Doctor’s Strong Endorsement for De Lacy’s Cin-Ko-Na and Iron
A Houston field studylined letter from 1903 praises De Lacy’s Cin-Ko-Na and Iron as an effective tonic for malaria catarrh and general debility. The writer claims it prevents yellow fever, outperforms whiskey and quinine, and urges all South residents to use it. Includes pricing and availability via druggists and express shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reid
de Lacy
Houston
Texas
de Lacy Chemical Co
St. Louis
South
C. Reid
Indorsing
Box Board Plants Shut Down in Paper Products Pact
New York Dec 16 A two weeks shutdown is ordered for sixty box board plants in the Paper Products company's selling corporation due to over production across the states. The curtailment targets 19 000 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Box Board
New York
Paper Products Company
Waco News Roundup: Feed Schemes and Local Troubles
Special to The Light Waco Texas Dec 16 a feed stuffs dealer reports rice chaff mixer schemes aimed at fooling buyers with cheap chaff mixed into wheat and corn feeds. Rail line competition worries Texas Central as steamers push west and rivals threaten business. Mayor hopefuls eye a tight race while a minstrel show features top city figures including Mayor Allan Sanford. Chicken thefts rise as prices fall and dust blamed for cold outbreaks. A truant gambler reveals plans to leave for Oklahoma and Pat H Neff hosts a celebratory home visit as mayoralty chatter heats up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Tex
Stanford
Texas Central Railway
Texas Central
Stamford
Joe S. Thompson
Sour Lake
Thompson
Joe S. Thompson & Co
Waco Elks
Allan Sanford
Sam R. Scott
Fifty-fourth District Court
Lo] Hirschberg
Sanger Bros
H. Behrens
Behrens Drug Company
Edward Toby
Toby's Business College
Miss Karma Deane
Dallas
J. C. Deane
Rich Men Are Not All Happy
A lively essay links Croesus to modern wealth and indigestion. It extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a universal remedy, claiming rich and poor suffer digestion issues and that the tablets restore stomach strength, enabling free eating, sold by druggists at 50 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croesus
John D. Rockefeller
Lydia
Cyrus
Solon
Stuart
Dolge Promoter Plans New Dolgeville in California
Alfred Dolge of Dolgeville in Herkimer County announced a new Dolgeville project in southern California two miles from Pasadena. Two companies with one million dollars in capital are formed, land bought for a felt factory and a model town, with 200 workers to start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alfred Dolge
Dolgeville
Herkimer County
Dolge
California
Passadena
Electric Bitters Promised To Tone Digestion And Blood
A promotional pitch claims Electric Bitters will dismember causes of nervousness sleeplessness and stomach upsets. It touts benefits for stomach kidneys bowels liver and blood with a guarantee and a 50 cent price from local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F., Kalteyer & Son
Adolph Dreiss
Local Bargains Include Lamps Heaters and Sewers
Save time and money by buying at home with refunds if dissatisfied at MC TENGG S and Shafer the Plumber sells Nernst Lamps to cut light bills. Praeger's lists Oll heaters. Emerson & Co offers second-hand goods and sewing machines. Hewitt's Finck's Havana cigars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MC. Tengg's
Shafer
Emerson & CO
Judges Urged Action Over Official Misconduct Oath
A petitionary note cites Article 391 3531 and 3534 R S to demand subpoenas and removal for official misconduct by district attorneys sheriffs and justices of the peace. It argues officers swore the constitutional oath to faithfully discharge duties and should comply without delay, warning of drift away from the oath.
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R. S
Justices of the Peace
District Court
Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption Endorsed
A Beall Mississippi resident cites his wife’s quick improvement after using Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption. The ad claims cure after four bottles and offers trial bottles free with prices 50c and 1.00, guaranteed by local druggists F Kalteyer Son and Adolph Dreiss.
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Dr. King
T. R. Beall
Beall
F. Kalteyer & Son
Adolph Dreiss
Bargain Price on Tooth Brush and Powder
Local drug store advertises a fine tooth brush and tooth powder for 25 cents for a few days only. Juneg kind's Drug Store at 517 E Houston St promotes the bundle as a better value than usual 26 cent items.
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Junegkind
Burnett Paper Box Co promotes savings on paper goods
R L Burnett Co advertises cheaper plain and printed paper bags wrapping paper letter heads envelopes statements note heads and other paper specialties with quick order fulfillment. Also offers second hand furniture and stoves purchases and rentals and promises complete house furnish from kitchen to parlor for Alamo Installment Co at 107 West Houston St.
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R. L. Burnett CO
Alamo Installment CO
West
Houston St
Bargain Sterling Silver Manicure Pieces at Bell Jewelry
The Bell Jewelry Co located at 227 W Commerce St advertises odd pieces of sterling silver manicure items priced at 25 and 50 cents. Shoppers are invited to browse baskets of bargains for desirable pieces.
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The
Bell Jewelry Co
W. Commerce St
Pearl Beer and Holm’s Wood Products Advertised
An old newspaper ad promotes XXX Pearl Beer as mild and refreshing. It also lists Oak Stove Wood at $4.50 per cord from Holmes Wood & Coal Co with phone numbers, along with Palace Meat and Fish Market at 511 Hast Houston St offering meats fish and game. Other ads urge looking at sewing machines before buying and mention Trick's Havana Cigars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes Wood & Coal CO
The
Palace Meat and Fish Market
Houston St
Enforcement of Gaming Laws in Bexar County San Antonio
Citizens urge officers to enforce gaming laws citing Articles 392 393 269 33 389 390 P C and C P Texas. They warn neglectful peace officers and officials face removal and loss of re election as public scrutiny increases.
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Bexar County
City OF
San Antonio
Texas
P. C
Tailor A Reidner Opens Services on West Commerce
Local tailor A Reidner offers men and women suits starting at 18 dollars with fit value and satisfaction guaranteed. Services include button covering repairs cleaning and pressing at 104 West Commerce Street.
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A. Reidner
West Commerce St
Complex Texas Passenger Schedules Include Multiple Routes
The notice lists daily departure and arrival times for several routes including Cuero Victoria Yoakum Houston Galveston Hast-Leave at 9:00 a.m. Arrive 6:50 p.m. Beeville Corpus Christi Aransas Pass Rockport Mathis Alice Leave 2:15 p.m. Arrive 1:35 p.m. Giddings Rockdale Cameron Waco Sunset depot 11:40 a.m. Arrive 6:00 p.m. East Galveston Harrisburg San Antonio leaves 11:40 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Arrive 7:36 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. West Eagle Pass El Paso Mexico California leaves 9:00 a.m. Arrives 8:00 p.m. Katy Flyer via Sunset depot 8:30 p.m. arrives 7:50 a.m. Through Express New Braunfels San Marcos Lockhart Smithville North Texas Shreveport etc leaves 7:30 a.m. arrives 9:25 p.m. International & Great Northern Northbound 8:00 a.m. St Louis meets East. Southbound 10:30 a.m. Laredo Mexico. arrivals from North 7:30 a.m. St Louis East. local trains 9:40 p.m. from St Louis ce re rane 4D m from Laredo.
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Cuero
Victoria
Yoakum
Houston
Galveston
Hast
Beeville
Corpus Christi
Aran Sas Pass
Rockport
Mathis
Alice
Giddings
Rockdale
Cameron
Waco
Sunset Depot
Harrisburg
San Antonio
Eagle Pass
el Paso
Mexico
California
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Katy Flyer
North Texas
Dallas
Fort. Worth
Kansas City
East
New Braunfels
San Marcos
Lockhart
Smithville
Shreveport
International
Great Northern
Laredo
St. Louis
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E. G. Reid
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Dr. Reid
Texas Oil Fields
Express
Fred Hummert
E. Commerce St
Max Karotkin
Matin “Avenue
Cork
Katy
George Morton
Tony
Dusky Society
Lee Jenkins
McGregor
Oklahoma Country
Pat H. Neff
House of Texas Representatives
Neff
C. C. McCulloch
Seth P. Mills
J. &. Baker
Tom M. Hamilton
J. H. Mackey
Coke Horne
J. B. Bowen
Harry Hay
Praeger
Commerce Street
Hewitt’s
Geo. Dulling Grocer Co. Wholesale and
Grocers & Liquor Dealers
Alamo, Commerce and
Losoya Streets
Dullinig
Dullnig Wells
Attor
Neys
M J
Hrwitt
Trick
Grand Jury
Uae
Railroads
Steinway
WILL + WATKIN
Mast Holston Street
Bam
Arkansas
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Walter Walthall
Asst
Alamo Plaza
B. R. Morton, Pp
T. A
Kentucky
Tennessee
North
South Carolina
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
Co. Fahey
Div
E. McClannahan
Davy Grogckett
San Antonio & Aransas Pass
ED Sachs
Menger Hotel
Panhandle
Denver
A. A. Glisson
Gen. Pass. Agt
Ft. Worth
Southern ‘Railway
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Baltimore
Washington
Richmond
M. H. Bone
Aransas Pass
Sap’s
Davy Grockett
Beaumont
Orange
Sap
Boerne and
Kerrville
Colorado
H. Y. Williams, P. A
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
New Orleans
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
Chicago
Louisville & Nashville
R. R
P. W. Morrow
T.P.A
T. H. Kingsley
J. K. Ridgely
D.P.A
Ilinois
Memphis
Firth
P.& TA
T. Worth. Teils
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