Fine Wrestling Exhibition Stuns Yoakum Crowd
Chris Olson of Chicago defeated local wrestler J. F. Hancock in two straight falls 33 1 2 and 12 8 4 minutes using inside crotch and melson holds. Otto Quito beat Hans Runk in a preliminary one fall as Runk failed to appear for two others. Referee WC. Beneke and time keeper Arthur Neubauer noted varied strangle holds and pin falls counted.
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Chris Olson
Chicago
J. F. Hancock
Yoakum
Olson
Mr. Hancock
Otto Quito
Hans Runk
Quito
Runk
WC. Beneke
Arthur Neubauer
St Nicodemus Balsmia Promises Quick Cure
Shiner Drug Co promotes St Nicodemus Balsmia as a cure, urging readers not to wait for a cough to pass and to take the remedy for fast relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner Drug Co
Sheriff Purchases Lavaca Farm From I G East
Sheriff E H Houchins buys the home stead along the Lavaca river seventy acres with a dwelling fruit and pecan trees from I G East located about 112 miles southwest of the city. He will not occupy the farm this year, renting out most of it. Mr Fast remains undecided and is visiting his sister in Waco.
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E. H. Houchins
I. G. East
Lavaca River
Hast
Houchins
Fast
Waco
Halletsville Herald
The Richeson Case Likens Pastor to Scoundrel
President G. E. Hort denounces Richeson as a scoundrel in a Newton Theological Institution address. Hort accuses Richeson of ecclesiastical crimes and treachery, and links his actions to Avis Linnell’s fate with alleged marriage as cover.
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Richeson
G. E. Hort
Newton Theological Institution
Hori
Violet Edmonds
Avis Linnell
Harr
Houston Post
Land for sale in Goliad Texas with 4000 acres
4000 acres of mesquit land with 1700 acres cultivated 20 houses 10 wells and mills. Tracts from 150 to 100 acres offered. Prices range 37.50 to 50.00 per acre. Last year yielded thousands of bushels of corn despite drought. Contact O. L. Eckhardt Goliad Texas by writing or phone.
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O. L. Eckhardt
Goliad Tex
Cure for Meningitis Recipe Suggested by S M Rector
A reader from Texas in 1899 proposes a cure for meningitis, detailing two ounces of saltpeter in one quart of alcohol and a spine bath in hot water, claiming experience with the disease in Labette County Kansas and Southeast Kansas. The letter asks the Post to publish the remedy for public benefit.
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John Stadtle
Labette County
Kansas
Kana's
Es. S. M. Rector Lockhert
Texas
Bank Elects Officers in Yoakum State Bank Meeting
Yoakum Texas January 8 stockholders of the Yoakum State Bank held a regular meeting and elected directors J R Kirchhoff R C Ross E F Wolters Ad Hagens W Eu Orth Philip Wellmasen and Win Green. Directors then chose F Wolters president Phi Welhausen vice president J C Driscol cashier and Eimil Busels assistant cashier.
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Yoakum
Pex
Yoakum State Bank
J. R. Kirchhoff
R. C. Ross
E. F. Wolters
Ad, Hagens
W. EU. Orth
Philip Wellmasen
Win Green
F. Wolters
Phi Welhausen
King Ranch in Nevezes Co Largest World Owned by Woman
The King Ranch spans 1,250,000 acres in Nevezes County and is the largest in the world owned by a woman. It employs 300 men and conducts extensive agriculture and mining activity annually.
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King
Nevezes Co
San Antonio
St Nicodemus Chill Tonic Featured for LaGrippe Cure
A historic advertisement promotes St Nicodemus Chill Tonic as a remedy for LaGrippe. The note touts its restorative properties and urges readers to obtain the tonic from local druggists and shops.
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S. A. Carnes & Son Shiner and Yoakum
Bank
Mitchell
Chas. H. Flato
Shiner
Severa’s
Severa
Ea Ce
Drabek
Plaza
Einesville
The
Kunetka and Beneke Land Company
Shiner, Texas
Lavaca, Gonzales
Dewitt Counties
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