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Travis
Ford
Vitalitas Promoted Across Texas In Health Interviews
A compilation of interviews from Texas residents and officials touts Vitalitas as a cure for chronic ailments and rheumatic, nervous, liver, and kidney ills. Notable quotes praise weight gain and relief after long-standing suffering, with claims from a Texas banker, a secretary, a treasurer, a minister, and a stockman. Vitalitas is advertised as sold by druggists across the state.
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Texas
Dallas
Henry A. Hodge
W. P. Southland Life Insurance Co
Vitalitas
el Pa
Austin
H. L. Watson
Baptist Church
San Antonio
R. F. Greer
Stockman
Dunning Ave
Reversing the Order. Acrobat and Soubret clash over a skillet
The Acrobats question who will throw knives and battle axes at his 29 wines. The Soubret states he will be laid up for a couple of weeks. The Acrobat asks about an accident. The Soubret clarifies his wife struck him with a skillet.
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Bis
For Your Child's Sake Liquid Shu Make Ad
An advertisement claims a remedy named Liquid Shu Make stops a child kidney trouble during sleep. It promises guaranteed results after two doses and refunds if not effective, with 25c bottles available through druggists.
Railroads face $1.25 billion yearly capital need for growth
Alfred P. Thom told the congressional railroad investigating committee that railroads require about 1.25 billion dollars annually for the next decade to expand facilities. He urged federal regulation to replace fragmented state control and cited taxation and interstate issues as hindrances to financing and growth.
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Washington, D. C
Alfred P. Thom
Railway Executives Advisory Committee
Congressional Railroad Investigating Committee
Thom
Mr. Thom
New York Central
Illinois
New York
Ohio
Indiana
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Roosevelt Leads Claimed Revolution Against Wilson
El Democrata reports Roosevelt headed a revolution to overthrow President Wilson, citing a Chihuahua City dispatch dated Mexico City. The piece casts the rumor as a yellow press canard and notes officials and diplomats doubt its truth while the American ambassador in Washington seeks confirmation.
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EL Paso
Tex
Theodore Roosevelt
Wilson
el Democrata
Chihuahua City
Mexico City
Roosevelt
Washington
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Mother of Four
Lincoln Illinois reader Mrs T F Cloud credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with improving her health during a hot season and aiding a 14 pound newborn. She notes prior positive experiences with the remedy for herself and her mother and urges expectant mothers to seek its aid with free confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lincoln, Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
T. F. Cloud
North Gulick Ave
Decatur
Mrs. Cloud
Try This If You Have Dandruff
A home remedy claims four ounces of plain liquid anion dissolves dandruff overnight. Apply at night to moisten the scalp, rub in gently, and multiple applications will remove all signs of dandruff and stop itching. Liquid arvon is available at drug stores and is inexpensive.
No Coal Forces Natchez Streetcars to Halt Service
Natchez Miss November 24 officials of the local power company say a coal shortage forced the shutdown of street car service today. The stoppage affects all lines as crews await fuel supplies and power restoration.
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Natchez
Talking Machines and the Early Phonograph Inventions
The article traces the 1887 Berliner gramophone patent dated November 8 and notes Edison’s 1877 phonograph foundation. It places Fenby’s 1863 mechanical music device as an early phonograph concept and acknowledges earlier, less successful 1747 projections. Edison’s later refinements gave the modern phonograph its core form.
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Emil Berliner
Berliner
Fenby
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Look at Childs Tongue for Sick Dogs and Fevers
Warning about infant illness signs and using California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children and adults. The ad urges checking tongue coating, offers a 50 cent bottle, and warns against counterfeit products and non genuine makers.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
German Home Army Enlists Men 17 to 60 for War Work
Berlin dispatch reports plans for a civil labor service bill to mobilize all German males aged 17 to 60 not in active service. The measure, to be placed before parliament, allows voluntary enlistment but authorizes compulsory enrollment if needed, with districts assigning workers to war industries and essential services.
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Berlin
Sayville
Reichstag
Helfferich
Ways and Means
War Office
Germany's Labor Mobilization Bill Debated in Reichstag
Amsterdam dispatch reports Secretary von Loebell opening Germany's auxiliary service bill debate. It would mobilize all men aged 17 to 60 for military or other war work, affecting about three million more for various services, framing the conflict as a war of political economy. The minister notes a shift from labor shortage to mobilization need.
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London
von Loebel
Amsterdam
Reuter
Reichstag
von Loebell
Russians Lose the Imperatritsa Maria
Russia announces the loss of the dreadnaught Imperatritsa Maria sunk by an internal explosion. About two hundred crew are missing after the 1914 vessel of 22 500 tons with a crew near one thousand.
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Dreadnaught
Petrograd
London
Russia
Berlin
Sulina
Perodossia
Danube
Gallant Fight to Save Ship in Russian War Loss
Petrograd reports the Imperatritsa Maria suffered a forward magazine fire on October 20 followed by an explosion and rapid flare into petrol tanks. Officers and crew fought bravely to localize the effects, with efforts described as gallant amid the spreading blaze.
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London
Reuter
Petrograd
Imperatritsa Maria
Lambswool Batts Sale at Special 89 Cents A Pound
Boxed lambswool batts offered at 89 cents per pound for making quilts, a special price from regular quality at one dollar. Second Floor sale feature.
Vessel sinks under command of Kois chak during operation
Vice Admiral Kois chak personally took command aboard the vessel but it sank shortly after 7 o clock. Most crew saved. 149 sailors missing and 64 dead from burns. The ship lies in shallow water with the bridge one yard below water, offering hope for refloating and repair in a few months.
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Mander
Koischak
Didn't Dare Refuse Little Harry Kissed Too Often
A brief fragment describes Little Harry who disliked being kissed and endured repeated kisses. The scene shifts to an evening at the picture palace where, instead of his favorite cowboy and Indian films, an unspecified change disrupts his routine.
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Harry
Picture Palace
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Tse
E. Houston Street
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