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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1912
Page
8
An old style advertisement touts HYOMEI as a cheap cure for catarrh claiming it reaches mucous membranes and airways by breathing the antiseptic, with a $1.00 outfit and 50 cent extra bottles. The copy mocks sprays and douches and argues liquids cannot cure catarrh.
A blaze at 1003 North Coma Street, discovered at 5 am, trapped the Cameron family inside the one story five room dwelling. They escaped with difficulty after neighbor Martinez forced open the front door. Fire started likely between roof and ceiling with electrical wires blamed. Rear and roof damaged. contents water soaked. Insurance covers losses estimated at 800 to 1000 dollars.
A crowded South Laredo street Free Clinic page shows many patients in need from burns to cancer, with Jesus Morrin and others awaiting treatment. Doctors note severe cases, amputations, and poverty, while matron Mrs. Gerodetti laments the daily heartbreak of patient misery.
Elderly people find Hot Springs Liver Buttons the best laxative. They claim improved bowel function, purified blood, clearer skin, and reduced blues. Also used for indigestion and nervousness. 5 cents a box at druggists. Mail orders by Hot Springs Chemical Co., Hot Springs, Ark.
A clinic worker describes patients arriving only when able, many too sick to travel, and hospitals overwhelmed by demand. She cites Lola Mofas, her husband and six children who, despite hardship, seek to donate ten dollars to sustain the clinic, imagining it could allow ongoing care for all in need.
Kalem company historical war drama stars Carlyle Blackwell and Alice Joyce. Blackwell injures his leg in a revolutio nary assault scene but finishes the take in bed and returns to action. The Pike shows the film one day only on Thursday with Hunton Fell Elliott slides. Saturday and Sunday present Charlie's Reform and Fate's Interception.
Wigwam Theater announces seven never before shown films per week and exclusive Hunton Fell Elliott slides of current events daily. Thursday showcases Her Seventh Son a war drama from Vitagraph about Bull Run and a widow, Bull Run deaths, and Lincoln pardon. Also Tiger's Claws and a Lubin comedy. Educational slides cover Memphis flood and Mexican insurrectos.
Horger Lumber Co location near the P depot reports four men Jose Rodriguez Rodolfo Mitchell Manuel Villareal and Alfonso De Leon failed to post bonds totaling 6300 leading to remand pending 21 charges including burglary and theft Judge Umscheid set bonds at 300 per case after the examining trial waiver.
The West Warren cotton mills of the Thorndyke company ended their strike as 900 employees returned to work. Wages were raised 7 to 15 percent after the dispute, ending a period of labor stoppage in Massachusetts.
Rain in Laredo Texas since Saturday night raises the Rio Grande by six feet and the river continues to mount. Officials say the danger mark is 48 feet and so far the onion crop sustains only minor damage with no immediate danger anticipated.
Brackettville reports nearly three inches of rain since Sunday with widespread rainfall across the county. Roads are nearly impassable and travel is difficult as storms move through the area.
San Antonio will display a Texas under six flags theme with flags from France Spain Mexico Texan Confederate and American on Houston Commerce Soledad and Losoya streets. Horwitz leads decoration with 8000 lights including a 1000 light Alamo flag as Horwitz aims to finish by Friday night.
Dilley Texas reports steady rain from Sunday morning into the afternoon totaling 1.75 inches by late day. The soaking rain promises an excellent season as farmers finish planting and begin to secure a good stand on crops.
The Herfords, a new play by Rachel Crothers starring Viola Allen, follows a wife and mother who balances art and career against her husband’s jealousy. The San Antonio engagement at the Grand debuts next Friday and Saturday, with Orpheum and Texas venues noted for top entertainment.
The piece notes strong public appeal for romantic drama and highlights George Barr McCutcheon’s Graystark adapted by George D. Baker. It praises faithful adaptation with minor liberties and lavish stage settings and electrical effects as Graustark plays at the Grand theater.
A large theater party from the visiting delegates to the joint legislative meeting of railroad men will attend the Orpheum tonight. They occupy three hundred seats in the parquet of the San Antonio house for the performance of A Wom an's Way.
Renowned pianist Hans Richard, praised by American critics, will appear at the St Anthony Hotel on April 15 at 3 p m under Mrs Gates Gholson management. The Louisville Courier Journal lauds his virtuosic performance of Schutte’s concerto in C sharp minor noting its rhythm and expressive power.
Pauline Fielding stars in a sentimental playlet set in old Virginia with an outdoor cabin scene and a mammy. A Confederate daughter falls for a Northern officer as the uncle objects before the lovers unite. A second act promises Tyrolean Queen operetta for a charity matinee by the San Antonio Musical Club.
Capt. James C. Travis of Mexico City, noted railroad executive, arrived in the city last evening to remain with relatives until affairs in Mexico City are settled.
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