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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1912
Page
7
John Tansman of 835 Octavia Street describes a fifteen year battle with bleeding hemorrhoids. After failing with many remedies he found relief using Cuticura Ointment, reporting bleeding stopped after two uses and permanent cure after two boxes.
Mrs H B Cooley reports her daughter’s scalp eczema vanished in four days after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The case from Marlboro New York notes a crust and itching resolving with the products. Sample offers mailed from Cuticura Boston. Tender-faced men urged to share Cuticura Soap Shaving Stick.
Gentry Brothers opened their annual show in San Antonio with a matinee to a tent filled to overflowing. The program featured trained ponies, high school horse King Araby, monkeys, dogs and cats, plus comic acts and a concluding animal concert. A morning parade drew a large crowd along Bowen's Island route.
An advertising claim states PAZO OINTMENT cures itching, bleeding or protruding piles in 14 days with money back offer if not cured. The druggist refunds the purchase if the product fails to cure any case within the stated period. The price shown is 60 cents.
Frank St. Dunstan Skinner a renowned turfman and racing official died at his San Francisco home. He came to the United States from Ottawa Canada twenty five years ago.
J. G. Hall of Castroville Texas extols Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a reliable cure for colds coughs and lagrippe after twenty years of family use. Ed wards King Drug Co. lends its endorsement.
The Philadelphia American second team defeated the New Orleans Southern league club 4 to 1 yesterday in New Orleans.
One hundred leading Dallas business leaders will visit Marble Falls on April 8 in a special Light newspaper report from Marble Falls Texas.
Weather summary notes a 3.7 degree daily temperature deficiency and 338 degree deficit since January 1 1912. Forecast calls for fair tonight and a warmer day tomorrow in San Antonio with no major disturbance on record. Rain fell along the eastern coast while the plains stayed cool.
Strong support is promised for Mike Goggan Dr Malone Duggan and Fritz Hensel in the April 9 election for school trustees. The petition urging candidacy is signed by many locals including C C Gibbs J M Seay and Seth Searcy with over four hundreds others.
An advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild non griping laxative with tonic stomach and bowel benefits for the elderly. It cites testimonials from Mrs Louis Fawkners in San Antonio and Geo Wilmore in Crockett and offers a free sample by mail from Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello Illinois.
Eight fires sparked by an estimated total loss of 2000 dollars from 3 PM yesterday to 10 AM today. The biggest loss hit 213 Buckingham Avenue a vacant dwelling owned by R L Douglas at 6 PM. Other incidents include a gasoline explosion at H F Paul tailor shop, 127 Grape Street stove fire, a kerosene lamp blast at 225 West Cevallos, trash fires at South Laredo and Parral, a frame cottage at 212 Starr Street, and a fire at the Staacke homestead Soledad Street with no damage reported.
A long list of hotel arrivals includes guests from Dallas Chicago Syracuse Philadelphia New York St Louis Boston Mexico and Beeville among others. Names include J N Martin R H Whitemore C F Greene L Brown D D Fennett and many more. Some couples travel together such as Mr and Mrs E S Conings and Mrs Frank West. Cities represented span from Galveston to Des Moines and beyond.
Staacke Bros advertise the best line of delivery wagons in San Antonio. The notice boasts art in cutting and clever designs with imported woolens. Croftonian Tailoring Co located at 104 Jefferson Street opposite Bexar Hotel.
F R Wemple, resigning from the National Lines, says a Mexican strike by American engineers and conductors would not disrupt services as Mexicans can fill the jobs. He expects widespread emigration of American staff and notes the company could hire locally. Wemple heads to El Paso to run a department for the Mexican Northwestern railroad.
Pet Brown of Taylor, Texas, champion middleweight, leaves Thursday for Corpus Christi to meet Young Albright of New Orleans on Friday night. The bout pairs two top wrestlers promising an exciting match. A challenge from Jack Reese of Commerce awaits scheduling.
The Texas railroad commission sent a strong protest to the U S Congress against a rivers and harbors provision declaring waters between Harbor Island and the mainland at Aransas Pass non navigable The measure could injure Aransas Pass and close the old Corpus Christi channel Also Nat Parks G H & A livestock agent reported Eagle Pass quiet with stock shipments expected soon.
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