Summer Society in San Antonio and Saratoga Fashions
San Antonio society slows as heat triples the day. Socials at Pine Street, 201 Jones Street, and 355 Lafitte Street offer dancing, music, and receptions. A Bertha Black and Herman Heitgen wedding at St Josephs enlivens the week while Miss Kathleen Neilson and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. showcase midsummer fashions at Newport and Saratoga with pongee and dotted swiss gowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avley
Pine Street
Allister Shand
Carrie Burns
Alice Harding
Paula Rummel
Lottie Loose
Bessie Nabers
Maude Hart
Ottie Crownens
Maggie Walsh
Maggie Woods
Pattie Cunningham
Bessie Cunningham
Norma Bern
St. Joseph’s Church
Bertha Black
Herman J. Heitgen
Lohengrin
Nora Ulrich
Gus Runke
Emma. Hensel
John Black
Father Colling
Liberty
Agnes Judas Flower Girl
Eugene Gittin-ger
Crockett Street
Kathleen Neilson
Reginald Claypool Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
New York
City Business Men's Club to Publish Handy New Folder
The Business Men's Club will soon publish a concise city guide folder. It lists leading attractions and provides an alphabetical membership roster with firms and affiliations. The folder aims to speed inquiries by marking relevant members with a red pencil and will be available at hotels for visitors.
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Chuir
San Antonio
H. Zook
Hidalgo
Texas
Atention
Fashion Hints For The Light Readers
Fashion notes describe rebeline fabric in iron gray with white hair texture, light for warm weather yet exclusive. A gored skirt features a close upper line, flare below, edged with Corticelli silk stitching and black silk outlines. Applique white broadcloth flowers, French knots, and white silk vest bordered by scallops complete the look.
Club Plans Publication With Member Backing
The club intends to publish early next year with improvements from the experiment. The publication will be financed by club funds and the advertising committee believes it will receive strong backing from all members.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Endorsement Ad
An old ad copy touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a liver tonic and purgative that expels poison without causing distress. It features endorsements from W Scott of Milton Pennsylvania and lists several names. claims small, vegetable, non gripping tablets.
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DeWitt
W. Scott
Highland Ave
Milton
James Clavin
C. Schasse
Wm. Appmann
A Sure Cure for Diarrhoea Remains Most Desired
A sure and quick cure for Diarrhoea is highly desirable and a remedy named as the quickest and safest for most attacks. Reportedly effective even in severe cases, with two doses claimed to cure ordinary diarrhoea. Sold by all druggists.
Newspapers Shape Public Sentiment On Six Shooter Policy
The Yoakum Daily Times claims Texas papers have a mission to build public sentiment against six-shooter carry. The piece asserts newspapers are fulfilling their mission while noting judges must perform their duty under current law until the next legislature makes changes.
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The
Yoakum Daily Times
Texas
Tobacco Trusts and Mexico Prices Stir Regional Trade Echoes
A Laredo Times commentary argues Americans target Mexican tobacco factories, predicting profit if Mexico consents. It notes high Mexican tobacco consumption, potential price hikes, and possible Diaz intervention. The piece contrasts trust power with the need for noble conduct by leaders in communities.
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The
Laredo Times
Mexico
Rio Grande
Diaz
Royalty gratuities draw praise in old columns
The Orange Tribune notes British royal practice of granting gratuities to mothers of multiples and cites a United States example. Eighteen years ago in Ayersville Louisiana a woman bore five children in a year and twins at another, possibly triplets in a single birth. The piece recalls a legislative petition for a pension and asserts she deserved reward regardless of outcome.
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The
Orange Tribune
United States
Ayersville
Lock Moore & Co
Calcasieu Parish
Meanest slanderers called out in Miles Messenger
The Miles Messenger denounces men who spread unverified rumors about women, calling such slanderers liars and cowards. It likens their trash to a lower form of life and warns they exist in the city and elsewhere, prompting moral censure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Amart
Gentleman Advertises Driven Horse For Sale
A Karnes County News item reports a humorous classified style notice offering a driving horse for sale with insurance required. The ad jokes that the horse tolerates neighbor hay and corn, is partly gentle and partly not, and requires prudent handling. It ends by poking fun at pretentious buyers and a local notorious character.
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Karnes County News
David
Harum
Feudal Notions Persist in English Society Text
A truncated excerpt critiques English society and government as feudal in foundation. It suggests the nobleman remains the central figure on his estates, wielding wealth and influence akin to centuries past, depicting a hereditary social order at odds with modern change.
Curious Burns letter sold in London for 3200
A Robert Burns letter to Peter Miller of Dalswinter Dumfries dated October 20 1787 was recently sold in London. The two page quarto discusses his wish to be a small farmer near poetic Nith bank country and his simple, humble aspirations.
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Robert Burns
London
Peter Miller
Dalswinter
Dumfries
Nith
Atlantic City bans bathing suits on streets ordinance
The Orange Tribune notes Atlantic City enacts a local ordinance prohibiting wearing bathing suits on streets, contrasting beach and ballroom attire and suggesting moral progress depends on location. The piece critiques shifting dress norms and public morality.
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Atlantic City
Justice and Courage in Houston Courts Debate
The Yoakum Daily Times urges tougher actions against crime, criticizing leniency for armed offenders and calling for officers to do their duty without fear of political influence. It argues for harsher punishment for those who break the law regardless of status and emphasizes enforcement over sentiment.
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Houston
Lone Star State Claims Proud Place in Oil and Agriculture
An obscure garbled passage extols Texas as foremost in many sectors including oil, agriculture, transportation, and industry. The fragmented text credits numerous firsts and mentions a grandiose, patriotic claim about Texas dominance, attributed to Ness.
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Lone Star
Saddlery
Wem
Prohibition
Grand
Gold Texas
Ness
To Save Her Child From Frightful Cerement
Mrs. Nannie Gallager used Bucklen's Rate Salve on her head and face to cure eruptions and cuts. The soothing remedy claimed rapid relief and a swift recovery, with a strong guarantee of effectiveness.
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Nannie Gallager
Lge
Also Mentioned on This Page
August Schilling
Jones Street
Bettie Pasche
Clara
Hattie
Susie Belohlanek
Emilie Monier
Emma Vogler
Ida
Louise
Frasch
Della
Neida Deres
Edwin Herpel
Fred Belohlavek
Hermann Guley
Ferdinand Pasche
Aug. Schilling
Chas. Dusch
Chas. Heiligmann
Albert Gusey
H. Frasch
G. Frasch
A. Schilling
Albert Koepp
Lafitte Street
Mesdames Koepp
Burke
Rossie Buchanan
L. ‘Gerlach
Bertha Wagner
K. O’brien
Messrs
Tom Buchanan
Will Blades
Otto Gerlach
D. Wagner
G. A. R. and Woman's Relief Corps
Relief Corps
Pygard
St. Michael’s
Catholic Knights of America
C A. Gomperts
W. D. Lugsdale
Miss May
Louisa Welter
Crosby Street
Lula Damken
Kaufman
Leonard
Katie Balcom
Master Chas
Berry
Bert Varnell
Alma Geyer
May Simson
Marie van Wee
Laura Guest
Ida Nolan
Lizzie Schutle
Lena Zuercher
Lula Damkin
Edna Damkin
Nita Deniss
Cidell Deniss
Lillie Faulds
Sarnl Paulds
Annie Mathies
Fannie Siderman
Kate Balcom
Fred Burge
Charlie Bauldes
Geo. Reidener
Frank Isler
Caufman
Tom Mooney
P. Cahill
Almer Campbell
Henry Siderman
Herman Deininger
Fred Dage
Charles Berry
Frank Galpin
Fredericksburg
Alice Kennedy
the Light
Wisconsin
Young Ladies of Sacred Heart Parish
F. E. Hastings
St. Louis
Chiktago
Rose Osmon Hgg
Boston
Greenville
Geo. Whitney
Newport and
Saratoga
Newport
R. i
Alice Roosevelt
Alice
Pongee
Maude Griffin
Business Men's Club
Main Plaza
San Antonio, Tex
Ando
Inet Say
Shaws
Denver Herald
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