Food Appeals Fakes Try to Gain Parcels and Data
An official note warns families of prisoners of war in Germany about letters from prisoners soliciting food parcels or military information. Some letters instruct writing responses in saliva on envelope interiors. Send such letters to military authorities. The tactic aims to obtain information and gifts for the enemy. The ministry of war has banned mailing newspapers and magazines.
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Paris
Germany
Ministry of War
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Cleansing
An advertisement urges readers to avoid calomel and take Dodson's Liver Tone a vegetable tonic. It claims quicker relief from sluggish liver, removal of headaches and dizziness, and no salivation, with a money back guarantee and wide usage by families.
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Dodson
Wodson
Restricted Newspaper Transmission Across Frontiers
The text states that newspapers mailed by publishers will be transmitted to neutral countries and that travelers going to neutral countries may not take newspapers or periodicals across frontiers.
Charters Filed Across Texas Utilities and Oak Plains
Charters filed include Grogan Cochran Lumber Co at Gladstell Liberty County with 20000 capital stock and incorporators W F Grogan George L Grogan and T M Cochran. Union Local De Capinteros No 1 of Laredo lists incorporators Leonardo Saenz Ponciano Garcia Ramon Lozano and Jose Angel Rodriguez. Higrade Lignite Co of Greenville shows 10000 capital stock with F J Phillips J D Middleon and Walter Anderson. Plains Oil and Gas Co of Ardmore Ohio amends charter to raise capital from 100000 to 500000.
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Grogan-Cochran Lumber Company
Gladstell
Liberty County
W. F. Grogan
George L. Grogan
T. M. Cochran
Tamina
Montgomery County
Union Local de Capinteros
Laredo
Incorporators
Leonardo Saenz
Ponciano Garcia
Ramon Lozano
Jose Angel Rodriguez
Higrade Lignite Company
Greenville
F. J. Phillips
J. D. Middleon
Walter Anderson
Plains Oil & Gas Company
Ardmore
Ohlo
Texas
Confederate Veteran H. E. Satterwhite Dies at 71
H. E. Satterwhite, 71, a Confederate Veteran, died at his home in Austin after a brief illness. Born in Mississippi, he served in Company A of the Tenth Arkansas Infantry Trans-Mississippi Department. He moved to Texas in 1894 and joined the Confederate Home from Austin in December 1907. Burial was at Buda beside relatives.
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Austin
Tex
H. E. Satterwhite
Mississippi
Tenth Arkansas Infantry
Trans- Mississippi
Texas
Buda
Swiss Optician Builds Dual Barrel Telescope
A Swiss optician has constructed a telescope featuring two parallel barrels allowing two observers to view a single object simultaneously. The innovation enables shared observations and discussion, highlighting advances in optical design and collaboration.
Record Tax Receipts Show Peak Whiskey and Beer Demand
United States fiscal year ends June 30 with whiskey receipts near 178 million dollars and beer around 94 million, while tobacco exceeds 100 million. Ordinary revenue averages over one million dollars daily as bond withdrawals rise under war tax changes. Cigarette use and overall alcohol consumption reach unprecedented levels, with women increasingly drinking cigars. Post Office defines intoxicating liquor for ad bans effective July 1, excluding certain denatured forms.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Preservation funds sought for ancient San Antonio palace
Subscriptions are being received by the preservation committee led by Miss Adina De Zavala to save the governor's palace on Military Plaza from demolition. A meeting of executive and advisory committees will be held next week to plan steps. Donors include Mrs. Oliver J. Woodhull five dollars and Rep. E. S. Nordhaus ten dollars along with numerous other supporters contributing mostly one dollar or five dollars each to protect a historic Texas landmark.
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Spain
Adina de Zavala
San Antonio
Texas
Oliver J. Woodhull
Miss de Zavala
E. 8. Nordhaus
The Making of a Famous D M D CINE
The article explains Ly dia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound uses 350000 pounds of herbs annually harvested at peak medicinal time. It emphasizes cleanliness in preparation, sterile utensils, pasteurization, clarification and filtration before bottling, attributing the medicine’s success to this method for female ailments.
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Lydia E
Pinkham
Texas Highway Commission Heads to Mineral Wells Meeting
Members of the Texas Highway Commission will travel from Fort Worth to Mineral Wells for the Texas Good Roads Association gathering. D. E. Colp notes strong attendance and that garage and accessory dealers handling registrations are aiding the program, promising substantial license savings across the state.
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Austin
Tex
State Highway Commission
Fort Worth
Texas Good Roads Association
Mineral Wells
D. E. Colp
Tort Worth
Mr. Colp
George A. Duren
Colp
Go to Galveston Saturday round trip fare
Advertisement notes a Saturday trip to Galveston priced at 5.70 round trip, with service via Southern Pacific.
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Galveston
Southern Pacific
Japan backs non interference policy in U S China note
Tokyo reports Viscount Motono explains US note to China on restoring domestic tranquility was not timely. Japan consulted allies on June 6 and plans a similar response. England and likely France share the view to avoid untimely representations, maintaining a non interfering stance. Agitation over the issue has subsided.
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Viscount Motono
China
Tokio
United States
Japan
England
Great Britain
Associated Press
Foreign Office
Danish petroleum shortage forces light curbs in Denmark
Danish newspapers arriving in New York report a petroleum shortage in Denmark leading to the shutdown of all industrial and electric light plants using oil for fuel. Candles are required for light except in hospitals factories and other places of public necessity.
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Denmark
New York
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FORD
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M. IF. Durst
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Gustav Etter
Louis Fink
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