Prices of Sood Things to Eat Vegetables
A garbled early 20th century price list for vegetables and fruit showing items such as greens, peppers, cabbage, onions, potatoes, and fruit like strawberries and pineapples with varied prices per pound, quart, or peck. Notable entries include Bermuda onions, black eyed peas, tomatoes, carrots, and citrus fruits with cents shown in old currency formatting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granberties
Tellery
Bermuda
Ioc
Malaga
Society notices drift through postwar social whirl in San Antonio
Miss Allen Austin returned today after weeks with her brother in Victoria. Bowie school pupils perform at 2:20 pm to honor the Daughters of the American Revolution with a patriotic program. Numerous local hosts welcome friends at homes on Sixth Street Pecan Street Carson Street and Laurel Heights. Clubs meet and hostesses announce prizes, entertainments and forthcoming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Austin
PR. Austin
Victoria
Bowie School
Gasbio Club
Casino Hall
B. Etter
L. Simon
Stella Steves
Zulime Herff
Annie Ghoos
G. Etter
Hugo Kaufman
Tolka Dreiss
Louis Hevermann
William Kalteyer
Mothers' Club
Three of a Kind Postum Letter Ends Coffee Sleep Loss
A Pennsylvanian woman writes of nervous prostration and heart palpitations tied to coffee use. She and two friends stop coffee and report dramatic relief after using Postum. The letter touts Postum as a cure and invites readers to see the tale in the local paper, noting repeated genuine reader letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toyfinder
Poetum
Pastum Co
Britto
Cretk
Mish
Wellville
Fires blamed on tramps as city burns kept scarce dwellings
The San Antonio fire scene drew Chief Wright toward the tramp theory amid several nightly blazes. A warehouse at 816 Pere street belonging to the San Antonio Barrel Co. burned, valued at about 400 dollars with 30 dollars in barrels, likely started by tramps seeking shelter. A second small blaze near the San Fernando Street crossing caused minor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Mira
Phil Wright
Rhertgh
Eire
Wright
Imree
Pwo
Pere
San Antonio Barrel Company
BU Arnaud
Weat End Tumber Company
Weight
Bo'alock
Meine Street
San Fernando Atreet Crossing
Fifty Dollar Willie Narrates a San Antonio Capers
The detached narrative follows Fifty Dollar Willie as he flees capture through San Antonio shops and streets, dodging clerks and security while casing departments, bargain counters, and the Alamo area. He prances through Wolff & Marx, a leather shop, and the Alamo National bar as authorities close in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spike
Waterloo
Wolff & Marx
Ever
Anon
Alamo
Guy
Aleo
Dallas
Caramar
Navarre
Hong
Elers
Hance
Sean
Menger
Bexar Hotel
Lakeeos
Wolfson Department
Main Plaza
Commerce Street
Washer’s
Marmola Tablets Claim Quick Fat Reduction Method
A粗 fragment from New Method of Reducing Fat touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a safe quick fat reducer. It asserts a pound a day without dieting or exercise, promoting Marmola tablets made to a specification and available at druggists or from Marmola Co Detroit Michigan for twenty five cents per box with ten tablets per case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USA
Form A Magazine Club With Us
A faded ad promises best prices for all periodicals via 13, with rapid order forwarding the same day and a guarantee to meet or beat competing offers. Readers are invited to request a catalog showing reduced prices on over 460 periodicals from a trusted agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnaing Club
Corne
Remnants At Half Price in Friday Saturday Sale
The store offers hundreds of remnants from silk, wool dress goods, and wash fabrics in lengths two to ten yards priced at half or less than their original piece price. Also available are short lengths of table linens, towels, napkins, and similar items marked with the Remnant Ticket.
Amended notice on buttons replacing newspaper copies at Guarantes Shoe
A quirky rule update allows a button portrait of the speaker to substitute for the latest issue of The Bright. It requires payment of $25 in gold for men and similar amount for children to assist ladies seeking the newspaper. Copy OF that newspaper must be exhibited when repeating the sentence about Pitty Dollar Wille of the Guavane tee Show company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guavane Tee Show Company
Guarantes Shoe Company
GOP City Committee Formation Debate Clarifies Appointment
In a report on the activity of party committees, the GOP city committee is described as not yet formed. Discussions centered on organizing the single party, with a speaker claiming not to exercise power arbitrarily to ensure harmony among factions.
Cures a Cough or Cold Patent Remedy Claim
An advertisement promotes a homemade cough and cold remedy using glycerine, Congentrated pliya compound, whiskey, and a method of dosing every four hours. It touts quick relief within twenty four hours and claims all ingredients are available at drug stores. The text also mentions a special pine product marketed in half dose bottles with pressurized packaging.
Advisory committee forms for city executive panel
A dispute over party harmony led to a five member advisory committee to confer with Republicans and recommend a city executive committee. The advisory group debated assignments, with Oppenheimer asserting authority and a document signed by Jackson, Smith, and Kingeley approving the selection for each ward. Dr. Mack comments on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Givine
Nantmoua Nagar
Advicg Ag
Rayort
Na Senga
Oppenheimite
Inc
Mackay
Oppenheimer
Nat Jackson
Jas
M. Smith
Kingeley
Oppenhaimer
Wr. Oppenheimer
J. M. Oppenheimer
Thang
Dr. Mack Tel
Campaign Plans Advance Under Mackay Leadership
The article reports Duncan Mackay leading a campaign effort with plans for the Tapud ltcay organization in San Antonio, aiming to expand southward. A finance committee chaired by W. 24 Stiles and including Franz C. Groos, Dr. B. Kingsley, M. Wreghoye, and Dr. J. H. BinWey is appointed to fund the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay
Onpenhalmer
Duncan Mackay
Campalan
W. 24 Stiles
Franz C. Groos
B. ¥. Kingsley
M. Wreghoye
J. H. BinWey
Bl uey & Co. oath claim in Toledo business matter
Lucas Conte declares Cheney is a sealing partner of Bl uey & Co. doing business in Toledo Ohio. The firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of curable disease not cured and sworn before the undersigned on December 1996.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
Toreto
Lucas Conte
Cheney
Seaioy
Bluey & Co
Toledo
State
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Frieda Engelhardt
Eeergastge
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Mgr
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W. BR. Richardson
Woman's Auxiliary
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Government Hill
Marcia Robinson
Juli Caecat
2. A. Murphy
Carson Street
J. H. Kirkpatrick
West Magnolia. Avenue
Ald Society
The
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Christian Chiurch
R. AW Guilberson
Fifth Street
Lane Thrlor
W. B
Lupo
Laurel Heights
Terrell
Mary Cartwright
Charles Tickering
Wes. J. W.gombs
Alama Heighte
Misa Louise Girard
Mia
Marian Gibbs
Bertha Rowaile
Mies Nathalie Reynolds
Jacksonville
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Mol
Niles
Lt. Woodson
Arthur Wynne
Strederick Beenie
New York
Alec Brown
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Charles Lewis Stevenson
Eduh
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Stevenson
Mort Sheridan
Cuba
C. B. McDougald
Misa Carolive McDougald
Stockton, Cal
Fred Brown
Fort Sam Houston
Los Angeles
Henry L. Ripley
Fort Sam
Houston
Garwold
Travis Bebhool Mothers’ Club
Uga
Wild
RB. L. Winwlidie
North Flores Street
A. Mauermann
Degen
Cniines
Willie
Wolfson
Yanes
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