Vitalitas touted as cure in Texas claims
An advertisement in a Texas paper features a woman joking about suing over grocery bills while praising Vitalitas. The copy claims the product cleanses the liver purifies blood dissolves toxins and restores vigor. It promises cures for indigestion rheumatism catarrh and kidney issues and urges readers to visit Agner Drug Store at 407 East Houston Street.
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Vitalitas
Texas
Agner Drug Store
East
Houston Street
Autoists Lad's Target in Air Gun Shooting Incident
Charles R. Southwell of San Antonio Blue Print Supply Company was shot in the right cheek by a 7 year old boy, John Stricker Jr. The incident occurred at 8 o clock near Stricker’s store on South street while Southwell rode in an automobile with his wife and baby. He received medical treatment at a drug store and the bullet was later removed at Kenney sanitarium. The victim urged laws to curb indiscriminate air gun shooting.
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Charles R. Southwell
San Antonio
College Street
John Stricker Jr
Mr. Southwell
Stricker
South Street
Paint Devoe Fares Better And Costs Less Over Time
Cheap paint costs less money upfront yet lasts twice as long as middling options. Over a project the can or keg costs more, but fewer gallons are needed, saving labor and wages by about a quarter to a third. Moody & Hormann endorse Devoe for durability.
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Devoe
Moody & Hormann
Battle for Freedom Boer War drama at Wigwam Theater
The two part photoplay Battle for Freedom debuts at Wigwam Theater No 2. Director George H Medford of Kalem Company uses lessons from the 1899 1900 South Africa hostilities. Colonel C Rhys Pryce helps plan with militia in authentic uniforms and hundreds of Boer costumes. University Four sing new tunes.
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Wigwam Theater
George H. Medford
Kalem Company
South Africa
C. Rhys Pryce
Cer
Kalem
University
It Quenches Thirst Horsford's Acid Phosphate Teaspoonful
A brief notice touts Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a superior thirst quencher. It claims dissolving a teaspoon in water yields a sweeter, more refreshing drink than lemonade.
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Horsford
Engineer sues railroad over anti blacklisting statute
Archer L. McVey files suit in Fifty seventh District Court against Southern Pacific Railroad claiming violations of the anti blacklisting Texas statute. He seeks 10000 for humiliation and 20000 for actual damages after being discharged on November 26 1912 and given two service letters deeming him unsatisfactory and dismissed. The letters allegedly prevent future employment as McVey must show them to obtain work.
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Texas
Fifty-seventh District
Archer L. McVey
Southern Pacific Railway
McVey
Clergyman Praises Eckmans Alterative Promise
Amenia New York testimony from E H Cowles shows dramatic TB recovery after taking Eckmans Alterative. Pastor Rev J J Cowles endorses the account as evidence of the remedy’s efficacy for throat and lung ailments and general upbuilding. Eckmans Alterative claims no narcotics or habit forming drugs and is sold through local agents.
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E. H. Cowles
J. J. Cowles
Presbyterian Church
Eckman
A. M. Fischer
Eckman Laboratory
Philaelphia
Graduation of June class at Main Avenue High
The June 1918 Main Avenue High School class will be the largest in the school’s history with about 116 diplomas issued at Beethoven Hall on Tuesday evening June 3. Three senior girls compete for salutatory and valedictory honors as 75 girls and 35 boys pursue graduation amid ambitious commencement plans.
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Main Avenue
Beethoven Hall
John A. Smith
Ruth Bingaman
Mildred Taylor
Walter Beard
Elsa Berg
Edward Byrd
Bernice Duggan
Arthur Jones
First Presbyterian Church
S. H. C. Burgin
Turner Hall
Texas
San Antonio
Luther Bickett
Normandy
Roy Hawk
Frederick Terrell
I and G N Asks Rehearing In County Case
In Austin on May 22 the International and Great Northern Railway Company filed a motion for rehearing in the Supreme Court against Anderson County. The case concerns a headquarters removal decision favorable to Anderson County made two weeks earlier by the court. Judge Dabney represented the railway company.
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Austin
Tex
Supreme Court
International & Great Northern Railway Company
Anderson County
Dabney
Ithe International
Death of longtime San Antonio resident Mrs Heitgen at 85
Mrs Anna Barbara Heitgen 85 a longtime San Antonio resident died suddenly at 9 20 this morning at 320 Live Oak street while family and church connections note her as a devout member of St Josephs Catholic Church. She came from Germany with her husband and the couple celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in 1906 surviving are her husband two sons four daughters eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild along with other relatives. Funeral services will be held at St Josephs Church with burial in the family plot.
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Anna Barbara Heitgen
San Antonio
Live Oak Street
Heltgen
Charles
Herman
el Paso
A. H. Shafer
A. A. Gittinger
Jacob Weisler
Frank Judd
Heitgen
T. V. Neal
Pros_ Hill Baptist Church
City Cemetery No. 4
Business Women Guests at St Louis Event
Members of the Business Woman's Club of the YWCA will be met at the car line and taken to Miss M Eleanor Brackenridge's home for an evening with supper on the galleries. Graham Dow dell will discuss Safe Investments for Business Women while guests Miss Elizabeth Sweets and Mrs C H Perry may speak. They stay with Mrs Kate G Frank at 318 Dwyer Avenue.
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Business Woman's Club
Young Woman's Christian Association
M. Eleanor Brackenridge
Miss Brackenridge
Graham Dowdell
Elizabeth Sweets
St. Louis
C. H. Perry
City
Kate G. Frank
Dwyer Avenue
Arsenic Bait Used By Texas Farmers Against Grasshoppers
In Wichita Falls Texas on May 22 farmers report heavy grasshopper swarms threatening wheat and oats. They prepare a syrup using arsenic by the barrel to combat the pests with the pest control method and discuss the scope of the outbreak.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Tornado Injures Family in Wolfe City Area
Near Wolfe City Texas last night a small tornado blew J A Bogan his wife and two children 200 yards from their home. All were seriously injured as the storm caused 5000 dollars in damage confined to the Bogan property.
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Greenville
Tex
Wolfe City
J. A. Bogan
Bogan
Brock Granted One-Week Respite for Hanging
Governor Colquitt approved a seven day reprieve for Henry Brock, sentenced to death, giving him time to study the case. Hanging remains set for May 30 after the brief delay.
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Brock
Austin
Tex
Overnor Colquitt
Henry Brock
County Budget Aims at Hospital Juvenile Home and Roads
County Judge James R. Davis outlines a 1913 14 budget plan including a new county hospital, juvenile probation officers, juvenile care arrangements, a bridge fund to replace wooden bridges with concrete, road crews, and a new county poorhouse on a farm site. He notes potential county patient care arrangements with the city and seeks funds at least one hundred thousand dollars for road work.
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James R. Davis
Davis
Bexar County
George D. Marshall
Leader vows juvenile home if funds allow
The speaker expresses a desire to help steer boys onto the right path and keep them there. They pledge to build a juvenile home if funding is secured, or otherwise arrange alternative measures to care for and manage the youths.
A Dash of Irish by W F McCaleb in Adventure June
W F McCaleb president of West Texas Bank and Trust Co publishes A Dash of Irish in Adventure June. Eugene P Lyle Jr assisted in rewriting. the tale is set in Vera Cruz in 1810 and centers on a Irish-descended Spanish governor, his revolutionary son, the port captain, his daughter, and a villainous superior officer.
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W. F. McCaleb
West Texas Bank and Trust Company
Eugene P. Lyle Jr
McCaleb
Mr. McCaleb
Mexico
Aaron Burr
Mr. Lyle
Vera Cruz
France
Screen doors and windows by Sam Speir Hdw Co
Sam Speir Hardware Co successors to E L Hofheinz at 219 Losoya Street offer screen doors and windows for homes and commercial buildings with a focus on quality and service.
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Sam Speir Hdw. Co
E. L. Hofheinz
Losoya Street
Hayne Debating Club to Hold Annual Banquet
Hayne Debating Club at Main Avenue High School will close the term with a banquet tonight at the St. Anthony Hotel. New officers include Fred Goeth president Gilbert Lang vice president Robert Field secretary Elmer Luter treasurer and George Cannon reporter. Retiring officers are Luther Bickett president Goeth vice president Elmer Luter secretary Walter Wolff treasurer Robert Field reporter and Principal W B Williams toastmaster. Guests include P H Swearingen and Judge S J Tayloe.
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Hayne Debating Club
Main Avenue High School
St. Anthony Hotel
Fred Goeth
Gilbert Lang
Robert Field
Elmer Luter
George Cannon
Luther Bickett
Walter Wolff
W. Db. Williams
P. H. Swearingen
8. J. Tayloe
Hardware dealers advertise summer trip rates and routes
Hardware of every description. Sam Speir Holn, Co. Successors to E. L. Hofheing, Simmer vacation 5 Suggestion: 1 C Call at I. & G. N. office, 401 Houston St., for Tow round trip rates to all summer reports, Quickest time to St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Speir Holn, Co
E. L. Hofheing
Losoya Street
Houston St
St. Louis
Geta IT Removes Corns In Seconds Says Ad
An advertisement touts GETS-IT as a quick corn remover claiming relief in about two seconds. It promises to vanish corns warts calluses and bunions without harming surrounding skin and notes it is sold by B Lawrence Co Chicago for 25 cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Lawrences Co
Chicago
One-Legged Suspect Sentenced For Lamp Theft
James Edmundson, a small Black youth, faced county court for stealing a buggy lamp. He explained his slow pace with crutches, and witnesses testified to the theft and chase. County Attorney Dan Lewis urged a minor penalty, and Judge Davis imposed half a day in jail after the lamp was recovered within half a block.
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James Edmundson
Dan Lewis
Lewis
Davis
Railway to Probe Austin Wreck That Claimed Lives
International and Great Northern officials will launch a strict inquiry into the headon collision near Kouns six miles from Austin. General manager Henry Martin says the wreck resulted from the passenger crew ignoring orders to wait for the stock train and the investigation will seek why those orders were disregarded.
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Austin
Tex
International & Great Northern Railway
Headon
Kouns
Henry Martin
The
International
Railroad Commission
Martin
Picnic Planned by Woodmen of the World Club
The annual Woodmen of the World local unit plans a picnic on June 6 at Sutherland. Members are invited to bring families and enjoy a day of fellowship and outdoor activities.
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Sutherland
San Antonio W O W Camp Picnic Plans Discussed
C C Chaffe announces a general committee will finalize outing details at Friday night meeting. Last year 1600 rail fares were paid with more attendance the year before. over two thousand are expected next month. Camps have chartered ten coaches and may add cars to depart early June 6.
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C. C. Chaffe
San Antonio
Doctor Baker Health and Beauty Q&A Page Headline
Dr Lewis Baker answers reader questions on catarrh dandruff hair loss thinness rheumatism cough digestion and sleep. He prescribes Vilane powder for catarrh three grain hypo nutlane tablets for anemia and gout relievers and a triopeptine stomach treatment among others.
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Lewis Baker
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