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City Times (Newspaper) - October 6, 1917, Galveston, Texas De Mccarthy Ca co. pay if on savings. Deposits your account solicited vol. 21. No. 22. Galve Stopf Texas saturday october a 1917 Price five cents fresh drugs All the time at Keenes 26tli and h go to Keene 0 drug store for medicines toilet articles etc., and to live your prescriptions filled. We make a specially of delivering Quick Rhone orders. Phone 42. D. Scott Keene is the proprietor of the follow ing. Famous remedies Keene s rheumatism cure. Keene s dead shot. Keene s dyspepsia cure. Keene s headache Relief. Keene s Little giant pills. Keene s kidney and bladder Keene s Knox a cold tablets. Cure. Keene s Corn cure. Keene s blood and tonic Rem Keenes lightning Toothache Edy. Drops. Keene s nerve and blood Keene s three times mixture. Treatment. All the above remedies arb guaranteed to do the work j Money feb funded. Keene s drug store. 26th and ave. H John Kenly by Felt Hutchiso h. O. By Atu Oeor ire Tutchings Sealy co. a Bankers Slata blinked in 1854-24lh and strand Street Al Veitth Texas grocery and Wood Yard dealer in fancy groceries. A fresh line of goods always on hand. Prices right. Give me a trial. Tailor shop in connection. Suits made to measure. Cleaning press sing and repairing. All work neatly done. Orders called for and delivered. W. Dominick 3201-k. Phone 8848. Galveston Texas. Here and there Asbestos 8i, str bar Oid Robino Fred Hartel slate and Metal roofing Cornice skylights steel ceilings and Metal lath. 2321 to 2323 Church St.,-Between 23rd ind 24th streets phone 14 j Galveston Texas Ivor. Chas. Smillir of Navasota Texas was in the City this week. He also visit Sci Hitchcock with . Jas. Gad Dis ii. Three furnished rooms Tor rent at Good Luck hotel 2426 Avenue g. Adv. . Finer and Thornton s Barber shop is now at 423 Twenty fifth . . H. I. Jordan of a Hitchcock was in the City this week. For Sale Nice residence . 3508 Avenue Hhd i room House in Trout and 5-Rooin House in rear full lot. J. A. Wilson. Subscribe for the City times of Galveston an up to Date newspaper in interest of the coloured race. . Tesse Olds is Here for the world in i season. Music lessons Given you by mrs. Daisy Day 1401 thirty fourth Street and Avenue Mvi see her -.4.dv. Man and wipe gentlemen two Nic e rooms furnished unfurnished. Apply at 1415 Avenue . Walter Willis has returned from Houston on a visit to his sick wife who is better. Re7\.l estate five acres 3-room House 13 Miles from Galveston $350, half Cali balance time. Also five acres wit i improvements at la Marque. E. J. Biering m Viz Twenty second . . Chas. Mcclondon has removed his office from 424i,4 Twenty fifth Street to 713 Twenty sixt i Street. . We. S. Webb a Farmer of Hitchcock a was in the City wednesday on Cotton matters. Hotel Brunner 242g Winnie Street. Andrew Rogers proprietor. For one Day s , Good room in rear of 1021 Twenty Tourt i Street centrally located. To coloured Man in Exchange for one Days i a week Lawn and Garden marriage licenses were issued to . Doc Kingston and miss Albertia Wilson october 2, judge Gomez officiating . Charlie Yeager and miss Al Bertine Hall october 4. . And mrs. Goldie Williams of Houston spent sunday Here visiting acid mrs w. Yrjo Wsot a to cow nue h. Master Chas. Jones returned with them to Houston. I Lon. J. I.,Ovenberg, president of the Galveston school Board has returned to the City from new York state. Watch and jewelry repair work will give estimates of Cost on All kinds of work. See its first . 0. T. Shaw is in of arge of the scientific optical department m. W. Shaw & sons Jjwel ers and of Loans Northwest Corner Tremont and Market Street noted woman of race visits Galveston. Ilon. J. It. Kempner. Mayor of Galveston has returned from new York and other places. Man and wife gentlemen for rent two Nice rooms furnished in furnished. Apply 1415 Avenue k. Adv. For Sale a Good Roll top desk in Good order Jor your business and office. See d. Scottt Eviae Twenty sixth and Avenue . Messes. Samuel and Charles Anderson and w. J. Sparks and James Wela Oli left tuesday Over the Santa f e railway for Needles cal., their fut i e Home. . Joseph Cuney has been appointed., agent at Galveston Tor the above company. See him now about this Good . % . Miles Gibbs of 4205 Avenue g will deliver you Cypres ties Tor Fence posts Wood. Get a Load while they last. Phone 3806. Miles . . Frank Wiggins is quite sick at Home 1108 seventeenth Street. .,.r. B. Backstorm has moved his Barber shop from 20x5 Meohan Cstreet to 1717 strand and Bis shop is nicely fixed up for to Pulce adv f. E. Stewart notary Public. Is located at 423 Twenty fifth Karhade Eshand co. Open saturday nights until 8 the Busy Corner Post office at 22nil this season More than Ever we Are catering to the wants of the women of Galveston by careful comparison of style value and Quality and our endeavours to serve our customers in the most satisfactory and profit Alile Way a e a8k a share of Youk patronage. Our ready to Wear department is overflowing with brigs fresh new apparel for fall and Winter All at prices you la admit Are very reasonable. For instance we Are showing smart tailored suits at $15.95 and up Lovely silk Wool dresses at $10.95 and up the casts Luxl need very soon at $6.95 and up separate skirts new sweaters pretty waists corsets underwear hosiery new fall hats that Are wonder values at $3.50 at $5.00 at $7.50 and up the Best looking Best wearing shoes in town at $4.00 at $5.00 at $6.00 and up everything women and children Wear outfit the girls Here for school Wasli and Wool Jaresses Coats raincoats sweaters middy blouses hats and shoes. Every Patron is entitled to and will receive the Best attention . To. H. Langbehn has rely red from new York City. . J. Mouton a restaurant at 314 Twenty sixth Street serves Good meals. . N. C. Washington at 1606 Avenue a in serving Good meals every Day. A Nice dinner 20 . Arts. Gyorko Kiik and chill of ii of Hitchcock were in Llie City Iii week. Attorney Thos. C. Turnly has office now at 3191/0 Twenty first Street having removed from i a Levi Clarkel Street. . C. C. Gales one of our Well know ii and industrious youth men left for new York City tuesday by Malloy line. Nice cottage Home at 2821 Avenue a four rooms and All conveniences for rent cheap. Apply 2823 Avenue.-adv. . Robt. Davis is up and at work after an illness. The annual fair of St. Paul m. K. Church fifteenth and Broadway will begin october 15 and close october 22. The Church membership is sparing no pains to Pike the occasion one of interest and a . The progressive Center at 280" Avenue m is in action getting Comfort bags etc., ready for our men who will be called to enter the United states army. . L. A. Pinkney is directing in Leigh at the Center Consumers ice co. Be prepared to furnish you ice and will l e please to serve you at any time. Phone 3871, 1207 thirtieth Street. Zack Day. Prof. A. N. Cummings and wife returned last week from Atlanta Cia Moi times m. I. D. Mccoy and Alex h. Gaston Hugo returned mrs. Mccoy spending the summer with relatives at Wilberforce. Ohio and mrs. Gas ton visiting Chicago said Powills i Tennessee. Interesting Book 18 a Ufa of Norris Wright Cuney by his daughter mrs. Maud Cuney Hare. Thai Book is a Good Christmas new year gift to your boy girl Friend cd it one now. See e. A. Russell of we. H. Noble. Tho Book is j1.50. . Alary b. Talbert of Buffalo n. Y., i president of the. National association of coloured women was in Galveston last week having delivered her lecture Friday night september 28, before a very Large representative and appreciative audience at Avo due l i3aptist Church. . Talbert for one hour held the audience spellbound and her lecture on the subject no race can Rise above its women was full of Force instruction and optimism in favor of coloured womanhood of this country. . Talbert spoke of How the coloured women brought about this association Twenty two years ago in Boston wit i sixty nine women which now represents a membership of 100, 000 women with organizations in forty one states of this country. In the full of her subject attention was observed by the scene of the Little children comprising the sunday school cadets of Macedonia Baptist Church under decoration of the National colors and mrs. Talbert said what an impressive picture of loyalty is represented and that Flag Aluhild and ought to protect them. The National moored women s organization is engaged in Lunian uplift she made a Strong plea for our children having the Best of education and said it ought to be a great thing for them to read astronomy and botany As there is no reason Why we should not understand god in the Flowers. Reference to the 19th l a in was made by Ber. The White Man must not judge the race by Tho lowest Typo she said but let us take hold of those of Oil race that need help and lift them a to the Mountain of civilization. This association work is for such Mission to lift As we climb. My friends in thereat Oye and Bye alien truth gets a hearing then there will be a True democracy. The club women of Galveston must take More interest in helping one another As even some of your own my need to be saved. All the White people in the South do not hate you. So let us throw out love and it will come Back to even you in the South. There Are White people in the South who Are with you. The Black Man is going to get Justice so let him continue on looking Upoff the Bright Side of life and be on god s Side. You will be right. To can sing our away better than Many of Tho Whites. The spirit of optimism is going to colonel Roosevelt s name Wae mentioned in his stand for Justice to the american negro and mrs. Talbert s picture of a Little coloured child s experience in the East St. Louis riot was so awfully touching 1 that All hearts Felt sad. friends she said still the impressive pict i u of these Little children sitting before me by the flags of of this country is Vei y applause. Mes Daines s. G. Bailey l. A. Ink nay h. Jones Ralligh Scull a. C Harris a. Kemp repro Sruti us the Diri i edit Ponien a chips of this cily. Had seats on the Rostrum by the Side of mrs. Talbert. Most Hearty Welco Jnes on behalf of Galveston organizations of women were made by mesdames i. A. Pinkney i Lucy it. Lones and mrs s. G. Bailey Rev. H. 11. Williams read scripture 2nd chapter of Islah and also made a few interesting remarks. Rev. H. Mckenna offered invocation and miss c. V. Jiggs rendered Beautiful vocal selections on this occasion. The choir of Avenue l Baptist Church rendered splendid music. . Talbert was shown Over Tho Day in a ride accompanied by mrs. L. A. I Inkney in . Robt. Mcguire s automobile. While in the City mrs. Talbert stopped at the residence of mis. 3318 Avenue m a. Flour hams and lard going higher sugar and other groceries remain the same Price Cash credit save Money on your week a grocery Bills by ordering from our Price list. We give you the Benefit of the lowest prices and you will find by ordering All your groceries from Bleich you can save on your grocery Bills specials for today and monday october 8tl granulated sugar 25 lbs. Best granulated sugar one sack to each customer. .$2.20 11 lbs. Granulated sugar. .j1.00 5 lbs. Granulated . 50c 2% lbs. Granulated sugar 25c 2 lbs. Crystal Domino. J of 5 lbs. Crystal Doi Wilno. 70c Armour s hams and Bacon the Best on the Market. Armour s Star Bacon lb.44c Armour s Star Ham ib.31c Swift s Ham lb.29c Swift s picnic hams lb.28c Swift s Viacom lb.37c Swift s Prem Ira Bacon lb.44o a 1ft s Premium i is lb.32c , lb.29c v la. Pork sausage in Oil.22o logs feet per la. 8c lied Cross Bacon lb.41c Salt pork 11.33c Salt shoulder lb.26e boiled Ham lb.45c lard 50 lbs. Com Wund l.ard.$9.65 4 lbs. Bulk Leaf lard.$1,20 2% lbs. Compound lard. 50c i lbs. Compound lard. 25c b i lbs. Compound lard.$1.00 10-lb. Can compound lard.$1.95 5 1bs7swift s Sliver Leaf pure lard .$1.45 10 lbs. Swift s Silver Leaf pure lard .$2.85 the Best on the Market for washing purposes 1 Box Star soap.$4.20 1 Box Octagon Soto ,.$5.50 i bars Octagon Soan. 30o 4 bars Ivory soap. 25c 4 bars fairy soup. 25o 5 bars in India s tar soap 25o 3 cans Lye. 25o 3 lbs. Lump starch. 25o i packages celluloid starch 25c 5 packages Argo starch. 25o Best on the Norket has no equal 1 la. 20-mule team Borax in bulk.iq0 soaps and washing powders 0 packages Octagon washing powder. 25o i burs Clairette soap. 25c flour meal and grits at Tho lowest prices. Lbs. Tidal wave flour. 38o lbs. I Idal wave flour. 76c lbs. Ambrosia flour. 80c lbs. Ambrosia flour.$1.55 lbs. Four a flour.$1.45 lbs. Tidal wave flour.$1,50 lbs. I our a flour.$2.85 lbs. Tidal wave flour.$2.95 lbs. Ambi Osia flour.$3.05 lbs. Corn meal.25c lbs. Fresh grits. 2sc la. Sack fresh grits.$2.10 la. Sack Cream meal.$2.00 new Irish potatoes cabbage and onions. 1 Peck California potatoes. 50o i i Bushel Alifornia potatoes. 95c 1 Bushel California potatoes., .$1.90 1 Peck Sweet i potatoes. 35c 1 Boisbel Sweet potatoes.$1.25 onions per la. 4c 1 Peck unions. 40c cabbage per in. 4c among the churches. All goods guaranteed to be 61 Best Quality and pull Sci ight m. N. Meh 2801-03-w5-07 Market St. Photos 337 and 4257 will Sanford tailor expert cleaner and Presser Tolz Rhoni 5ft a 16 a a ave. To Gaveston Teim notice to the Public. Eat Wixner at i a towns car l,.-.uo stand. Twenty sixth Bellion and Mechanic Siuw Androu adv. For Sale a Good ii orse and Fri pm and harness at a bar Jiin. St Nir Ami a. Smith 114 Twel Iii St. A adv presentation musical ii the Bow to it Lin ii Hij cd. A .\1. E. Church ii jul in Iii uht Hijji at s o . Liis i i Jio Siti Cly your la clip uric 10 buy a lot in he fac soil Jil Fields for $15.00, 1 Liaf just from the corp am that aft a sni Iii Mac 25 All lots i i sold will a in in big lilt of the Good old Ilmo eos Pel ways tie Power of our religion should be so Large that to Lii Low Down can a be made to Reijo id lit favor of pastor a ,1 King of is Paul Church read he 15lh Oliai Ler of St. John Reedy Chapel a. A k. A Lidreh t in it.-. Udi Wiiki of i a acuity siriday night on the Orcas Iii of the hair d Nii Isie to by miss Freue Trou , being highly e he Uyer a United states Soldier preacher,.-the Peluni Lalii of the a Friou Kex Ilij Nii udis infantry of the i milled i Ile i Irmy will Preeti sunday Iii ii Velci i her 7. Ulv Oill a. Tueni Ufele of j i Lii ire. 10\"eryl Only to it filly invited i 1 1 to Iii and her Thiis Lan Iofik Soldier ire flier deliver a thrilling Nir h ii in All kinds of Oil for Sale when you want Good lamp Oil for Home use etc., that s Safe ring Towill deliver any Quantity to any part of the City. Tues. D. Kent ii710-m. Who Saib in Rbt Aii Dubai Var in Oiz a. The Oleander drug store 4i7 2 the Dir feet can furnish you everything in fresh drugs sundries and toilet articles. The prescription i part i it Given Best Ai Tiosh. and Pree delivery. Phones 2730 and 2731, Vav. A Jravis i Rophii Tutor. Per att a Joseph Cuney Afton Tufey at a few general Law business divorce suits. Olifee 421-2-Uli notary Public Galveston Texas views begin Al w. Diirr. Pastor a ii be m. K. Expert tailor mrs. Corrie Fekado �20l ave. H. Tiu do Al kinds of sewing for ladies make old cloth i look new. Re iia iritis of clothes attend red to. . Krado has worked for the beat arms m Galveston. Your work solicited and All my work guaranteed. Drs Clanton & Stanton play Allan my Dei Tiit. Ovir Ole Andi a drug com i.,y. Telex honest Dolce 3uu0, re i Jim Adi. Subscribe for the City times b0c

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