The Houston Informer (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 6, 1919 Page: 6 of 6
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FlrstUlass Service. Home Cooking
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Short Orders at all Htfurs. Regular 26# Meals.
Give Us s Trial and be Convinced.
503 San Felipe Street
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RENT
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8oft Drinks, loe Cold Melons, loe Cream, Fruits, Vi
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| 815 SAN FELIPE 8TREET
|pr or THp at Any Hour
)WIN C. DORRIS
READY TO JUMP
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PHONE CAPITOL 2302
Do you stand by and support progressive race enter-
prises? j ,
Recent dispatches from the North
herald the coming of Old Man Crimp,
You had better lay in that supply of
wood now. RICHARD L. JONES
sells it from 25c up to carload lots.
Phone Hadley 662 or call at his Qoli
Park residence, San Felipe and Bailey
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Short Orders at all Hours— Quick 8srvice
' Public Attention, Mezzanine Floor for Parties
Ice Cream and Cold Drlnke
715 PRAIRIE AVENUE J. H. DORN, PROP.
m s. B. BEVERLY
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25ia McKinney avenue
5: FISH, CRABS, OYSTERS AND SHRIMP IN SEASON.
IPAIR8 OLD FURNITURE, COOK STOVES, ICE BOXES. TIN
III ■ , AND IRON WARE.
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Phone Preston 6651
The Coolest Place in Town
MITCHELL’S
3206 Turner Street
(Next to Columbia Tap R. R.)
Groceries, Merchandise and Dairy Products.
Our cozy little cold drinks and ice cream parlor is just t
the place to refresh yourself after an outing or on the way f
home from church. ♦
MRS. L. MITCHELL, Prop. I,
Hadley 4190 X
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LUCIUS W. LOMAX ROBT. S. SCOTT
ORGEN BARBER SHOP
“THROUGH THE BLOCK"
808 PRAIRIE AVENUE—413 MILAM STREET
2--Entrances--2
15--Chairs--15
2-Cigar Stands-2
2-Shine Stands-2
Cigars, Cigarettes, Shines, Chewing Gum, Bathe, Newspapers.
In every city, town, hamlet
and village in Texas and adjoin-
ing states to sell THE HOUS-
TON INFORMER, the South’s
greatest race weekly newspaper,
no exceptions.
The Informer is reputed to be
the best edited secular journal
of the race in the South and sells
well wherever it is circulated,
Write at once. Address,
‘^Satisfactory Service” Our Slogan
ROBT. S. (“BOB”) SCOTT, Manager.
PHONE PRESTON 3699 HOUSTON, TEXA8
Wholesale and Retail Grocer
Meat Market in Connection. - 1 g ' I
Prompt delivery to aU parts of the city. Country orders ;
ven special attention. Our reputation is our best adver- ;
Circulation Dept,
Houston, Texas.
Houston, Texas.
given special attention. Our reputation is our best adver-
tiser. 1
Hours: 9 a. m. to 1 p. m„ 4 to 6 p. m.
Sundays by appointment. Office phone
Preston 4181.
DR. C. M. NICHOLS
Physician and Surgeon
Office: Taborian Bldg., Suite 220,
807% Prairie Ave., Houston, Tex.
P. O. BOX 63
PHONE HADLEY 3130
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Phone Preston 5491
Mme. N. A. Franklin’s System
418 Yt Travis St.
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PANTS MADE ON 10 HOURS’ NOTICE J
J SUITS MADE TO ORDER j
ning and pressing done with Hoffman Sanitary Steam ]
HOUSTON, TEXAS j
HOUSTON, TEXAS
1104 SAN FELIPE ST,
MARY ALLEN 8EMINARY
Best Equipped School for Colored
Girls In Texas
Write for Catalog
A. E. HUBBARD, President
Crockett,.Texas
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Now is the time to get ytour winter supply of wood. Don't wait
till the prices advance. Oak and Pine In’any quantity. Prompt deliv-
ery anywhere In the county. Buy now and save monp«- k
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My Tooth Doctor
Scalp and Hair Treatment
Try the Poro System Once and You Will Oall Again
Everything In Drug Line, Toilet Articles and Chemicals
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DR. W. J. HOWARD
DENTI8T
Has Reopened In Taborian Bldg.
80754 Prairie Avenue
Office 8ulte 222-3
Office Phone Preston 6350
Residence Phone Capitol 2253
All Classes ol Dental Work
Carefully Done
MME. M. S. SMITH
CITY DRUG STORE
J. J. HARDEWAY
Of Memphis, Tenn., now Located at
1712 V^EBSTER AVENUE
PHONE HADLEY 2386
701 SAN FELIPE
PRESCRIPTIONS A SPECIALTY
Phone Preston 2662
REAL B8TATE AND RENTAL8, LOAN8
NOTARY PUBLIC
PHONE PRESTON 2555
Feurtesn Years Experience
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408J4 MILAM 8T.
HOUSTON, TEW
Automobile Service for Weddings and Special Trips
-——Day and Night-
Quick and Polite Service; Reasonable Rates
411 WALKER AVE. PHONE PRESTON 5744
A. SMITH, Proprietor
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
BEST OF SERVICE BY EXPERIENCED HELP
Drop in and be Convinced
415 Milam Street
! , The home of effiicent and proficient prescription filling
; fresh drugs only employed.
Spend the hot hours at our soda fountain and forget it
Extracts From the
Financial Statement for 1918, of
Full line of toilet articles and sundries always carried in
stock. Automobile delivery to all parts of the city.
j Standard Life
j Insurance Co.
“Mother, let me tell you something
that looks strange to me. I was up
to Lawyer J. Vanco Lewis' office this
week and it was crowded with clients.
Some trying to get divorces; some
making affidavits; some settling ifp
claims of long standing. Every now
and then I could hear the lawyer say
"you will have to wait your turn, good
A mes-
Manufacturing
V JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS
COMPLICATED WATCH REPAIRING
A SPECIALTY
311 San Felipe St. Houston, Texas Phone Preston 7563
G. R. M. Newman, Prop
people, as I am very busy.'
senger boy came in with several tel-
egrams from various places wanting
him to deliver addresses. Through all
| Capital Paid Up.......
* Surplus to Policyholders
t Total Admitted Assets..
t Insurance in Force.....
| Premium Income......
i Paid to Policyholders ...
I Reserve required by law
? 125,000.00
143,305.22
478,781.02
8,208,720.00
339,327.77
79,733.47
291,083.88
816 PRAIRIE AVE.
PHONE PRESTON 6256
WAR HAS CEASED
A WOMAN'S HAIR 18 HER GROWING BEAUTY
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But the price of leather is advancing. Economy la the watchword.
Have your old shoes repaired now by
[ J THE LIGHTNING SHOE REPAIR SHOP
417 Milam Bt'-oet
Equipped with the best machinery purchasable and experienced
..RibF^ihen. If your work Is hot satisfactory, return It and we will
dulled for and delivered.
SliilllS # . Prwrton 5878.
No Life Insurance Company operated by colored people
and insuring only colored risks can show a better record
of growth and strength.
Newsboys Wanted!
Reliable and energetic newsboys
can earn nice money selling The
Houston Informer on the streets of
Houston every week. This is a
splendid opportunity for boys who
want to make some easy money.
Call In person at Room 208, 807J4
Prairie avenue.
X Home Office 200 Auburn Ave., Atlanta, Ga.
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I HEMAN E. PERRY, Pres. HARRY H. PACE, Secy.-Treas. :
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Richardson, Clifton F. The Houston Informer (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 6, 1919, newspaper, September 6, 1919; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth523712/m1/6/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .