H and H Coffee

Dedicated to the history of the Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co. founded 1899 in San Antonio, Texas.

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San Antonio Evening News on Mon Mar 15, 1920

The San Antonio Evening News for Monday, 15 March 1920 runs a large H. & H. Coffee placement built around a one-pound H and H Blend tin cut and a headline that over 400 grocers in San Antonio handle the line—the rest of the space is a six-column roster of stores—framed by copy asking readers to look the list over and call on their grocer for H. & H. Blend. The footer gives Hoffmann-Hayman at 307 N. Medina and a Crockett phone string matching other early ads. The scan lives in the Newspaper Clippings gallery.

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Headlines

HERE THEY ARE 400 STRONG

Over 400 Grocers in San Antonio Handle H. & H. Coffee

THEY APPRECIATE GOOD COFFEE

Look These Over—Surely One Is Your Favorite Grocer

When You Need Coffee Call On Him For H. & H. Blend

HOFFMANN-HAYMAN COFFEE CO. 307 N. Medina · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS · Phone Cr. 7803-2041

Grocer roster

Six columns of approximately 400 names surround a central one-pound H AND H BLEND COFFEE / HOFFMANN-HAYMAN COFFEE CO. tin cut. Partial manual transcription below; uncertain readings marked [?]. The gallery scan is the authority for final spellings and punctuation.

Column 1 (far left)

C. N. Allen · Joe Addis · J. H. Allensworth · Alamo Heights Grocery · John Ale [?] · Army Fuel Grocery [?] · Army Post Grocery [?] · Associated Macaronite Co. [?] · Albers & Laughton · J. A. Atkins · H. B. Babcock · P. J. Baca · L. C. Barry · Tony Berry · Baker & [?] · J. P. Bailey · Mrs. M. Best · Belmont Cash Grocery · [?] Cash Grocery · Mrs. M. [?] · C. A. [?] · Bibian & Laughton · J. F. Black · J. F. Blanchette · T. Rubbio [?] · Joe [?]

Column 2

Tower City Grocery [?] · Mrs. Gutle [?] · Frank [?] · Pago [?] · [lines indistinct] · Y. Welch [?] · Fairmay Grocery [?] · Joseph [?] · [lines indistinct] · L. Torbino [?] · Mrs. M. [?] · [lines indistinct] · B. Floren[?] · Peters [?] · Jesus [?] · Jenny [?]

Column 3

W. Hochberger · P. Hills · [?] Cash Grocery · H. Brookfield · [?] · J. Henderson · [lines indistinct] · Murray & Co. · Mrs. [?]

Column 4 (left of tin)

A. Laninger [?] · Landrum Grocery [?] · National Coffee [?] · Naiera [?] · P. J. Martin · F. Martin · [?] · Magnolia Cash Grocery · [lines indistinct] · V. Martinez · Mrs. M. [?] · J. Murchland [?]

Column 5 (right of tin)

[Lines indistinct at this resolution — see gallery scan]

Column 6 (far right)

Schmidt Grocery · [remaining lines indistinct]

Note: columns 5–6 on the right side of the tin are partially obscured at this scan resolution. A higher-resolution export from Newspapers.com would complete the roster.

Source

  • Project scan in the Newspaper Clippings gallery (image San_Antonio_Evening_News_Mon__Mar_15__1920_.jpg).
  • San Antonio Evening News (San Antonio, Tex.), Monday, 15 March 1920 — page not recorded on the file; add page number and Newspapers.com URL or microfilm note when available.

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