West to Speak at Harlingen Founder’s Day Banquet
Harlingen plans a founder’s day celebration honoring Lon C Hill on his seventy six birthday with a parade of 1904 costumes and a street dance. Principal speakers will be Judge Duval West of San Antonio and Judge J E Winfrerd of Houston, announced by E R Griss, banquet committee chair.
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Harlingen
Lon C. Hill
E. R. Griss
Duval West
San Antonio
J. E. Winfrerd
Houston
Hill
Modern English Schoolboy Denounced as Cowardly
London July 28 14 Cuthbert Blakiston educator denounces the modern boy as timid cowardly untruthful vain and dishonest in a speech before the British Merlin association He notes a gap with boys of 30 years ago and laments loss of outdoor virtues amid a shift toward peacocking dress and self display
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London
Cuthbert Blakiston
Great Britain
Blakiston
Langing College
British Merlin Association
England
Elekiston
Low Ocean Rates Remain in Effect
Paris July 28 The North Atlantic Steamship conference decided to keep the new low trans Atlantic passenger rates in effect indefinitely following today’s meeting. Only the Frenul line opposed extending the reduction.
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Paris
North Atlantic Steamship Conference
Frenul Line
Relief Rushed to Stranded Irish and Welsh Colonies
In AENOS Argentina on July 24 relief expeditions moved to Irish and Welsh colonies of Gamain in Patagonia's Ghubut territory. Residents faced hilltop stranding without food or shelter as homes and farms were washed away by the worst floods in regional history due to heavy snowfalls and recent heat.
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AENOS
Advertisen False Teeth Powder Promises Comfort
An old advertisement proclaims Pasceeth powder lets wearers eat and laugh with no gummy taste or discomfort. It urges readers to buy at Summers drug store and other druggists, highlighting easy use and real comfort.
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Pasceeth
Marriage Ban on Drunkards in San Luis Potosí
A San Luis Potosí decree bans marriages by habitual drinkers in the state. Civil registry judges must obtain medical certificates proving the parties are not alcohol-dependent before contracting matrimony. The order, issued for morality and public health, was signed by the state governor.
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Mexico City
State of
San Luis Potos
Federation of
Watchman Killed in Bandit Battle
Jim Steele a 48 year old justice of the peace and night watchman at Quapaw was mortally wounded while attempting to arrest three robbers in Picher Oklahoma. He died in a hospital soon after the shooting marking a fatal conclusion to the bandit encounter.
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Picher
Oklo
Jim Steele
Justice of the Peace
Quapaw
Penetro salve promises quick relief for itching and cracks
An advertisement touts Penetro salve to treat itching, pain, and inflammation between the toes. It claims penetrating action soothes soreness, heals cracks, and offers first aid for burns and minor injuries, priced at 25 cents for a four jar pack. It cites St Joseph's Genuine Pure Aspiri as the maker.
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Iran
St Joseph's
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