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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1900
Page
10
Passenger accommodation terms and rates are available through Mase Raphail in Houston as agent J B Deni gon in Galveston. Passage agents for all European and United States lines are listed.
In the criminal district court Charles Smith was remanded without bail for the murder of Matt Toole. Testimony showed Smith admitted killing Toole. witnesses describedSmith loading a pistol and speaking of mob action, with notes of his regret and fear. Other court notices and probate items follow in the day's docket.
OCR fragments detail estate transfers in Texas with names such as Elizabeth Uncapher and Martin Forrest, plus scattered parcel descriptions near Groons Bayou and Buffalo Bayou. The Houston Telegraphers tribute praises telegraph staff for handling Galveston disaster reporting and emergency traffic.
A report from Hering Cortes notes two sorrel mules about six hands high and several branded horses described with marks RK and AON. Sheriff A. R. Anderson is handling the case with details of brands, ages, and height, including an inquiry about a horse with left brand.
Sunday church services announced across several Houston and nearby churches. Methodists and Baptists list morning and evening preaching, Sunday schools, and weeknight activities at McAdams chapel, St Pauls, First German, and First Baptist venues with pastors including Solomos Warlick Knollaa and Riley. Attendance invited. special sessions and gatherings planned.
An 1890s style plea offers Rancho Santa Clara Del Norte land for sale to individuals, promising year round crops and profits, with contact for George C. Power in Ventura. It also notes a German celebration date change and includes a testimonial praising Charbarlin Cholera remedy, urging purchase from local druggists.
Cumberland Presbyterian and Presbyterian churches announce sermons and weekly programs. Rev. Malloy arrives to preach Monday. Rev. J A Rameau leads Sunday services with a 1 PM sermon. Sunday School starts at 9:30, with cantata and prayer meetings on Wednesdays. members urged to attend. Central Christian Church lists communion at 10 45 AM, worship at 11 AM and 7 PM, with Midweek Bible study. Christian Science reports First Church of Christ Scientist at Travis.
An advertisement touts Sour Lake waters and acid mud baths as a cure for a chronic skin condition, claiming eradication rather than masking it. It warns against cheaper remedies and urges readers to visit Sour Lake for relief praised by numerous testimonials.
A vintage classified style ad touts a remedy for rheumatism from Sour Lake and claims easy at home relief. It markets stoves and wartime household items as associated products and urges readers to purchase through the advertised source.
Sunday services begin at 11 am with a lesson titled Are Sin Dineh and Real. Reading room hours and various meetings listed for Second Church of Christ and Believers Gospel hall. Lectures by Charles T. Russell announced at Lyceum Library hall with dates and times provided.
The text extols the opera Helia Mondera to be seen October 1 and 2, praising its fame across Europe and America. It notes William Gillete and Charles Frohman, with Berlin and New York praise, and describes the Tyrol Alps setting as part of the production’s allure.
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