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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1912

Page

8

French Method of Developing the Bust

Madame Du rie promotes a so called French Method to develop the bust for American women. She claims rapid, firm, and symmetrical results with 2 to 8 inches growth in 30 days. The ad invites readers to write to Mdme. DuBarrie in Chicago for illustrated booklet with 2 cents in stamps.

Mdme DuBarrie America Madame Durie Madame DuBarrie Pontiac Bldg Chicago Ill

Postal savings banks to be opened in 64 cities

The postal inspectors department announces 64 additional postal savings banks will open May 1, with 21 in Louisiana and 43 in Texas, totaling 528 in the division. Listings include towns across Texas and Louisiana, followed by a stray note on ancient Greek palmistry.

Austin Tex Postal Inspectors’ Department Louisiana Texas Alta Loma Batson Booth Brookland Burton Chappel Hill Corrigan Dickinson Dilley Donna Glenflora Gregory Hemphill Huntington Industry Kountze League City Lexington Lyons Markham Martindale Matagorda Mathis Maxwell New Lum Nordheim Oakville Pleasanton Port O'Connor Provident City Richards Shepperd Rio Grande Riviera Robstown Taft Velasco Waller Wallis Station Webster Westhoff Willis Angle Breaut Fidge Broussard Carenc

Sage and Sulphur Remedy Restores Hair Color

Wyeth Chemical Company offers Sage and Sulphur remedy to restore natural hair color and improve scalp conditions. Get a fifty cent bottle from H. L. Wagner with a money back guarantee if not as represented.

Wyeth Chemical Company of New Wyeth H. L.wagner

Convention Battle Hots Up In New York Delegates

Roosevelt supporters plan protests in Rochester to challenge Taft backed delegates as New York GOP braces for April 9 convention battles. Taft poised to gain four at large slots, with Stimson governor ticket recalled. Democratic and Massachusetts events add to East Coast contest heat.

New York New York State Taft Roosevelt United States Rochester Republican Machine Barnes Henry L. Stimson Ross Barnes Sagamore Hill National Republican Committee Carnegie Hall Tammany Machine Charles F. Murphy Tammany Massachusetts Boston

Tailor Advice Emphasizes Shapeholding and Care

Select Your Tailor With Care warns that shapeholding is vital for spring suits. Textures demand careful tailoring and customer satisfaction. Lentz, tailor, at 312 W Commerce Street offers expert fitting guidance.

Lentz Commerce Street

Man in Parachute Bet Climb Sparks City Bet

F. R. Law, who leaped from the Statue of Liberty with a parachute, aims to scale a 26 story New York building and parachute from the top to win a $1000 bet. A vigilant policeman halted him at the fifth floor. Odds later rose to 1500 to 1000 as the challenge continues.

F. R. Law New York Law

Frenchmen to Honor Victoria and Edward

Sir Francis Bertie approves ceremonies for statues unveiling in Nice and Cannes. Queen Victoria statue on Cimiez Hill depicts her in widow's cap with Riviera town girls presenting flowers. funded by local subscriptions. Edward statue unveiling follows, with naval crews welcomed and special excursions from England and Paris.

Nice France Francis Bertie M. de Joly Queen Victoria King Edward Cannes Riviera Cimiez Hill Excelsior Palace Nicols Edward England Paris

Music at Menger Easter Concert by Norwegian Orchestra

A special Easter program at the Menger hotel features the Norwegian concert orchestra led by Harold Dybwad. Music ranges from overtures and waltzes to operatic selections and dance numbers with a second lobby performance in the evening.

Menger J. F. McGowan Harold Dybwad Gillet Ponchielli Venezia Nevin Scharwenka

Clark Cores Taft In Opposition At Louisville

Special to The Light Louisville April 6 Speaker Champ Clark led a Jefferson Day celebration denouncing Taft vetoes and tariff policy He urged voters to punish high tariffs and trusts and praised Democratic gains in Congress arguing tariffs can be cut to revenue level and save billions for the public and consumers He warned against overconfidence and urged Democrats to hold and win over independents by sticking to the party's record in and out of Congress.

Louisville Champ Clark Thomas Jefferson Clark Taft Great Britain William Howard Taft Jefferson Congress Senate Democratic House

Wilson in Chicago endorses back to the people plan

Governor Woodrow Wilson spoke at three mass meetings in Chicago urging a preferential primary turnout. He attacked big interests and Wall Street sponsors while defending labor and proposing fairer business relations as he warned of Harmon Clark alliance plots. He toured the state by train contacting about 40 000 voters and pressed support for his nomination bid.

Chicago Wall Street William Randolph Hearst Moline Wilson Dixon Illnois Harmon and Clark Harmon Clark Deneen Lorimer Republicans Len Small Kankakee Sam L. Alschuler Aurora Ren .F. Caldwell Sangamon County E. F. Dunne Champ Clark Lorimer Abraham Lincoln Lorimer-Lincoln Club Illinois Lincoln

Free Book Promises Instant Wrinkle Removal

An advertisement touts the Princess Tokio wrinkle treatment as a breakthrough that removes wrinkles without creams, plasters, or injections. It claims the method can make a fifty year old look twenty five and offers a free booklet by mail from Denver, Colorado, detailing an eight day regimen.

Princess Tokto America Princess Tokio Central Bank Denver Colorado

Home Rule Bill To Be Proposed By Parliament Thursday

London April 6 The Irish home rule bill will be introduced in parliament on Thursday April 11 marking 26 years since Gladstone first proposed the measure. The move follows government concessions to nationalists amid coal strikes and Welsh disestablishment talks, with details still guarded until introduction.

London Mr. Gladstone Queen Victoria

Prescription that Soon Knocks Rheumatism

An old therapeutic claim promotes a blood dissolving remedy for rheumatism. The article alleges poisons settle in muscles and joints and must be dissolved with Toris compound and syrup of Sarsaparilla in whiskey, urging immediate daily doses and insisting on authentic packaged Toris compound.

Taft Supporters gauge impact of Illinois and New York

The passage notes southern delegations are loyal to Taft and that Illinois results could shape the general national outcome. A partial shift against Taft in Illinois would hurt him, while strong gains if he wins there would bolster his position. New York state convention actions appear likely to influence instructions.

Illinois Taft New York

Chaotic Illinois primary forecast as voters face complex ballots

Illinois forecasts show chaotic presidential and local primary, with ballot sizes described as an intricate puzzle. Taft Roosevelt and Wilson Clark camps claim leads while Governor Deneen seeks a third term amid a broad contest for state offices and congressional seats.

Illinois Chicago Cook County Owens Taft Theodore Roosevelt Champ Clark Woodrow Wilson Congress United States Messrs. Wilson Roosevelt Ma Chauncey Dewey Senator la Follette Sayin’ Clark Wilson Frank L. Smith

Roosevelt Taft Battle Looms in Pennsylvania Primaries

A Pennsylvania survey shows the April 13 statewide primaries will decide 64 national Republican delegates for Chicago. Roosevelt leads in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with strong local backing, while Taft allies claim a solid delegation. William Flinn drives the Allegheny county campaign.

Philadelphia Pennsylvania Chicago Taft Roosevelt Union Boise Penrose Pittsburg Allegheny County William Flinn

Taft Leads in Kentucky Ahead of April Convention

In Louisville on April 6, both Taft and Roosevelt camps claim victories as Kentucky Republicans prepare for the state convention on April 10. The Taft faction, led by Senator Frawley, dominates preliminary meetings and appears to control the party machinery. Roosevelt supporters insist they have bolstered their organization to secure a fair delegation split.

Louisville Kentucky Roosevelt Taft Frawley

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