Abandoned Streets Target Jitney Ban In City Business District
An ordinance aimed at stopping jitneys in the business district was introduced by Commissioner Uhr and referred to City Attorney Gillette for a legality opinion. The measure would prohibit passenger vehicles for hire charging over ten cents and not using rails within a defined Prohibited District from South Alamo and Nueva to South Laredo and West.
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Uhr
Gillette
Garland
Brown
Traction Company
Fries
South Alamo Street
Nueva Street
South Laredo Street
Travis Street
Fourth Street
Fourth Streets
Bowie Street
East Commerce
Bowie Streets
Rusk Street
Rusk Streets
Greene
Fort Sam Houston
New Braunfels Avenue
Wilson Street
City Limits
Hood Street
Electric Light Company
City Electrician
City Electrician Convers
Western Union Company
Main Avenue
Houston Street
Helland
International & Great Northern Railroad
Comal Street
Cut This Out It Is Worth Money Advertisement Slip
An old promotional clipping urges readers to cut out the slip, mail with 5c to Foley Co in Chicago, to receive a trial package of Foley remedies including Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets, with A. M. Fischer selling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Ill
Foley
A. M. Fischer
Pinex Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief and Savings
An old home remedy touts a pine extract cough syrup made by mixing 212 ounces of Pinex with sugar syrup to create a pint of medicine. It claims fast relief for coughs bronchitis and hoarseness, promising satisfaction or money back and recommending asking a druggist for Pinex with full directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Pinex Co
Wayne, Ind
Cocoanut Oil Shampoo Tool for Hair Care
A quick guide advises using refined cocoanut oil as a shampoo instead of commercial soaps. It explains that alkali in many shampoos harms the scalp and hair, while plain oil creates rich lather with one to two teaspoons, cleanses dust and oil, rinses easily, and leaves hair soft and manageable. It notes the oil is cheap and available at drug stores.
City considers jitney ban and street grid talk
City officials debated jitney routes and a wide district grid from Travis to Nueva streets. Mayor Brown pressed for a clear stance while opponents warned jitneys threaten life and congestion.
Cascarets for swift cold relief ad card
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a night cure for colds by cleansing the bowels and liver. It promises waking with a clear head and urges a 10 cent box at any drug store, noting children enjoy the candy taste.
Frost estate to erect fireproof brick store at North Flores and Houston
Excavation has begun for a one story brick building at the corner of North Flores and West Houston streets. The $25,000 structure will have an 88 foot frontage on Houston and 80 feet depth, with brick and concrete construction and plate glass windows. The foundation is prepared for future additions. rooms are leased per Manager John O. Meusebach.
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Frost
North Flores
West Houston Streets
Houston Street
Flores Street
John O. Meusebach
Nickels Returns From Washington on Texas Midland Hearing
Assistant Attorney General Luther Nickels has returned from Washington, D C, where he attended the Interstate Commerce Commission valuation hearing for the Texas Midland railroad. It marks the first Texas road valued by the commission division. Nickels left Washington just before the Shreveport rate repayment decision was announced.
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Nickels
Washington
Austin
Tex
Luther Nickels
D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas Midland Railroad
Texas
Interstate Commission
Shreveport
Austin Engineer Killed by Live Wire in Harlingen
News reaches Austin of the electrocution of J. M. Aday while repairing a live line at Harlingen. The 50 year old former chief engineer of the Austin Street Car Company was climbing a tree when he became entangled with a live wire and died.
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Austin
Tex
Harlingen
J. M. Aday
Austing Street Car Company
Scout Sunday Observance for Boy Scouts Nationwide
San Antonio Scouts join a national observance marking the seventh anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. W C Quaiff cites about 300000 Scouts in the U S and urges church announcements promoting the Scouts in Camp benefit play at the Grand Opera House on February 20.
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Boy Scouts
San Antonio
Boy Scouts of America
W. C. Quaiff
United States
Grand Opera House
Selden Nye
Mon- Gay
Quaiff
Red Cross
Albert West
Harold Marcos
American Red Cross Society
Laxative Coldine Tablets Advertised for Colds
Advertisement for Laxative Coldine Tablets claiming relief from colds la grippe and constipation. Mentions no quinine and price 25 cents at all druggists.
Girls Canning Clubs Form at Four Bexar Schools
Mrs. J L Landrum special agent leads a ten day home economics campaign in Bexar County with San Antonio women’s club aid. Four schools organize Thelma Oak Island San Jose and Lone Star clubs and elect officers for spring.
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Bexar County
J. L. Landrum
State Department of Agriculture
Women's Clubs of
San Antonio
Landrum
T. R. Allen Thompson
Edward W. Oeffinger
Pierian Club
Thelma Club
Oak Island Club
San Jose Club
Lone Star Club
San Antonio Self
Druggists Endorse Swamp Root Medicine
J H Kennedy and Co druggists of Gastonia North Carolina testify after twelve years of selling Dr Kilmer Swamp Root that it cures bladder stones and benefits users. Kennedy signs the statement and swears to its truth on August 12 1909.
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Gastonia
N. C
J. H. Kennedy
Kilmer's Swamp Root Ad Offers Sample Bottle
A promotional letter from Dr. Kilmer & Co. of Binghamton New York invites readers to request a sample size bottle of Swamp Root for ten cents. The ad promises to convince readers and includes information about kidneys and bladder plus a brochure. It notes regular fifty cent and one dollar sizes available at drug stores and asks mention of the San Antonio Daily Light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
San Antonio Daily Light
Vaughn Lectures in Home Economics Across Cities
Mrs Kate Brew Vaughn, famed Home Economics expert, tours lecturing on practical kitchen science and cost cutting. In New York she tested recipes for magazines and TV, then spoke of inviting San Antonio women to a series of theoretical and practical lessons with The Light.
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Kate Brew Vaughn
New York
Park Row
Henry
San Antonio
Vaughn
Mia Vaughn
Tiz Foot Comfort Ad Promises Quick Relief
A 25 cent box of Tiz promises to relieve tired and sore feet instantly. The ad claims Tiz reduces swelling and soreness, eases rubbing and burning, and ends shoe tightness, making feet glow with comfort.
Wichita Falls Wins Third Buy It Made in Texas Convention
Wichita Falls was chosen to host the third annual Buy It Made in Texas Association convention on June 1 after a directors meeting in Austin. The article notes multiple candidates and mentions a Senate bill allowing corporate contributions to the association without legal conflict, with House approval already secured.
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Wichita Falls
Austin
Tex
Buy
Texas
House
A Woman's Vocation and Lydia Pinkham Remedy
An old advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for health ailments said to affect women, claiming it helps maintain efficiency in business by addressing so-called weaker-sex issues. The text frames the product as a forty year proven cure.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
The Uncle Sam Oil Company stock advance offer
The Uncle Sam Oil Company promotes a quick $200,000 capital raise to acquire properties and expand drills to twenty. It touts 22,000 stockholders, three refineries, 2,100 acres owned, and plans to reach $4.00 per barrel by summer with fourteen new locations and dozens more wells in Kansas Oklahoma and neighboring states.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Bartlesville
Pawnee
Kansas City
Kas
Tulsa
Okla
Cherryvale
Kansasity
Uncle Sam Ol
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Levine
Kirschbaum
Houston
Spahn
E. Commerce
NOA Spears CO
Losoya
Houston St
Fords
FORD
Central Tire Coo, Inc
Main Ave
Travis
Light
ALNA
Mrs
Kate B Vaughn
Texas Refining Company
Ed Reagan
Harris
South Flores
River Avenue
Frost Estate
West
Canning
Binghamton, N.Y
Home Economics
Birmingham
Mrs. Vaughn
Old Standard Grove
Ener
Uncle Sam Oil Company
Uncle Sam Oilco
H. H. Tucker JR
Fres
Kansas City, Kansas
GEO. A. Dickel 6 Con Company Distillersville
Tenn
Co. L. Parmer
Waco
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