Diamonds and Hearts at Opera House by Young Ladies Club
A four act comedy drama Diamonds and Hearts was staged at the Opera House last Thursday by the Young Ladies' Literary club with help from Shiner's young men. For a local troupe the cast, led by Miss Berta Thornton, received applause and good notices. musical interludes and a strong quartet drew audience enthusiasm. Receipts totaled $40.60 and audiences anticipate another play by the club.
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Opera House
Young Ladies’ Literary Club
Shiner
Bernice
Berta Thornton
Amy Halstead
Tpez Gray
Misees
Tommie Waghs
Lizzie
Wendtland
Mamie Welhausen
Mrss Haler
Messrs
Par]fry
Ed. Thulemeyer
Iaabel Thulemeyer
Etta Thornton
Young Ladies Club
Simmons Cough Syrup Ad Cautions Parents
An old advertisement urges parents not to neglect a child’s coughs sore throats and colds warning they can lead to fatal results. It promotes Simmons Cough Syrup described as pleasant soothing and guaranteed with a price stated as 25 and 0 cents.
Cool Drinks Advertises Fountain Treats and Ice Cream
An old advertisement promotes Coca Cola Dr Pepper Grape Cola Glace Milk Shake Soda Egg Phosphate Orange Kola and Soda Water with flavors and mentions Ice Cream Soda on Wednesdays. It evokes a historic period tone and lists multiple beverage options for patrons.
Mr Theo Schuhmann Visits Relatives in Runnels County
Theo Schuhmann visits relatives in Runnels County and reports he is well pleased with his new location.
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Theo. Schuhmann
Runnels County
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promoted as Malaria Remedy
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a cure for malaria hills and fever but notes the bottle lists iron and quinine with no guaranteed cure. The copy claims no cure, no pay and a 50 cent price. Meiers J Blohm Fritz Niemeyer attended a state firemen convention in Waco as delegates from Shiner fire company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Meiers, J. ©. Blohm
Fritz Niemeyer
Waco
Shiner Fire Company
San Antonio Woman Visits Son and Daughter Officials
Mrs. Ernst of San Antonio travels to the city to visit her son If. J. Wangemann and daughter Mrs. C. K. Holehak, extending a family reunion amid local activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernst
San Antonio
City
If. J. Wangemann
C. K. Holehak
Private School Opens at Public Building for Four Weeks
Beginning Monday May 19, a private school will operate for four weeks in the public school building with studies in reading writing arithmetic grammar and German. Pupils of any grade may enroll. Tuition ranges from 75 cents to 1 650 dollars per term.
A Terrific Cyclone Struck Gol At 3245 O Clock
A cyclone struck Gol at 3245 o clock as reported in a dramatic local item. The brief notes unusual weather timing and its impact on the area.
Goliad Storm Toll Rises to Ninety Dead and One Mile Ruins
Governor appeals for aid from Victoria Texas after Goliad devastation. A strip two blocks wide and one mile long was cut through the town leaving ninety dead and over a hundred injured. Wounded receive care as physicians are scarce. town population 1200 to 1500. An authentic list of dead and injured is being compiled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Texas
Goliad
Goliad County
Siatic Rheumatism Cured After Fourteen Years Suffering
A Germantown California man Josh Edgar endured fourteen years of sciatic rheumatism before using Chamberlain's Pain Basin at Inez. He reports immediate relief and a cure, with no recurrence, and endorses the liniment sold by Sehultzer Seydiler druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh Edgar
Germantown
Cal
Inez
Chamberlain
Lam
Sehultzer Seydiler, Druggiste
Death of Chas A Kessler in Houston Texas
Chas A Kessler longtime Schulenburg resident and Houston business stockholder dies at Rice Hotel after heart pains. He moved to Texas young, built a fortune, survived by wife and five children Agnes Cranz Alwin Krook W Q Neuhaus Lillie Boettcher Edward Kessler. Body shipped to Schulenburg for funeral with Neuhaus brothers.
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Houston
Texas
Chas
A. Kessler
Schulenburg
Rice Hotel
Ngaall
Qisoas City
Kessler
Hutchins House
Neuhaus Bros
Kexeter
Agnes Cranz
Alwin Krook
W. QO. Neuhaus
Lillie Boettcher
Edward Kessler
Senulenburg
Wall
Messrs
C. K. Neuhaus
J. V. Neuhaus
W. O. Neuhaus
Flatonia Argus Sold to S. C. Blanton
The Flatonia Argus was sold today in Flatonia Texas to Mr. S. C. Blanton by its former owner J. B. Crockett.
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Flatovia
Texas
Flatonia Argus
S. C. Blanton
J. B.crockett
Hunt's Cure Promises Quick Relief for Skin Ailments
A quaint classified style ad touts Hunt's Cure for conditions like ringworm and eczema. It claims guaranteed results with a single box and a price of 50 cents, aiming to attract readers seeking fast, inexpensive relief.
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Hunt
Local grocer's ad lists assorted foods and supplies
A long damaged OCR reads as a general grocery ad with items including axle grease, bluing, brooms, cream cheese, canned ham, salmon, sardines, coffee, green coffee, pea berry coffee, flour, rope, lemons, Eupion Oil, Gasoline Oil, ribbed molasses, apple cider vinegar, white wine vinegar, beans, sugar, fruit jars, tobacco, bran, Levi Garrett and Liberty Bell snuff, and butter oil among others. The fragment suggests a broad in store catalog with prices and packaging.
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Valcanoid Plantation Mokisser
Dukes Misture
Levi Garret
Liberty Bell
Doe Or & Sake
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Peter Schuete
Lansing
H, Flato & Son
Iamonds and
Hearts
Sis” Barnes
Cecil Habermacher
Dr. Burton
J. Jaeggs
Dwight Bradley
Adolph Blohm
Adolph
Bob” Barnes
Philip Welhausen
Philip
Steve Holchak
Darkey
Equel
Sheriff
Arno Wagener
Adolph Stephan
C. L. Williams
Lumber Man
Wagenersx
General Merchandise
A. J. Voeikel
Lone Star Beer
Hwen
Lydia Brieger
Chas. A. Kessler
J. B. Harris
Yoakuia
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