Senate acts on mobilization camp at Fort Sam Houston
Texas Senate adopts Harley resolution urging war department to consider a central mobilization camp at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. The Senate also passes bills on sheriff deputies, a $750,000 National Guard funding, and various public works while House moves several measures and schedules executive sessions.
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Austin
Tex
Senate
Harley
Texas
Congress
War Department
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
House
Washington
Pope
Corpus Christi
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Nueces Bay
Corpus Christi Bay
Texas National Guard
O’banion
City of
Colorado River
Cope
House Committee On Rules
Woods
Navarre
John Tarleton College
College of Industrial Arts
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Frank Swor
Tarrant County
Swor
Gets-It corn remover promises painless relief
Claiming simple quick effects Gets-It soothes toe corn pain after 2 to 3 drops dry quickly and allow immediate shoe wear. The product allegedly loosens and removes the corn with a painless shriveling death and is sold nationwide by E Lawrence Co and advertised by several San Antonio pharmacies and wholesalers.
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E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
San Antonio
C. E. Vytinohs
W. C. Burns & Co
Adolph Dreiss
H. Whisenant
Hughes Model Pharmean
McElroy’s
W. C. Kalteyer
Fischer's Drug Store
Herman A. Nestor
W. H. Grothavs
Gould daughter joins hospital contingent to Roumania
Lady Decies formerly Vivien Gould, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Jay Gould of New York, has joined the Scottish Women's Hospital Contingent. The unit sails for Roumania to provide medical care.
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George J. Gould
London
Decies
Lord Decies
Vivien Gould
George Jay Gould
New York
Womens’ Hospital
Roumania
Garden Commission Selects School Planting Plots
A Peoples' Conservation and Garden Commission panel formed by L. E. Wolfe, W. G. Hand, and Russell Hill picked vacant school-adjacent tracts for immediate vegetable planting by students. Planting should start soon as school groups organize and stockpile tools at campuses.
Helpful Hair Hints Parisian Sage promotes scalp health
A salon style notice extols Parisian Sage as a cheap hair treatment that prevents baldness and grayness. It claims benefits like dandruff control and reduced itching, with testimonials praising its effectiveness. The ad directs readers to buy from A. M. Fischer and druggists, stressing to obtain the genuine Giroux’s product with a guarantee.
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A. M. Fischer
Giroux
Chamber of Commerce heads to Austin for state conference
The party led by Edwin Chamberlain will travel to Austin on Friday to attend a general conference called by the Chamber of Commerce. They aim to secure broad cooperation from farmers in San Marcos to plant more food and feed crops.
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Ing
San Marcos
Edwin Chamberlain
Austin
Chamber of Commerce
Older men urged for central division corps enlistment
Chicago May 10 under supervision of W C Clay civilian secretary of the military Training Camps Association a bureau to encourage trained executives to enlist has been opened despite boards already having more than enough men for the four central division corps. They will have preference over younger less trained men.
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Chicago
W. C. Clay
The
Military Training Camps Association
Federal Shipping Board Purchases Seven Austrian Ships
The Federal Shipping Board announced it had bought seven Austrian merchantmen totaling 52,651 tons from American owners for 6,778,006 dollars. The vessels, held in American ports, will be repaired in a few months and placed in war emergency trade.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Shipping Board
Great friendships named by a teacher in Indianapolis News
A teacher asks a pupil to name three great friendships from history. The pupil replies David and Jonathan, Damon and Pythias, and Matt and Jeff, as quoted by the Indianapolis News.
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David
Jonathan
Damon
Pythias
Matt
Jeff
Indianapolis News
Rally at Yoakum to drum up Army recruits
A recruiting day rally will be held Friday at Yoakum with Capt. Claude V. Birkhead and the Yoakum mayor delivering speeches. Corporal Warren Chapman of the San Antonio recruiting office will lead the meeting, which is expected to draw a large crowd aided by a half holiday and town notices. Army postings also indicate openings in the quartermaster department for clerks and stenographers, with continued enlistment for regular ranks. Navy and Marine recruiting offices remain active in local offices to attract adventurous youths.
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Yoakum
Claude V. Birkhead
Warren Chapman
San Antonio
Quartermaster’s Department
Navy Recruiting Office
Post Office
Marine Corps Office
Conroy
E. M. Giles
Marines
Soldiers of the Sea
Navy
Co. O. Evans
Eight Men A Day For Skilled Trades Enlistment Push
Article notes efforts to recruit eight men daily focusing on mechanics ship carpenters boilermakers and other skilled trades. It highlights targeted enlistment campaigns and the importance of specialized labor for wartime or industrial needs.
Barbecue for Solons at Austin Dam
Legislators were entertained by citizens of Austin with a barbecue at the dam. Nearly two hundred people attended despite rain. Lawmakers rode to the dam by motor car and later enjoyed an old fashioned dance in a pavilion. This marked the second barbecue for legislators during the special session, following a prior event hosted by former State Senator T. H. McGregor.
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Austin
Tex
T. H. McGregor
Bread price hike in St. Louis bakeries advances
The American Baking Company of five major St. Louis bakeries announced a five cent loaf will no longer be baked in the city. The ten cent loaf will be double the size, with flour costs cited as the cause. Smaller bakeries are expected to follow. A German inventor presents a potato planter using hollow wheels to feed cut tubers into spades.
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ST. Louis
American Baking Company
Hunger demonstration turns serious in Hamburg travelers report
Danish press accounts via Copenhagen describe a hunger protest in Hamburg that drew troops and sparked a spontaneous outburst of indignation. The reports note the incident as serious but remain unconfirmed by other sources.
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Copenhagen
London
Hamburg
Drink Hot Water With Meals To Stop Stomach Disorders
A health note advises drinking hot water with meals to ease indigestion and stomach catarrh. It recommends a glass of hot water with a teaspoon of bisulated magnesia before each meal to improve digestion and blood flow to the stomach, noting the preparation is pleasant and not laxative.
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