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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1913
Page
10
Advertisement touts Stuart’s Calcium Wafers as a blood cleanser to remove pimples blackheads boils tetter eczema and liver spots. Claims rapid improvement within days and urges purchase at drug stores for 50 cents.
The February class at Main Avenue High will graduate on Monday at Theven Hall with Bertram Lewis as salutatorian and Clara Wiemers as valedictorian. The program includes musical numbers and remarks to the faculty and students. a list of graduates includes many names such as Frank H. Alt Jr. and Grace Brown.
An advertisement touts a vegetable compound claimed to restore confidence and health. It promises a 30 day treatment for 25 cents, claiming millions benefited and offering a money back guarantee through druggists. It warns of common symptoms like yellow spots, moles, and tiredness.
A Texas-wide trust board chaired by A. B. Storey selects trustees from major banks to safeguard a $2,000,000 fund for the Alamo Heroes Monument. Ticket sales at banks will fund the drive, aiming to begin contracts next fall and complete the project in two years, withTexas-made materials preferred and county participation encouraged.
Cambria Steel Company announced a mandate that its 20 000 employees must be vaccinated after rumors of smallpox exposure. The Cambria County government will cover the vaccination costs.
Our selection features 80 exclusive robe patterns and fabric types from crepe to ratine in white and pastel shades. Prices range from 15c to 89c for trims and from 25c to 75c for silks and linens, with larger prints and imported Ratines up to 7.50 to 35.00 per pattern.
Engineers will conduct three surveys along about ten miles from San Antonio to determine the best route for the San Antonio Austin Interurban Railway. After choosing entry points, the line will extend into Austin with grading starting only after survey completion. Travis county commissioners granted use of the Colorado River bridge into Austin currently used by the streetcar company.
R A Love owner of the Fredericksburg Railroad places a 2500 ton steel order valued near 100000 for track laying on the new road. Delivery must be completed by April 1 as grading of the road bed finishes. Love may depart for Birmingham to arrange shipment.
An exchange notes a large shipment of crabs and Berwick oysters the big ones sold by the dozen plus lobster smelts shad roe pompano Spanish mackerel and trout at the Riverside Restaurant. Foster Crane reports steady progress on road grading with about 300 workers along the right of way as the track is laid toward the Sap connection near the big hill.
The Battle of Flowers Association will adopt a decorative plan for the Battle of Flowers parade the Fiesta San Jacinto. President Mrs. T A Soleman called a Tuesday meeting at 4 PM in the St Anthony Hotel ballroom for members and other business notices to be discussed.
Local ad advertising roof repair with a no cure no pay offer from City Supply Co and Riebe Undertaking Co. Includes contact details 221 B Commerce with phone number 41.
Pierre South Dakota February 15. An amendment to a liquor license bill proposes election of saloonkeepers by popular vote to relieve city officials of judging applicants moral fitness for licenses.
The Hamburg Bremen Fire and the German Fire relocate Central Offices for Texas to San Antonio. Organized in 1854 and 1876 respectively, they will spend about twenty five thousand dollars annually in the city. General Agent J G Hornberger, appointed Rio Grande manager, moved headquarters. Plumber A Coleman reports both phones 397.
Memorial services were held at Arlington National Cemetery on the fifteenth anniversary of the Maine explosion in Havana harbor. The Maine anchor grave stands over unidentified victims as wreaths from President Taft and Cuban minister Senor L. A. Martin Rivera were placed. Taft ordered patriotic society members excused to attend.
In Austin Texas on February 15 doctors report Randall county representative J C Hunt remains critically ill in the city hospital. Attending physicians say there is no immediate danger but the patient is very sick tonight.
San Antonio citizens have nearly completed one half of the $100,000 railroad bonus. The first $50,000 is due on completion to the gulf coast area as the line from San Antonio to Uvalde and Campbellton advances. William Cassin paid the full $1,000 his pledge despite already contributing half.
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce push for strong San Antonio presence in the March 4 inauguration parade for President Woodrow Wilson. Clarence Owens of the South Commercial Congress oversees a parade section for sixteen states and the South Territory. San Antonians planning to attend should notify Secretary J. Carter for credentials and parade placement.
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