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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1885

Page

4

Guyer hat promotion and local shop ads mix in 1911

A collage of small ads and notices from 1911 markets shows promotions for Guyer hats at F Sheets 44 Commerce street and other retail pitches. Lincoln-backed promotions for shirts underwear and clothing line the page, with local listings for carpenters, printing, and small services.

Sheets Emerson Colonel Hall F. Sheets Poemerce Street Young & Arnold’s Commerce St Galveston Kampmann Pancoast & Bon Turner Pancoast & Son J. M. Emerson Washington Theatre Emerson’s Commerce Street Charles Sheerer Lone Star Drug Store Harry L. Fowler

Notable Guests and Local Residents at the Southern Hotel

Ed McCarty of Kansas City and George Robinson of Luling are guests at the Southern. Deputy Sheriff Joe Umscheid dies from dengue. Several others including A J Gortari, Mrs W M Fly, Byron Wilson, N B Pulliam, D Fox, Juning Means, and many named travelers are listed as staying at the Southern or Maverick and Menger hotels in this society column.

Travis Park Church Young Calcasieu Ed. Steves & Sons East Commerce Street Matlack L.C. Baker Western Union Telegraph Company E. Abrahams Mr. Abrahams North Flores Street Main Plaza W.j.kingsbury Menger Houston Navarro Streets W. L. Douglas Joe Beckmann West West Commerce Street M. Emerson Emerson Court House Emil Meyer Ed. McCarty Kansas City George Robinson Luling Southern Joe Umscheid G. Hellmann Springfield Mass Mr. Howard Cook A. J. Gortari W. M. Fly Gonzales Ford & Hathher’s Tobacco Company Lynchburg L. Garrett Jackson Mra H. EF. Balling E. Clary Iss Emma Branch Juning Means Piedmont Air Line F. T. Dever W. E. Fithian Texas J. L. Cunningham Waelder G. B. Moore Wife Pennsylvania W. A. Childress R. S. Foster Boston C. M. Hoge Belton W.J. Neville Palestine A. Polemann Sherman The Maverick L. C. Baker St. Louis Walter Nolt Panva Maria Ss. Tuttle Frio F. A. Piper Uvalde G. F. Lupton Queen and Crescent P. W. Buer Milano Junction Dr. von Koebring New Braunfels N. B. Pulliam W. D. Carleton Colin Selp Theo. Gunner Bandera W. M. Robertson T. B Jones Franklin W. H. Bragg Hillsboro

West Side Shootout Leads to Arrests and Fines

Lino Mata Afracio Villa and Matias Garza gathered with three or four friends on the San Pedro west side. They fired pistols, defied Officer Garza, and faced reinforcements from Officers Summers and Brown. Each was fined $30 by the Recorder and jailed on default. Captain Hughes, a detective, suspects theft under different names and will continue the investigation.

Lino Mata Afracio Villa Matias Garza San Pedro Garza Summers Brown Recorder Hughes

Water works dispute and theatre news in city page

The piece mocks Alderman Mackay's water works stance while praising a Water Works Company defense. It reports Pauline Markham’s US visit and stage shows at Turner Opera House, notes her £50,000 inheritance, and mentions Java earthquakes and Brown's Iron Bitters ads. It also advertises cheap bed room sets from L Wolfson.

Mackay Lignr Soledad Street Matthew Smith Lacur Robinson Crusoe” Company United States Markham England Java

Homeopathic Pharmacy and Health Advertisements

Local notices list Harry L. Fowler adding homeopathic cases, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, California wines offered by Meyer's Hall, Dr. L. V. Weathers with 21 years' experience, and Bo sanko's Cough and Lung Syrup sold by several shops. Also advertised are Argosy Kid Glove, a new Swiss restaurant, and Brown's Iron Tonic with sale points at A. Dreiss & Co.

Hunter Buckle A. Dreiss and Gland & Co

Real bargains in clothing and hardware goods advertised

An old newspaper clipping lists bargains at F Sheets 44 Commerce St for shirts gentlems clothing and novelties. It also mentions Frank J Beitel selling builders hardware at the International and Great Northern depot and advertises Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Marvelous Mexican Medicine sold by local dealers. Garvin Wise Co Texas March 24 884 appears as source locality and date.

F. Sheets Commerce Street Frank J. Beitel International Great Northern F. J. Beitel Mmerce Street Commerce St Licnur Mexico Mexican Epicime Company St. Louis F. Kalteyer & Son Garvin, Wise Co Tex Messrs Moriey Bros Austin Texas P. Swarcy

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