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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1902
Page
12
A lengthy court notice summarizes two bankruptcy petitions and related civil and criminal docket items. It lists names, estates, and creditors, plus appointments, real estate transfers, and upcoming county court sessions in September and October.
An old advertisement fragment touts Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Hem tonics for kidney health and energy. It also markets Kennedy's Eye Salve and a tonic priced at 30 cents, with mail order sales from Mendout New York. The text is jumbled but centers on health products and free trials.
A garbled public notice urges safer driving and considerate behavior near water and farms. It mentions veterinary care, dental checks, and an appeal to George Po Ameris Mille in Boston Mississippi, ending with a sign off from a friend.
The Houston and Texas Central and Houston Electric Street Railway Company payments reduce the city’s debt load. Officials plan to use forthcoming street railway funds to cover June and July obligations, with remaining taxes guiding interest and bond payments through December and March. The administration hopes for prompt settlement to avoid further borrowing and complete paving plans.
An unknown white man was struck by a moving engine near Barker Station early yesterday. Justice Matthews held an inquest with J L McCarty testifying that the crew warned the man but he did not move. The train stopped, the body was placed aboard, life extinct, and sent to Hossa Wright's for burial preparations.
Tomorrow night August 30 a Hee-Hoo Concatenation event takes place in Lufkin Texas with old elite and Kittens invited. Texas leads in membership and aims to boost the roster ahead of the next annual convention set for September in Milwaukee. A large party departs by train September 6 at 3 p.m. for travel to the event.
Fragmentary text mentions a leap from a peak and a lagative dome scene with names resembling Wike Cheathem and Hasheatham. No clear event date or outcome is provided. The garbled passage implies a claim about a cure posture with no payment if not cured.
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