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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1913

Page

21

San Antonio motorists hail 200 mile non stop run by Colp

D E Colp of San Antonio completed a 200 mile non stop test in just over nine hours, earning a Chicago 200-Club qualification with a three year old White car. Dealer Alex Fraser notes 60,000 miles on the vehicle and an average fuel economy of 12.5 miles per gallon despite gear strain. William Steinhardt of Hudson predicts electric storage batteries as future power for cross country work, pointing to 230 electric trucks in 21 American Express cities last year. The piece also records several car sales in the region, including Overland, Pierce-Arrow, Hudson, Buick, Maxwell, and Velie models delivered in Floresville, Woodsboro, and nearby towns. The Grove’s Tonic ad appears at the end.

Alex Fraser Fraser Auto Supply Company D. E. Colp Chicago Fraser William Steinhardt Hudson Company Steinhardt American Express Company

City Grocery Directory Entries Across San Antonio Area

A list of numerous grocery store names and addresses across San Antonio and nearby towns including Bandera, Seguin, and New Braunfels. Businesses feature varied family, co op, and company names with street addresses on Commerce, Guadalupe, El Paso, and other streets.

Milwaukee Beer Co el Paso San Antonio Texas Anciro Zavala Barnes T. B Commerce Bergmann &Hassbauer Baltimore Bond's Delicatessen Houston Broggs Ernest Santa Rosa Durango Crockett Grocery CO E. Crockett Dixie Oil CO E. Commerce Eiserlch Anton N. Pine Elm ST Elm Forestello Guadalupe Franger Matagorda Goldenbager Indiana Guarantee Hitchcock JAS H Trenton Horn Austin Jonas Sycamore and Lafitte KERNS L. J Montana Klaus New Braunfels Krueger A. J Hood Ery Nolan Overton Ben Lamar Reeh A. G Mitchell Roosevelt RICE H. L Ave D. Nacre Chas A Tenth Avee Salter, Co. A N. Flores San Pedro Schrerrer Simpson and Probandt Schneider John B. Sickel Fred N. Hackberry Speier

New School for Floresville Opens Soon

Floresville Texas construction has begun on a new brick primary school building after the city purchased the lot this week. The facility will accommodate more pupils and school will open on September 15.

Floresville Tex

Cotton Destroyed by Fire in Ennis Yard

A fire in Ennis Texas destroyed thirty four bales of cotton and damaged about a dozen more in the Planters yard. The blaze is believed to have started in a bale in the gin during the night.

Ennis Tex

Horsford Acid Phosphate Endorsed for Exhaustion and Sleep

An advertisement touts Horsford's Acid Phosphate as especially recommended for physical and mental exhaustion, nervousness, and insomnia. The copy emphasizes its restorative claims and targets readers seeking relief from fatigue and restlessness.

Horsford

Camping party returns from Devil's river trip

Joseph Murray and family with Mr and Mrs W C Silliman and others completed a three week camping excursion north of Del Rio on Devil's river. The group reports a fine time though fishing was not especially productive. Additional members included Mr Gething of Del Rio and daughter.

Joseph Murray W. C. Silliman Devil's River

Blanco Bolsters Forces as Plans Move Toward Tampico

In Brownsville, a thousand troops arrived in Matamoros from Nuevo Leon to reinforce General Blanco. He mobilizes for an attack on Victoria and then aims to seize Tampico to gain full control of Tamaulipas.

Blanco Brownsville Tex Matamoros Nuevo Leon Victoria Tampico Tamaulipas

Blanket and Comfort Sale Ends Tomorrow

The greatest Blanket and Comfort Sale ends tomorrow with selections still available. Store purchases now and pick up this fall. Price highlights include cotton, wool, and down blankets and cotton comforts across multiple sizes.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Woodward Carriage Company William Lambrech Lambrech E. A. Kalkhurst Alamo Auto Sales Company Pierce-Arrow The William Appman C. Y. Bailey J. H. Brown First National Bank of Franklin Victoria-Phaeton W. H. Young Aransas Pass John T. Price Palacios E. H. Labadie Automobile Company Velie Auto Sales Company R. F. Ackermann Cibolo Grove's Bee Janene Ag Pabst British Co Lumbia San Antonio, Tex Adkins Lubiansky & Kiolbassa Asherton Shaw Union Market & Grocery Bracken Hosenberg, Wesley Bandera Boyle Bros Davenport Lincoln & Hart. Risinger LEE Stevens Henry & CO Camp Verde Mcbryde A. D. Carrizo Springs O’'Meara-Richey CO the Havelin Grocery CO Castroville Courand JOS. Keller & Toudre Center Point Thomas GEO. ER. & CO Cibolo Pfeil & Schraub Vordenbaumen Robert Christine Franklin Bros. Tracy L. O. Clear Springs Bartels Hugo Comfort Allerkamp RUD. Bros. Pfeiffer F. Cotulla Devine Devine Grocery CO Loggins & U1 Howelle Kasama Gonzalez Toman A. F Farmers’ Union Co-Op ASSN Fowlerton Little W. F Weata J. H. Fredericksburg Blum Robert Bonn Rich C. Barrier-Maier Cameron August Henke & Hirschurenke Eome Pfiester W. Schwarz Chas Gero Koerig Alfred Hileman Hobson Polasek R. J. Hondo Jourdanton Jourdanton Merc. CO. Purgason & Son Karnel Kuhnel Rzeppa Tobin Bros Kirby Kerrville Moses, Canons & Co, Renfrow, W. Landa Lux, Chas Leesville Caraway F. M. Fly Lemin McAda Brite Neill, J. G Leon Springs Leon Springs Supply CO LYTLE MIK Pomerantz Alex Seligman H. Steinman Bros Hedwig Lubiansky Bros Strezelczyk Andreas Stockdale Johnson B. F the Growers of India Tea Grand Opera House Union Meat Company Sam Speir Hardware Co Losoya St Fletcher Astoria Sea Island Oaklands Pinaud Dongola Madras Red Cross Houston St. Soledad St Wolff @ Marx Co Main Avenue Verimendi Si
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