Home Grown Feast Attracts Limited Attendees At Gunter Hotel
The civic committee of the Woman's Club announces a 150 guest limit for the Home Grown Luncheon at the Gunter Hotel on Tuesday. Tickets are 75 cents and proceeds support fruit and vegetable contest prizes. Exhibits feature home grown produce from San Antonio residents, not professional growers, with entries to be brought to the hotel Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Gunter Hotel
W. B. McMillan
Chamber of Commerce
Civic Committee
San Antonio
Merchants’ Ice & Cold Storage Company
Texas Incorporations Listed By W. G. Park Co and Partners
A compilation of new Texas corporations with capital stocks from 1 000 to 175 000 dollars. Listed are W G Park Co of Galveston and others as incorporators for several ventures including City Drug Store Abilene Kaufman Dry Goods San Antonio Hauser Oil Houston Green Taxicab Houston and Creasy Rotary Filer Ballinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
W. G. Park Company
Galveston
Capital
Incorporators
W. G. Park
L. K. Kirk
T.S. Park
City Drug Store
Abilene
Capital Stock
A. Kaufman
Hauser Oil Company of
Houston
Co. A. Abercrombie
P. D. Hauser
E. E. Sapp
Green Taxicab and Automobile Company of
F. W. Crow
E. H. Wiess
W. W. Kyle
Sheppard Pushes CIC Probe Into Railroad Receivership
Senator Sheppard of Texas won passage of a resolution directing the interstate commerce commission to investigate the purchase of the St Louis Brownsville and Mexico Railroad by the St Louis and San Francisco in connection with the St Louis and San Francisco receivership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheppard
Washington, D. C
Senator Sheppard
Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Louis & San Francisco
St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico
St. Louis
San Francisco
New Postmaster at Work in Pearsall
Pearsall Texas July 3 H L Brooks has received his commission and assumed duties as postmaster at Pearsall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearsall, Tex
H. L. Brooks
Pearsall
Cure Reported For Scalp Trouble With Cuticura
A 1912 testimonial from Mrs. Ella Sheffield describes relief after years of dandruff itching and hair loss using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The ad promotes a skin care routine, including Cuticura Ointment on pimples and blackheads followed by Cuticura Soap, with free samples and a Skin Book offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okla
Ella Sheffield
Cuticura
Dept. T
Boston
San Antonio School Board Prepares Bond Campaign and Building Plans
The San Antonio school board discussed bond election publicity, property sales to fund a new high school wing, and revisions to janitor hours. They approved $250 for an educational campaign, named election judges, and authorized bids on supplies while delaying final building decisions until the afternoon meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlee B. Ayres
San Antonio
LeStourgeon
Committee On
Richard Hannan
T. C. Leighton
A. A. Gray
Tom Lodovic
George Thompson
Butler Knight
Halff's
Burleson
Colonel Brackenridge
Bexar Lodge of Perfection
Pilgrim Chapter
Knights Rose Croix
Calisiana Street
S. G. Bechtel
Eli Hertzberg
Monte Theobald
Ruby West
Nettie Bringhurst
Bliem
Lukin
Goeth
Protect Texas City Channel Investment Pitch
An 1920s appeal touts a $1 400 000 government funded Texas City channel project and compares it to Harbor City. It promises profits from ground floor oil transport opportunities and offers stock plus two town lots for $100 with $10 monthly payments, addressed to A D Powers at 333 Alamo Plaza.
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Galveston
Texas City
Gulf
Harbor City
Aransas Harbor
Harbor Island
Corpus Christi
Railrads
A. D. Powers
Alamo Plaza
Caution Against Opium Containing Cough Medicines
Do not use cough medicines with opium or morphine as they constipate and do not cure. Check labels and refuse such medicines. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound contains no opiates and is promoted as healing and soothing. Fischer Drug (Adv.).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. H. Fletcher
Astoria
Foley
Fischer Drug
Melons for Orphans From Falfurries Shipped to San Antonio
Hart Mussey Jr. ships between 800 and 900 melons from Falfurries to San Antonio for orphans. The truck garden contribution arrives expected Friday or Saturday, with offers of wagons or teams to haul from the railroad station. Mrs. Bates, via Hart Massey Sr., coordinates arrival times for free will distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Mussey Bates
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Aids Mood and Health
The Old Standard tonic Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is advertised as a general strengthener that arouses the liver, drives out malaria, and builds up the system. It is promoted as a sure appetizer and aid to digestion for 60 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Corpus Beach Hotel Described as Luxurious Coastal Stay
The Corpus Beach Hotel draws visitors with natural attractions and a home like, luxurious ambience on the coast. European plan offered. Address W A Roachman resident manager Corpus Christi Texas.
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Corpus Beach
W. A. Roachman
Corpus Christi
Texas
Eyes Burned Out Claim At Ophthalmology Meeting
Dr. C G Fellows told the American Homeopathic Ophthalmological and Laryngological Society convention in Chicago that America is developing a race of short sighted people. He cited office workers as overusing light and warned clerks and bookkeepers face burning eyes from excessive illumination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
America
C. G. Fellows
American Homeopathic Ophthealmological and Laryngological Society
H. D. Schenk
Brooklyn
Deaf mutes to organize state association in Texas
Deaf mutes from various Texas communities gather in Waco for a statewide organization meeting tomorrow. Tonight a large reception is held with Tilden Smith of Weco serving as local arrangements chairman and temporary chair for the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Tex
Texas
Tilden Smith
Weco
Suffering Martyr Davison Honored By Militants At Burial
The article notes Emily Wilding Davison honored by fellow suffragists after her death from the Derby incident. It describes sisters tending her, the honors they bestowed, and a picture of her body’s last journey by rail from London to Maspeth for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Wilding Davison
Miss Davison
London
Maspeth
Chase Sparks a Crowd as German Actor Flee in Movie Prank
A staged pursuit yesterday on Houston street drew a large crowd and traffic disruption. Actors pretended a German comedian stole sausages from a delicatessen as police and local cowboys chased him. The actor was captured and briefly escaped before final arrest, drawing spectators who realized it was a film stunt.
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Houston Street
Stret
Riverside
Re-arrest of three suffragette officials in London
Police re arrest Annie Kenny Rachel Barrett and Harriet Kerr of the Women’s Social and Political Union after they were released on license June 1 due to illness from hunger strikes. Laura Lennox, also released on license, was re-arrested and again released after feigning illness.
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London
Women's Social and Political Union
Annie Kenney
Rachel Barrett
Harriet Kerr
Laura Lennox
German Beer Rising Among Peasants in Southern Russia
German beer gains popularity among peasants in Southern Russia as village vodka houses are increasingly replaced by beer taverns, signaling a shift in local drinking culture and social venues.
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Russia
Andrews Named To State Insurance Commission In Texas
Governor appoints A R Andrews of Kaufman county as third member of the Texas state insurance commission joining R L Gill and S W Inglish. The commission replaces the old board and will set new rates later. existing rates continue until new ones are issued.
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Austin
Tex
A. R. Andrews
Kaufman County
State Insurance Commission
R. L. Gill
W. Inglish
R. L. Pollard
State Insurance Board
Mr. Andrews
Andrews & Gill
B. L. Gill Jr
Gill
Texas
Government to pay board bills for seized ponies in Muskogee
Comptroller George E. Downey ruled the federal government must cover the board costs for three ponies seized and sold by order of the United States Court at Muskogee Oklahoma. Proceeds from the sale fell short of feeding costs and the ruling uses the phrase horses ate their heads off. United States Marshal Victor enforced the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
George E. Downey
Ponies Sold in Transaction Reported to Comptroller
Mukogee reported the losing transaction to the comptroller who noted he must approve the feed bills of the ponies totaling 185 dollars. The exact sale price of the horses was not disclosed.
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Mukogee
St Anthony Roof Garden Shines For Dining And Live Music
The St Anthony Roof Garden is touted as the coolest and most attractive dining and music venue. Soloists tonight include Signor Arturo Lugaro, a bari tone, and Charles Cameron Bell, a tenor, with A Collman plumbing services listed in the advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Anthony Roof Garden
Signor
Arturo Lugaro
Charles
Cameron Bell
Get-It's Corn Remedy Promises Painless Vanishing
Advert explains a corn cure named GETS-IT that purportedly stops pain, shrivels and removes corns in two seconds without harming healthy flesh. Claims include safety, no bandages or salves, and suitability for warts calluses and bunions. Priced 25 cents at druggists from E Lawrence Co Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Adv
Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles
An advertisement claims Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder issues and related ailments for men women and children. It offers mail order available for $1 with two months treatment per bottle and promises near universal cure rates plus testimonials from Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Wonder
Texas
Br. W. Hall
Olive Eane St. Louis
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Fletcher
SSS
Centaur Company
Murray Street
New York City
Gunter
Cinders
Wright
Mark Wright
Wright Bros
Gia Feet
San Antonio, Texas
Mike Goccan
Houston St
Hain
Qchool Board
Scottish Rite Masons
Albin Seidel
Milton J. Bliem
Texas City Channel
Falfurrias
Saul Wolfson
Andrews
United States Court
Carter
Cate
W. Commerce Street
A. Collman
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