Pioneer candy maker of San Antonio builds a regional industry
G A Duerler Manufacturing, founded by G A Duerler Sr in 1869, grew from a West Commerce street site to a major southwest candy factory. The firm, later at Nacional and Market Navarro, expanded with a pecan processing plant and a pecan export trade. Charles Graebner, longtime manager since 1876, now leads the company incorporated in 1894 with G A Duerler Jr as secretary treasurer and Alfred Duerler as treasurer.
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West Commerce Street
San Antonio Drug Company
Nacional Street
Market and
Navarro
Texas
Duerler Manufacturing Company
Mackey Pottery
Duerler
Charles Graebner
Graebner
G. A. Duerler Manufacturing
Norwich society leader becomes nun in New York convent
Mrs. Gertrude Lanman, a prominent Norwich heiress and philanthropist, renounces wealth and society to enter religious life. She has joined the Sisters of the Reparation convent in New York to pursue becoming a nun after changing faiths from Presbyterian to Episcopalian and later Roman Catholic.
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Gertrude Lanman
Norwich
Connecticut
Sisters of the Reparation
New York
Lanman
Reformed Temper Turns Preacher at Thanksgiving Table
A New England farmer famed for a violent temper converted, reports say by the St. Louis Republic. A Thanksgiving gathering later heard him praise his new piety and forbearance until he asked his wife for a confirmation. She whispered that the man still remembered a past bite incident.
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New England
St. Louis Republic
Jane
Jerome
Be swift to hear slow to wrath maxim for judge
An eminent judge sought a guiding maxim for bench conduct and chose the phrase Be swift to hear slow to wrath attributed to James I. The selection emphasizes measured judgment and restraint in rulings. The report notes the historical sourcing and the确定 provenance of the proverb.
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Slusuaneek
James i
San Antonio Milk Inspection Elevates Purity Standards
The 1910 11 report by Dr John O Kemp city bacteriologist cites 702 milk samples from San Antonio dairymen with only eight below standard due to water addition or uncleanliness. A rigorous inspection system and irregular sampling times deter adulteration and boost public confidence and dairy sales.
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San Antonio
United States
John O. Kemp
Tone
City Board of Health
Board of Health
International & Great Northern
Mueller
Poisons in Novels versus Science’s Real Limits
The article argues that poisons in fiction promise instant death, but science recognizes only fast acting prussic acid. It cites The Count of Monte Cristo and the character Norther who is paralyzed yet intellectually aware, able to wink to communicate.
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Monte Cristo
Constanly
Old Norther
Remedy Free Botanic Blood Balm Promoted For Rheumatism
A large advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a universal cure for rheumatism and related pains. It claims to purify blood, relieve bone pains sciatica and lumbago, and restore movement. Sold by Owl Drug Store at 1 dollar per bottle with directions.
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Owl Drug Store
Commerce Street
San Antonio
Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
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SAN Antonio Gas & Electric CO
Business Pioneers OF
G. A. Duerler Sr
G. A. Duerler Manufacturing Company
G. A. Duerler
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G. A. Duerler Manitoring Co
R. V. Pierce
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Ette
Alo
Rick Tvomen Vell
Price Qiou
T. Pfeiffer
Fred Hummert
W. Commerce
E.J.M. Hopkins
Main Ave
A. R. Beal
Gunter Building
R. M. Howe
DE. J. Harvey Moore
Gunter Office
Central Trust CO
Central Trust Building
Corner
Commerce and Navarro Streets
Paul
J. O. Terrell
Alexande Koehler
B. G. Barnes
Pri
John T. Wilson
Jesse D. Oppenheimer
Albert Steves ,Sr
Adolph Herff
Sam C. Bell
Walleiay
John Fest
Rand
R. W. Hearne
Alfred ® Duerle
M. Baumblatt
Joske
Charles Schreiner
John J. Stevers, Allan TP A Wuau
Uclu Dy
John W. Warren
M. W. Terrell
Adolph Wagner
Cale
State Bank & Trust Company
Hicks Bldg
West Texas Bank & Trust CO
State Banks Fund
W. ¥. McValeb
Joseph ?. Green
J. =. Savage
Leon B. Walth
W. B. Hamilton Jr
St. Anthony Hotel
Gunter Hotel Company
the Menger
H W. Wills
Mgr
Bexar
Alfred Sanner
Prop
A. P
Maverick-Glarke Lithogo
American Bank& Trust Co
Entists
Hicks
P. J. Qwens Lumber CO
Flores Street
Mitchell Street
Cer
Roosevelt Ave
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