Texas Declares Independence At Washington Convention
The Texas delegates meeting in Washington on March 2 1836 adopt a declaration proclaiming Texas a free sovereign and independent republic. George Childress reads the draft aloud as Sam Houston rallies the assembly with calls to unity. Delegates, including Edwin Conrad and Robert Potter, sign the document amid cheers while the Alamo siege and Mexican advances loom.
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Childress
George Childress
Shees
Jose Nat
Sam Houston Dixon
Texas Republic
Philadelphia
United States
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Texan
Feans
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Conrad
Richard Ellis
Robert Potter
North Carolina
Thomas J. Rusk
Halley Hardi- Twat
Stephen F. Everett
Collin McKinney
Pandemon Wm
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Virginia
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Kentucky
Accidental Shooting Ends in Death in Gunnison
A rifle discharge in Gunnison Colorado mortally wounded Kenneth Griffiths, 23, of Lake City, as he was transported to a hospital. The incident follows a chaotic battlefield narrative recounting the Matamoros expedition, Grant, Urrea, and Mexican dragoon actions with survivors Brown and others, ending with Grant slain and the expedition's collapse. A separate note promotes a blood disease remedy brochure from John Sterling Remedy Co.
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San Patricio
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Urrea
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Georgia
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Doline & Beach
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Mor
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Alvabez
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Berchtlefeld
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Bante Anna
San Antonio
San Jacinta
John Sterling Remedy Co
Kansas City, Mo
Adex Vitamin A D Supplement Ad Campaign Claim
An advertisement promotes Adex capsules as providing Vitamin A and D to support general resistance during flu season. It states 6600 units of Vitamin A and 1320 units of Vitamin D per capsule, claims of high vitamin retention through manufacturing methods, and notes availability at reliable drug stores from E R Squibb Sons, chemists to the medical profession since 1154.
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Squibb
E.R. Squibb & Sons
Chamber Convention Committee to Meet in San Antonio
The chamber of commerce convention committee will meet Tuesday night at the St. Antony hotel. The panel has secured 173 conventions for San Antonio in 1936. new members Ray H. Davis Kerry Guerya Ray J. Killian and Dewitt T. Perry join the committee.
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Mmérez
Thesday
Nocn
St. Antony
San Antonio
Ray H. Davis
Kerry Guerya
Ray J. Killian
Dewitt T. Perry
Texas
Providence Fire Routs 50 in Hotel Block
A blaze raced two hours after discovery, sweeping through a major Providence business block and forcing more than 100 occupants from an adjacent hotel to safety. Two firemen were severely cut by glass during the effort.
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Providence
Guss
Pap ers Super Ger Than Newspaper Circular
A clipped and garbled 1935-era note references large paper profits or losses tied to a newspaper circular. The fragment mentions a half million sum and months of 1935, indicating a financial or publication stock matter without coherent details. Entities include a year and monetary figure, with no clear actors or outcomes.
Wrong dishwashing methods warned by experts
Experts warn against drying hands during dishwashing causing nails to split and look dirty. They advocate using mild dishpan soap to protect natural oils and prevent excessive dryness, noting Lux costs less than a cent a day.
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Lux
Three Minute Relief From Periodical Pains
An advertisement touts B. O. and B. G. preparations as fast, safe remedies for periodical pains, colds, headaches, neuralgia, and nervous distress. Marketed as nonaddictive, they claim relief within minutes, with capsules available in 1c and 2c packages through druggists.
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Shork
Yme
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