Obituaries and burial notices from San Antonio region
Obituaries for John G. McKay 48 of Bay City living in San Antonio for nine years widow listed. Ellen Albertson 69 of Missouri resident in Texas 40 years survived by three sons and a daughter with services at St Henry’s Church burial in St Mary’s. Baby Steinmeyer eight year old daughter died. remains to Kennedy for burial. Also note proposal for a 2700 foot suspension bridge over the Mersey at Liverpool.
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St. Mary's Cemetery
Steinmeyer
Alfred Steinmeyer
Kennedy
Pearce-Robinson Undertaking Company
Protone Promises 30 Pound Gain in 30 Days
A vintage ad touts Protone as a flesh builder claiming thirty pounds gain in a month. It markets to thin people with endorsements, price details, and a money back guarantee. Offer includes a free 50 cent sample and a booklet, mailed from Detroit with local San Antonio distributors listed.
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Protone
Protone Company
Detroit
Michigan
San Antonio
A. M.fischer
E. Houston St
W. C. Kalteyer
E. Houston
Adolph Dreiss
N. Alamo St
J.W. Taliaferro
Kerrville Boys' Corn Club awards prize money
In Kerr County Texas at a special meeting William Edwards, 13, won first prize of 65 dollars with 63 bushels. Erbane Edwards took second with 40 dollars and 62 bushels 37 pounds. Arthur Edwards earned third with 20 dollars and 56 bushels 82 pounds. The brothers head a strong group with many members likely over 60 bushels. Capt Charles Schreiner funded future prizes totaling 150 dollars. Ed R Kane and Sam Neil attended, pledging growth toward 100 plus members. Alvin Dille was re elected president and J M Hamilton secretary.
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Kerrville
Tex
Kerr County Boys’ Corn Club
William Edwards
Erbane Edwards
Arthur Edwards
Charles Schreiner
Ed R. Kane
Sam Neil
Seguin
Farmers’ Institutes
Alvin Dille
J. M. Hamilton
Race Meet Committe e Seeks Low Rail Rates for Texas
A committee working for an automobile race meet to be held November 20 22 and 23 visited local passenger railroad offices to request reduced rates for Texas points. They aim to have the conventional one and one third rate restored and to run popular excursions from nearby towns. The visitors were W B Tuttle John B Carrington Dr W A Hering and R T Prutt.
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Texas
W. B. Tuttle
John B. Carrington
Dr. W. A. Hering
R. T. Pruttt
Missing San Antonio native Jack Thornhill sought by brother
W J Thornhill of Portland appeals to San Antonio friends to aid in locating Jack Thornhill last heard leaving Phoenix for El Paso about three months ago. The missing man attended San Antonio public schools and was known in local business circles. Contact Foster & Kleiser Portland Oregon.
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Jack Thornhill
San Antonio
W. J. Thornhill
Portland
Oregon
Phoenix
Ariz
el Paso
Foster & Kleiser
Ore
Automobile Licenses Listed for Kaltever Koehler Maverick
The local board lists license numbers 4232 for Mrs J A Kaltever at 382 King William St 4233 for Otto Koehler on West San Pedro Place and 4234 for L A Maverick in Leon Springs Tex for an Indian motorcycle registration.
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Chalmers
J. A. Kaltever
King William Street
Pierce-Arrow
Otto Koehler
West
San Pedro Place
L. A. Maverick
Leon Springs
Tex
Alterations Planned for West Commerce Street Dwelling
H B Rice to alter a four room dwelling on Ware Street with new work valued at $850 and tied to a building permit filed for West Commerce area.
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H. B. Rice
West Commerce
Ware Street
Local marriages listed for Kessler and Berthal pairings
Marriage licenses issued for Lawrence A. Kessler and Emma Alberthal John J. Schlinger and Lillie Hoppe James A. Donnell and Anna M. Krause Among unrelated ad items an elderly London bookseller anecdote references Wells novels and a closing note about Merchants Food and Industrial Exposition at Goliad and Alamo Street with a Woolworths doll giveaway prize.
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Lawrence A. Kessler
Emma Alberthal
John J. Schlinger
Lillie Hoppe
James A. Donnell
Anna M. Krause
Merchants Food and Industrial Exposition
Goliad
S. Alamo Sts
Woolworth’s
County bonds favored by farmers and officials for roads hospital bridges
County commissioners report strong support for a $1,000,000 bond issue for roads hospital poorhouse concrete bridges and courthouse remodeling. Farmers see urgent need and expect a large turnout November 12 with two thirds needed for road bonds. Judges and commissioners predict landslide margins across precincts and urge broad voter participation.
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James R. Davis
Jacob Klaus
J. K. Lamm
Henry Meyer
C. X. Gutzeit
Collman
Commissioners’ Court
Davis
San Antonio
Melancholy Women: Lydia Pinkham’s remedy praised
An Eldon Missouri woman narrates relief from displacement and female ailments after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad extols the product for menstrual pain, inflammation, ulcers, tumors, backache, and nervous prostration, urging others to try it.
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Eldon
Lydia E. Pinkham
T. Hurley
Ordeal of the Volturno Rescue Told by Mrs Studhalter
Mrs A Studhalter of 610 North Palmetto Street recounted the Volturno disaster as seen from several ships. She described the Seydlitz pursuit of the burning liner, relentless seas, rescue boats, and the brave actions of Captain Hagemann guiding 46 survivors to New York.
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A. Studhalter
North
Palmetto Street
Switzerland
Seydlitz
Hegemann
Volturno
Germania
Hagemann
Eck
New York
Halter
Studhalter
Philadelphia
Freeport Sulphur plans new mining plant expansion
E P Swenson of S M Swenson & Sons visited Freeport and its sulphur mines and officials announced about 150000 dollars will be spent to raise output and improve handling and shipping. A second mining unit will be built, with construction starting early next year, continuing the company policy of successive unit installation.
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Freeport
Tex
E. P. Swenson
S. M. Swenson & Sons
New York
Freeport,Sulphur Company
Freeport Field
Freeport Sulphur Company
Roosevelt Arrives in Sao Paulo With Mrs Roosevelt
Col Theodore Roosevelt arrives by special train from Rio de Janeiro in Sao Paulo greeted by Dr. Rodriguez Alvares and state officials. He is accompanied by Mrs Roosevelt and other party members as they are welcomed at the station by a representative of the president of Sao Paulo and local officers.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Theodore Roosevelt
Rio de Janeiro
Roosevelt
Rodriguez Alvares
Roosevelt Visits Paris in French Military Mission
Colonel Roosevelt attends a reception at Comte Prates palace with government and municipal officials and prominent residents. He is cheered as he drives through the city, visits the museum and public buildings, and later speaks before the government university on Character and Civilization.
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Roosevelt
Comte Prates Palace
United States
Government University
Governor invitation carried in leopard skin tube
A Brownsville dispatch notes W. A. King starts a burro trip to Austin to invite the governor to visit the city in January. The invitation is written in gold on leopard skin and sealed in a tin tube to be opened only by the governor.
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Brownsville
Austin
A.bufrb
W. A. King
Woman Killed by Train in Ironton Incident
Mrs. Pritchett, 78, was struck by an International and Great Northern passenger train at Ironton Palestine Texas this morning and died almost instantly.
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Palestine
Tex
The Daintiest Woman Promoted By River Talcum Powder
An advertising feature extols Lehn & Fink River Talcum Powder as a secret to daintiness. It claims the product keeps skin cool and smooth, avoids irritation, and emits a delicate fragrance that purportedly makes women more attractive to men.
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Lehn & Fink
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THE
American Sugar Refining Company
New York City
Mersey River
Liverpool
Harry
Office of Painless
Kerr County
San Antonian
London
Wells
Oan Antonio
Sam Volturno Burn
J. Studhalter
Fomby-Jones Company
East
Houston Street
Victor
Victrola
AE An
Victor Talking Machine Co
Camden, N. J
Joske’s
Joske
Vicholas
Joske Bros.Co
Victor Victrola XVI
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