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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1902
Page
5
A compilation of filings and notices shows corporate incorporations and stock details, district court suits for damages, and regulatory renewals across Texas counties. The fragment cites Beaumont, Austin, Kerr, Denton, Galveston, and Waco with entities named Peters Wilkins and B. Adone among others, plus incidents like a rural store robbery near Thaxton.
Fragmentary column discusses cold theory and vital forces, noting nasal and respiratory effects and iron as a blood component. Mentions Andrew J. Smith on Akain Street and Dr. Hare from Civil War era, with a scattered view of remedies and public figures.
The report lists several named pilots commissioned for the Port of Galveston including Rucker T Carroll A G Jones Fred Johnson and others. It also notes petitions in Bryan for a place on the Agricultural and Mechanical board and various county bond redemptions and state business actions in Austin Texas with multiple local officials named.
East Texas growers and assorted associations meet to organize the East Texas Truckers Growers, aiming to plant extensive tomato acreage. Merchants in North and East Texas anticipate the harvest rush as demand rises for the famed East Texas produce. A Track rowers association segment raised funds for stock, with forty four shares purchased at five dollars each and committees formed to secure additional pledges.
Greenville Texas February 20. Plaintiff claims damages from a Dallas brewery for selling in a local option precinct beverages labeled Woukesha and Thalia Tonlesi as nonintoxicants. He alleges repeated prosecutions and legal costs after selling the drinks during 100 and 1001. The suit seeks redress for jail time and humiliation caused by the representations.
Sheriff notices in Deepwater Texas report a sorrel mare seven years old fourteen and a half hands high with buck mane and tail, gentle and shod all around, plus a gelding six years old. rewards offered by A R Anderson and A T Anderson.
The Enidits of Pythian lodge in Bryan Texas approve a plan to form a stock company and build a ten thousand dollar Pythian hall. The building committee includes Marton Low as chancellor commander Ed Hall as chair and W R Johnston Paul Bredley A Me Wal Tyler Haswell J K Cale Row Howell Dr W H Lawrence and C E B Saunders.
Fragmentary text describes a wind topic and a beara figure at TOFTA with unclear surrounding context. The readable items hint at a local event or myth fragment, offering minimal concrete facts or named organizations.
In Beaumont Texas February 96 a surge in gas shipments boosts drilling activity as 24 rigs burn fuel from a new gas well. Multiple oil companies plan a joint consolidation to cut costs on pipe and line construction, while land transfers and stock trades reflect a busy Beaumont field year. Estimations on prices and parcels accompany notices of property sales and stock movements. Captain Bet Ecklott is to launch bore operations for Charles Clarke & Co. next week.
Special to The Times reports Mr McCart believes the consolidation of Smalley Beaumestef and allied firms will form a larger oil concern. Details are unclear due to damaged text but outline suggests a merge among several regional names.
In Sherman Texas and Corpus Christi reports outline a Beaumont purchase turning Wells and equipment into a stand alone operation. The deal values property at 20.00 percent and aims to supply liquid fuel while a local electric plant upgrades for off burning operations. March 1 service restart anticipated with new owners reorganizing under the Consompere Oil firm.
Fragmentary OCR text from Galveston area mentions names and numbers with uncertain context. No clear event, date, or outcome is readable to establish a coherent news item.
The report details investigations into purchases charged to the contingent expense fund, including Supreme Court expenses and Confederate and insurance department finances. It notes lack of clear rules for clerk expenditures, calls for legislative direction, and recommends reorganizations of the insurance and agricultural departments and a move of state archives.
An advertisement promotes a tonic made from an active principle derived from Black Moot Tory act on the Hyer os to treat chronic constipation. It promises no griping or stomach upset and claims the product will manage constipation with a 25 cent price.
Galveston bond subscription committees push ahead with subscriptions for a proposed 840000 breakwater issue. Large voluntary pledges already received, aiming to reach 102000 by end of campaign. Taxpayers may face levies, with schools and district committees to canvass districts within ten days. Washington's Birthday events and related observances planned around the city.
Galveston reports on legal actions and local notices including private sales and trials. Distributions of forty dollar relief food are outlined with separate shares for white and black claimants. Galveston Rifles elect officers with Charles J. Nell as captain and John Hackworth as lieutenant.
Mrs Jol H Teagan remains seriously ill over twenty four hours. Judge Reagan has been summoned home from Austin and is at his bedside. A report from Judge Reazan, from Palestine, states his wife and grandson are suffering pneumonia.
Dennison Texas February 19 The Katy Iyere express car attracted crowds as ten cages of live wild animals from South America arrived at the Uglon depot. Cages were bound for Cincinnati geological garden two to Charles Payne Wichita Kansas and two to Davenport the New York Journal cartoonist who keeps a menagerie at Morrie Plains home.
An elderly bookkeeper Kenneth McCoy aged 82, from Paso, died by suicide with a pocket knife amid a troubling incident. Police reported his wife arrived this morning but did not meet him as the tragedy unfolded.
A fragmentary 19th century advert boasts DeWiths Witch Salve as a cure for counterfeits and various wounds. It claims relief for protruding piles and mobility-related ailments and cites a user named J. £ Gerall of 81 Arkansas as a testimonial.
A verbose advertisement extols Paine's Celery Compound as a universal restorative. It claims it strengthens nerves, aids digestion, restores energy, and cures nervous dyspepsia, fatigue, and heartburn. The copy asserts medical endorsements and urges readers to try a sample trial to prove its benefits.
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