A DESERVING CASE
A brief charitable appeal on behalf of a struggling Austin family, the Matscheks, asking local aid societies for help.
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The Austin Weekly Statesman · December 24, 1896 · Page 5
1 min readA family by the name of Matschek, residing at 307 West Thirteenth street, are in need of assistance. Those charitably inclined could not find a more deserving case. The attention of the various aid societies is called to their condition.
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