Big chorus trains for minstrel show
The San Antonio YMCA will stage its first semi annual minstrel show in the Gunter hotel ball room on December 18 and 19. A chorus of sixty trained voices plus four end men and balladists will perform under Frank Noel. Proceeds benefit the association. Premier end men are Eugene Wiles and Lloyd Spencer, with Earl McCloud as interlocutor. Rehearsals are set for 7 45 Tuesday for the men and 4 30 Friday for the youths.
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San Antonio Y. M. C. A
Gunter Hotel
Frank Noel
Eugene Wiles
Lloyd Spencer
San Antonio
Earl McCloud
Max Blum
W. H. Smith
Harry Miller
Mayor Brown
William Smith
Mistah
Hayden Smith
Ray Mackey
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound touted against croup
Advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar Compound prevents and cures croup for children in Middleton Georgia. The note from P H Ginn says his kids are prone to colds and croup and that the product provides prompt relief. Fischer's Drug Store also promotes the item. A separate quote criticizes a liar in the Baltimore American.
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Foley
P. H. Ginn
Middleton
Fischer
Georgetown
Texas
J. A. Kimbro
Fischer's
Hotel Guests and Visitors Seated At San Antonio Inns
A long list shows numerous individuals from across the U S and Canada registered at or staying in San Antonio hotels including Bexar St Anthony Menger Bowie Gunter Savoy and Crockett. Names include Ernest Keeling Jourdanton J Roy Jones Austin Herbert Finch Austin L Sandefer Los Angeles H Ohl Chicago J J Burke Cleveland O J O Fussell Cushing M H Burnide Clarksburg W Va F J Backman San Marcos W M McKinney Lampasas W F Wilson Burnett Asher R Smith Laredo Edward Dustin Laredo H Wartell Houston H C Brown Louisville W Neft Chicago W Westmoreland Rockport L C Alexander Houston Leonard Loickley Sabinal O C Peters Fort Worth Charles Lunsford Fowlerton D R Morgan Lake Placid o C Peters note. The paragraph urges health benefits of Harlandale Hot Sulphur water with bath house facilities and massage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Keeling
Jourdanton
Bexar Hotel
J. Roy Jones
Austin
St. Anthony
Herbet H. Finch
Menger
M. H. Burnide
Clarksburg
W. Va
Bexar
F. J. Backman
San Marcos
W. M. McKinney
Lampasas
W. F. Wilson
Burnett
Bowie Hotel
Gordon Woodruff
Atlanta
Gunter
Edward C. Dustin
Laredo
Savoy
Walter Leich
Evansville
Ind
Asher R. Smith
H. Wartell
Houston
H. C. Brown
Louisville
Bowie
W. H. Neft
Chicago
W. E. Westmoreland
Rockport
J. T. Williams
Pleasantonia
L. C. Alexander
Leonard Loickley
Sabinal
H. Jackson
Eagle Pass
Crockett
Robert Henderson
Corsicana
D. E. Burdy
Beeville
L. W. King of
Boerne
F. C. Burns
Uvalde
J. H. Booth
Gonzales
R. L. Strickland
Galveston
E. H. Harris
St. Louis
John T. Duncan
LaGrange
Winifred
C. Peters
Fort Worth
Charles Lunsford
Fowlerton
Rotary Club Minstrels Delight San Antonio Crowd at Grand
The Rotary Club minstrel show at the Grand impressed with polished staging and fresh material. Key performers included Max Blum and W H Smith with Harry Miller as Interlocutor. Highlights featured L K Beck, Ruby and Forest Wood, Charles M Lee, and Joe Walsh delivering confident comic and musical routines. The solo and choral numbers drew strong encores and the audience plans a repeat performance tonight.
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San Antonio
Rotary Club
California Syrup of Figs Promises Quick Child Health Restorative
An old time promoter touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children and adults. The ad claims a coated tongue signals stomach and bowel cleansing and promises rapid relief from constipation with a 50 cent bottle. Beware of counterfeits. buy genuine product from California Fig Syrup Company.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Fines in Police Court Reach record $1825 in One Session
Judge Lowther imposed fines totaling 1825 dollars in a Tuesday morning police court session. Eleven men arrested early at the Southern Pacific station were sent to the rock pile for 100 days. Other vagrants faced fines from 50 to 100 dollars as city detectives vowed continued wholesale arrests to curb crime.
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Lowther
Massey
Long
Harvey
Hoffman
Southern Pacific
Lawrence
San Antonio
Went Too Far Quizzer Pedigree Tracing Leads to Hush Money
A cartoon caption shows a man admitting he hired a private tracer to trace his pedigree and is paying hush money. The exchange highlights the unintended consequence of the effort and the old man’s worry about the outcome.
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Sigser
Sizzer
Yale Ree
Real estate transfers across several San Antonio blocks 1913 1918
List of property deeds in San Antonio area including Schenk Armstrong to Lewright in 1913 and numerous parcels sold to Kraft Lytle Herndon Leard Richardson Hassmann Ber riegas Waugh Koch Yaegley Barber West Marshall Shields etc. transfers involve lots blocks surveys and notes with cash sums and loan assumptions.
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L. G
Emma A. Schenk
Will
Mary Armstrong
J. C. Lewright
Adeliene
William Armstrong
George C. Saur
Herbert Kraft
J. N. Leard
Senos 4
Riverside Park
G. B
Leila E. Mitchell
EB. R. Richardson
John and
Emma Hassmann
Ted H
Carrie Coley Wilburn
Juan Manuel Berriegas
Friedrich
Estella Waugh
Alamo Heights
M. S. Koch
F. H. Yaegley
New City Block
Monterey Street
C. T. Gregory
F. A. Barber
West Marshall Street
Fred Wilson
Burnet Street
P. T. Shields
Chalkley
Mason Street
Not Beyond Help at 87 Says Woman Benefits From Foley Kidney Pills
Mrs. Mary A. Dean of Taunton Massachusetts reports sleep disturbance restlessness bladder weakness joint stiffness and rheumatic pain as kidney trouble she notes passing her 87th birthday and credits Foley Kidney Pills from Fischer's Drug Store with benefits.
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Mary A. Dean
Walnut St
Taunton
Mass
Fischer’s
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Ladies’ Dept
Men’s Dept
Engle
Romeos
Guaranter Lee
Alamo Plaza
Baltimore American
Emmet Bank
Thos. S. Conroy
E. J. McCormick
J. Frank Gallagher
United States
Harlandale
Otary
Grand
Mackey
Traction Company
Smith
Charles M. Lee
Ruby
Forest Wood
J. R. Wood
Gee
Joe Hole
Gilbert Schramm
Chesapeake Bay
Udo Haarmann
Papa
H.L. Brice
Herbert Wallace
H. H. Osborne
Ray M. Mackey
John Turned
W. A. Springall
H. L. Turner
Godfrey Rogers
Victor Filato
L. K. Ducker
Cook
Rotary
Philip Cook
General Booth
Salvation Army
Mr. Cook
Joe Walsh
Prince of Fun Makers
Adieus
Walsh
Mr. Walsh
Bill
Miller and Richardson
the Majestic
Ed Maymond
F. G. Harrison
the Plaza
Spencer
W. Co. Kaltever
Houston St
North Pine Street
T. E
Annie Woodrome
W. J Jones
Old City
Terrell Well Co
Emil Binz
Alois Blaschke
A. D
Lakeview
Palm Heights Development Co
August Altenhof
B. L. Raborn
Herman Bentnagel
Brunswick Park
Elks
Woodmen
Masons
Winchester
Praeger Hardware
East Commerce Street
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