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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1912
Page
21
The University of Texas medical branch in Galveston, Texas, ends its summer school of pharmacy. Fifty two students prepared for the state board of pharmacy examination. Pharmacists from many smaller Texas towns attended the course, which concluded today.
From Hot Springs Arkansas comes Liver Buttons marketed as a cure for digestion bowels sourness gas coated tongue biliousness dizziness and headaches. The ad claims daily cheerfulness after a 25 cent box and offers free samples from the Hot Springs Chemical Co. Ark.
Druggists in towns with populations under 1000 operated under special permits while preparing to take licensing examinations. The policy allowed continued practice without full licenses until the exam process was completed.
Horsford’s Acid Phosphate touted to restore appetite strength and vitality. Special train departs 9:30 a m Labor Day to Sutherland Springs offering 50c and 25c round trip. Also mentions old furniture refinishing and local services by Carter Mullaly Transfer Co and A Collman, plumber at 416 Main Ave.
Governor Woodrow Wilson addressed about 30 000 people during a spontaneous 500 mile tour through Pennsylvania shaking hands with roughly 3000 individuals. He spoke seven times on the back platform and may continue campaigning in New York and Pennsylvania despite fatigue. He planned to visit the Monmouth county fair at Red Bank New Jersey.
Dr. W M Wolf and Dr Adolf Herff to return August 30. Dances at Owls hall 220 Soledad, Friday August 30 by U G W of A for Miss Ida Bowdain. Ten day want ads start tomorrow in The Light at half a cent a word. Steamer Honduras carries canned goods to Velasco from Baltimore August 25 for Texas. Bexar Social Club shirtwaist dance August 31 at Modern Woodmen hall with Artzt. Boats meet at Aransas Pass. go Tarpon. Dance for Miss Katie Gilbert Labor Day queen at Electric Park August 31. Dr W S Hamilton returns from Colorado Friday. Dr Baldwin moves to Hicks Building over Wagner's Drug. Muth's Garden hosts dances Tue Thu Sat. Humane Society officers Botsford and Davison, 324 Hicks Bldg. Humane Office 211 Mackay. old phones 71 2341 and 782. Dancing every night at Electric Park.
Speaker Champ Clark spoke in Rock Island Maine predicting a Democratic sweep of Congress and the White House. He urged a tariff for revenue only and warned of party governance in nations with suffrage. He cited 1908 Republican tariff promises and current rates while noting Democrats favor revenue tariffs.
Acting Chairman McAdoo said many banks responded to a call to receive and forward popular subscriptions. He showed a list of 42 banks that had already accepted and one that refused.
Emil Seidel of Milwaukee the Socialist vice presidential nominee publicly accepted the nomination from New England, Wisconsin Aug. 30. He issued his formal letter of acceptance with no ceremony, traveling in the region to campaign for his party.
The ad urges buyers in the market for hams bacon lard and compound to call two ninety two for an attractive price. It emphasizes superior quality and asserts home production should not deter purchase from Union Meat Company as the goods meet the best standards.
Community leaders promote home cooking to cut reliance on meals sent from Chicago Kansas City and Omaha. The move highlights local dining options and encourages residents to prepare nourishment within the neighborhood.
The case of Arthur Weber charged with reckless driving was continued until September 4 in police court because witness Green Pridgen could not appear. Weber allegedly drove an automobile that struck August 27 at Plum and Iowa streets, badly injuring him.
A column lists services and professionals including Drs Garring Hatcher Tinkham Littrell Milburn and others with offices in Gunter Moore and 422-423 suites. Police court fines include Bob Guerin for no lights and Skeeter for vagrancy. Fire plan to add two small trucks approved by Wickeland.
J F Kenworthy, 64, of Galena Kansas, walks 150 miles home to cure ptomaine poisoning. He has not eaten for three days except a sip of orange juice today and has covered forty miles since Tuesday across Tulsa.
The narrator recalls Count Pezowski a czarist officer and social favorite who died at a Moscow dinner. The Count drank a Volnay, then collapsed after a toast, apparently taking cyanide. An accompanying table of guests included Three Asterisks and Claudia the Scala dancer.
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