Texas Child Welfare Conference Reports Federal Aid Focus
Beaumont reports on the second day of the Child Welfare Conference as district presidents review maternal efforts for medical inspection in schools, child healthcare, and state legislation. They highlight federal child labor laws, tuberculosis aid, and a proposed tax-raising constitutional amendment for school funding.
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State Legislative Department
William E. Hawkins
Austin
Department of Legislation
Keating-Kenyon
Texas
Federal Children’s Bureau
Department
Wiliam Kent
House
Senate
Department of Labor
Jones
Washington
Casey
Pennsylvania
Howard Stoltzfus
Rural Life and Country School Committee
Pape's Diapepsia Promises Quick Stomach Relief
A bold ad touts Pape's Diapepsia as a rapid safe remedy for upset stomachs. It claims fast relief from indigestion sourness gas and discomfort and urges keeping a fifty cent box at home for accidental indiscretion.
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Pape
Meat and Urine Problems from Diet Spark Kidney Tip
An old health advisory claims meat forms uric acid that overworks kidneys. It recommends four ounces of rad Salts daily to flush acids and toxins, touting Jad Salts as a harmless lithia-water drink to prevent bladder irritation and kidney issues.
California Syrup of Figs Adverts Health Bulletin
A vintage household ad urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs to cleanse a child’s stomach and bowels. It describes signs of illness and promotes the product as a safe, tasty laxative for ages from babies to adults, urging readers to buy the genuine 50-cent bottle from the California Fig Syrup Company.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
German Real Estate Owners Hit Hard by War Strains
Berlin mayoral unrest fuels rent relief schemes as tenants gain government aid. A leading Berlin landlord laments vacant apartments rising, foreclosures impractical, and rents slashed as city promises to cover half the remaining rent. He condemns municipal interference and notes collapse of department stores and small shops amid wartime shortages.
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Berlin
Charlottenburg
City
England
Churches and schools face tax suits in San Antonio court
City Attorney George R. Gillette and Assistant Robert G. Harris filed several tax suits in the Thirty-seventh District Court on behalf of the San Antonio independent school district against St. Pauls Methodist Episcopal Church Trinity Methodist Church Prospect Hill Baptist Church Rev A W Garden and J B Martin trustee and others. Each case alleges unpaid taxes on specified lots from 1886 to 1915 involving churches or academies.
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Thirty-seventh District Court
George R. Gillette
Robert G. Harris
San Antonio
Trinity Methodist Church
New City
Pecan Street
Prospect Hill
Watch returned to preacher tied to San Antonio theft
Captain Caruthers reports locating the owner of a gold watch found with an anonymous theft note. The watch owner is Rev. J. Mason E. Weems, stationed at Brazoria, Texas. If identification stands, the watch will be returned.
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Tuleta
L. T. Worley
San Antonio
Menapapers
Cess
Caruthers
Kessler
Houston
J. Mason E. Weems
Brazoria
Tex
J. Mason E. E. Weems
Nelle Mason
Dea
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Ine
Earle Williams
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King Brothers
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