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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1900
Page
9
Court items list various civil cases including breach of contract and divorces. Real estate transfers move properties among Harris and Waller counties with numerous lots, tracts, and subdivisions, alongside 105 building permits and a roster of names and firms.
Week ending May 6 1900 lists a long roster of names including Rev A J Barnett Dr J F Duncan Judge De depard and W H Reynolds among others. It notes undelivered packages at Pacific Express with mentions of Houston Packing Company Merchants and Planters Company Wells Fargo and Co Express and several individuals.
Lieutenant W C Breedlove of the Houston cavalry shares a letter from Sergeant L A Dowdall of the Thirty-seventh United States Volunteers in the Philippines. Dowdall recounts marches, battles near Manila and Lake Tool, and captures at Lipa, with vivid scenes of gunfire, close calls, and desert terrain. He notes deaths and wounds, mentions Honolulu visits, and praises comrades while urging friends to stay home.
An old Citizens' Telephony Company notice promotes Booth's Ice Cream at $1.00 per gallon and offers telephone service pricing reduced to $2 per month for residence and $3 for business with a contact line at telephone 46. The ad emphasizes metallic fault protection and a no party types policy.
The Post announces T. B. Williams as a Democratic party backed candidate for Criminal District Attorney in Harris and Galveston counties, subject to party action.
The notice lists a first train at 10 a m and a 2 p m departure with service every hour until 8 p m. It mentions Herth and Lewis performing music and references undey and High dive and slide for ifs as part of the program.
A notice highlights drink Pal Pinto water for stomach and kidney health. It mentions Khealing's Soda Foupstain at 502 Main arrest as a point of reference.
The Leading Photographic Studio of Texas showcases images by members of the Photographers' Association of Texas and announces participation in national exhibitions held in Dallas and New York. The note references dates in October and July and notes association involvement.
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