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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1913
Page
10
A short notice praises Uneeda Biscuit as the most nutritious and perfect soda crackers. It notes the price is five cents and argues the crackers are too good and nourishing to be bought only as an economy, asserting their superior quality over other flour foods.
Police chief orders enforcement of city sanitation rules after a recent complaint about trash being tossed on streets from fruit stands and businesses along East Houston Street to Alamo Plaza. Mayor Brown and the health department back the crackdown amid public protests. Charters issued for several Texas companies including Central Texas Lumber, Creedmoor Supply, and the Meyers Company with varying capital stocks.
An anecdotal piece on self improvement and social climbing surveys how women pursued charm and elegance from factory toil to vaudeville, urging thrift, careful dress, and steady personal care. It stresses saving, frugal beauty routines, and discipline as paths to respectability and happiness.
A Clan MacDuff meeting of the Order of Scottish lineage was scheduled for September 24 at Hot Wells Park. Committee chairs, including James Ikea for events, James Abker for games, and others, organized a program featuring hammer throwing, tossing the caber, piping, and dancing. Local officials and merchants assisted, with George BR. Waitten noting planning, and Howard Wellred connecting with the Chamber of Commerce.
Coness appointed W Copes of this city to photograph the most beautiful children for the Temple of Childhood section at the Panapias Pacific International Exposition. J Irkrug announces the plan as officials from the Department of Exhibits work to select and photograph candidates in this city for display in San Francisco.
Rogers secretary to the Presta San Jacinta association and member of the executive committee of the Chamber of Commerce resigns last night to take a new post in Newark New Jersey as estates manager for the United States Caller company. He will spend a couple of weeks in New Orleans before reporting to duties, and the Chamber presented him with a gold culture button and pin as a token of appreciation.
A message to the Senate requests confirmation of Tucker Fr. from Bexar County as a member of the Shedhiresterts board of managers at the Austin asylum. The letter also seeks confirmation for U. Filelardson and Travis Samy to join the board of war and Dermh Tuetitule in Austin. Vaughn, Devedaed, Doe Royeth are named for Corsigania's orphan board.
A letter from Earl Cool of Bloomin ton Wisconsin touts a blood treatment said to cure severe blood disorders after months of illness and brief relief. The Swift company pamphlet extols 8 HR as a pure, mercury and arsenic free remedy with a supportive letter of advice for those battling disease.
San Antonio motorists gather to discuss automobile prizes and registration bureau plans for state pitamobiles. Webb from the Janetan company returns from Laredo delivering news on touring cars and a model L. Ford and 1914 Hudson demonstrations arrive as agents await shipment.
The Citizens' Auto Company notes several new subdeaters secured to handle Keo cars in their territories for the season. A Cagiline has been sold by Brakeke Brothers to Mex A. Rockman at 5290 Madison Front. Yesterday two dozen demonstrators were supplied to Cuba action agents and others en route to Corpus Christi, traveling in the Mer dkike touring cart owned by Mr. Gros. a machine was patented in England by Caries F Welsenthal.
Washington ordered the 113th Infantry Regiment moved from Monterey to San Francisco effective September 1. The Presidio will host a full brigade, under Brig. Gen. R. D. Potts. Company M of the 22nd Infantry shifts to San Diego to guard Mexican prisoners taken along the border. The National Council of Women Gerks, founded 21 years ago in Germany, numbers over five thousand. Total state mileage surveys show gains in road influx despite earlier increases.
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