Card of thanks from the Cowdry family
The family of E. F. Cowdry thanks friends for flowers and sympathy after the loss of their son and brother, sent from 216 Idaho Street.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1912
Page
8
The family of E. F. Cowdry thanks friends for flowers and sympathy after the loss of their son and brother, sent from 216 Idaho Street.
A jumble of classified help wanted notices seeks male assistants in five towns with advancement paths and cash requirements, drivers, clerks, and shop workers. Listings include delivery boys, hotel staff, barbers, mail clerks, sol icitors, and various skilled trades with contact points like San Antonio and New Orleans schools and local businesses.
A column of help wanted adverts inviting women to apply for various positions. Listings include cooks for families of two or ten, general housework, pastry making, and a few adult female caregiver roles, with contact addresses and phone references. Some entries specify good wages, no washing, or no ironing.
Classified notices advertise agents wanted to finish selling Seadrift lots and acreage with terms from 10 down to 10 per month. The listing notes prior sales since May 1, 1911, and includes contact in San Antonio, Texas. Additional ads seek high class agents for Los Angeles Heights Improvement Company with artesian water and streetcar service, plus garden tracts, at 219 East Houston Street. Also an ad promises $25 to $300 weekly profit with no capital required from A I Dexter in Springfield Missouri.
A compilation of lost items including a two light dun mare mule, a fur coat from Turner hall, a gold watch with initials hk T, a gentleman’s diamond ring, a lauvian black leaitinnt on Mission road, a Jersey cow with brand W. F., and a gold locket engraved W. F. C. Rewards offered for returns to listed addresses and contacts.
Classified listing for furnished rooms with light housekeeping across San Pedro avenue Avenue D Flores street Tobin Hill and nearby areas. Includes private entrances modern conveniences all in private homes with old phone numbers and monthly rates. Some entries offer near public depots or car lines and references.
A catalog of rooms and board offerings including Alamo Stables, Maney Place, Fairmount Hotel, and multiple homes. Advertisements cover furnished rooms with running water, hot and cold baths, meals, and weekly rates. Numerous addresses and phone numbers listed for immediate inquiries.
Numerous rental notices list furnished and unfurnished rooms and houses in San Antonio locations such as East Woodlawn Cherry Nolan Martin Street Howard Avenue E Main Street and more. Rates range from $2 to $16 weekly with amenities like baths hot water electric lights and garages. Many ads request inquiries at specific street addresses or phone numbers.
A flood of rental notices across San Antonio details numerous properties. Listings include five to twelve room houses and cottages with prices ranging from 10 to 80 dollars, modern amenities noted, car-line proximity, and several with new or papered interiors. Names like G W Maltz Berger, Mrs I Zweig, and agents Richey and Casey appear alongside addresses on West Poplar Pacific Ave Broadway and other streets.
Two listings describe a five room flat with garage and servant’s room at 117 B Woodlawn and a nicely furnished private home with rec rooms two galleries upstairs or four large rooms and bath downstairs with two large galleries. Contact numbers 27465 and 4269.
Multiple rental notices offer warehouses offices baker shops and a hotel in Victoria. Locations include Monterey and Ijalado streets near Carle Grocery 903 East Houston 612 614 Houston between Losoya and Alamo plaza 335 Alamo plaza Pereida 204 or 2380 Mission and a hotel with ten rooms in Victoria. Prices from $70 for a business house.
Two couples seek modern rooms with bath within three blocks of Joske's. No children. References exchanged. Also want a close in modern cottage for a permanent tenant. Business house with living room in connection sought near Fast Commerce Street. Addresses include 425 Navarro 4053 Light 103 College St 917 N Mesquite.
A cluttered classified ad page lists wants for diamonds old gold silver and jewelry repair services from William N Capurro and others. It includes requests for upholstery drapery work, a phonograph, hardwood and hardware ads, laundry services, and assorted secondhand items like safes bicycles and shotguns. Multiple businesses advertise contact numbers and locations in San Antonio.
Local ads list Winona hosiery and underwear for sale from Winona Mills. An owl salesman advertises old phone 5882. Jewelry and sewing machines offered by O Ludeke and Cowart with addresses and phones. Underground 110 gallon gasoline tank for sale at 905 Garden. Man's bicycle and B flat listed at 4625. 50 bushels of corn for sale at 429 N Hackberry. Two living tents never used, cheap, at 2004 Avenue D.
Multiple sellers advertise poultry stock and fowl for sale or hatching. J C Guenther lists single comb minorcas and pens of birds at Terrell Avenue with egg prices. C McGarryt y offers whith litgauk n and assorted fowl at Agarita Avenue. The Louis H Scholl Poultry Yards cites New Braunfels Texas listings. Walshs Buff Orpingtons shows show honors and address. East Coman Feed Co promotes hen cow and horse foods at 506 E Commerce with contact. Trading: French male poodle for chickens.
A dense classified page offers various poultry stock and farm items for sale. Entries include barred rocks and reds, thoroughbred leghorns, White Orpingtons, Rhode Island Reds, and general poultry products. Advertisers provide stock, eggs, chicks, and delivery details across multiple Texas locations.
A collage of local ads for horses mules cows and vehicles. Listings include breeding Tennessee jack gelding sorrel driving horse Jersey bull and cow mule sales and multiple farm implements with prices and contact locations in Tex and nearby streets. Potential buyers and sellers are directed to 321 West Nueva 315 Richmond Ave 1098 Centre Street 918 Wyoming Street 656 ER Mitchell 223 Cactus St and other sites.
A fragment lists sales of animals and gear: mules cows new and secondhand bone carts harness saddles at low prices. A rubber tire runabout priced at 125, accepted 50, delivery to Belmont Street East End. A new bicycle with rubber tire buggy offered under cost at 807 South Cherry Street. Joseph J. Sweeney, lawyer, practice and notary on East Houston Street.
Sale offers for high class subdivision plots at 100 and 175 with terms of 5 cash and 5 monthly no interest. Salary or commission. Only a few openings in Texas and San Antonio territory. Address Sales Manager Plaza Realty Co 833 Alamo Plaza.
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