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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1913
Page
19
An advertising pitch extols Uneeda Biscuit as the perfect soda crackers. It claims they are more nutritious than any other flour food, and that though price is only five cents, they are too good nourishing and crisp to be bought as mere economy.
City police chief instructed patrolmen to enforce the littering ordinance after Mayor Brown and the health department approved the crackdown. Focused on East Houston Street from Soledad to Alamo Plaza, the effort targets trash thrown from fruit stands and businesses, seen as creating public nuisance.
Belle Baker recalls her rise from a waist factory child to vaudeville star and shares thrift beauty advice for poor and middle class women. She urges health, save money, observe fashions, and simple, clean looks over costly attire to sustain charm on a small income.
The Clan MacDuff of the Order of Scottish Clans met in the Crockett hotel moot room to set a September 24 Scots gathering at Hot Wells park. A committee was named to secure grounds and organize field day events including hammer throwing and tug of war with James Aiken directing games. Directors named for entertainment include Mrs. Hamilton music director, Mrs. Leef dancing, and H. S. Affleck finance. An 8 pm meeting next Monday to review charter lists and applicant presentations was announced by George B. Wathen.
J W Cones of this city is appointed official photographer for the Temple of Childhood section of the Panama Pacific Exposition. The appointment is announced by J Wasserkrug, representative of the Department of Exhibits. Cones will photograph the most beautiful children of the region and forward the images to San Francisco for exhibit. City and county officials will select the children in the coming days.
E W Rogers longtime Fiesta San Jacinto secretary and Chamber of Commerce executive leaves to become sales manager for United States Cashier Company in New Jersey. He will stop in New Orleans briefly en route. Chamber office presents him a gold cuff button and tie pin set as thanks.
The Texas governor asked the Senate to confirm Joseph J. Tucker Jr. of Bexar County as a member of the Southwestern Insane Asylum board at San Antonio replacing George Maverick. The message also seeks confirmations for W. H. Richardson Jr. of Travis County to the Deaf and Dumb Institute board in Austin, Doc Boyett to the State Orphan Home board at Corsicana, and other positions.
An enthusiastic testimonial from Earl Co. Cook of Bloomington Illinois credits S S S with curing months of blood illness after thirteen bottles. The Swift Specific Co medical department promotes S S S as a pure vegetable blood purifier, offering a free book and advice and urging readers to obtain a bottle from their druggist.
A meeting for all participants in the Automobile Club endurance run to Galveston and back was called for 8 pm in the Chamber of Commerce by referee W. H. Furlong to award prizes. The event awaits A A A ruling on a Packard entered by John Roberts. Local dealers urge a central state automobile registration bureau with The Light preparing a petition for legislators.
The Citizens Auto Company reports new sub dealers prepared for the Reo car season. Staacke Brothers sold a 1914 Cadillac to Mrs A Beckman of 529 Madison St. Two 1914 demonstrators were sent to out of town agents J F Houchins of Hallettsville and Harry Archer of Corpus Christi. Mr. and Mrs. William Groos of Kyle traveled through the city to Corpus Christi in Mr Groos's Cadillac touring car.
The earliest authenticated sewing by machinery dates to 1775 when a machine was patented in England by Charles Fr. Welsenthal.
Washington orders relocation of the 128th Infantry from Monterey to San Francisco effective Sept 1 making Presidio the nation’s strongest post with a full brigade Brig Gen R D Potts to command Company M 12th Infantry to San Diego to guard 800 Mexican prisoners The National Union of Women Clerks with 25000+ members noted and Italy railways total 8286 miles as of June 30 1912 with 14 5 miles added this year
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