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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1930
Page
11
An advertisement extols Castoria as a safe gentle vegetable preparation for babies and children. It claims quick relief for colic stomach issues and bowels, easing constipation and diarrhea, with mild taste and frequent use. It notes the product bears Chas. H. Fletcher’s signature on the wrapper and is prescribed by doctors.
Observers in Mexico say the new congress will repudiate the loan pact negotiated by Finance Minister Luis Montes de Oca with Thomas W. Lamont in New York. The dispute centers on a $402 million settlement linked to $600 million owed to international investors, with Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow opposing the plan.
London report says the Prince of Wales joined a British Army air exercise, entering a bomber cockpit for a 420 mile flight from a base near Cranwell to bolster operations between opposing air forces. The maneuver aimed to balance strategic strength during annual drills amid tensions.
Maj. Gen. James Holden Mee Brien of the Canadian army had a $1200 fine for failing to declare entry by air. The Treasury Department announced remittance as an early application of new international air customs rules.
In Lewisburg eight inmates escaped from the Greenbrier County jail. One prisoner, Darnell, is a convicted murderer sentenced to hang on November 14. He is believed to have led the breakout, with authorities still at large.
In a potato patch near Cenete a 24 year old man and another unidentified worker were killed after a confrontation with a farmer. Police are investigating the incident which involved a car and unclear weapon details. The shooter fled the scene and authorities are seeking information on the two victims and motive.
A wax display of the outlaw Jesse James at the Marion county fair was interrupted when his frock coat was stolen yesterday. The manager offered an 80 dollar reward for the coat’s return as police guard the scene against further threats from a band of wax figures.
Washington Aug 14 The navy will release 2400 men by October 1 as battleships Ida Utah and Wyoming are decommissioned under the London treaty. To maintain a 4500 man strength 1000 new recruits will be accepted monthly for three months while the 2400 men become available for other duties over three months and recruiting is reduced to about 800 per month.
West Texas Pharmaceutical association chose Big Boring as the next meeting place for its convention held in LUBBOCK Texas. The next gathering is planned for March 1001 with B Smith of San Angelo as president Plogg Dowell of Lubbock as vice president Lawrence Davin of Sweetwater as secretary treasurer and A M McMillan of Plainview H W Barnahaw of Ballinger named to the executive board.
A testimonial-style ad claims a frail, run down person gained 34 pounds in weeks using Ironized Yeast. It touts improved skin, nerves, sleep, digestion, and energy with a claim of stronger physique. The copy emphasizes two tonics in one, a weight builder and digestive aid, and offers money back from the manufacturer.
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