Golfers Do Their Bit by Fining Themselves for Foozles
The New York Newspaper Golf Club proposes golfers pay small penalties for misplays to raise funds for soldiers and their dependents. Penalties range from one cent to five cents for various faults, with special classes for water hazards and other infractions. The plan encourages nationwide participation and donations of periodicals, tobacco, clothing, and cash to aid service members and families.
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Tion
Brackenridge Park
New York
Golf Club
America
Advertising Solves Court Etiquette for Bootsellers Daughter
A young American woman wished for presentation at the Saxon king's court. Officials objected due to her social standing as the daughter of a retail bootseller. She sent a cable home, and her father replied with a quip about advertising. She was then presented as the daughter of an eminent philanthropist.
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Berlin
Saxony
Library display promotes patriotism with American‑minded reads
A Carnegie Library plans a patriotic shelf featuring works such as The Stakes of Diplomacy by Walter Lippman and The World Crisis and Its Meaning by Felix Adler. The display also includes books on military science and the Monroe Doctrine, plus a flags poster with allied and U S ensigns.
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Carnegie Library
Walter Lippman
James Bryce
Felix Adler
A. Bullard
Germany
United States
Will Nourish Ideals Plan From Commission
A new national commission for historical service develops a systematic plan to keep American ideals before the public through newspapers, articles on present conditions framed by American history, lectures, and pamphlet distribution. Miss Elizabeth West, Carnegie Librarian, has received the commission's outline in a letter detailing the intent.
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National Commission For Historical Service
Elizabeth West
Carnegie
Always Reliable Kidney Remedy Ad by Druggist Chris L. Stumpf
A 1916 advertisement from Algiers Louisiana features Dr Kilmer Swamp Root praised by pharmacist Chris L Stumpf. The letter extols its value for kidney liver and bladder ailments and endorses the remedy for customers seeking relief.
Prove What Kilmer Will Do For You Sample Offer
Letter to Dr Kilmer and Co Binghamton NY urges sending ten cents for a sample size bottle. It promises a booklet on kidneys and bladder and mentions The San Antonio Daily Light. Regular fifty cent and one dollar bottles available at drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
San Antonio Daily Light
Nation calls for public cooperation in publicity drive
A letter urges local channels of publicity to coordinate with the commission. It proposes periodic newspaper articles by eminent historians and the distribution of pamphlets and lecturer tours. Notable supporters include Dr. J Franklin Jameson, Dr. Frederick J Turner, and Gaillard Hunt among others.
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Tive
J. Franklin Jameson
Bureau of Historical Research
Carnegie Institution
Washington
Frederick J. Turner
Harvard University
Gaillard Hunt
Library of Congress
County Board of Equalization Meeting Notice 1917
The Bexar County Commissioners Court will sit as a Board of Equalization on May 14 1917 to inspect correct and approve the Assessor of Taxes lists and books. Frank R. Newton County Clerk certifies the notice dated May 3 1917 in San Antonio Texas.
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Bexar County
Texas
A. D
San Antonio
Mail delays hit Kerrville Junction trade, letter says
Henry Hirshberg of the Jobbers and Manufacturers' League warns Postmaster General Burles that curtailment of postal facilities between Kerrville and Junction has slashed daily mail to three times a week. Journaled routing via Menard and Fort Worth lengthens delivery, forcing Junction merchants to shift business to Worth.
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San Antonio
Kerrville
Sap
Junction
Albert S. Burles
Henry Hirshberg
The
Jobbers and Manufacturers’ League
Wort Worth
Kerr- Ville
Menard
Frisco Road
Hirshberg
Brady
Fort Worth
Trade Drift Shifts to Fort Worth and Dallas
Local businessmen in the Junction territory divert much of their trade to Fort Worth and Dallas, signaling a shift in commercial flow. The move reflects broader regional economic competition affecting town merchants and customer access.
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Junction Territory
Fort Worth
Dallas
Peacock School cadets hold graduation exercises at Wolff and Marx
The Peacock School cadets will graduate at Wolff and Marx auditorium Friday at 4 PM. The public is invited to attend this formal ceremony, marking the completion of the cadets' program. A column follows reflecting on a political remark about burning people in effigy and fuel costs.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Ar
Telephone Shock Brings Farmer Joyful Revelation
A stormy afternoon leads a rural farmer to dial his distant wife via a neighbor's phone. He cheers the voice as Jane, then a lightning strike jolts him, but he recovers and exclaims that the call indeed connects to Jane.
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Jane
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