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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1911
Page
5
The notice urges parents to verify Castoria’s authenticity, noting the black signature on the bottle wrapper and red signatures on both sides once opened. It warns against counterfeit medicines and stresses mothers must scrutinize medicines given to children.
Department of Agriculture will cooperate as a demonstration and experiment farm is planned by the Medina Irrigation Company for 60 000 irrigated acres. Engineering head A W K Billings says government experts will assist, with Prof C S Hopkins detailed soil analysis and early farm setup ahead of dam completion. Machinery valued near 200 000 will aid construction as C S Kearney prepares to take over and supervise another project in Europe.
Four children were saved when 14 year old Joseph Norton jumped from the sidewalk to the buggy rear, grabbed the reins, and steered the frightened horse toward a lamp post after alarms from spectators near the Harlem river embankment.
In Union Street Brooklyn an early morning attack by John Vecci, a mad tailor, left Mr. and Mrs. Armanias severely wounded. Vecci stabbed the wife in the face and abdomen, shot the husband, then fatally wounded himself. Three victims were hospitalized in critical condition.
YOAKUM TEX August 14 A deal closed selling the Victor dry goods store to W S Roberts of Amarillo. Stock taking is in progress and upon completion Roberts will take charge. Messrs Dullye and Stahl who have run the business for weeks will focus on real estate sales.
Assistant District Attorney J F Carl issues a circular warning to resort owners outside the restricted district. Owners have one week to evict or face suits under state law for moral violations. Carl aims to curb disorderly houses in residence areas and enforces owner responsibility to know tenant use.
Businessmen wake to a gymnasium splash as twenty youngsters play water polo at the Y M C A with two teams scoring on marked cement goals. Introduced by secretary E. E. Dilley under N. Tanenbaum, the sport runs daily at 8 am with two games and cooling plunges before and after.
Natick Massachusetts woman describes severe nervous symptoms and sleeplessness with a tumor diagnosis before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the product with restoring health and urges others to seek advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Assistant District Attorney J F Carl of Bexar County warns near sighted owners to investigate alleged tenant concerns within a week or face legal action. He emphasizes that delaying operations is not intended to suspend enforcement and cautions about imposing owners.
A Washington opinion piece argues that Mississippi's election of former Governor Vardaman shows the failures of popular government and direct senate elections. It compares him to Tillman, notes opposition from Williams, and suggests the public desires radical figures while others fear corruption by influence.
Mrs S K Woodall an aged resident of Yoakum Texas broke her right hip when she slipped while attempting to help herself The accident occurred after she had been confined to her room for three months and she was improving before the fall occurred.
YOAKUM Texas August 14 farmers filled the town in search of cotton pickers, many traveling up to fifty miles to hire help, but most left empty handed as workers were scarce.
In Austin a Harmon for president booster meeting gathers at the Driskill hotel with forty legislators present. Supporters aim to form a permanent organization and elect Reid Williams of Dallas as president, planning a strong Harmon delegation to the national Democratic convention.
An advertisement extols Horsford's Acid Phosphate as especially helpful for physical and mental exhaustion nervousness and weak digestion. It targets readers seeking tonics and stomach support through a tonic drink.
Fragmentary OCR shows arrival and departure marks for trains No. 7 and No. 8 on the northward route with times 9:53am and 30:46pm. It also includes a note referencing Weather 6 for the North.
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