San Antonio Paper Money Weaker Than Any Other City
A banker criticizes U S currency handling in San Antonio noting filthy banknotes with high denominations mired in dirt and disease. He cites costly renewals and argues government policy should supply clean notes, suggesting local banks as exchange depots for fresh bills and comparing practices abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Bam
San Antonio
The
Light
United States Mint
New Orleans
San Francisco
New York
St. Louis
Bac
East
Middle West
United States Treasury
Washington
North
Bank of England
London
France
Germany
Texas
Treasury Department
Novel appreciation of the Bard of Avon
A London Times style sketch recounts a coster narrating The Merchant of Venice plot to a companion during a Lyceum run. He parallels the tale with a seedy loan, a judge, and a sudden dramatic turn, ending with a jokey aside about salamanders and a brief company note on Glaze Wood and Coal Co. history.
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The
Lyceum
Coster
Aeroplanes to Deliver Mail at New York Meet
Aeroplanes will test mail and newspaper delivery during the September meet at Nassau Boulevard Long Island under the Aero Club of New York and the Aero Club of America. Prizes totaling about 60 000 dollars attract aviation luminaries with grandstands for 25 000 spectators and parking for 30 000 cars.
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New York
Aero Club of New York
Aero Club of America
Nassau Boulevard
Long Sand
Long Island
Timothy L. Woodruff
Post Office Department
Brooklyn
Coun
Woodruff
Boston
Nassau County
Tors
Nassau Aviation Corporation
Pierre Vedtines
Paris
Madrid
Pyrenees
Vedrines
Trouville
Airdrome
Congress
Philadelphia
Saul Wolfson of San Antonio Pioneer in Retail Growth
Saul Wolfson arrived in San Antonio in 1860s with little but business sense and rose to one of the city's largest retail clothing and dry goods firms. He started in auctioning, joined with retail goods, built and moved through several stores, and now runs a three story department store at Alamo Plaza and Commerce Street with ongoing energy and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Saul Wolfson
Wolfson
Tutsing
Alamo Plaza
Commerce Street
Surprising Find in Pocket Adds to Dog Days Talk
A local stock broker recalls finding a big roll of bills in a pocket during a heat wave and notes the oddity of the event. A plumber named A Colman and others discuss ancient beliefs linking Sirius to hot weather and the term dog days of summer.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dr J Harvey Moore Promotes Eye Disease Cures in San Antonio
Dr J Harvey Moore formerly head eye surgeon at the Missouri institution for the blind speaks publicly about cures he achieved in St Louis and in San Antonio. He claims to treat all curable eye diseases and offers services from Suite 204 Gunter Building at Houston and St Marys in San Antonio with tests for glasses and noninvasive methods for conditions like cross eyes and cataracts.
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J. Harvey Moore
State Institution For the Blind
St. Louis
San Antonio
Moore
Housto and
St Marys
Antonio
Dante Aie Ae Consulta
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Oan Antonio
PAPC
Tietira
Dept. T. Boston
Avon
London Coster
Merchant of Venice
Shylock
Cove
Law Courts
Saamrt
Glaze Wood and Coal Co
Government Hill Wood
New Nhane
Old Thane
Avia
Sara F. Herdman
Osteopath
Gibbs Bidg
Res
N. P
Business Pioneers OF
Main Avenue
Main Plaza
Saud Wolfson
W. Ll. Douglas
Gerrica
MR. Puggles
A. Colman
J.harvey Moore
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