Henry Mallory's Gems of Thought and Character Sketches
(1895) describes some of Hamilton's early
"Felix Straub was the proprietor of the Old Schmidtman
House that stood where the New St. Charles now stands. That was in 1849.
He afterwards kept the Butler House. But it was in the Straub House where
he attracted the most attention.
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He knew all about the hotel business, and when be bought the Straub House, he brought the whole experience of his past life to make this the most attractive place in this city, and he succeeded, for of all men who ever operated a hotel, Felix Straub was the most fortunate in having a helpmate who could make anything attractive that she undertook. The Straub House externally was not such as to make a favorable impression. It was illy constructed, and too small for the business. But Mrs. Straub by her magic hand and large social qualities, and the ease and grace that marked her movements, literally won the good will of everybody, and the Straub House was known all over the country. When Felix Straub died, she carried on the business for several years, and when she retired, she left the house full of people, as it always had been under her management." (p. 93) |
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1891, Straub House (expanded)
Among those pictured: Anna Huber Schenck, Helene
Huber Sharkey,
James Smyers, Carl Huber, George Huber (proprietor
of the Straub House), Alma Huber.
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