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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1913

Page

17

Suffragette Leaders back tax resistance amid income law

Washington D C Dec 30 suffragette leaders pledge hundreds of followers to oppose the federal income tax for women with fines and no representation cited. The Congressional Union says resistance would be morally justified though not to be widely organized. Mrs Ellen Spencer Massey counters passive resistance urging women to support law and order and government protections.

Ellen Spencer Massey Washington College of Law Sai Mrs. Massey

Murder Case Set Aggressive Campaign Planned

The National Suffrages Association banners a stronger campaign for voting rights with Mrs. Medill McCormick of Chicago chairing the effort in Washington. Details emerge from conferences with suffrage leaders as plans to secure a constitutional amendment unfold. Meanwhile court actions loom in Nolan Street car hold up and murder cases. Essary’s life term stands affirmed, and a January trial week opens with a jury pool of 100. Dimmit county ammunition runners also face trials, with severance possible and one defendant to be tried first.

Congressional Committee of the National Suffrages Asociation Medill McCormick Chicago Washington Ben White Grover Essary Nolan L. T. Ammann Essary Court of Criminal Appeals W. C. Linden Mauricio Diaz Diaz Dimmit County Rangel Kline

Queen Mother Sophia of Sweden Dies at 77

Queen Mother Sophia of Sweden dies at age 78 after a long public life. The princess, born in Nassau, was known for appearances before Congress and various legislatures, shaping royal ties and national ceremonies.

Sheriff and militia clash over arrest warrants test case

First Lieutenant Ripley pressed six warrants for arrest of militia members for drill absences. Sheriff Tobin welcomed a court test to define his duties, but noted limited manpower. Ripley said he would proceed, and the sheriff agreed to let the test case move forward.

R. S. Ripley John W. Tobin Tobin D. K. Lansing R. 8 Ripley Market Hall Militia Company

Make This and Try It for Coughs Remedy Promises Prompt Relief

A home made remedy is touted as unmatched for quick cough relief. The piece emphasizes simple ingredients and rapid results, urging readers to try the mixture at home and report its effectiveness.

Simple Pinex Cough Syrup Remedy Card

Mix one pint sugar with four pints warm water and stir two minutes. Add two percent ounces Pinex to a pint bottle then the sugar syrup. Take a teaspoon every one two or three hours. Claims rapid relief and 24 hour cure for ordinary coughs. Also good for whooping cough spasmodic croup and bronchitis. Pinex is pine extract rich in guaiacol. Guarantied satisfaction or money back. Your druggist has Pinex or can get it. If not, send to The Pinex Co Ft Wayne Ind.

United States Canada The Pinex Co Ft. Wayne Ind

Not Beyond Help At 87 Kidney Pills Benefit Taunton Woman

A Taunton Massachusetts woman reports relief from sleep disturbance and rheumatic pains after using Foley Kidney Pills. She notes past 87th birthday, kidney weakness, and improved kidney action. Fischer's Drug Store advertises the remedy.

Mary A. Dean E. Walnut St Taunton Mass Fischer’s

Burial Permits for Four Local Residents

Four burial permits list John M. Love aged 41 who died December 28 at Moody Sanitarium William Armstrong aged 92 who died December 26 at 113 Fest Street Mrs B Miller aged 77 who died December 26 at 318 Lombrano Street and Marcus P Miller aged 44 who died December 29 at 824 Brackenridge Avenue.

John M. Love Moody Sanitarium William Armstrong Fest Street Mrs. B. Miller Lombrano Street Marcus P. Miller Brackenridge Avenue

You are entitled to the best. You must ask for it now

A cryptic notice cites a maxim on entitlement and prompting action. The phrase Best is framed as a directive to seek advantages, with emphasis on assertive request and personal agency. The source centers on motivation rather than concrete events or names.

Ely's Dream Balm promises quick relief from catarrh and colds

An advertisement touts Ely's Dream Balm and Cream Balm as instant remedies for clogged nostrils and head catarrh. It claims rapid relief, disappearance of dull headaches, and healing of inflamed nasal membranes after applying a small amount in the nostrils, with a suggested morning recovery. It urges buyers to obtain a small bottle at any drug store.

Ely

Guarantee Promise for Liver Tone Purchases

Advertisement extols a money back guarantee from Fisch er's Drug Store for Dodson's Liver Tone. It claims the product is a gentle liver tonic, harmless, relieves constipation, substitutes calomel, and is guaranteed if unsatisfactory. Other remedies are said not to be guaranteed.

Fischer Dodson Dedson

Dr Shaw to Resist Tax in Suffrage Protest

New York December 30 Anna Howard Shaw president of the National Woman's Suffrage Association says suffragists will practice passive resistance to income taxes until women gain the vote. She will not file returns and would refuse fines if court warns. she would not hunger strike if jailed, citing health as essential to the cause.

Washington, D. C Suffragettes Congressional Union Anna Howard Shaw National Woman's Suffrage Association Congressional Congressional Union New York Shaw

Pioneer suffragette Mrs Lillian Blake dies in New Jersey

Mrs Lillian Devereaux Blake, a pioneer suffragette and author of early novels, died at a sanitarium in Englewood New Jersey at age 80 after years of illness. Born 1833 in Raleigh North Carolina she married F G Amsted in 1855, then Grinfill Blake in 186? and championed woman suffrage from 1870 including school suffrage gains. She lectured nationwide and advocated reforms for women.

Englewood N. J Lillian Devereaux Blake Blake Raleigh N. C F. G. Q. Amsted Philadelphia Grinfill Blake New York

Grandmother’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promoted

An advertisement touts Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a home tonic that darkens gray hair naturally, reduces dandruff, and stops hair loss. Priced at 50 cents, instructions describe applying with a sponge or brush strand by strand for a darker, glossy, youthful look.

Wyeth

Bananas Condemned Prompt Feeding Plan For Hogs

City Pure Food Inspector Theodore Anderson condemned about five hundred thousand bananas in box car No 5482 consigned to a local commission house that refused the lot for unwholesome condition. Officials offered to give away the fruit by carload to hog owners who would transport them, planning a royal New Year’s Day feed if transportation is furnished by the owners.

San Antonio City Pure Theodore Anderson Anderson

Mission Reports Heard By Western Texas Presbytery

The home missions committee of the Presbytery of Western Texas met at First Presbyterian Church at 2 pm Monday with Rev. Brooks I. Dickey chairing. Reports indicated strong finances and effective missionary work amid attendees including several pastors and Prof. W. W. Bondurant. An unofficial participant was Rev. A. Hi. T. McCurdy of New Mexico, noted for past Texas pastorates.

Home Missions Committee Presbytery of Western Texas First Presbyterian Church Brooks I. Dickey Arthur G. Jones Thomas F. Gallagher W. W. Bondurant San Antonio J. L. Green Cuero J. B. Hudson Victoria S. M. Glasgow Austin H. L. Parsley San Marcos M. W. Doggett Beeville A. Hi. T. McCurdy New Mexico Texas

Queen Mother Sophia Dies in Stockholm

Queen Mother Sophia of Sweden died in Stockholm at age seventy eight after lung inflammation worsened by long illness. Once largely a recluse, she favored religious work and temperance, supported Salvation Army, and left a large fortune likely to her younger son Oscar who abdicated to marry Ebba Munk.

Stockholm Sophia Sweden Salvation Army Nassau Wiesbaden Oscar II Oscar Iit Ebba Munk

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