Virden Theatre to Open Extended Run at Empire
The Virden company led by Lew and Mrs Virden brings The Liberty Belles to the Empire next Sunday matinee. Miss Kennedy headlines Captain Jinks as the tour heads to California. Nordica’s drawing power is highlighted by her operatic engagement with Grau and a strong chorus of new vaudeville acts joins McFadden’s Row of Flats.
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Virden Theatre Company
Kempiré
Texas
Lew Virden
Ethel Tucker Company
F. Sumpter Smith
Empire
Captain Jinks
Horse Marines
Cldge Fitch
New York West
Elizabeth Kennedy
Mme. Trentons
Theodore Babcock
Francis Yale
Charles N. Lum
Edward J. "Mack
Alfred” Mayo
John C. Lindemere
Laurence Finch
William Rennie
Gerald Harcourt
Tige
Vs. Langtry
Miss Kennedy
Pacific Coast
Jinks
South
HY Soipaiy
Cafornia
Northwest
Los Angeles
Clyde Fitch
Europe
New York
Lillian Nordicn
Maurice Grau
Siery
Nordica
Gran
Antich
Melba
Calve
Aeason
Boston
San Francises
Grau
Dr Kings New Liver Pills Advertises Health Cure
A vintage ad touts Dr Kings New Liver Pills to regulate the liver and purify the blood for clearer skin and a rosy, rich complexion. Sold for 25 cents at F Kalteyer & Sons, Geo F Schmitt, and Adolph Dreiss, Druggists.
Carrie Nation Speaks at Madison Demonstration
Carrie Nation lectured in Capitol Park Madison Wisconsin where her forceful style caused a setup to nearly topple. She avoided hatchet use, attacked saloonkeepers and patrons, faced expulsion, and departed the city after being banned from the hotel.
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Buffalo Evening Times
Carrie Nation
Capitol Park
Madison
Wis
Carrie
Claridge of the Stock Farmer Reflects on Monarchies and Cowboy Ties
The article quotes Claridge discussing royal influence and the cowboy image. He recalls Texas days, rough knocks from Father Time, and warnings of a Reid confrontation, suggesting a wary view of tenderfeet and spurs in the frontier context.
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Texas
Whitelaw Reid
Reid
Arnica Salve Praised For Facial Sores In Georgia
Mrs. Nannie Gallager of La Grange Georgia reports Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured severe sores on her head and face. The ad claims it works wonders on sores bruises skin eruptions cuts burns scalds and piles. Sold by FP Kalteyer & Sons Geo F Schmitt and Adolph Dreiss Druggists with a cure guaranteed.
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Nannie Gallager
la Grange
FP. Kalteyer & Sons
Geo
F. Schmitt
Adolph Dreiss
Oofty Goofty’s turbulent lifetime unraveled by a light reporter
A San Antonio man known as Oofty Goofty recounts his turbulent past from Berlin born Leonor Borchardt to a globetrotting showman. He describes enlistment in the army, a saucy museum act, boxing stunts, a desertion sentence, prison escape, and a long career as a wandering “diamond merchant” in Texas.
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San Antonio
Oolty
Dolar
Leonor Borchardt
Berlin
Germany
New York
Detroit
United States Army
Jefferson Barracks
Washington Territory
United States
San Francisco
Sullivan
Paddy Ryan
Texas
Holland
Fort Worth
Dallas
Grove's Black Root Liver Pills Adverts
Grove's Black Root Liver Pills claim an active principle from Black Root that acts on the liver as calomel with no griping or sick stomach. They promise to cure chronic constipation and are priced at 26 cents.
Playing with Fire by Ly Edgar Welton Cooley
A summer flirtation ends in heartbreak as Lyal Mortimer deceives Millie Hutchins then Amelia Garland, the famed actress, exposing a cruel vanity. Mortimer flees the country girl who kept a golden ring as a bittersweet reminder of a vanished love and a stage star who shows she never truly believed in him.
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Daily Story Pub. Co
Lyal
Mr. Mortimer
Miks Hutchins
Mortimer
Jove
Paxton
Amelia Garland
Miss Garland
Lyceum
Amelia
Bennettsville Editor Credits Electric Buyers Cure
Editor A Brown of Bennettsville D C recounts his wife recovering from dyspepsia and stomach distress after four bottles of Electric Buyers. The tonic is praised for indigestion torpid liver and laxative effects. Available for 50 cents at Kalteyer & Sons Geo P F Schmitt and Adolph Dreiss druggists.
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A. Brown
Bennettsville
D. C
Kalteyer & Sons
Geo
PF. Sehmitt
Prop
Adolph Dreiss
Hawley Cashes In On Lunch Date With President
The Chicago Sun notes Hawley of Texas paid 100 dollars for a special tram to keep a lunch date with the President. The San Diego Sun recalls Hawley at his Galveston home could have lunch and beer for a nickel, but 200 dollars means little to a Texan amid Panama Canal commission talk. Hawley is described as always near when opportunities arise.
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Spring
Miss Haynes
Teddie
Haynes
Ice
Chicago Sun
Hawley
Texas
San Diego Sun
Galveston
Panama Canal
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as Liver Tonic
Advert reads that DeWitt’s Little Early Risers expel poison, act as a liver tonic, and never gripe. Testimonies from W Scot of Milton Pa and others praise their small size, ease of use, and vegetable nature.
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DeWitt
W. Scot
Milton
James Clavin
C. Schasse
Wm. Appmann
New York Adopts Steel Waistcoats In Crime Era Fad
Dispatches report a fashionable steel damask waistcoat trend in New York led by St. John Gaffney. The protective garment is said to resist bullets and swords and has drawn followers amid reports of criminals and cranks in society.
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St. John Gaffney
New York
Carrizo Water Promises Quick Health Boost
An advertisement claims one glass of Carrizo water will cleanse the bowels, restore energy, improve appetite, and increase activity after a month of languid dull days. The tone urges readers to try the product for vitality.
Union Restaurant Promises Palatable Meals at Right Prices
The Union Restaurant at 509 West Ceramerce Street advertises satisfying meals with fair prices. It offers private dining rooms and a ladies dining room and lists new phone number 562 for contact.
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Ceramerce Street
New
Unclaimed Letters List at San Antonio Post Office
Unclaimed letters remaining at the San Antonio Texas post office for the week ending August 9 are listed with recipient names. Addressees are urged to claim and advertise letters, pay one cent, and include full street address.
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San Antono
Tex
G. G. Clifford
Names of Women and Men List Aids in Registers
A long OCR fragment lists numerous female and male names with initials and surnames, including Mrs Eddie Brint, Alice Buchanan, Maud Pratt, Jose Maria Martinez, Manuel Castillo, and many others, grouped by initials and with scattered foreign names. The piece resembles a directory or roster of individuals likely from a society column or enrollment list.
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Harry B. Smith
McFadden
Presse
Royal Lilliputians
The
Lilliputians
New York Stars
Ant
Ork
Charles B. Hanford
Hag
Mar
Tessie Maynes
Gerfrit Haynes
Celestial
Claridge
Market Street
Expressman
Grove
LY Edgar Welton Cooley
Pretty
Protective
Aed
the Union Restaurant
A—Bentura
Alcala
Addington
Henry Anderson
Joe Age
Dod. Armstrong
J. W. Armstrong
R. G. Brown
Oscar Bryant
Elen Bru
Guadalupe Bargas
L. Brooks
Bettie Bensam
Juan Balensia
T. Bronson
Sam Beyer
Beyer
Frank Brown
Joseph Black
Ford Brockmann
Gus Burnside
John Beck
J. T. Bratton
Eugene Beams
Clark Bonber
Braun
N. Buckler
Edwin Bowen
W. D. Brooks
G. Burk
J. A. Bulloch
C.A
B. Core
D. G. Cary
Chas
A. Culberson
B. Chapa
Fred Conerga
Francisco Cruz
J. M. Collins
Joe Carvajal
Julian Cantu
Lewis Crump
Thomas Chriss
Wiltz Cateer
H. C. Carson
D.W
T. Dean
Frederick Dorsey
H. D. Dunbar
Chas. Dubois
E—Sebero Esquibel
W. R. Elliott
Bert Evans
Gill
Leon Geravia
W. ¥. Gillespie
Jose Guannan
H. L. Guender
Hilaria Garza
Chas. Griffin
Berlado Gonzales
Madison A. Garvin
H—Ruperto Hernandez
R. Hanskey
Lance Hogil
L. T. Hubb
J. D. Hops
J. A. L. Hamilton
NJ Hawkins
TP. Huppertz
Ernes Haner
Chas. Hodg
Hay
W. B. Hall
H. M. Hunter
J. Hassell
Tom Harris
S. W. Johnson
Chas. Joseph
Ernest Johnston
Perry Jasper
K—John Klosky
Louis Kelly
P. J. Kosub
Peter Kraushaur
J—A. Laterio
Morris Lange
Lawrence Longh
F. O. Long
E. D. Lashia
Manuel Lopez
St. Elmo Lawson
M—T. C. Mangold
Raleigh Miller
TD. Moore
E. W. May
Estanislado Mendes
Enrique Marachall
Edwin Mossback
Elmer May
Francisco Mileres
Jas. McMahon
Guadalupe Mena
Joseph Matteru
D. R. Montgomery
Eddie Brint
Alice Bucanan
Marvy Barrelowa
Miss Bolton
Olie Bannes
Lillie Berry
Lucinda Bee
B. &. Brown
Sarah, Brown
Banna Caruthers
Cora Campbell
Mines Clark
L. A. Crawford
Rosa P. Cook
S.A. Couch
T. Ludlow Chrystie
Annie Cameron
M. L. Dudley
Jennie Deaver
Juana Delgardo
W. Degee
Krader Ones
Stella Lampkins
Nell Lewis
Mma ‘Morris
Millie Marshall
RB. O. Melthaney
Josephine McNeely
Octavia Miller
May Blanche Marsh
A. B. McDowell
Lucy McClelland
Jennie Moreson
J. Nentze
James Ogle
A. J. Poirrier
Georgie Pilcher
Maud Pratt
Theresa
Rule
Sallie Rice
Jesus G. de Rincon
M. A. Randalls
Mathie Ritchson
Kate Rachell
G. B. Ray
Ellen Richardson
Fannie Stewart
Laura Smith
Lillie Smith
Hedwig Sicbold
Sallie Eott
M. Lenz
Mary Stowers
Mary Sans
T—Josefa Torrez
Sallie May ‘Tankersly
A. F. Wilkes
Mamie Waliams
Mary Waller
Eliza Williams
Bk. .D. Wright
Beasie Wheeler
Mary Yates
A Ysidore Arredondo
Mizo
Abrego
Vincente
Ma Merser Arriar
Prudencio Aguirre
Tibursio Alba
Juliania Anales
BJ. N. Barnes
Atinio Bere
Manuel Castillo
Franz Clemeno
Clemente
Canta
Concepcion M. Chapa
Yan
Éasiast
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
Carmel Ramos
Pedro
Maniel Rosa
Elias Reyes
Mancas Jas
Pablo Rodriguez
Catarina
Burcio Rodrigues
S. A. Bar Electric. Co
Salinas
Lilberto Sclix
Pablo Sollee
T—Inez Trevino
Ramon’ A la Torre
Gregoria Torres
Pedro Vargas
Isidoro Valle
Carlos Valenzuela
Reyes Valdes
Higuna
Vargas
Manuel Vela
Manuela
de Vasquez
Gussie Murphy
Anderson
Ferree
Lukiger
Ananachanly
Farmers & Merchants Fire. Ins. Co
Avrive Ins. Co
White Owl
Winy
Frere
Silver King Saloon
Cor. W. Commerce and
N. Flores
Ste
Tlacus Sti
Prica
M. J. Hewitt
Tro West Commerce Street
Muth
Carl Beck
Theo
Artit
WM. Muth, Jr
Albert Beitel
R. M. Beitel
Bietel Lumber GO
F. J. Beitel
Lumber & Builders’ Hardware
P. O
Kerryil
West Commerce St
T & Gonl
Chas. Gildemeister
Pieter
Draperst
Vanguard 2
Movement
Ewan
Commerce Street
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