Vitalitas credited with curing long illness of Houston man
Eight years ago Harris of 1719 Seventh Street, Waco, a prominent Houston merchant, became invalid after typhoid aftereffects. He sold his business and suffered pain from varicose glands. Thirty days on Vitalitas reportedly restored strength, reduced foot swelling, and improved skin color. The notice promotes Vitalitas as a cure for digestive, liver, kidney, and blood issues and invites a sample at Wagner Drug Store, 407 East Houston Street.
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Howell Harris
Seventh Street
Waco
Houston
Harris
Vitalitas
Wagner * Drug Store
East
Houston Street
Farmers Meet at Bastrop Lectures by Kane and Neill
Commissioner of Agriculture Kane and J W Neill director of farmers institutes have gone to Bastrop to deliver lectures at the farmers institute there and will visit several points in the district afterward.
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Bastrop
Austin
Tex
Kane
J. W. Neill
Farmers Institutes
Farmers’ Institute
Aged Nun Dies in St. Louis Visitation Convent
Sister Juliana aged 80 and mother superior of the Visitation convent in St. Louis died late last night after 55 years as a nun. She led the convent for eight years and was a respected figure in the local church community.
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St. Louis
Juliana
Visitation Convent
Ortiz Murder Described by Deputy Buck
Deputy Buck details Ortiz murder as cases may be disposed of before court adjourns next week. A venue change to LaSalle county for a term of district court after adjournment is likely, then Webb county. Walls believes transferring cases to match court dates in these counties will enable several trials.
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LaSalle County
Webb County
Walls
Quick Action Expected On The Tariff Bill
The tariff bill’s prompt signing by President Wilson is anticipated to trigger swift action. Vast quantities of foreign-made merchandise already imported will flood markets in New York and major centers nationwide. Goods held in bonded warehouses await admission under lower rates, with New York alone showing in bond value of 67.3 million dollars as of August 31.
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Wilson
New York
The
Journal of Commerce
Tolstoi Letters Publish Reveal Tender Bond With Wife
London reports Countess Tolstoi issues 565 letters from the late author. The Times says the correspondence shows Tolstoi kept affection for his wife to the end. Letters span from engagement to long years of marriage.
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London
Count Tolstoi
Tolstoi
Times
St. Petersburg
Health and Beauty Advice by Mrs. Mae Martyn
A reader receives home remedies for fat reduction with parnotis, hair removal using delatone, and tonics for hair health, scalp conditions, eye comfort, and liver skin issues. The advice includes recipes with parnotis, quinzain hair tonic, spurmax lotion, canthrox shampoo, crystal eye tonic, and kardene tonic for skin and overall wellbeing.
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Mae Martyn
Personal Skin Remedy Promises Quick Wrinkle Removal
The notice describes a home formula by Cora using aimozoin and glycerine to soften skin, reduce wrinkles, and whiten complexion. It suggests applying nightly and claims immediate visible effects. It mentions Mrs Martynis book Beauty priced at six dollars.
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Cora
Americans Urged to Quit Piedras Negras Across Rio
Riots are anticipated as Panico communities fear Federal passage of Sabinas. Carranzista sources warn of unfriendly U S policy toward the Constitutionalists. Reports say Federal reinforcements from Matamoros are en route, while General Jesus Carranza has left to meet them and escort them back to Sabinas.
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Washington
Sabinas
Piedras Negras
Matamoros
Jesus Carranza
Mexican Elections Postponement Hinted by Liberals
Washington dispatches report moves to delay Mexico's next month elections. Huerta favors power retention, while Francisco Vasquez Gomez argues next months vote would be illegal. Constitutionalists gain momentum amid Baratoran battle news and disputes over import of munitions and war supplies from the United States.
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Washington
D.C
Chamber of Deputies
Huerta
Francisco Vasquez Gomez
Mexico City
Baratoran
Castro
Constitutionalists
Treasury, State and Justice Departments
United States
San Antonio
New England
State Department
Large Power Plant Near Rosalito Abandoned
In Los Angeles on September 3, mining engineers R. Ji Dillon and E. P. Weinberg said construction of a large power plant near Rosalito, Chihuahua, valued at $400,000, has been abandoned due to Constitutionalist activities.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Rosalito
Chihuahua
R. Ji Dillon
8. P. Weinberg
Mexico
High Water Halts Train Service Across Lake Charles
Lake Charles La Sept 30 High water is expected to crest tomorrow bringing three more feet of rise. Wholesale district and saw mills are flooded. many homes on South Ryan Moss and Railroad avenues under water. Train service halted with only some eastbound Southern Pacific trains operating via ferry. Reports of loss of life unconfirmed due to communication outages. Electric plant flooded cutting power. city without streetcar service and waterworks.
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Lake Charles
Ryan Street
Moss Street
Railroad Avenue
Southern Pacific
Kansas
Railroad panel orders depot plan for Texarkana station
Acting on a Texarkana citizens complaint the railroad commission issued a special hearing notice to Texarkana and Fort Smith Railway. On Tuesday October 14 the commission will consider requiring depot facilities in Texarkana to accommodate travelers.
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Austin
Tex
Texarkana
Railroad Commission
Texarkana & Fort Smith Railway Company
Currency At Fairs Keep Senate Busy
Currency legislation dominates Senate action as White House and Capitol talks aim to resolve the administration currency bill. Senator Bristow doubts quick passage, predicting possible reports and large committee splits unless major changes occur. Charles A. Conant endorses the bill’s core principles, arguing paper money tied to bonds does not yield an elastic currency.
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Washington
Senate
Capitol
White House
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Owen
Shafroth
Bristow
Kansas
Congress
Senator Bristow
Reed
O’gorman
Hitchcock
Charles A. Conant
Philippines
Correct Clothes For Brides Shown Today At Joske’s
The living model fashion show at Joske Brothers displayed bridal outfits for brides and bridesmaids. Large crowds attended despite rain as professional models showcased evening, afternoon and street costumes with the event ending tomorrow after morning and afternoon parades.
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Joske Brothers
San Antonio
Colp Will Ignore Colquitt Plans on Good Roads Day
D E Colp, secretary of the Bexar County Highway League, says Governor Colquitt ignored good roads at first and vetoed measures but later proclaimed a November 6 road day. Colp plans to continue the project, coordinating with engineers and contractors to improve the road from the largest city to the state capital, with citizens contributing a day’s work or cash. He confirms ongoing efforts between here and Austin and will proceed despite the governor’s stance.
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D. E. Colp
Bexar County Highway League
Colquitt
Colp
Texas
Fort Stockton
San Angelo
Austin
Train wreck near Rostov kills forty, injures many
Brigands torn up rails near Rostov Russia causing a passenger train from Baku to Batum to derail. Forty people are dead and around a hundred are injured as six cars are wrecked in the disaster reported Sept. 30.
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Rostovv
Russia
Baku
Batum
Plan hinges on selling scheme or association dissolves
The Southern Truck Growers Association faces possible dissolution unless a new selling plan satisfying the membership is devised by directors. At a Chamber of Commerce meeting, President John H. Davis urged replacing the old plan, with directors from San Antonio, Asherton, and Laredo tasked to draft a feasible scheme for a called member meeting. If rejected or infeasible, the association will cease to exist.
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Southern Truck Growers’ Association
Chamber of Commercce
John H. Davis
Laredo
D. A. Walker
Joe Flory
William Dobrowolski
San Antonio
J. G. Sullivan
Asherton
Robert McComb
B. W. Masterson
Davis
Auto Club Members Discuss Rage Meet
San Antonio Automobile Club members at a noon luncheon at the St Anthony Hotel heard John B. Carrington outline financing for a major mini car race meet. He said the Chamber of Commerce nearly raised its share via stock subscriptions in the San Antonio Automobile Racing Club to stage the event, with subscribers protected against liability. Several members volunteered to continue soliciting tomorrow morning.
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Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio
W. C. Rigsby
Simon Frank
Emil Frank
W. B. Tuttle
John B. Carrington
San Antonio Automobile Club
St. Anthony Hotel
Carrington
San Antonio Automobile Racing Club
Automobile Club
W. W. Searcy
H. E. Heilborn
W. S. Stires
W. H. Furlong Jr
H. H. Hunter
R. T. Pruitt
J. R. Wood
George H. Keen
D. EB. Colp
Record Enrollment Reaches New High at Main Avenue High
Main Avenue high school reports a total enrollment of 824, a record for the time of year, with the largest class to finish next June. Grade breakdown includes high twelfth 40, low twelfth 102, high eleventh 69, low eleventh 76, low tenth 92, high ninth 113, low ninth 211, high eighth 111. A twelve to eleven year shift ends high tenth grade this term and this signals the largest class in school history to graduate next June. An athletic association is being formed with a small membership fee granting football game admission tickets. Tomorrow a June 1914 class organization plans to form with 247 graduates slated.
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Main Avenue
Suffragettes Destroy Golf Greens in Yarmouth
Militant suffragette arson squads destroyed greens at the municipal golf links in Yarmouth with acid. A note claimed the timber yard was set on fire by them, referring to a Saturday blaze that caused $175,000 in lumber damage.
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Yarmouth
Eng
Texas Governor Colquitt Arrives in Colon for Canal Visit
Governor Oscar B. Colquitt of Texas, his wife and daughter with their party arrived in Colon on the Parismina from the United States. They plan to stay about a week sightseeing along the canal.
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Colon
Panama
Oscar B. Colquitt
Texas
United States
Canal
Woman's Club Pushes City Meter Tester Post
A Dallas Woman's Club committee has mailed letters to aldermen urging creation of a city tester of meters office in City Hall. The proposal, funded partly by a 50 cent meter fee, would test light water and gas meters. overcharges would be refunded for three months. The club argues testing saves residents money and enhances civic improvement despite street questions.
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Woman's Club
H. H. Ogilvie
J. L. Bond
Delas
San Antonio
Dallas
Viennese Laundress Deported by U S Authorities
New York dispatch reports Mrs Clara Melcher, a Viennese laundress, deported aboard the steamship Kror Prinz Wilhelm after claiming Prince Stanislas Sulkowski promised marriage and later abandoned her. She had followed him from California, where he later wed Miss Marl ene Freese, a California heiress.
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New York
Clara Melcher
Stanislas Sulkowski
Jill
California
Marlene Freese
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Laura
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H. EK. Heilborn
Chapa
County Road Commissioners
Auto Club
RAGE
Colquitts
Council
Office For
Ayer’s
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell, Maas
R. C. Wright
Mark Wright
Wright Bros
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Main Ave
City National Bank
W. Commerce Street
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