Folklore Society to Meet in Austin
The fourth annual Folklore Society of Texas meeting is set for Saturday May 9 in the Austin YMCA auditorium. The program features the president W T Thomas of A M College College Station and speakers W P Webb J E Pearce A W Eddins R E Dudley and Dr Robert A Law among others.
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Folklore Society
Austin
The
Folklore Society of Texas
Young Men's Christian
Southwest
W. T. Thomas
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
College Station
W. P. Webb
Beeville
Tex
J. E. Pearce
A. W. Eddins
Gatesville
R. E. Dudley
Valley View
Valley
Duryea case waived examination in Brooklyn court
Attorneys for Chester B Duryea who shot and killed his father the millionaire starch manufacturer appeared in police court in Brooklyn and waived examination so the case could go to the grand jury.
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New York
Chester B. Duryea
Brooklyn
San Antonio Pioneer Mrs Kampmann Dies at 83
San Antonio mourns Caroline Kampmann, widow of architect Maj John Herman Kampmann, owner of the Menger Hotel and Kampmann Building, who died aged 83. Funeral Friday at St Mark's Episcopal Church with interment at Alamo Masonic cemetery. estate valued above 1 million. She lived in San Antonio nearly seventy years, survived by son Gustave and daughter Mrs Meyer of St Louis, eight grandchildren, five great grandchildren.
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Caroline Kampmann
San Antonio
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Philip Cook
Alamo Masonic Lodge
Mrs. Kampmann
St. Mark's Church
Mr. Kampmann
Alfred Giles
George W. Brackenridge
Marshall Freeborn
Ferdinand Herff
Adolph Herff
Gus A. Duerler S&sr
Alex Sartor Sr
Charles F. A. Hummel
Otto Koehler
A. W. Guenther
Leroy G. Denman
Thomas W. Flannery
William L. Herff
August A. Herff
Sam Bennett
George Sauer
Ernest Steves
Adolph Wagner
Kampmann
France
Charlottenburg
Germany
St. Bartholomew
America
Texas
New Braunfels
Finnally
Menger
Caroline Bennett
John Herman Kampmann
Colonization Party
General Sheridan
Trade Trip Out of Waco Fans Welcomed in Smithville
More than 100 business and professional men joined the first trade trip of the year by the Young Men s Business League leaving Waco, Tex. They are due in Smithville this evening and received enthusiastic welcomes at every stop along the route.
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Waco
Tex
Young Men’s Business League
Smithville
Waco Boosters
TIZ Foot Bath Promises Quick Pain Relief
A vintage advertisement touts TIZ as the sole remedy to relieve painful corns callouses and bunions. It claims tired feet feel rejuvenated after a TIZ bath, with claims that feet may seem to smile and even dance. A 25 cent box is urged at drug or department stores.
Federal Dredge Likely Sent to Port Aransas Channel
Chamber of Commerce actions prompt possible deployment of the dredge Sabine from Galveston to Port Aransas to improve a dangerous harbor channel. The Sabine may be sent immediately as shoals obstruct entry, with decisions resting with Lt Col Charles S. Riche in Galveston and congressional communications already underway.
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Chamber of Commerce
Sabine
Galveston
Port Aransas
Charleston
Freeport
Washington
Carrington
Slayden and
Garner
Corps of Engineers
Slayden
Chief of Engineers
Charles S. Riche
Aransas
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Booster Testimony
Richmond Pa woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after serious nervous and internal troubles. She reports improved sleep and relief after two bottles and urges other women to try the remedy, noting forty years of female testimonials and nationwide demand.
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Richmond
Lydia E. Pinkham
Colonel Riche Asked to Send the Sabine Dredge
A message states he should seek Colonel Riche to dispatch the Sabine dredge at once. The request includes a copy of Congressman Slayden's telegram. Otto Riehe, undertaker, 177 North ve Private chapel, Phones 341, carries the ad.
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Colonel Riche
Congressman Slayden
Otto Riehe
North Ve
Rocking chair sought for tubercular girl at charity
The Associated Charities seeks a rocking chair for a girl suffering from tuberculosis who has only a hard straight chair. Her parents are elderly and poor, barely making ends meet, and she endures long days with little comfort. She described the straight chair as tiresome.
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Associated Charities
Farmers' Union of Texas In Session
Delegates from the Farmers' Union of Texas, about 800 strong, arrive in Houston for a three day session to discuss marketing and handling of crops with emphasis on cotton. East Texas district executive committee acts on local matters as President W D Lewis presides and various district leaders attend.
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Houston
Tex
Farmers’ Union of Texas
East Texas District Farmers’ Union
Ben Campbell
E. A. Calvin
Harris County
W. P
Elite Hair Dressing Parlors Advertisement Switches
An advertising blurb promises combings turned into hair switches and transformations with guaranteed workmanship. It lists Elite Hair Dressing Parlors at 408 Conroy Building and blends in an adjacent Luna Park restaurant ad offering any desired meals.
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Conroy
Vitalitas health tonic touted as nature’s vitality
An advertisement extols Vitalitas as a pure natural tonic found in Texas beds, claiming it revitalizes worn tissues and restores vigor for stomach liver kidney and blood It describes its extraction like gold refining and urges readers to try a dose of one tea spoonful in water and buy at Wagner's drug store 407 E Houston St and from all druggists
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South
Texas
Wagner's Drug Store
E. Houston St
Best Offer Guess for Perfection Lard Ad Copy
A bold sales line proclaims readers deserve the best and urges asking for it to obtain perfection in lard advertisements. The fragment hints at promotional urgency and product quality without full context or dates.
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Hudson
Detroit
the Hudson CO
WM. Steinhardt
Wayne A. Hearne
Sales
Mgr
View
Robert A. Law
University of Texas
White Forse Tavern
State Bank
Trust CO
Guaranty Fund Bank
Port Aransas Harbor
Wowan
N. Bdwy
N.Y
Frank Bros
Luna Park
Onty-Two
Chalmers
J. C. B. Detroit
Alamo Auto Sales Co
Bedell Building
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