Work Begun on Hospital for Soldiers in Kerrville
Ground is broken in Kerrville for the Texas World War Memorial Hospital funded by the Benevolent War Risk Society. The initial unit cost about 150000 dollars, housing 100 patients in two 32 bed wards and twenty two bed bun galows, with administration, subsistence, power, water, sewage, ice, and laundry facilities. The McKenzie Construction Co of San Antonio holds the contract. a spur line is to be completed within ten days to speed material delivery, with expansion to 300 beds as needs grow.
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Austin
Texas
Kerrville
Texas World War Memorial Hospital
Benevolent War Risk Society
McKenzie Construction Company
San Antonio
Aransas Pass
Service and Hauling Offered by W. D. Farr
W. D. Farr advertises truck and service car available for hauling or errands. Call 222 for prompt attention.
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W. D. Farr
Champ Clark Seeks Nomination for Democratic Ticket
Washington April 16 Champ Clark minority floor leader and former speaker of the House is a candidate for the Democratic nomination at the San Francisco convention. After an editorial from the New Orleans Item endorsing him Clark said he stands ready to accept if offered. Barkis is willin he quipped and noted he would not mount a personal campaign to win the nomination.
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Washington
Champ Clark
House
San Francisco
New Orleans
James M. Thompson
How Diptheria is Contracted
Public health note explains a cold can make a child vulnerable to diphtheria and that removing a sick child from school reduces risk. It urges using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to treat colds quickly and lessen germ infection danger. The advertisement ends promoting drinks at P. J. Pierce & Sons fountain.
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Chamberlain
Strangers Use Fake Money Order To Defraud Grocer
A well dressed trio persuaded Mr Dennin of a South Main Street grocery to lend $7 after presenting a post office money order for $25 that the men never re turned with. The post office at Canute Oklahoma said the office had been robbed in March of thirty six money order blanks and the official seal. The man’s description matches W. A. Jones as supplied to postal authorities.
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Dennin
South Main Street
Donnin
Canute
Oklahoma
Post Office
W. A. Jones
Plano Star Courier
Sixteen Men Pledge $1000 Each for New High School
San Angelo April 16 Sixteen Junction Kimble County citizens subscribe $1000 each toward a new high school building. Smaller gifts will raise the total to about $25,000. The school will be named for Captain Charles Schreiner Kerrville wool man philanthropist and Kimble County benefactor. Estimated cost runs to $50,000 or $60,000.
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San Angelo
Junction
Kimble County
Charles Schreiner
Kerrville
How Is Your Complexion and Health Remedies
A guidance on aging gracefully through baths diet and exercise with emphasis on liver and bowel health. It claims Chamberlain's Tablets can correct indigestion sluggish liver and related signs such as a hagard yellow complexion dull eyes and flabby flesh.
Mr Buttinsky and the art of waiting turns
The Fremont Gazette warns against Buttinskys who interrupt private conversations or store counter moments. It notes such behavior can come from any social level, even cultured people, and urges readers to wait for their turn, reminding that wisdom lies in knowing when not to talk.
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Fremont Gazette
Buttinsky
Mr. Buttinsky
Are You Happy If Constipation Troubles You
A medical advice ad promotes Chamberlains Tablets as a quick effective and pleasant remedy for constipation and indigestion claiming they restore happiness by improving well being.
Not a Quiet Wedding in Tomlinville Chronicle
A humorous exchange recalls a wedding where the editor notes it was not quiet while Jap Johnson from Rumpus Arkansas recounts the bride’s mother shouting so loudly that the elder’s horse bolted. The groom contemplates leaving the bride and marrying another woman without a meddling mother.
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Tomlinville
Torch of Liberty
Tocsin
The
Times
Jap Johnson
Rumpus
Arkansas
Bride Remains Committed After Harsh Wedding Scene
Fragmentary prose notes a tense wedding moment with the elder praying and an armed father figure. Amid chaotic backstage actions, the groom reluctantly agrees to proceed, implying social or familial pressure. A separate ad segment promotes furniture and home goods, urging readers to consider a full stock from local dealers.
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Barkis
Willin
Clark
P. J
Pierce & Sons
S. C. Horton
Sudan
Millet
Sears Grain Co
J. L. Cantrell
Eaton
T. H. Lively
Tom P. Morgan
W. J. Looney
G.W. Parker
Knox City
McCarty-Davis Company
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