Veteran Civil War Vet Denied Confederate Home Aid Seeks Charity
Henry C. Thomas, 72, a Civil War veteran, widowed and crippled, travels from town to town seeking Confederate home admission but is repeatedly denied as a transient. He appeals to Associated Charities in San Antonio after failures in Richmond New Orleans Hot Springs St Louis and Oklahoma City. Officials outline residence rules causing delays while the charity aims to raise funds to send him back to San Francisco.
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South
Associated Charities
Richmond
New Orleans
Hot Springs
St. Louis
Oklahoma City
Henry C. Thomas
San Antonio
Virginia
Robert E. Lee
San Francisco
Oide
Conact
Plan Central Meetings for San Antonio City Mission
A Baptist conference meeting set a plan to establish downtown city mission work in San Antonio. Churches will appoint two members each to form a board for a central preaching quarters with nightly services. Business leaders and church members show strong support and expect definite results within thirty days. A follow up meeting is planned in ten to fifteen days to advance the scheme.
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Baptist Conference
San Antonio
Great $12,264 Voting Contest Opens In The Light
The San Antonio Light announces a nationwide free voting contest offering two grand prizes a Cadillac Touring Car and an Apperson Touring Car plus division and district prizes including a piano diamond bank account furniture and a grafonola. Any white resident over 18 in The Light territory can enter by nomination and earn votes through subscriptions or coupons. Contest runs Oct to Dec with rules on eligibility voting limits and prize distribution.
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San Antonio
Columbia Grafanola
The
Light
Columbia Grafonda
San An- New
Kelly
San Hant
Wksp
Texas
City well advertised campaign planned in San Antonio
Fred Reutzel reports strong support for the advertising plan to boost San Antonio and its surrounding area. He calls a 4 o'clock Thursday board meeting of the Publicity League at the Chamber of Commerce to plan a campaign and increase the annual advertising fund. Reutzel toured Chicago Milwaukee Battle Creek Buffalo Niagara Falls St Louis Memphis and New Orleans during the trip.
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Fred Reutzel
Publicity League
Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio
Reutzel
Chicago
Milwaukee
Battle Creek
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
St. Louis
Memphis
New Orleans
Mother’s Friend touted to ease expectant mothers
Advertised as a safe aid for pregnancy, Mother’s Friend is said to reduce discomfort and danger during childbirth. The tonic is claimed to prepare the system, prevent nausea and breast discomfort, and support healthy motherhood with endorsements from many women. Sold at drug stores.
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Bradfield CO
Atlanta
Railroad Time Table Highlights North and Coastal Routes
A dense listing of train numbers, routes, and departure times from a historic timetable. Highlights include northbound services at 1:55 pm and 8:00 pm, local for Palestine at 7:20 am, express north at 4:20 am, and numerous arrivals from Houston, Galveston, Dallas, Victoria, El Paso, and Kerrville. The document covers main line G., H. & S. A., Victoria Division, and Santa Fe connections with varied departures throughout the day, plus special No. 9 and No. 10 services to the east and coast towns.
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Houston
Coast
Kerrville
Ose
Ville
Mentary
OP Ecrrilie
Eye
Paso
Sis Ea
Victoria
el Paso
West
Wore
East
Cuero
Santa Fe
Pra
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Ata Clamsey
Brown Markes
Candy Co
Dallas—Ft. Worth
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Ros
Mr. Thomas
Hood
Saratoga Restaurant
Ayer
Lowell
San Antonio Light
DIGHT
Ihereby
Postoffice
Tue
South Flores
Commerce
Bexar County
Main Avenue
Val Verde
Edwards, Kinney
Uvalde
Medina
Bandera
Kerr, Kendall
Gillespie
Kimble
Mason, Menard
Maverick
Zavala
Frio
Atascosa
Dimmitt
la Salle
McMullen
Webb
Duval
Starr
Zapata
Mexico
Liano
Burnet
Williamson
Blanco
Hays
Travis
Bastrop
Caldwell
Guadalupe
Comal
Fayette
Wilson Gonzales
Karnes
DeWitt
Lavaca
Colorado
Live Oak
Bee
Goliad
Ictoria
Jackson
Calhoun
Refugio
Patricio
Nueces
Hidalgo
Cameron
Royal Orchestra
Seriendther
St. Louis Limited
North Texas Limited
Waco
Ft. Worth
Dallas
Kansas City
Northwest
East Houston St
W. EB. Fitch
G. M. Bynum
Pass
Santa Fé
Texas State Fair
Southland Hotel
E. H. Dallas, D. P. A
W. Commerce St
New
PABST
Preiffer
Pharmacies
Jura
Basel
S.A
A. P. Railway
Sinton
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
H. L. Wagner
T. A
Houston St
Ave
Sutherland Springs
Antaon
Fc Ig KE
F. M. Swearingen & Son
Palestine
Laredo
North
Teee
Alveston
Houston and
Galvestom
Coasseeee
Gunter Hoted Company
the Menger
H W. Wills
Mgr
Bexar
Alfred Sanner
Prop
Maverick-Glarke Litho CO
A. Meert
West Commerce St
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