Governor urges large turnout for Inland Waterway League meeting
The governor calls for strong support at the Interstate Inland Waterway League gathering in Corpus Christi on November 22 1917. He notes federal aid for canal construction across most of the route, except segments from Sabing Pace to Galveston and Corpus Christi to Brownsville.
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Austin
Tex
Hobby Hen
Texas
New Orleans
Brownsville
Interstate Inland Waterway League
Corpus Chaisii
Wid
Sabing Pace
Galveston
Corpus Curisti
Brownstille
Germans Fail of Alsatians in Efforts to Remain French
London dispatch argues that after 46 years under German rule Alsace and Lorraine still favor France. It likens German policy to a stern stepmother, detailing schooling, uniforms, and propaganda aimed at erasing French loyalty while many locals join French ranks or seek homeland memories.
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London Times Berle
Bheeler
Philadelphia
London
France
Alauce J
Lorraine
Germany
Shre
AML
Watt
von Keutern
Prussia
Armana House Mailure
la Alsace
Cordiary
Avenue of Foot Care Promises Quick Corn Removal
A Cincinnati authority touts fre ezone drops to relieve tender corns instantly. The remedy claims to dissolve both hard and soft corns with no inflammation, requiring a quarter ounce for lasting relief. The ad targets American women welcoming new high resis lines.
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Lees
Cinginnati
Emancipated communes hope for deliverance after war
A fragment discusses inhabitants of emancipated communes feeling relief as their nightmare ends and their provinces gain hope for deliverance. It questions German plans for a separate duchy in annexed provinces and hints at future constitutional shifts, referencing figures and places in a tense postwar context.
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France
Europe
von Bisslag
Calala
Basel
Retail Merchants Elect New Officers and Board
Harry Stone was elected president of the Retail Merchants Association, succeeding Nic Peters who did not seek re election. Adelah Grosso was re elected secretary. August Briam became vice president and Frank Weber was named treasurer. A board of directors includes Tam en Kapp H A Moss Ada Wolfson and others as the association reports 763 active members. The group discusses legitimate advertising sugar pricing and delivery rules with wholesalers favoring door delivery.
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Harry Stone
Retail Merchants’ Association
Nic Peters
Adelah Grosso
August Briam
Lewis
Frank Weber
John Kenney
Tamen Kapp
H. A. Moss
Ada Wolfson
BL. Weller
W. M. Morson
O. C
Robitsch
S. N. Burdin
DP. G. Incas
Ben Varga
Grasso
Fia
Letter to Repington Viesische Lips Abuses Germ Army
A London Times service summary reports a dispatch from Amsterdam stating Belamann, a Vossische military correspondent, writes an open letter to the Times accusing Coronel Repington of insult and misrepresentation of the German army. He questions alleged German setbacks and asserts Germany remains victorious with advantages gained. The piece reflects on wartime propaganda and counterclaims.
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London Times
Cabie
Antonia Light
Ludner
The
Public Ledger
London
Amsterdam
Vossische
Belamann
Timea
Coronel Repington
Repington
Venetis
Sassmann
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Mola
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Columbia Graphophone Company
New York
Grauch
HOBBY
Ron-de-Voo Park
Queen Anne Court
Alamo Heights
Page & Shaw’s, Incorporated
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Kultur
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Avenue 1
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Woman's Club
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Moes
Umattangoga
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Sion
Washer’s
Washer
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Washer Bros.co
Alamo and Commerce
Taylor
Lughchaine
Tate
Louisville Courier-Journal
Dollar Auto Livery
Dodge Bros
Swift’s Premium
Swift
U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
United States
Swift & Company
USA
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