Castro Proposes Land Grants Amid Friction With Prince Solms
The article recounts Henry Castro's Texas colonization efforts in 1844, detailing his July journey to San Antonio with Louis Huth, the reception by colonists, and a public appeal to labor and unity. It notes competition from Prince Solms and Castro’s negotiations with John McMullen, plus Castro’s August 12 and 20 proclamations offering land, homes, stock, and labor terms to settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Castroville
San Antonio
Prince Solms
Fredericksburg
Henry Castro
Castro
A. J. Sowell
Washington
Brazos
Louis Huth
Genoa
Antonio Lockmar
Don Antonio
Government of
Europe
Jeanette Marie
Antwerp
Galveston
Jack Hays
Texas Ranger
Captain Hays
Medio Creek
John James
Potranco
James Dunn
Medina River
Medina
Quihi Lake
Hondo Creek
Rio Seco
Seco
Hondo
John McMullen
McMullen
Vanderlip
Germany
Fisher
Corvane
New Orleans
California Syrup of Figs Promises Safe Child Cleansing
A vintage warning urging mothers to use California Syrup of Figs to quickly relieve a sick constipated child. It touts the product as a harmless, delicious laxative that clears foul waste and restores energy, with directions on bottle usage and emphasis on obtaining the genuine California Fig Syrup Company version.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
California Fig Syrup Company
Clean Living Makes Progress
The essay argues that hygienic living, proper disposal of waste, and cleanliness reduce disease and uplift society. It cites drops in death rates, longer lifespans since the 19th century, and lower yellow fever deaths after port cleanups, praising modern sanitary science as civilizational progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woods Hutchinson
M. D
Ingersoll
Bright
London
Havana
Caribbean
Central
South America
Texans Invited to Join War Ambulance Corps Near Verdun
Richard Norton commanding the American Volunteer Motor Ambulance Corps appeals to Texans to join as noncombat rescuers. The corps supports French divisions, driving ambulances, aiding wounded, and facing risk behind enemy lines. Applicants must be healthy, hardy, 25 to 50, good-tempered, and able to drive well, with Michael Mills of New York cited as an exemplar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Norton
American Volunteer Motor Ambulance Corps
Verdun
Norton
Eliot Norton
New York
America
American Red Cross
United States
Neuilly
American Legion
Somme
American Aviation Legion
Belgium
Mr. Norton
Philip C. Mills
New York City
Samuel L. Mills
United States Army
Mills
Brancardiers
Red Cross
Paris
Berlin
Papes Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
A vintage sales blurb touts Pape's Cold Compound as fast relief for nasal congestion sneezing headache and sore throat. It claims three doses every two hours clears the head and stops discharge with no side effects and a pleasant taste for 25 cents at drug stores.
Children and Their Sleep
Advice on bedtimes for children from infancy through adolescence emphasizing early bedtimes, avoiding draughts, safe sleeping positions, and the shift to darkness as imagination grows. Mentions Bryn Mawr College girl students now have military corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryn Mawr College
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Cal's
Whistler
Rector Street
Pape
Xmas
Jew Raean
VUACS
Alamo Plaza
South
Piedmont
Oliggaile Myers Fobooce Ox
Jamestown Wharf
Virginia
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