Homeseeker excursion brings 200 to San Antonio
The first homeseeker trip over the Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain lines attracted 200 land buyers to San Antonio yesterday. Many stayed in the city then moved to irrigation country and surrounding counties. They hailed from Missouri Kansas Iowa Nebraska Illinois Indiana and Ohio. M L Fuller led the excursion as traveling passenger agent for the joint immigration bureau. The next trip will depart St Louis on January 16.
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Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain
San Antonio
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
M. L. Fuller
Joint Immigration Bureau
St. Louis
Socks Ad Sparks Witty Courtroom Exchange
Jones sent a dollar for four pairs of socks after answering an ad. On receipt he wrote that the patterns were vile and he would not be seen wearing them. The advertiser replied that they guaranteed the socks would not wear out.
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Jones
The Sweetest Girl in Paris at the Grand
The Houston Chronicle relays a lively review of Trixie Friganza and ensemble in The Sweetest Girl in Paris at the Grand. Casts praised include Cathryn Rowe Palmer Violet MacMillan and William Edmonds with a strong chorus and polished staging. The piece runs tonight tomorrow and Sunday with other acts and vaudeville features on the program.
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Paris
Houston Chronicle
Jane
Trixie Friganza
Mrs. Radcliffe
Cathryn Rowe Palmer
Violet MacMillan
William Edmonds
Cobosso
Myrtle Johnson
Maurice Brierre
James Duquesne Armstrong
Ss. C. Sandgran
Mary
Plaza Theater Week Lineup Delights Local Audiences
The Plaza presents a balanced bill this week with crowding matinees. Highlights include the Aerial Sherwoods novelty trapeze, Alec Craig the tramp comedian, the Four Masons in A Country School, Miss Willette Whitaker with F Wilber Hill, Bradlee Martin and company in A Unique Proposal, the Morton Jewell troupe in An Event in Clubdows, and Plazascope motion pictures. At the Royal another bargain matinee Saturday with all seats ten cents.
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Bradlee, Martin and Company
Mike Coakley
Lou Hanvey
Joe Dunleavy
Town Hall Minstrels
Morton-Jewell
Plazascope
Papes Cold Compound Claims Fast Cure For Grippe
Advertises Pape's Cold Compound as a three year research product costing over fifty thousand dollars. Claims it cures the worst colds and grippe within three doses every two hours, with no quinine and no after effects, available for 25 cents from any druggist.
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Pape
Moving pictures bring Dante’s Inferno to Dixie theater
A band of Italian artists has reproduced Dante’s Inferno in one hundred scenes using film. The production follows Virgil and the poet through circles of punishment with perfect scenery, colors, and acting, and has earned wide admiration in Europe. It is now shown at the Dixie theater.
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Oes Hearts
Onc
Human Hearts
Moving Picture
Dante
Virgil
Europe
Dixie Theater
Ladies Souvenir Day At The Star Theater
Today at the Star Theater every lady attendee will receive a Rosalie pottery silver plated teaspoon with a gray finished handle. A usual program features four vaudeville acts and two reels of pictures with comedy by a juggling act and a singing balancing performance.
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the Star
Rosalie
Malaria Cure Ad and Judge Lilly Moves to San Antonio
An ad promotes Grove's tasteless malaria tonic for adults and children. The piece notes Dr. Judge Grant E. Lilly of Richmond Kentucky has moved to San Antonio to reside, buying a home on San Pedro avenue and enjoys ties to Governor McCreary and Kentucky judges. It also urges poll tax payment and mentions A Colman, plumper at 416 Main Ave.
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Grant E. Lilly
Richmond
San Antonio
San Pedro Avenue
Lilly
James B. McCreary
Kentucky
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Ingtoin St
Monticello
Parsley Paine Cotton Chopper may move factory to San Antonio
W F Paine sales manager says Parsley Paine Cotton Chopper Manufacturing may relocate from Crockett Texas to San Antonio if a site is secured. He notes the new plant would leverage San Antonio rail and manufacturing facilities. The three wheeled cotton chopper plows and chops in one pass, reducing manual labor and accelerating farming.
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Parsley- Paine Cotton Chopper Manufacturing Company
Crocket
Tex
San Antonio
W. F. Paine
Crockett
Paine
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Endorsed for All Ages in Family Health
A reader from Oakdale Texas praises Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as the ideal mild laxative for the entire family from baby to grandparent. It is gentle, non gripping, effective with small doses, and can be tapered off as nature resumes control. The letter notes its pleasant taste for children and cites a personal trial with a sample bottle.
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Dr. Caldwell
B. B. Rosser
84Th St
Galveston
Texad
O. K
Syrup Pepsin Praised By Readers Across States
Letters from readers like Mrs Earl Dudney in Magnolia Arkansas and Benjamin Washington in Leary Texas extol Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a superior remedy. They claim relief for baby colic and constipation and praise repeated orders.
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Earl Dudney
Magnolia
Ark
Caldwell
Benjamin Washington
Leary
Texas
Saturday After Supper Sale Lingerie Waists Offer
About twenty five dozen dainty French lawn lingerie waists trimmed with lace and embroidery priced at 1.25. In the Saturday After Supper Sale they are offered at 98 cents.
Saturday After Supper Sale Highlights Embroidered Coat Sets
A sale offers small lots of embroidered coat sets and cuffs from linen, with eyelet and blind embroidery. Prices range from 1.00 to 1.75 per set, with women and children's sweaters also featured. Sweaters include all wool white fancy weave designs and military collar children’s styles in white navy cardinal and blue pink.
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Panama
After Supper Sale Offers Ladies Shoes at Bargains
After Supper Children's and Misses' Shoes in lace and button styles and patent leathers, with single and double soles and low heels. Entire line of $2.00 footwear reduced to $1.73. Ladies' vici kid shoes with lightweight or extension soles and Cuban heels, $2.00 value cut to $1.79. Also felt slippers, flexible soles and low heels in gray and green at 89c a pair.
Sale of Women and Children's Shoes After Supper
The advertisement lists ladies shoes in plain and shiny leathers with Cuban heels and welted soles, a full $3.50 line down to $2.95, children's Loggins in multiple colors and sizes 2 to 6, and ladies' 6-button overgaiters, reduced from 25c to 19c after supper sale.
After Supper Sale Caps and Bonnets Offer Low Prices
All wool felt caps in red navy brown and tan with turndown and roll brims and ribbon trim for children ages 1 to 5. Regularly $1.50, sale price 10c after supper. Also knitted aviations caps in light blue tan and gray regular $1.25, sale 48c after supper.
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Tse
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Alamo Plaza
Norwood
Pepperell
Central Trust Company
San Antonio, Texas
Washer’s Boys’ Sale
Entists
Hicks
Derma Viva
Joske, Wolfson, Wolff & Marx, Wagner, Bexar Drug Company
Fischer, W. C. Burns and
Milburn Bros
DeBourg Sisters
Stewart and Iron
Poloff Sisters
Clog
Buck Wing
John Buckley
Paul Hofman
Ile
the Royal
A. Colman
Plumper
Main Ave
Theo Artzt
Parsley-Paine Cotton Chopper Company
Laney
le L. Ellisor
Oakdale
Dixie
Amonia
Japan
Oakland
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