Local visitors and hometown notables in the city
Local residents welcome relatives and guests from nearby towns and beyond. Edna Holchak visits San Antonio, Dora Thornton visits Yoakum, Fred Kemp from Lexington visits Carnes relatives, Esther Dittmar visits Corpus Christi, Ligie Thornton returns from Yoakum, Meta Holchak comes from Comfort, Julia Runk visits her parents in Martindale, Stella Wolters returns from Baylor, and Louisa Roos visits in the city. Suit cleaning and pressing services offered by Joe Smith at City Pool Hall. Malaria cures advertised with St Nicodemus Laxative Chill Tonic priced at 25 cents.
Ladies Hats At 1-3 Off At Wolters Bros
Local merchants advertise Ladies and Misses hats at one third off. A political note mentions Mr Pazdral, candidate for congressman at large, visiting the city last Saturday to address citizens. Also advertised are Chamberlain remedies for cough and constipation with dealer availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolters Bros
Method Pazdral
Fraud Paint and Price Promises in 1900s advert
An old advertisement warns against cheap paint and believes many claim best quality. It denounces low price paint as fraud and promotes DEVOE sold by C. L. Williams. The copy touts St Nicodemus Headache Tablets priced at 25 cents as a relief for headache and neuralgia.
Also Mentioned on This Page
aNada
Cc. L. Williams
Shiner, Texas
F. P. Luck
Texas
Sherwin-Williams Paint
Garbade Lumber CO
Edna Holchak
San Antonio
Dora Thornton
Mrs
Philip Welhausen
Yoatcuth
Fred Kemp
Lexington
W. A. Carnes
Meta Holchak
Comfort
Julia Runk
Martindale
EB. Runk
Joe Smith
City Pool Hall
Dallas Reynolds
Lockhart
A B. Dunn
Albert Dittmar
Huntsville
Dr. Wilson
Green Building
Mesdames Wm. Wendtland and
S. A. Thulemeyer
A. & M. College
Mesdames
Reno Harigel
J. Z. Weiner
LaGrange
Tillie Wolters
C. B. Welhausen
Stella Wolters
Baylor University
Chas. Amsler
Kerrville
Walter Bros
Louisa Roos of
Schulenburg
City
A Guaranty Fund Bank
Farmers State Bank
of Shiner
Chamberlain
Iowa
Mewes
Wendtland
Cash Store
San Antonio and
Aransas
Pass By
Yoakum
Waco
Lockhart Lockhart
G. F. Lupton, G. P. A
San Antonio, Tex
A. B. Denn
Agent Shiner
Tex
G. W. Eschenburg
Shiner
the Shiner Gazette
B. Welhausen & Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!