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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1909
Page
10
A dubious home remedy advert promotes a mineral laden kidney and rheumatism cure. It touts fluid dandelion extract, compound argon, and compound syrup of sarsaparilla as a universal treatment. The scheme claims to detoxify kidneys, ease urinary symptoms, and improve digestion with a simple dosed regimen.
New double daily service dubbed the High Ball will run between Dal Rio and San Antonio. Train No 1 departs at 4 PM and reaches Del Rio in about 1.5 hours, while Train No 2 leaves Del Rio at 6 AM and arrives in San Antonio about 55 minutes before dinner. The faster service beats existing Firrough trains and No 9 in the opposite direction.
A garbled notice from New York April details castoria for infants and children and a Hamburg American line voyage. The fragment notes professional gamblers aboard and a game on arrival with ships using a bridge tactic. the report claims professionals won early, then quieted.
An old advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for diseased kidneys and urination problems. It cites a Mrs Decwra of 574 Montana Bt San Antonio Texas praising relief from dull back pain and irregular kidney secretions after using the product sold by Bexar Drug Co. and claims her daughter also benefited.
A Grand Opera House audience attended the General Federation of Women's Clubs session featuring Laura Drake Gill of Barnard College and Norman Guthrie of Sewanee. Gill urged women to pursue vocations to preserve self respect and family wellbeing, while Guthrie discussed literature as a social function, with musical interludes and piano pieces enriching the program.
President Charles W. Eliot of Harvard was informed by the Japanese ambassador that the mikado has decided to confer the first class Order of the Sun decoration on him.
The police report for March records 24 theft arrests and total arrests near 600 by officers. Drunkenness and vagrancy charges boost totals, with 104 and 100 cases respectively. Fines amount to 2001 and 27 arrests moved to county court, 17 to juvenile court.
A.M. Vilacher, drag glat of 530 Last Houston street, advertises Hempipa a remedy for Bright's disease dropsy gravel and nervous troubles. He pledges it will work and offers mail order with a refundable guarantee and price of 2 dollars 58 cents for boxes.
Shamokin Pa April 1. Complete suspension of mining due to Eight Hour Day observance. Emphasizes union efforts to have miners work today, while some workers stayed away. Mentions Foley’s Honey and Tar and Bexar Drug Co as related products in the text.
Wistington Antit introduces a bill alleging railroad companies delay acknowledging interstate claims for loss or damage to property. The measure aims to compel prompt recognition and settlement of such claims filed against railroads, criticizing routine delays in the adjustment process.
A damaged clipping notes Senator Taylor of Tennessee introducing a bill to require claimants to retain wedge my suet within 10 days of receipt and to pay all lawful costs within 9 days from receipt, with dates and some terms garbled. The fragment references months or years and implies a legal filing deadline.
In New York on April 1, sculptor Roland Hinton Perry pledged to surrender to the sheriff and serve six months in Ludlow Street jail rather than pay $1000 alimony to his first wife, Ida Alvorve. His second wife, May Hanbury Wisher of San Diego, expressed sympathy with the choice as Perry faces divorce law requirements.
Amid unclear text a Broadway planning notice outlines a 4 1/2 story hotel project between Forty sixth and Fort seventh streets. Names mentioned include Shanlay and the Shi brothers, with references to traveling public and a deteriorated OCR fragment on alimony or marital notes.
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