Valuation Placed On Many Buildings In City Districts
San Antonio measures 16 000 of 56 000 buildings for taxation under the Somers system. Inspectors report building character age and condition to assign values. A meeting of property owners in the Buena Vista to Flores district discussed valuations with about 100 attendees, mostly Mexican, aiming for fair tax rolls. A second district meeting for Laurel Heights is set for Friday at City Hall with expectations of a large turnout.
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San Antonio
Council Chamber
Buena Vista
Dolorosa
Comal
Parral
South Laredo
West Cevallos
South Flores
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Fast Relief
A vintage advertisement promises quick relief from congestion and cold symptoms. It endorses taking a dose every two hours for three doses, claiming rapid relief of stuffed nostrils headaches feverishness and throat soreness, with a low 26 cent price at drug stores.
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Grippe
Pape
May Extend Parcel Post and Postal Budget Forecast
Washington November 26 estimates totaling 306 million dollars for the postal service next fiscal year have been submitted by Postmaster General Burleson to Congress. The amount would mark the greatest yearly appropriation if enacted. Hearings on parcel post provisions and related bills will be held by the House Post Office Committee next week. The estimates foresee extending parcel post and note it contributed to a four and a half million dollar surplus in the just completed year.
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Washington, D. C
Postal Service
Burleson
Congress
Postoffice Department
Moon
House Committee On Post Offices
Parcel Post Service
House to tackle grain and cotton exchange regulation
Regulation of the grain and cotton exchanges of the country is planned for the next session. Chairman Lever of the House committee on agriculture says the committee will take up legislation to regulate these exchanges as soon as the agricultural appropriation bill is disposed of, aiming to make business fair to all.
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Washington, D. C
House
Lever
House Committee On Agricultur
Health and Beauty Secrets by Mrs. Mae Martyn
A column of home remedies for hair loss and dull complexions. Advice includes ecanthrox shampoo for scalp health, delatone for unwanted hair, parnus and spur max tonics for weight and skin care, quinzain hair tonic, crystal eye tone, almogain jelly cream for wrinkles, and kardene tonic for liver and kidneys.
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Mrs. Mae Martyn
Pearl Bargain Turns to Pawn And Back to Hope
Helen Curtis and Warren wrestle with a lost pearl pendant worth far more in sentiment than price. A pawn shop valuation confirms a modest cash offer, while a note from Mrs. Stevens reveals she may keep the lavalier and rework it into a pendant ring, leaving the couple unsure of their fate.
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Mabel Herbert Urner
Mrs. Stevens
Helen
Warren
Mrs. Barclay
de Maupassant
Nora
Little St
Emily Stevens
Stevens
Heavy Meat Eaters Have Slow Kidneys
An authority warns that regular meat consumption overworks kidneys by creating uric acid. Stop meat, take four ounces of Jad Salts daily to flush kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and prevent bladder and related health issues. The remedy is inexpensive and widely safe, promoting clean, active kidneys.
Agricultural Demonstrators Bill to Be Reported Next Week
The Lever agricultural extension bill to employ agricultural demonstrators will be reported to the House next week by the House committee on agriculture. The report has already been authorized.
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Washington, D. C
Lever
Agricultural Department, Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
House
House Committee On Agriculture
Fire destroys Woods block in Akron business district
A blaze in Akron's Woods block caused an estimated $500,000 loss. Two firemen were injured, one seriously, and the fire's cause was not determined.
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Akron
Remarkable Ergo Kolo Remedy Praised by Women
A series of testimonials from women across the United States claim Ergo Kolo relieves long standing menstrual suppression and painful periods within 3 to 6 days. The ad promotes single and double strength bottles priced at 1.59 and 2.00 respectively and offers free literature from the Ladies Booklet of Advice.
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Sherlin
Minn
Ingfisher
Okla
Hightown
N. J
Kansas City
Lewisville
8. C
Tuxedo Tobacco Promoted With Polish and Pride
An old advertisement extols Tuxedo tobacco as superior in Texas markets. It claims exclusive access to high grade Finnietwapeet mellow Burley leaf from Kentucky, promising a class apart from other brands and appealing to pipe and rolling enthusiasts. Bud Fisher is cited as a detector of popular trends.
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Lone Star State
Texas
Kaintuck
Tobacco choice statement from Tanai trade chatter
Fragmentary line shows an individual expressing preference for a tobacco brand or blend and considering it as their personal choice. Context and full meaning are unclear.
Tuxedo Dealers Listed Across San Antonio</T:>
A long OCR list details numerous San Antonio tuxedo and drugstore dealers with addresses along East Commerce Street Main Plaza Houston Street and surrounding streets. Names include Amantea Keene Wagner Haecker Hessell Druggists and cigar stores such as Louis Cigar Store and United Cigar Stores Co with multiple intersections and venues noted.
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Eugene Amantea
Main Plaza
George Keene
Military Plaza
Amigo del Pueblo
Matamoros
San Saba Street
H. L. Wagner
Houston Street
United Cigar Stores Co
I. A. Victor
Houston St. Louis
Castinelli Bros
Houston St. Wagner's Pharmacy
Avenue C
H. Haeck
H. F. Wosnig
J. Scarmato
P. Langsdorf
East Commerce
Louis’ Cigar Store
B. Hoenschmeyer
E. Commerce
Louis Martin
Commerce Reet
Appman Drug Store
E. Commerce St
F. V. Alter
Garden Street
J. M. Johnson & Co
Commerce Street
Morris Block & Co
Royal Cigar Stand
E. Houston Street
Milburn Bros. Drege Co
Houston
Main Avenue
Depot Pharmacy
W. Medina Street
F. A. Chapa
Commerce
A. LeCompte
A. Papanikola
E. Houston St
Stein & Salon
Executive Mansion Restored After Sayre Wilson Wedding
Washington news confirms the White House returns to normal after the Sayre and Wilson wedding. Intimates depart, decorations removed, flowers sent to hospitals, gifts packed to Williamstown. President Wilson resumes engagements as the couple wed in a quiet ceremony with officials and diplomats present.
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Washington, D. C
Francis Bowes Sayre
Wilson
Sayre
White House
Yres
Williamstown
Mass
Marine
Mendelssohn
New York Democrats to reorganize opposition to Tammany
The Anti-Tammany Jeffersonian Alliance will form a 250 member committee in New York City with 60 initial appointees. The group, which backed a fusion ticket in the recent city vote, plans a January meeting to adopt a platform calling for a short ballot and direct primaries reform.
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New York
Democratic Party
New York City
Tammany Hell
Anti-Tammany Jeffersonian Alliance
Massachusetts
Alabama Governor R W Cobb Dies at Woodlawn
R W Cobb former Alabama governor 1876 to 1880 died at his Woodlawn home from old age. Born February 25 1829 in Asheville he served as a Confederate Army captain under Bragg and Wheeler. He is survived by a widow and four children.
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Birmingham
Ala
R. W. Cobb
Alabama
Woodlawn
Asheville
Bragg
Wheeler
Healthy Wrinkle Free Skin From The Woman Beautiful
A simple inexpensive method can transform dull skin to a flower like radiance. Use one ounce of common mercorized wax applied like cold cream and removed in the morning. A bath with saxolite dissolved in alcohol and water enhances the effect.
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Lucy
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Dora
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