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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1902
Page
8
A fragmentary railroad timetable lists arrivals and departures for various lines. It mentions Central Depot and Grand Canal Depot with times such as 6.25 pm and 7.90 pm and notes train connections, Santa Fe and H. & B. A. Ry lines, and Sunday schedules with limited legible details.
An anonymous pamphlet advertises Dr Woolley of the Woolley Co promising a cure for pains and afflictions through opium based treatment. It claims twenty five years of experience and urges readers to write for the pamphlet to learn the method and hopes of restoration to normal condition.
The notice describes a travel package to Washington D C for a G A event with a rail route from St Louis leaving at noon and arriving next afternoon. It mentions seats on a special train, avoids crowds, and lists contact at 27 Main street.
Jumbled notice offers special fares for travel to the National Capital with unclear dates and destinations. The readable segments reference Wasatom DC and potential attendance, but many words are garbled and details missing.
Fragmentary weather brief notes a forecast for the next twenty four hours. The entry includes uncertain references and misspellings but indicates a focus on short term conditions and wind or precipitation cues. No clear location or official source is identifiable.
The readable text presents scattered fragments including names like Nina and Bodie and mentions of places or events in an undecipherable sequence. No coherent event or outcome can be established from the legible portions.
The Texas and Pacific along with the International and Great Northern faced a state railroad commission inquiry over bias in freight rates from Longview and Kilgore to Shreveport versus Galveston and Houston routes. Witnesses from Longview, Kilgore, Gilmer, and Galveston testified that Shreveport received lower rates, with rates cited at 1.75 dollars per bale to Shreveport and higher equivalents to Galveston and New Orleans, raising concerns of discriminatory treatment to boost Shreveport shipments.
An 1901 Texas advertisement touts Hall's Great Discovery as a universal cure for kidney and bladder troubles with claims it cures diabetes rheumatism and prevents seminal emissions. It offers one bottle for $1 with two months of treatment and lists Dr B W Hall as the manufacturer from St Louis Missouri with testimonials requested.
Attorneys for the plaintiff in the Cy L Caspery case served notice at Tyler Southaust Center and St Louis Southwestern Railway of a motion on October 10 to seek appointment of a receiver for property in Smith County Texas.
The Galveston Houston and Henderson railroad announces Sunday services starting October 6 1902. Houston departures at 7 30 am 6 15 am 6 15 pm and 4 45 pm with Galveston arrivals around 3 10 pm and 10 40 pm. Through travel from Houston to Galveston emphasized with intermediate stops and return trains by 10 40 pm. round trip rate one dollar applies to all trains.
The text references property belonging to the Tyler Southeastern Tail Way Company and the Kansas and Gulf Short Line Railway. It notes consolidation by legislative Acts during Governor Sayers term and subsequent passage into law without signature.
Tyler Texas September 26 Within the last few date the Cotton Balt has received five new battleship engines of the Rogers melee They weigh eighty five tons without the tank and can pull on good track alt Watts core This company will receive two more engines to meet the demand which will increase a number of ships in service in the Texas division to eighteen Electric engines are in operation on the Texan division of Alabama line.
Vice President Markham and Manager Miller of the Southern Pacific and Houston and Texas Central began a tour of inspection yesterday. Mr W J Taylor general baggage agent of the International Great Ortharo headquartered at Palestine was in the city yesterday.
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