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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1909
Page
7
Thieves broke into the Pa sou brothers market at 121 Avenue 2 last night, cutting a rear screen and forcing the outer doors. The cash drawer held no cash when found at 4:30 this morning. bread, bacon, and sausage were missing. Entry discovered by Mr Parson. investigation reported to the patien.
Dr. J S Leonhardt of Lincoln Nebraska announces Hem-Raid as an internal tablet remedy for piles. He reports 48 percent cure in trials and offers a money back guarantee if no improvement. Sold for 1 dollar at Bexar Drug Co San Antonio Texas or by Dr Leonhardt Co Station B Buffalo New York for 24 days treatment.
Directors of the Nueces Willey, Rio Grande & Mexico railroad considered extending the line from Miller to Asherton, with a depot at the junction. Construction work is underway with 100 teams in operation and ties and steel on site. Potential western and eastern endpoints Tagle Pass and Aransas Pass were discussed but not decided.
Strawberries are down and out in price, with a retail figure around 400 per box. Mexican beans and okra are plentiful on the market, beans at 6 cents per quart and okra at 20 to 20.2 cents per quart, reflecting the current supply.
A series of railroad officials including B A Coombs, A R Atkinson, Hingston, FH Whitcomb, and MM Baill depart for Houston and Galveston to assume new duties with Sunset and other lines. The group previously returned from the Brownsville entry and will report to the San Bel royals office and the T and G MN route, respectively.
City Auditor records show January collections totaling 17 6738 45 dollars turned over to the county treasurer. Collector Villamain’s month total 12 058 22 dollars marks the largest department sum with a 33 1 3 percent rise from the previous year. Other departments report smaller figures including poll taxes 5942 dollars and various city offices with modest receipts.
Avastin hosts the charter for Terrell Hot Wells Company of San Antonio with 4 N. Tr. Bagley and others as incorporators. Capitalization is $600,000. Plans include a resort with a hotel and other buildings, substantial investment, and beautification of the wells district as a leading U.S. project. Bagley, the principal backer, recently gained full ownership, while details remain tentative.
A vintage ad touts Baby HANDS remedy promising quick relief from sprains rheumatism and other pains. It claims a safe cure and offers a 1 bottle price of 25 cents with a dollar option, noting fast healing after accidents.
An official forecaster known as Major Buell predicts rain tonight followed by cooler weather. He cautions against expecting severe conditions and notes the rain may precede a period of cooler temperatures.
Divorces granted in the Thirty-seventh district court include Worr Wilson from Sam Wilson, Cordia Stanesimplane from Fugen Seancatmphina, and Earl Lane from Alta Lane. Edna Gov and Paul Adberthal are noted as parties in the suits.
A local San Antonio citizen endorses Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney pain and back trouble. The letter credits Doan's with relief after prior lameness and kidney weakness, noting continued improvement after using a box from Bexar Drug Co. Poster-Milburn Co. of Buffalo is listed as the U.S. agent and the price is given as 50 cents.
Special to The Light Danville Alabama February 4 government actions charge four railroads with violating quarantine rules by transporting cattle exposed to fever past the strict isolation at national stockyards in Chicago counts against the Erie and others. The piece also touts Moklist er Rocky Mountain Tea as a preventive remedy and notes local advertising for Wartime supplies.
The San Antonio Opera House association plans a new six story structure on Crockett Street adjoining the Wickes building to house a theater and department store. Mrs. Nease, president, owns the Wickes building and pledges the project will be a handsome, roomy facility. Officers elected include Mrs. B A Wickes Neage president, George B Joséeuid vice president, D A Nowse secretary, and de Muir Jr. treasurer.
New Orleans authorities announce a new steamship service between New Orleans and Progresso starting next month. The line pledges direct sailings and marks a milestone for regional transport and commerce.
A humorous San Antonio piece recounts Mrs. Broyd reacting with fury when a sweet voiced maiden’s phonograph voice pretended to ask her husband to be sweethearts. The hoax ends with Mrs. Brash buying the record and copies of a humor weekly, revealing light social satire.
Two unknown men shot the town police say robbed printer J. W. Ridgeway of $166 last Tuesday night. Detectives Newnam detained suspects on vagrancy charges, with Ridgeway identifying one man loosely. The pair, new to the city, deny full involvement as officers press a fuller probe. Ridgeway said he was attacked near North Takary and Mason, struck and relieved of the purse before the robbers fled.
Warns against ointments for catarrh that contain mercury as dangerous to the senses and body. credits Cheney & Co as makers and notes internal use with claims of cure. Mentions price and availability through druggists and Hall's Family Pills for children.
A fragmented railroad schedule lists arrival and departure numbers for lines to Laredo Kerrville Corpus Christi and Houston with connections from the north east and west. It notes daily services, Sunday only trains, and routes to Cuero Victoria Kountian and Houston Bay with mentions of real estate ads in the classifieds.
One man killed and two others severely injured in a collision between a salarr bantein on the Witneis Central railroad and two freight cars near Eb bridge plage. J. J. Sullivan, firegast of the sulumerian train, died shortly after arrival at the hospital.
Brown and Mattie Iverson, Troha and Motte Staffel, Richard Gallmenot and Maiie Byers appear in a brief marriage licenses notice. The column records names connected to pending matrimony, reflecting a routine civic process in the community.
A man found dead in a Cleveland lodging house left a fragmented note about debts and a life ruined by carbolic acid. The condition of the corpse suggests a refined man, with limited readable clues to his identity. Meanwhile Seattle’s El company spent 410 dollars on new cars for the Alaska- Yukon-Pacific exposition next summer.
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