Delicatessen Counter At No 9 Store Promises Full Dainties
A full line of food dainties will be found at the delicatessen counter operated in connection with our No 9 store at 102 East Houston street. The ad lists assorted grocery items including Van Camp Pork and Beans Swan's Down Cake Flour Macaroni and Vermicelli and Mermaid Brand Starch with prices and promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvel
van Camp Pork
van Camp Park and Beans
Delicatessen
East Houston Street
Readable fragment lists assorted cheeses and deli meats
A garbled OCR fragment lists many cheeses and cold cuts including Roquefort Edam Sau Sage Camembert Kraft Neufchatel Lunch Brick Limburger Smoked Whitefish Spiced Herring Mackerel Sardines Lobster Sausage Frankfurter Weiners Mett wurst Liver Goettinger Ham Cervalet Goering Cerve lat Ham Cervalet German Salami Extra Fine Salami Meat Lachs Ham Raw Ham Roast Pork Roast Beef Ham Boiled Ham Smoked Dried Beef Condensed Chile con Carne.
Woman's Club Flower Show Plans Grand San Antonio Event
The Woman's Club of San Antonio announces an April 14 and 15 flower show at the St. Anthony Hotel. Flowers will be displayed in the tapestry room with a two day dansant in the ballroom. Prizes from the civic department and E. W. Knox honor entries, roses, and group displays with detailed judging rules and grafted plants required.
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Woman's Club of
San Antonio
St. Anthony Hotel
H. P. Drought
Dry Goods Confusion Sparks Old Man Banter
In a downtown store a shopper asks for dried beef and crackers and is told the counter is for dry goods. The exchange turns humorous as Uncle Josh concedes the mistake and insists dried beef and crackers must be dry goods.
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Josh
Waal
Tarnation
Pitteburg
Meridian Highway survey party returns after 900 mile eight day trip
D E Colp president of the Texas Meridian Road Association and companions drive over the Meridian Highway from Austin to Dallas and back in eight days to collect data for a booklet. The Texas section spans 626.2 miles from Winnipeg to Laredo with stops at Austin Wichita Falls Meridian Belton Temple Waco Sunset Henrietta Mineral Wells Weatherford Fort Worth and Dallas. The association plans a free booklet with a log strip map and photos for cross country motorists.
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Meridian Highway
D. E. Colp
Texas
Meridian Road Association
San Antonio
Colp
Lake Robertson
G. A. McNaughton
San Marcos
Good Roads
George O. van Camp
Meridian Road
Association
Austin
Wichita Falls
Georgetown
Meridian
Belton
Temple
Waco
Sunset
Henrietta
Mineral Wells
Weatherford
Fort
Winnipeg
Canada
Laredo
Dutch Socialists Propose Peace Terms Across Belligerents
The Hague dispatch notes Dutch Socialists courting a unified program with German Belgian Spanish and other comrades through Troelstra. They call for no indemnity for either side and proposal of territorial exchanges to secure free seas and independent states including Poland and Alsace Lorraine.
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The
Hague
Reichstag
Amsterdam
Troelstra
Switzerland
Holland
Het Volk
Austria
Serbia
Germany
Russia
France
Belgium
Volk
Poland
Montenegro
Alsace-Lorraine
Luxemburg
Griggs Delivers Major Lectures In San Antonio
Dr Edward Howard Griggs of New York, a leading public lecturer, will speak at the Main Avenue High School auditorium on Tuesday April 4 in two free Carnegie Library series talks. Born 1868 in Minnesota, Griggs has taught at Indiana University and Stanford, traveled extensively, and published works on ethics and aesthetics. He will present "Sonya Kovelevsky" and "Beauty and Culture of the Spirit."
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Edward Howard Griggs
New York
San Antonio
Main Avenue High School
America
United States
Canada
Chautauqua
Brooklyn Institute
Owatonna
Minn
Madison
Ind
Indianapolis
Indiana University
University of Berlin
University of Maine
Leland Stanford Jr. University
Sonya Kovelevsky
Fortelling a Longevity Promise at Church Fete
A fortune teller at a church fete told a red haired freckled 10-year-old boy he would become a very distinguished man if he lives long enough. The mother exclaimed with pride as the teller added the distinction would be for old age.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Pyramid Pile Treatment Promises Home Trial Relief
Readers are urged to avoid dangerous pile operations until trying Pyramid Pile Treatment at home. Reassuring letters claim past hopeless cases improved. A free trial is offered by mail or a 60 cent box via a drugstore order.
Recruits Gather for Battery B First Texas Artillery Meet
Captain Ralph B Fairchild calls an 8 pm Wednesday gathering at the Gunter Hotel for Battery B recruits near 100 enlistments with 1383 target for War Department recognition. Camp of instruction at Fort Sill and equitation school at Fort Riley await, with paid expenses and rank-based pay. Dutch lunch to follow muster, as plans for battery organization are discussed.
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First
Texas Artillery
Ralph B. Fairchild
Gunter Hotel
War Department
San Antonio
Fairchild
Fort Sill
Oklo
Fort Riley
Kansas
Hail Storm Destroys Crops North of San Antonio
Assistant District Attorney Joe Graham reports a severe hailstorm near the eight mile hill on the Fredericksburg road. Hogs poultry and young animals were killed while corn and other crops were beaten down. Creeks rose and two bridges were washed away forcing fordings.
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San Antonio
Fredericksburg Road
Joe Graham
Graham
Boerne
Freckles vanish with ethine double strength treatment
An old drugstore advertisement claims ethine double strength removes freckles. It promises quick results by applying a small amount twice daily and offers a money back guarantee if it fails to clear the skin.
Boy Dies in Pipe Accident at Sap Yards
Edward Martin Peterson, 15, son of Union Stock Yards agent John J. Peterson, was crushed when a heavy iron pipe shifted while he played on a pile at Sap yards. The 4 PM accident near the South Florey street crossing fractured his jaw and crushed his chest. he died after transfer to Santa Rosa hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Peterson
Edward Martin Peterson
John J. Peterson
Union Stock Yards Company
South Florey Street
Santa Rosa Hospital
Pierce-Robinson Ambu
Funeral services for JTance at St Marys Church
An obituary notes JTance died recently and his funeral is at 4 PM from his parents home at 201 Rische Street. The service continues at 4 30 PM at St Marys Church with interment in St Marys Cemetery.
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Rische Street
St Mary's Church
Wit
St. Mary's Cemetery
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Walker’s
California
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Washington
K. C
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Weer
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Peoples Cash Stores
Woman's Club
Hostetter
ISTET
Party
Sonny
H. Griggs
E. H. Griggs
Pyramid Drug Company
Pyramid Bidg
Marshall, Mich
Captain Fairchild
Gunter
Chile
Lim
Southern Pacific
Sutherland Springs
Sakitaine
Dalkowitz Bros. Co
North Flores
West Iiaans Streets
Eight-mile Hill
REES
Chichester
Hille
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