Beautifying Yards and Civic Pride in Texas Towns
A clipped chaotic article notes LaSalle County Texas yards, gardens, and garden care tips, urging residents to improve neglected plots. It highlights Gatehall fans, John W. Gates remarks, traffic on fashionable magazines, and a broad mix of local and national observations. It mentions Prohibition in Botray and Coldwater, and comments on marriage, nobility, and Japan’s civilization progress. It stresses Washington’s birthday, school contests, and Theodore Shonts with references to climate, parks, and upkeep of San Antonio.
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Prain
Nome
San Antonio
Sommerge on the Lakes Shipments Soar Despite Gloomy Tone
Government report shows shipments from Great Lakes ports rising 10 percent over 1908 and 20 percent over 1905. Iron ore led with 40,227,972 tons, wheat and oats volumes high, coal and lime totals road, and 75,769 vessel clearances logged for the season.
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GuinmerGe
Beniden
Canada
Prohibition Crashes Through Maine Liquor Trade Debate
A Maine style prohibition critique questions the system's effectiveness with a look at a state liquor agent distributing medicines to local agents for medicinal use. The report notes Lewiston leads disbursements at about $32,552 and outlines volumes of whiskey gin rum brandy wine and beer sold under the guise of medicine, raising estimates of broader untaxed revenues and crime concerns from the black market.
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New York
Maine
Maing
Te Rity
Lewiston
Ugur
Urain
Troe State
Denver Promise and Civic Hope in Detected Promises
A wary notice proclaims price moderation and fair service in Denver and warns against skepticism. It envisions city leaders upholding hospitality and integrity, aiming to temper fears of gouging while inviting public trust and broad political appeal.
Cruel Slap at Nevada
A Hartford Courant piece lampoons Nevada as a sprawling state with few industries, criticizes governance and military presence, and mocks census and population figures. The satirical rant highlights perceived faults and calls out overconfident claims about the state.
San Antonio 21 Years Ago Highlights
Daily Light from February 18, 1887 notes theater parties for Edwin Booth at the Grand on the 26th. Pecos Land and Development Co sold 2000 head of steer cattle at $20 each in the city. San Antonio Brewery expands output with new vats. Niggli and Witte plan a new business block. An old time musical festival is planned at Casino. Mrs. C Villewain and Lizzie Villewain return from Castroville. Telegraph reports the Mississippi flood threat and speculative war talk between Germany and France.
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Daily Light
Eawin Booth
Pecos Land and Developmen Company
Doy
San Antonio
Niggli & Witte
C. Villewain
Lizzie
Castroville
Mississippi
Harape
Germany
France
Isabel Irving features at Grand with Nantucket home life
Isabel Irving, star of tonight and tomorrow’s bills, showcases her domestic life on Nantucket Island. She designed her home famed for a vast private library, ocean-view room, and hands on management, alongside her husband actor W H Thompson. The Grand also previews Tide of Life and a slate of melodramas with Miss Tanner and others.
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Isabel Irving
Grand
Errow Meligee
Susan
Nantucket Island
Atlantic Coast
United States
Miss Irving
W- H. .Thompson
Mrs. Thompson
Big Tent
Big Tent Theater
Miss Tanner
Rheumatism Cure Claim Prompts Reader Letters
An advertisement-like item touts Dr Miles Nergine as a cure for rheumatic pains, claiming direct curative effects and nervous system soothing influence. It cites testimonials from JAS. IL. SANDERS of Rockaway NJ and offers free advice, urging readers to consult their local druggist for a bottle and to write for more information.
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Miles Nergine
Mila’ Ervine
Jas
Sanders
Rockaway
N. J
Bottis
Jena Miles Medical Co
Elkhast
Ind
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Recited
Frantic women described as nervous and irritable are said to be calmed by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letters from Mrs Mary Wood and Mrs Wallace Wilson claim restored health, with the ad urging sick women to write for advice from Lynn Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mary Wood
Christiana
Tenn
Lydia E. Pinkhes
The Moon musical comedy at Grand next weekend
Baltimore belle Paltergon and Jerome Honaparte star in a Shubert farce set in 1803 India with a strong company. The Moon features elegant costumes, comic plot twists, and song numbers like Dont You Think The Time to Marry. Two lavish settings accompany a lively stage production.
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Whiibeth Paltergon
Jerome Honaparte
America
Jamey
R. Vowers
Messrs. Shubert
London
Yor
Ay Hsh
British India
Vane
Rogiess
Res
Seventy Tourists Arrive Feb Twenty For Mexican Party
Seventy tourists will arrive here February 20 from St. Louis aboard a special train. They travel in compartments with a Pullman car and baggage car, then transfer to L and N trains for a trip to Mexico City. Return arrival is expected at El Paso on March 8 with about no people in the party.
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Pebrary
Gremry Mexica
St. Tals
Lirede
Mextciti National
Mexine City
Willeach Hera
Paso
Burial Permits Report From The City
Burial permits list several cases including Thomis Lyons age 8 weeks at Saint Francis Home with tuberculosis, Mrs Nova Well Stoller age 32 on Saint Michell Street with tuberculosis, Matilda Lanieck age 2 at 415 Port Attest with tuberculosis, and Ratella DB Perez age not stated on Pearl Street with pneumonia.
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Thomis Lyons
Francis Home
Nova Well Stoller
Iust Michell Street
Aineralonlys
Matilda Lanieck
Ratella DB
Perez
Preumoniiy
Parrot tale ends in fatal fright at hotel
Charlie Arnaud, night clerk at a hotel, was provoked by his parrot Charme Me whose tricks amused guests. After a late screaming disturbance, Charlie shot into the darkness with his pistol. A hidden intruder provoked a fatal scuffle, and the parrot’s owner laughed off the incident.
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Harles Arnaud
Besarptel
Hotie
Charlie
Oyster Bay
Chartle
A Breath of Air and Germs in Illness Remedy
Calarrhal conditions allow germs to thrive in weakened tissues. Hyomel claims to destroy germs with its air treatment and offers a guaranteed refund if it fails to cure. The ad promotes rapid relief and a simple direct method for health protection.
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Texar True Co
Fragments of Threats in Old Ledger Poetry
Fragmentary OCR reads a caution about a parrot and a person named in an old text. It mentions a wagon, mirrors, and an alleged attempt to murder. The language includes mis-spelled terms and rhetorical emphasis on the word murderer within a regional historical context.
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Baé Lands
Chronic Constipation Cured by Ortha Laxative Syrup
Ortha Laxative Fruit Syrup claims to cure chronic constipation, improve digestion, and stimulate liver and bowels to restore natural function. Starts working today with immediate relief, offered by Bexar Drug Co.
Fragmented Local Crime Note From Page Copy
A clipped newspaper line references Hull communications and a confusing message about Tommy Jones. The fragment mentions a communication sent from the speaker’s dress and concerns a family object causing a reaction.
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Hull
Ommy Jones
Navy
Tommy
Sheriff Candidate Lindsey Nominated in Bexar County Dem Primaries
The Taght announces Bexar County nomination of B. D. Lindsey for sheriff in the Democratic primaries, authorizing his campaign in Rubycotte action.
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B. D. Lindsey
Bexar County
Rubycotte
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