Episcopal Laymen to Organize West Texas League
A lay workers league for the Episcopal diocese of West Texas will be organized at 8 p.m. Wednesday in St. Mark's parish house to extend church influence. The organizing committee includes W. A. McDuffee, Frank James, C. C. Leel, Guy McFarland, Professor Howard, and N. C. Clark. Classes cover church extension, Sunday school, home, and social service work.
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Episcopal Diocese
West Texas
St. Mark’s
W. A. McDuffee
Frank James
St. Mark's Church
C. C. Leel
St. Luke's Church
Guy McFarland
Christ Church
Professor Howard
St. Paul's Church
N. C. Clark
St. John’s Church
Britain Denies Neutral Trade Harm in War Blacklist
Washington dispatch reports British foreign minister Viscount Grey defending Britain's trade blacklist as a municipal wartime measure. The note argues the move shortens the war and denies neutral rights violations while leaving room for further exchanges with the United States.
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Washington, D. C
America
Great Britain
State Department
Germany
United States
Viscount Grey
Britain
Nassau
Lord Russell
Bahamas
Dodson's Liver Tone Ad Promises Safe Liver Boost
A vintage ad urges readers to trade calomel for Dodson's Liver Tone promising a harmless, vegetable formula that cleanses the liver without griping or salivation. The pitch guarantees relief and a money back offer if not satisfied. It claims suitability for children and quick daytime vitality.
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Dodson
Drink Hot Water With Limestone Phosphate Morning Cure
A health claim urges drinking hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate before breakfast to flush stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It promises cleansing of toxins, improved breath headaches and energy, and recommends obtaining limestone phosphate from a pharmacist.
Lectures on Radium by Rice Institute Professor
Professor A Llewelyn Hughes of Rice Institute spoke to the San Antonio Scientific Society on the potentialities of radium. The talk, directed by the physics department, highlighted his Cambridge and London training and current Rice position. EF LeStourgeon will present the next lecture on November 24, topic The American City.
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A. L. Hughes
Rice Institute
A. Llewelyn Hughes
San Antonio Scientific Society
Department of Physics
Hughes
Cambridge University
England
Emanuel College
McKinnon
Royal Seciety of London
Cavendish Laboratory
Cambridge
EF. G. LeStourgeon
Health Survey of Austin Water Initiated by State Health Dept
The State Health Department is conducting a complete survey of Austin's water source with completion expected by December 1. A Colorado River watershed map covering 28 000 square miles accompanies the effort. The work follows concerns over contamination of the Austin water supply and aims to ensure future purity.
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Austin
Tex
State Health Department
Colorado River
Hurdleston Says Election Assured
Austin telegram reports Charles H. Hurdleston member of the railroad commission just back from north Texas declares the election is assured and predicts favorable results. He spoke after returning from a trip outlining political sentiment in the region.
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Hurdleston
Austin
Teen
Charles H. Hurdleston
The
Railroad Commission
North Texas
Winter Hats In Many New Styles
Between five and twelve fifty the shop offers new and smart winter hats. Velvet and hatter’s plush styles appear in white black and mixed tones. Many fashionable options priced from five dollars to twelve fifty on the third floor.
Jap Thorne Seen As Railroad Commissioner Winner
The piece asserts Jap Thorne will succeed the late Judge W. D. Williams and defeat C. E. Gilmore, with Gilmore’s post election contest unlikely to change the outcome. Gilmore warned of contest if illegal Hurdleston voting occurred, but anticipates no challenge if Hurdleston’s conduct is proper.
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W. D. Williams
Jap Thorne
C. E. Gilmore
Gilmore
Thorne
Tion Gilmore
Dallas
Hurdleston
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Washington
Walter Hines Page
London
Gillette Safety Razor Company
Boston
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Saul Wolfson
Home Journal and McCall Patterns
Horlick
Greater San
Cad
Bailey Merienda
the Menger
Telephone Crockett
Edwin H. Lee
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