Uncle Sam and the value of territorial purchases
Denison Herald discusses U.S. territorial acquisitions from the Louisiana Purchase to the Virginia Islands, praising them as prudent national investments and noting the surprising sums per acre, with examples like Alaska and the Canal Zone. The piece frames purchases as strategic, warning of dangers if Germany had acquired them, and concludes with a cold remedy ad.
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Atlantic
Virginia Islands
Germany
United States
Louisiana Purchase
Alaska
Florida
Philippines
Canal Zone
Sam
Denison Herald
Coal movement and fuel supply for next winter
A Beaumont Enterprise analysis warns that without a rapid shift of coal from producers to consumers, the nation risks a fuel shortage next winter. High prices, freight costs, and a shift to oil, plus long wage agreements, threaten supply. producers urged to disclose factors and justify prices to spur a larger fuel movement and restore industrial activity.
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Beaumont Enterprise
Name data from War Risk Bulletin sparks name tracking
A War Risk bulletin urges applicants to give full names and current and former addresses. It cites large surname tallies such as Johnstons at 53200 and Smiths at 51900, Browns 48000, Williams 47000, Jones 28050, plus 520 Johns O Briens and 894 Rodrigu ez men from Porto Rico listing seven first names.
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Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Bureau
Johnstons
John Johnstons
William Johnstons
Smiths
Browns
Williams
Jones
Andersons
Walkers
Millers
John O’briens
Mary
Rodriguez
Porto Rico
Domingo
Francisco
Jose
Juan
Romon
Tomas
Antonio
No Worms in a Healthy Child Detailing Tonic Use
A public health style note claims children with worms show pale color and stomach upset. Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is advertised as enriching blood improving digestion and boosting general strength with a two to three week regimen. It asserts worms are expelled and the child returns to health, selling at 60 cents per bottle.
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Grove
Whitewright
Sign in a Restaurant Mocking Coffee Sparks Recollection
A restaurant display warns patrons not to mock the café’s coffee with a biting sign that laments age and frailty, suggesting reverence for the drink and a reminder that ridicule can backfire as time passes.
LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE Claims Head Effects Beat Ordinary Quinine
An advertisement touts Laxa Tive Bromo Quinine as superior to standard quinine, alleging tonic and laxative effects without nervousness or head ringing. It urges readers to recall the full product name and seek the signature of E. W. Grove.
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E.W. Grove
E. W. Grove
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United
Napoliere Bagatelle
Alue
California
Pacific Coast
Gladsden
Dixie Thompson
Tom H. Smith
Thompson-Smith Company
American Bank
Sherman
Texas
Smith’s
Smith’s Grocery
Luther Smith & Son
Bagdad
A.C. A
Palm Beach
Clark
Pte Sy Dakes
Hudson, Davis & Company
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