Continued Prosperity and Economic Boom After War
The piece argues prosperity will last after World War I, with European rehabilitation boosting US demand. It cites United States Steel as sold ahead for 1917 into 1918, high cotton prices unlikely to fade, and a strong banking system under the Federal Reserve. It notes stock market readjustments and a booming real estate outlook, highlighting the I. and G. N. shops at South San Antonio as a profitable investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Steel Company
America
Poisoned Candy Sent by Los Angeles Clerk
Strude Cox a young clerk in a department store confessed to sending a box of poisoned candy by mail to her coworker Miss Leonore Carr. The candy was addressed to both employees and Carr turned it over to authorities for investigation. Cox attributes the act to despondency over a troubled love affair and expected the postman to deliver the candy to her, not Carr. Cox is hospitalized in a collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OS Angeles
Cal
Strude Cox
All Store
Leonore Carr
Kig Cox
Miss Carr
Miss Cox
Hardware Store Christmas Wagons and Velocipedes
SAM SPEIR HARDWARE CO offers rest grade Hatf Floor Brushes and xpress Wagons Velocipedes for Christmas at 219 Losoya Street with advertising notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SAM Speir Hardware CO
Losoya St
Losoya
Adv
Postcard Drive Aids San Antonio Soldiers At Corpus Christi
Acting Mayor Lambert endorses a Christmas postcard campaign for three San Antonio companies at Corpus Christi and a cavalry troop at the Big Bend camp. The plan invites families to visit the soldiers and send greetings, with full rosters of Company A C and D provided for mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Cavalry
Ruidosa
Big Bend
Corpus
Lambert
Citizens’ Committee
Guard
Boys Get Tickets for Newsies Dinner at St Anthony Hotel
More than 800 tickets for the newsies dinner on Christmas Day at the St Anthony Hotel were distributed by County Probation Officer J. Ross Boles under Nat M. Washer. Tickets are nontransferable and a boy must have his own to be admitted, as past abuse of lost tickets will not be tolerated.
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St. Anthony
Nat M. Washer
J. Ross Boles
Mr. Washer
Mr. Boles
Smith Motor wheels for Xmas
Portage Tire Co located at 221 S Alamo advertises wheel sales for Christmas with Ady as contact likely indicating a promotion or sale event aimed at drivers seeking replacement wheels during the holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage Tire Co
Alamo
Ady
Burnet County Commissioner Dies In Auto Crash Near Lampasas
News from Briggs Burnet county reports the death of T. O. Traweek Burnet county commissioner and injuries to Tom Farquhar after an automobile accident south of Lampasas. The crash occurred as the car turned turtle about three miles from Lampasas at night.
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Austin
Tex
Briggs
Burnet County
T. O. Traweek
Tom Farquhar
Burnet
Lampasas
The Child Can't Help It Kidney Trouble Remedy
An article warns that nighttime kidney or bladder disorders in children can cause sickness and long term damage if untreated. It promotes Liquid Shu Make, claim relief in a day or two with about three doses daily, available in small bottles at drug stores with child friendly dosing and safety.
Girls Play All the Old-Fashioned Games at YWCA
Sixty girls and mothers attended The Mothers Party at the Young Women's Christian Association. children dressed as little folks acted out games such as Drop the Handkerchief and Hickory Dickory Dock while mothers joined in. Nearby a high school basketball game versus the faculty was in progress. The Sunday school children were invited to the next association event as the Christmas tree lights and missionary booths created a festive scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Woman's Christian Association
Hickory
Dickory Dock
Association
Christian Missionary Sunday Schools
Government awards record grain orders to suppliers
The Southern Department of the Army awarded its largest grain and forage purchase to San Antonio wholesalers and several outside firms. The contract includes 33,000,000 pounds of oats and 21,000,000 pounds of timothy hay among other feeds for troops along the Rio Grande, with deliveries slated immediately. Named San Antonio firms include San Antonio Grain Company, Webster Company, Heid Bros., Frank Carroll & Company, Julius E. Nugge, Sturges Bros., and Alfred J. Peters. External bidders include The Early & Daniel Co. of Cincinnati, T. J. Martin Co. of Spofford, Ed Sacks of Houston, Clairborne Adams of El Paso, and H. L. Roberts & Co. of Hitchcock.
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Southern Department
Department
Fort Sam Houston
Rio Grande River
San Antonio
San Antonio Grain Company
Webster Company
Heid Bros
Frank Carroll & Company
Julius E. Nugge
Sturges Bros
Alfred J. Peters
The
Early & Daniel Co
Cincinnati
T. J. Martin Co
Spofford
Tex
Ed Sacks
Houston
Clairborne Adams
el Paso
H. L., Roberts & Co
Hitchcock
British 10 Releases All Irish Prisoners
London December 22 The government will release Irish prisoners interned after the rebellion in Ireland. Henry EB Duke the chief secretary for Ireland told the House of Commons the advantages outweigh the risk and steps will be taken to return the interned men to their homes. About 576 Irishmen were interned in connection with the rebellion last October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ireland
Henry. Eb, Duke
House of Commons
Secretary For Home Affairs
Christmas Exercises Planned by Central Christian Sunday School
The Sunday school at Central Christian church on Main Avenue will present Christmas exercises Saturday evening. Children and teachers participate in the program with songs readings and a short program to celebrate the holiday season.
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The
Central Christian Church
Main Avenue
Christmas Tree Program With Santa Claus
A Christmas event begins at 7:30 with a tree and an engaging program. Santa Claus will hand out candy and fruit to attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Flood Control Bill Favored by Senate Commerce Panel
The Humphrey flood control bill requesting 45 million dollars for the lower Mississippi valley and 5.6 million for the Sacramento river was favorably reported by the Senate committee of commerce and sent to the Senate calendar. The House passed it while Newlands proposed compromise was rejected. Ads note gas heater with five clay mantles from Sam Speir Hardware Co. and bikes from Portage Tire Co.
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Washington, D. C
Mississippi River
Sacramento River
Senate Committee of Commerce
Senate
House
Newlands
SAM Speir Hardware CO
Losoya St
Ady
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Travis
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Claud L. Drennon
Earl G. Miller
Sidney Schrader
Fritz Neidert
Carl L. Kippenbrock
William R. K. Ferris
Carrol V. Smith
John J. McConnett
James M. Oldham
Hazen P. Slagel
Charles Howe
Robert T. Barbour
Ralph M. Jackson
Brock Denton
George Lynch
James Kk. Clinton
Whit M. DuBose
George White
George F. Cowley
Robert K. Miller
Douglas
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Alfred Pulsford
Edward A. Rippstine
Anders J. Robertson
Tom A. Rollins
Ernest J. Ryter
Frank W. Schafer
Victor A. Lurber
Dudley B. Troutz
Charles L. Tullis
Joseph B. Willis
Paul D. Willis
Graves W. Young
A. S. Horton
J. D. Harris
van B. Harris
Company C
Harry Miller
Andrew Santana
Clare Kent
David Ronan
Fred Alt
Alexander J. Melancon
Dessaw Shannon
Theodore Telotte
Bert W. Smith
Treadwell McGlasson
Will L. Woods
George G. Derrington
Adam Goldfus
Jesse Stallings
Paul Finch
Ralph Torres
Lee Click
Jake Renden
Robert L. Hooper
Joseph N. Hall
Thomas Lynch
George D. Anis
Joe Aurich
Aubrey Atchley
Raymond C. Bird
Edward Buckmiller
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Jack Blundell
Julius Bless
Alois Bukowski
George C. Burks
Clyde H. Burks
Louis Cohen
Griffin W. Cobb
Aubrey Caldwell
Frank Cavanaugh
Horace G. Cook
Jaegin Derrington
Nicholas de Los Santos
Alexander de Los Santos
George I. Dixon
Michael Dzula
Joe de la Zerda
Harry Duke
Salvador Flores
Pedro Garza
Louis Graham
William C. Gullett
Jacinto Gussman
William A. Gilliland
Hamilton C. Hague
Ernest L. Jones
James Jordan
William A. King
William C. Lafield
Eddie O. Mumme
Ralph McCutchen
Andrew R. Metzger
William A. Meyer
Joe Martinez
James Pettinos
Samuel Rabinowitz
Harry Rasure
Lee H. Renden
Manuel Reyna
Albert L. Schwarz
Chester L. Taff
James F. Taylor
Geronimo Trevino
Dewey Tillman
Santos
Company D
Wiley R. Cox
James McFarland
Sterling P. Bowles
Louis P. Chamberlain
Paul Schwarz
Malcolm Osborn
Donald C. McBride
Eugene Eastman
Adolph Sherman
Manuel Saenz
William Coy
Harry D. Breitwisch
Fritz Lyons
Marion L. Montgomery
Chesley C. Pennington
Zack E. Bugg
Ollie H. Sapp
John J. Flynn
Clinton C. Cuff
Jack Hogan
Peter Miezen
Harry C. Futrell
Adolfo Garcia
Julian Garza
Perry E. Gillett
James R. Haller
Fairly R. Hartzog
George F. Herman
Henry Hilt
Jake Hilt
Riley M. Hilt
Harry M. Hollander
William Howell
Thomas FE. Irvin
Henry Keith
Joseph H. Layton
Louis J. Lebanoff
Austin 0. Lowery
Joseph Moran
Bert Nelson
Patrick O'Donovan
John V. Osborn
Ben Parnell
Emmitt G. Poppe
Hugh R. Purcell
John A. Sheehan
John Scoggins
Joseph E. Stanley
Joseph T. Sweet
Charles C. H. Lysan
Harold P. Sullivan
William E. Tondre
Albert T. Walker
Walter W. Wentworth
Arthur Wilbur
Robert Wright
Olley D. Haycraft
Ft. Atkinson, Wis
Crown Chemical Co
Haecker Mig. Co
Sinn
Bailey
Coles, Bailey Co
Sem
Humphrey
Mississippi
Sacramento
Fager
Griseman
Corsbitohige
Heileman
G. Heileman Brewing CO
LaCrosse, Wis
U.S. A
Logan ‘J. Trousdale
N. Flores St
Phone Crockett
NOA Spears CO
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