Proposed Texas Equal Suffrage Constitutional Amendment
Senate Joint Resolution No. 7 proposes amending Section 2, Article 6, to extend suffrage to all citizens aged twenty one with one year residency, remove biases against sex, require poll tax payment or affidavit, apply existing voter laws to all, and make the amendment self-enacting with a May 1919 vote. The governor to issue proclamation and $5000 appropriated for proclamation and election costs.
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State of
Texas
United States
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Geo
F. Howard
Nervous Housewives Take Vinol Boost in Berkeley Ad
Mrs N Edmunds of Berkeley reports relief from nerves fatigue and insomnia after Vinol cod liver and iron tonic. She credits increased appetite and better sleep to the tonic and urges other nervous women to try it with a money back guarantee from Dyer and Jones, local druggists.
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Berkeley
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Dyer & Jones
Texas House Joint Resolution proposes total liquor prohibition
A Texas House Joint Resolution proposes amending Article 16 Section 20 to ban the manufacture, sale, barter or exchange of spirituous vinous malt liquors and medicated bitters capable of intoxication, with exceptions for medicinal or sacramental uses and conditions. The measure assigns penalties, authorizes injunctions, and sets election procedures for adoption or rejection.
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House
State of
Texas
Attorney General
Texas Prohibition Amendment Election Provisions
A 1919 Texas constitutional amendment details prohibition voting procedures to be held on the fourth Saturday in May, with ballots labeled For Prohibition and Against Prohibition, and penalties for violations including felony terms. It specifies gubernatorial proclamation, election rules, and a $5000 appropriation for expenses. Also includes an ad for SANOL eczema remedy and furniture refinishing tips.
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State of
Texas
Geo. F. Howard
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