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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1925
Page
5
A clipped report notes that German rail production equipment is improved since the postwar era but still does not match the American product or even prewar German standards. The cautious assessment suggests gradual recovery amid wartime pressures.
A testimonial from Mrs. Lillian Hammond of Shrewsbury Massachusetts claims a 18 month use of a miracle ointment healed varicose ulcers after five years of pain and spending over one thousand dollars on medical care. The notice urges readers with sores or ulcers to mail for the product at 35 cents.
The originator of Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Payorite Prescription, Dr Ray V Pierce, practiced in Western Pennsylvania after the Civil War, then moved to Buffalo to establish The Invalids Hotel and World's Dispensary. His blood remedies were sold nationwide for over fifty years, touted as tonics aiding digestion, blood purification, and skin health.
A scattered schedule lists varied musical programs and conductors across multiple stations including Woy Pittsburgh Boston WEE Philadelphia Schenectady KFRX Hastings Brikrtow Hot Springs Eastman Chicago Fort Worth WYEAA Dallas Kansas City San Antonio Davenport Atlanta and Guatemalian South American ensembles. Notable names include Vincent Lopez Louise Navigato DeWitt McMurray and Dr Charles A Sheldon with instruments ranging from organ and violin to marimba and voice.
Police seek the driver who struck Verde Nell Bonnie, 5, at Military Plaza on Dolorosa and fled. The unidentified motorist left the scene after the collision. Also sought are two other hit and run drivers from separate crashes including a truck and an auto tied to P. S. Molinar and Albert Palacios of Laredo.
In Tacnba Mexico City suburb two men die after a pistol duel at four yards. Carlos Carrilo electrical engineer and Professor Jose Taquierdo quarrelled over the work of a special commission from Tacnba aldermen.
Fredericton reports Harry D. Williams was hanged at the county jail for the murder of his two half-nieces, Cynthia and Neela Foster, at Fosterville on November 25 last. He prayerfully shook hands with guards and walked to the gallows before the trap sprang at 12 01 a.m.
Bisbee Ariz April 23 an appeal for aid to relieve many persons made homeless by a Cananea Sonora fire was received from the Cananea relief committee. Dispatches from Cananea report seventeen business houses and 264 residences destroyed by the blaze.
New York April 28. A disastrous increase in the cost of farming and farm bankruptcies rising 600 percent were forecast by Frank C Lowden former governor of Illinois. He urged aid to farmers to organize cooperative marketing. The Americas Newspaper Publishers Association dinner endorsed more use of radio broadcasting and new methods of newspaper distribution if postal rates rise.
Mrs. Katie Maddox of Choccolocco Alabama describes severe facial and scalp pimples spreading to sores that itch and burn. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment she reports relief and healing after several weeks and purchases more. Sample offers and product prices for Cuticura items accompany the notice.
Carrie Chapman Catt, noted suffragist, predicts women will soon hold cabinet posts in the United States government. Speaking at National League of Women Voters meetings in Richmond, she asserts there is no reason women cannot occupy major roles in federal and state governments.
An Alaska report charges Canadian manufacturers with attempting to gain further control of the paper market amid a proposed embargo on pulp wood exports. It notes the 1924 period focused on strike prevention, not post layoff handling, and urges printing trade schools to meet printer demand.
An advertisement touts Lavoptik eye wash with camphor hydrastis and witch hazel to strengthen and soothe weak strained or sore eyes. It promises quick action and offers an aluminum eye cup free with purchase.
California lawmakers approve raising the gasoline tax from 2 to 3 cents in a two year plan. Analysts estimate the extra cent will raise about 813 million dollars for highway construction. The measure moves to the governor for signature.
An advertisement warns that kidney disease is common and often ignored while urging readers to try Kilmer's Swamp Root for kidney liver and bladder trouble. It promotes regular and large bottle purchases and offers a sample bottle by mailing ten cents to Dr Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York with a note mentioning the newspaper.
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