Gas stoves and local ads dominate daily light pages
Local notices promote gas stoves with low down payments, nearby merchants and services from Crystal Saloon to DeWitt’s medicines, veterinary care, legal notices, and a string of small ads for groceries, wines, tools, and entertainment. The compilation highlights Bishop-era public notices, product slogans, and community events across Main Plaza and Commerce Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MO. T. Hambleton
Daily Light Building
Commerce Street Bridge
Reilly Bros
Baptist
Bem
John T. Hambleton & Co
Daily Light
Knights and Ladies of Honor
Landa’s Park
Madison Street
Business Men's Club Eyes Ways to Keep Crowds at Home
Local business leaders consider new plans to curb Sunday excursions to out of town resorts. Members report patrons seek low rates and divert spending to suburban retreats, urging an immediate meeting on Tuesday the 26th at 8 PM to discuss attractive in city alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Men’s Club
Business Men's Club
HERBINE PROMOTES STOMACH DIGESTION AND HEALTH
If the stomach functions actively and regularly the food is transformed into nourishing blood that furnishes vigor and warmth to the body. HER BINE gives tone to the stomach and promotes digestion and assimilation. Price 50 cents. C. Schasse, W. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Schasse
W. C. Kalteyer
Wm. Appmann
Sunset Pharmacy
Grandma’s TBA Beautifies Complexion Drug Ad
Purported cure claims for a cosmetic product named Grandma’s TBA. Advertises blood purification and constipation relief. Sells for 25 cents at druggists with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Date code 6-13-tf.
Brutal Robbery Near Police Station Leaves Man Struck
Henry Long, a 59 year old stockman from Bexar County, was robbed near Milam Square on Friday night. He was beaten about the head and face, left unconscious, and woke at City Hospital after police found him around noon. He says only a few dollars were taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lomg
Long
Bexar Postoffice
Milam Square
Mear
City Hospital
Charley in Town Praises Politicians and Rail Ambitions
A Light reporter met Claim Agent Scheidmantel who recapped Charley’s visit to praise Mayor Hicks and the new Democratic and Republican factions. He criticizes Palmer Buckner McKinley ties, notes Selig’s shift, and comments on Harris for Senate and Drake for Congress. He mentions Van Vleck influence on railroad votes and rail workers’ voting freedom. Also advertises summer routes via San Antonio Austin St Louis and Eureka Springs as cool travel options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Light
Scheidmantel
Sunset
Hicks
Philadelphia
Austin
Chicago
Frank Bushick
Express
Frank Grice
Selig
Democrats
Shorn
Anderson
Bob Green
Perry Lewis
J. L. Slayden
Thirty-seventh District Court
Harris
Charley
San Antonio
St. Louis
G. CC
Frisco
Eureka Springs
A Wealth of Beauty Promised by Arnica Salve
Advertises Bucklen's Arnica Salve for skin eruptions eczema tetter and erysipelas and for cuts burns bruises boils ulcers and piles. Claims face glory with cure guaranteed and priced at 25 cents a box sold by H L Wagner Co and F Kalteyer & Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Wagner & Co
F. Kalteyer & Son
Grandma's Tea Brand Promises Refund if Not Satisfied
Duerler's Grandm as Tea is offered by druggists with a money back guarantee. The ad notes a price of 6 and 13/4 for a unit and emphasizes customer satisfaction.
Diarrhoea Cure Ad and Fire Wagon Alarm
A vintage ad promotes Gradma's Diarrhoda Cure for bowel complaints at 25 cents with a no cure no pay offer. The San Antonio Traction Company repairs a wagon with a gong like a fire apparatus causing onlookers to search for a fire engine as it rushes through streets after a broken wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Traction Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Sunday Light
John
Theiss & Reidner
J. Lobert Co
Commerce
Theiss & Riedner
E. B. Franck
D. W. McIver
Tuskege
Ala
W. H. Brooker
Iaw
Devine
Soledad Street
Texas
Bull Bros
Eisenhauer
Salado
Wm. OC. Kalteyer
J. A. Burke
C. Schhasse
Mount Vernon
Old
Wm. C. Kalteyer
DeWitt
James Morse
East Commerce Street
Kyezor
Farmer’s Drug Store
East Commerce
A. F. Lange
Kalteyer
Pat Club
Chas. Wynne, Jr
W. E. Holt
William A. Bedel, Jr
Frank Smith
A. W. Evans
Will Thetford
Brooklyn Trout
Oscar Dewees
Henry Marcheau
Houston
Artet
Lance
Riverside
the Lombard
Price
BC Cents
Co. Schasse
Emerson
Carter-Mullaly Transfer CO
Bull Brothers
Tabler
Crystal Saloon
Philippine Islands
Ballard
Webl
Kyezors
OC. Schasse
Lombard
Commerce Street
Sunset Wood Company
Riverside Park
F. Pasche
Is Wolfson
Gor
Shese
Wmond’y
Gary
Hamburg
Joe
Paris
Wolfson
Chese
Doilies
SILK
Lice
Drake
Harry van Vleek
Harry van Vleck
W. G. van Vleck
Duerler
China
Patee Crest Bicycle
Wagener
Chabot
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