aid perspiration and scab formation. It promotes a mysterious blood purifier, urging cleansing with 5 S and claiming dramatic skin and tissue benefits, ending with a call to request a Swift Specific specialist letter.
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S&s SS
E Swift
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