San Antonio International Fair Roping Contest Highlights
Preparations for the October 18 to 28 San Antonio International Fair are under way with expanded seating for the grand roping contests. Sixty contestants compete October 20 and 21, followed by Miss Lucile Mulhall on Schley Day. First prize is 1000 dollars with additional prizes to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Fair Management
Lucile Mulhall
Zack Mauthall
Frisco
Express
Tom A. Coleman
S. B. Burnette
Fort Worth
John G. Kenedy
Lapara
Preston Austin
P. F. Dunn
Padre Island
John R. Blocker
Eagle Pass
T. M. O'Connor
Victoria
Far West
Rio Grande
Fair Association
Texas
Stoey
Menger Hotel
Fooling a Grave Digger with Electric Bitters
Henriet ta lawyer EB B Munday recalls urging his feverish brother to try Electric Bitters. He credits the remedy with curing malaria jaundice and keeping him healthy, praising its blood cleansing and digestive benefits. Sold for 50c at local druggists Kalteyer Schmitt and Dreiss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. B. Munday
Henrietta
Tex
F. Kalteyer & Sons
Geo. F. Schmitt
Adolph Dreiss
Beaumont Health Rumor Sparks Oil Field Talk
A 1902 letter from Spindle Top Oklahoma notes health fears about Beaumont oil fields. It describes Spindle Top locale on a hill, nearby wells Yellow Pine Lone Acre and District 22, and rough town layout with other wells and activity around the hilltop area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
San Antonio
Tex
Ralph Douglas
Spinile Top
Texas
Douglas
Yellow Pine
Lone Acre
Hogg
Swain
Oil Field Gas Fear Versus Health in Texas Work Scene
A letter from Pete disputes reports of gas sickness around an oil field. He notes most ill are drinkers or recent Port Arthur/Sour Lake workers, claims high pay deters investigation, and argues gas is not the danger cited. He describes high derricks, injuries, and compares local mortality to San Antonio, urging truth to help workers.
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Bosh
Port Arthur
Sour Lake
Texas
Heaven
San Antonio
Spindle Top
Beaumont
Traty
Pete
Central Christian Church Sunday Services and Program
At Central Christian Church Sunday school is at 9 30 a m RK W Orvis superintendent preaching at ula am Christian en Weaver 7 15 p m evening service 8 o clock The musical program includes Adoration Ave Maria and Air d Eglise de Siradetta with performances by Mrs Earnest Rische Miss Sachs Mr Nat Waulat and Mr Ed Goldstein conducted by Pastor Wilson Sullivan
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Central Christian Church
W. Orvis
Ula
Christian En Weaver
Borowski
Earnest Rische
Miss Sachs
Dudley Buck
L. Marks
Grove's Black Root Liver Pills Promote Digestive Health
Grove's Black Root Liver Pills are made from an active principle from Black Root. They act on the liver like calomel with no griping or sick stomach. They claim to cure chronic constipation and are priced at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Union Restaurant Adds Private Rooms and Dinner Service
The Union Restaurant at 509 West Commerce Street introduces palatable meals at fair prices with private dining rooms and a ladies dining area. New phone number is 562.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UNION
West Commerce Street
New
Token of Good Will Presented to Emil Blum at Departure
San Antonio businessman Emil Blum leaves for Houston to join Ed Kiasa’s new department house, ending his Joske Bros. tenure after nineteen months as manager. He receives a gold engraved watch from Joske Bros. employees as a symbol of friendship, with remarks honoring his leadership and wishing future success.
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Emil Blum
San Antonio
Houston
Joske Bros
Magnolias
Blum
Joske
Texas
Lone Star
H’ra
Alexander Joske
Otto Hilgers
Fim
Watts
Mr. Blum
Ed Kiasa
New York
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Fast Cold Relief
A 19th century advertisement touts a remedy to stop lingering summer colds and bronchial troubles. It claims quick, safe action for coughs and throat ailments and lists names James Clavin C Schasse and Wm Appman as endorsers.
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James Clavin
C. Schasse
Wm. Appman
Sutherland Springs Oil Field Attracts Beaumont Investors
The Sutherland Springs oil field gains prominence with Beaumont leaders showing interest. Patillo Higgins bought land in Wilson County at 150 dollars per acre, signaling strong capital backing and a potential refinery. Five capitalist representatives are en route for field inspection amid expected large deals next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southerland Springs
Beaumont
Patillo Higgins
Sutherland Springs
Wilson County
Higgins
Beaumont Oil
Gold Fields Tale From Brewster County Unearthed By Caen
George Caen of St. Anthony Mining recounts locating a promising Brewster county site from an old map and ore specimen. He describes rich porphyry with gold running sixteen dollars per ton, a rugged 7000 foot mountain, and plans to develop a vein believed tied to a prior miner named Finke.
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George Caen
St. Anthony
Brewster County
Texas
Vinke
Finke
Aml
Hot Springs
Ark
Jas, March
Denver
No Flies On This Ticket District Officials Named
District judge Fayette Camp district attorney Ed Dwyer and district clerk John Stappenbeck listed along with sheriff Nat Lewis county judge Piyan Callaghan and collector Peter Jonas. County treasurer dJoin P Campbell assessor William Meallister County clerk Herman Heiligmann county attorney Frank Bosshardt and constable Captain Bill Hennessy. County commissioners John Woods John Kokernot F Groos Jeneie Op penheimer justice of peace Joe Umscheid Enrough Grill Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette Camp
Ed Dwyer
John Stappenbeck
Nat Lewis
Piyan Callaghan
Peter Jonas
dJoin P. Campbell
William Meallister
Herman Heiligmann
Frank Bosshardt
Bill Hennessy
John Woods
John Kokernot
F. Groos
Jeneie Oppenheimer
Joe Umscheid
Enrough Grill Jones
Daughters of the Republic of Texas Discuss Free Art School
The DRT will meet on Wednesday at 4 20 pm to discuss the free art school and invite all interested persons and the public. Mr Coppini, who will conduct the school, has returned from Chicago after supervising the Confederate monument figures at Austin.
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Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Coppini
Chicago
Austin
Record Picking Political Turmoil in Fort Worth Area
The piece rails at Marshell Hicks for state senate ambitions and mocks a market-house gathering. It questions incumbents’ re elections, cites labor capital tensions, and accuses Mayor Hicks of high spending during his four year term while noting San Antonio improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson
Fort Worth
L Cotiess
San Antonio
Hicks
Cane Paid Over Nice Elian Cotton Ratth Light Office
The fragmentary text references a cane payment or credit related to a light office setting and mentions individuals or names, but the readable portion is too incomplete to establish a clear event, person, or organization. Further context is needed for a precise summary.
Our native trees described in Texas flora prose
The article extols a wide array of Texas trees and landscape features. It highlights live oaks pecans and pomegranates, magnolias, crape myrtle, laurels, hackberry, roses, and palms among parks and gardens, praising their year round beauty and aromatic qualities while noting ornamental and functional aspects.
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Texas
George Ade
Gree
San Antonio
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Death
Joske’s
Pepperell
Marseilles
Sullivan
Josee Bros
Mr. Emil Blum
Sutherland Springs Oil News
Hood
NABUC
Marshell Hicks
Jonn H. Reagan
Palestine
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