Senate Stationery Chief Marks Fifty Years of Service
Charles N. Richards, 72, superintendent of the Senate stationery room, begins his fiftieth year of service in Washington. He started under the era of Charles Sumner and Henry Wilson, predating many current senators and long before Senator Lea’s birth.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Charles N. Richards
Senate Stationery Room
Richards
Charles Sumner
Henry Wilson
Massachusetts
Lea
Tennessee
Daybreak for Present-Day Senators
A compact note describes the emergence of present-day senators as new political players. It frames their rise as a turning point in governance and public life, signaling evolving legislative leadership and national policy influence.
Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil Promoted for Mosquitoes
Irresistible claim for mosquito relief with face ear and hand application. Dr Porter’s Healing Oil offered in 25c 60c and 1.00 sizes promises ease of sleep and comfort while avoiding bites or singing.
Old-Time Breakfast Sausage Sold By The Pound
Union Meat Company offers one pound bowls of breakfast pork sausage at twenty five cents per pound. Place orders with your local butcher or grocer.
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Union Meat Company
Sun ads run ten days with two Sundays at half a cent a word
Want ads begin tomorrow for a ten day run and include two Sundays at a rate of one half cent per word per insertion. The offer promises low cost for word based classified notices in the upcoming period.
Press Club of San Antonio Plans Texas Convention
Members of the Press Club met at the Gunter hotel and Grand Opera House to map out entertainment and logistics for the Texas Press Association convention May 15 to 17. The Gunter will be headquarters with sessions in the Grand Opera House and numerous social events planned at Fort Sam Houston and the city.
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Press Club of
San Antonio
Gunter Hotel
Texas Press Association
Association
Grand Opera House
Fort Sam Houston
Army
Press Club
Joseph Emerson Smith
Syrup of Figs Advertises Child Health Cure
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to use Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna to cleanse and regulate a child’s stomach liver and bowels. It claims a gentle effect within hours, emphasizes a delicious taste and states full dosing directions appear on the package. The ad promotes the California Fig Syrup Co. product as safe reliable and drug-free for children and adults.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Fire destroys three Knob Hill homes in San Antonio blaze
A midnight fire on Knob Hill San Antonio destroyed the Lula Parker home at 1202 Virginia Boulevard, the J B McFarland residence at 1124 Virginia and the Dr BE Chatten home at 1200 Virginia. Mrs Parker and her daughter escaped by climbing a gallery column after the stairway became blocked. Mrs Parker was injured slightly. a few furniture items were saved from the McFarland house. Insurance coverage is expected to cover about two thirds of the loss.
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Knob Hill
San Antonio
Lula Parker
Virginia Boulevard
Parker
Lillian McFarland
J. B. McFarland
Credit Men 10 Plan Trade Excursion From San Antonio
Members of the San Antonio Credit Men's association vote to tour nearby towns on May 22 to promote local business. The group, joined by the Chamber of Commerce highway division, will visit New Braunfels Seguin and other nearby towns by auto. A delegation from Austin will also visit May 8.
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San Antonio
H. N. Stone
A. F. Richter
T. W. Friederick
H. E. Hirschberg
Austin
S&. B. Weller, Chairman; Jake Wolff, Charles Graebner and H. A. Hirschberg
Alex Villaret
West Texas Bank and Trust Company
Hirschberg
Veterans to Get Rates for Chattanooga Reunion
Announcement from Dallas indicates Confederate Veterans in Texas and western states will receive travel rates of one cent per mile to the Chattanooga reunion, replacing the 1.13 cent mileage rate. Several camps had planned not to attend due to the higher charge.
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Chattanooga
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Mississippi River
Vaccination parties trend in Stockholm amid smallpox outbreak
Vaccination parties have become a fad in Stockholm as smallpox spreads. In many fashionable homes guests receive a vaccination from a doctor during the afternoon, followed by a dinner. Demand has emptied local supply and orders for enough vaccine to treat 100000 people have been placed abroad.
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Stockholm
County Refuses to Pay Guard Bills in Riots
Buffalo New Jersey May 2 county authorities refuse to pay maintenance of the national guard on duty during the street car strike arguing the section of the military law is unconstitutional and that the International Railway company should cover the costs.
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Buffalo
N. J
Charles H. Brown
Supreme Court
Sullivan
National Guard
International Railway Company
Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles
The Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder issues and dissolves gravel while addressing diabetes rheumatism and back problems. It is offered by mail for 1.90 with a two month supply, and testimonials from Texas are requested.
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Texas Wonder
Texas
E. W. Hall
Olive Yeet
St. Louis
Road Models 10 Bt Shown at Exposition
The United States Office of Public Roads will display what is billed as the most elaborate collection of road models ever shown at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915. Logan Walter Page, director, begins assembling miniatures of Roman and French roads and modern highways, plus road machinery and devices. The exhibit, former displays and railroad educational car samples have long encouraged better roads with free expert advice.
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Washington, D. C
United States Office of Public Roads
Logan Walter Page
Bureau
Page
United States
San Marcos man waived trial in Kyle bank robbery case
Geo. C. Winfield, held since December on suspicion of the Kyle bank robbery, waived an examining trial in San Marcos and was sent to jail pending a $1500 bond. His Dallas attorney, Richard Overstreet, returned to Dallas to raise the bond.
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San Marcos
Tex
Geo. C. Winfield
Kyle
Chicago
Boyd
Bankers’ Association
Richard Overstreet
Dallas
Draughon Warfield Dry Goods files voluntary bankruptcy in Clarksdale
Pry Goods Company of Tunica Mississippi, backed by Leo Lesser a missing Memphis banker and cotton dealer, filed for voluntary bankruptcy in the U S district court at Clarksdale. Assets are listed around 23000 with liabilities near 18000.
Co operative Store A Success Opens Second Location
In New York on May 2 the New York Railways company opened a second co operative store for street car employees after the first day revenue exceeded 500 dollars, all items sold at cost. Miss Ena Fitzgerald of Sunnyholme Isle of Wight is elected the first lady member of the Isle of Wight Model Aero Club.
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New York
New York Railways Company
Ena Fitzgerald
Sunnyholme
Shanklin
Isle of Wight
Treasury in bad shape in Houston mayor seeks cash fix
Mayor Campbell plans to place Houston on a cash basis by arranging with banks to handle anticipation warrants totaling 1.2 million dollars to cover debts and expenses until new revenue arrives. He took office April 21 after finding 620 thousand dollars in outstanding general fund warrants and says new work can proceed while finances stabilize.
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Houston
Tex
Campbell
Swift Specific Company Promotes Blood Purifier
An advertisement from The Swift Specific Co. extols S.S.S. as a revolutionary vegetable blood purifier. It claims to treat blood diseases and warns of mineral drugs' dangers, urging readers to obtain a bottle from druggists and request the free book and advice. The piece markets the product to combat widespread ailments and articular conditions.
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Swift
Medical
Jelly Roll Recipe Promoted by Mrs McKenzie Hill
A Boston Cooking School editor releases a jelly roll recipe using two eggs and milk. The method includes beating sugar with eggs, lemon rind, flour, salt, and baking powder, then rolling with jelly and dusting with powdered sugar. Hot milk aids rolling without cracking. The dish is linked to KC Cook’s Book and KC Baking Powder promotion.
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Janet McKenzie Hill
The
Boston Cooking School
Marchion
Jaguas Mre. Co
Chicago
Ill
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Percy Tyrell
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Mr. Smith
Louis DeNette
R.S. Israel
Charles G. Norton
Hart
the Growers of India Tea
Hood
Ee Ee
Milwaukee Beer Co
el Paso
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Soledad Street
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Nature
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