Civic Improvement Club Pushes Trees and Park Site
The Civic Improvement Club of the fourteenth precinct met at Mrs. Tune’s West Houston home to plan street tree planting between sidewalks and curbs and to select uniform tree types for blocks. Members discussed securing a park site, addressing sanitation on Lazan Creek, and noted Eagle Pass women’ s efforts to beautify their town as New York plans highway improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourteenth Precinct
C Tune
Houston Street
Lazan Creek
P. J. Murray
Eagle Pass
Hagle Pass
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promoted as Malaria Remedy
An old advertisement touts Jinine and iron as a tasteless general tonic. It claims to combat malaria with quinine and build up the system with iron for adults and children. The formula dissolves in stomach acids, not in the mouth, and is guaranteed by the grocer. Price 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West 25Th Street
New York City
Grove
Potter due today for San Antonio water contract talks
Potter arrives tonight from St. Louis to assist the city in negotiations with the San Antonio Water Supply Company for a new contract. Alderman Lucas, head of the public utilities committee, anticipates another meeting with water company representatives, likely tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Potter
New York
San Antonio
Water Company
Mayor Jones
St. Louis
Potter
Lucas
Public Utilities Committee
Council
Dickens first edition set breaks price record at library sale
In New York on February 19, a 92 volume first edition Dickens set sold for 8400 dollars, setting a price record for the Borden library sale. The collection includes original manuscripts and drawings by noted illustrators and other items. Two volumes of Grant dispatches and letters fetched 4106 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickens
New York
Borden Library
Kyd
Phil
Pailthorpe
Gen. U. S Grant
Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil Endorsed by Families
Trusted by thousands, this healing oil claims to relieve pain and heal wounds burns sores ulcers carbuncles eye lid granulations sore throat and skin diseases. A long trusted remedy with new uses reported by users. Available from your druggist in 25c 50c and 1.00 sizes.
Educational Night at San Antonio Parliament Meeting
The San Antonio Congress of Mothers held an open session at the High School auditorium. Mrs. A. Sachs discussed Germany's educational system while Carlos Ree spoke on Texas education and W. P. Lobban covered bills before the legislature. A musical program accompanied the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Congress of Mothers
Texas
Carlos Ree
Germany
A. Sachs
W. P. Lobban
Malone Duggan
America
Lula Griesenbeck
Hatch
Leonora Smith
J. C. Felger
Bee
Greece
Rome
United States
Lobban
Congress
Club Women of
House
Senate
Taft veto immigration bill sent to House again
President Taft had vetoed the Dillingham Burnett immigration bill but the measure was repassed by the Senate yesterday and sent to the House. Democratic leaders expected a two thirds vote to re pass despite opposition from some Democrats and Republicans. Adolphus Osborne of Brockton Massachusetts married Miss Wadleigh aged 30 recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Taft
House
Senate
Adolphus Osborne
Brockton
Mass
Court Proceedings Report from Austin Criminal Appeals Court
The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Joe Cuellar of Bexar County for aggravated assault with a $200 fine and twelve months in jail. The Austin Supreme Court met without opinions or applications, adjourned until next Wednesday. A long list of cases and participants followed with actions including affirmations, reversals, and rehearings, plus upcoming March dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Court of Criminal Appeals
Joe Cuellar
Bexar County
Ollie Stevens
Cuellar
Empire Theater
Supreme Court
Rehearing Denied in Sheppard Contempt Case
The court of criminal appeals overruled a motion for rehearing in ex parte A. B. Sheppard from Harris county. Sheppard was fined for alleged contempt of court. Also noted are an advertisement for a 25 cent meals and a Riverside Restaurant supper and a St. Louis will disinheriting descendants of a deceased son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Court of Criminal Appeals
Exparte A
Sheppard
Harris County
To Get Rid of Wrinkles and Bad Complexions
An old beauty tip promotes mercorized wax as a pore cleansing cosmetic that replaces creams and powders. It claims the wax exfoliates dead skin daily, revealing younger skin within a fortnight. A facial treatment using saxolite in hazel is advised to remove wrinkles and smooth the complexion.
Basis for City Tax Rate Due at March Council Meet
San Antonio property values rise to 92.8 million with a 3.6 million increase over last year. The city tax rate will be fixed at the first March meeting after departments submit three months of required expenditures. Current rate is 1.06 per 100, excluding school tax. school tax stands at 38 cents per 100 and may change at the next board meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Board of Equalization
Sam Spindle
Jones
Governor Invited as Guest for Fiesta San Jacinto
Fiesta Association votes to invite Governor Colquitt to attend Fiesta San Jacinto in San Antonio. A committee will visit Austin to extend the invitation while a budget for parade expenses and advertising plans for the week are reviewed. Attendees include Ayres, Graebner, Furlong, Cain, Clegg, Spencer, Emerson Smith, Zalmanzig, Hummert, Sprague, Huth, Miller, Saur, Fentiman, King, Leighton, Kapp, Pruitt, Carter Jr., Rodgers, Norton and Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colquitt
San Jacinto
Fiesta Association
Austin
Texas
San Antonio
Ayres
Ayers
Graebner
Chamber of Commerce
W. H. Furlong Jr
C. M. Cain
L. B. Clegg
Lloyd Spencer
Joseph Emerson Smith
Gus Zalmanzig
Fred Hummert
J. R. Sprague
A. V. Huth
H. L. Miller
George Saur
J. F. Fentiman
P. L. King
Thomas G. Leighton
James Kapp
R. T. Pruitt
J. F. Carter Jr
E. W. Rodgers
Charles G. Norton
W. M. Morgan
Plant Juice praised by San Antonio resident for kidney relief
Mrs. M. J. Crone of 335 Indiana Street credits Plant Juice with curing long standing kidney and digestion problems. She reports rapid improvement after one bottle and urges others with kidney or stomach issues to try this tonic sold at Fischer's Drug Store in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Crone
Indiana Street
San Antonio
Fischer's Drug Store
Houston St
Alamo Plaza
Hotel Guests From Texas and Elsewhere Arrive in City
A long list of names and hometowns shows visitors and arrivals at several San Antonio hotels including the Menger Gunter Savoy Crockett Bowie St Anthony Bexar and others. Texas guests include D T Price Houston W H Lyon Terrell George Kenedy Corpus Christi Bonner Pennybacker Austin and many more among the stops. Several business travelers from Fort Worth Dallas Austin Houston and Corpus Christi are noted at multiple hostels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. T. Price
Houston
Menger Hotel
W. H. Lyon
Terrell
Tex
Gunter
W. J. McDaniel
Savoy
J. N. Bradley
Crockett
M. P. Scott
Laredo
Bowie
Guy T. White
Dallas
Bexar Hotel
Russell Stapler
Corpus Christi
St. Anthony
Mia
George M. Kenedy
Maria Samano
L. E. Walker
Austin
H. C. Webb
Illinois Central Railroad
Savoy Hotel
Claude C. Codysi
Georgetown
Crock
Fort Worth
J. H. Jennings
Martindale
Oo. L. McCauley
F. D. Wood
Sabinas
Crockett Hotel
John W. Rhodes
Bowie Hotel
Fred A. Scheske
Gonzales
Ben
O. H. Carlisle
L. D. Alexander
G. C. Galloway
J. H. Davie
Uvalde
William Schan
J. C. Hybarger
Knippa
Harlandale
C. W. Mason
E. D. Graham
Mexico
F. A. Piper
Alex Monroe
Terre Haute
Ind
D. G. Hardt
Paige
Gid Bain
Alexandria
E. F. Perry
John Mickel
Lincoln
Nebr
L. W. Woods
Chicago, Ill
R. E. Phillips
Farmersville
Joseph Thompson
A. G. Balge
Neiderwald
M. L. Zimmerman
New York City
George D. Hope
Kansas City
J. P. Cunningham
W. N. Brown
New Castle
Della Madden
Chicago
M. Brown
St. Louis
J. B. Duffey
Minneapolis
Floresville
W. N. McDonald
Washington, D. C
L. J. Bozen
Cincinnati
Anna Ewen
Ill
Frank Gebbie
Rochester
Fred Hickman
Duluth
Ohio
F. A. Berry
W. A. Berry
A. la White
William J. Smith
Salt Lake City
Utah
C. Purdy
Nebraska
J. B. McDonald
Victoria
Runaway Wagon Injures Driver Near Military Plaza
Santana Salinas aged 25 was thrown from an express wagon when the horse bolted at midday near Military plaza. He was taken to a nearby drug store and treated by Dr. Cameron. injuries deemed not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santana Salinas
Military Plaza
Salinas
Cameron
Illinois Governor Dunne Uses Card Index for Job Hunters
Governor Henry Horner presides over a program in Illinois that organizes unemployed job seekers with a card index system to improve matching and expedite aid. Officials say the registry will streamline services and reduce delays in placements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunne
Illinois
Linen fabrics and ramie suiting on second floor
Spring Fancy Striped Linens Copenhagen sky pink rose gray lavender white with black hairline stripes. Linen 27 inches wide. Yard 35c. Flemish Ramie Linen yard and a third wide all linen thoroughly shrunk gray tan sky Alice Copenhagen lavender wistaria gold leather navy jasper pink. Yard 89c. Hesper Ramie Suiting closely woven cotton material that looks and wears like linen ramie. Yard wide fully shrunk will not sag nor stretch white black and spring shades. Yard 29c. Second Floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Hesper Ramie
Linen fabrics and dress linens price list
A vintage price list offers natural color dress linens and various widths. Items include 36-inch linen blouses at 25 cents, 36-inch ratine linens at 35 cents, 40-inch fancy ratine linen at 40 cents, 48-inch shrunk linen at 50 cents, 48-inch Flemish linen at 89 cents, 72-inch Austria linen at $1.25, and 54-inch shantung linen at 1.30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Russo
Austria
Shantung
Don’t Take Calomel for Liver Trouble Ad
A vintage advertisement urges readers not to use calomel for liver issues and promotes a 25 cent box of Hot Springs Liver Buttons. It claims the pills aid constipation, sluggish liver, indigestion, headaches, dizziness, skin blotches, and fatigue, promising better eating, sleep, and work after a week, with a free sample offer via Postal from Hot Springs Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
MAY RETURN TO A. M. The San Antonio boys expel ed from the Agricultural and Mechanical College plan a 10 o clock meeting at 123 West Commerce to decide return.
The San Antonio group of expelled A and M College students will meet at 10 a m at 123 West Commerce street to determine if they will rejoin the term. A legislative investigation is underway and many wish to return for the remainder of the term. an agreement could bring the group back this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
The
Agricultural and Mechanical College
West
Commerce Street
Rain Forecast Improves Slightly Says Weather Expert
The weather man reports rain chances are higher today than yesterday with the forecast still indicating wet weather ahead. Expect possible showers and overcast skies as cooler air moves in.
Beauty prep promises youth skin with free prescription
Mae Edna Wilder of Rochester New York endorses Ulux Compound as a beauty preparation. She spends 25000 to publicize the recipe and offers it free to women who need it. Mix an ounce bottle with witch hazel and water and apply to hands arms face neck and shoulders to remove tan freckles and sunburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Edna Wilder
Rochester
N. Y
Weather Update Predicts Rain Possible Tonight
Forecast signals rain tonight with colder air. Rain, if it arrives, is expected to be brief. The Northwest high pressure shifts southward in the wake of the storm, affecting North Texas and Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Oklahoma
Mines Resume Operations Under Guard in West Virginia
General Elliott said in Charleston that both in and outside the martial law district the mines are back to work under National Guard protection. The move is viewed as a sign that the crisis has passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Elliott
National Guard
Cascarets Promise Quick Cleanse For Stomach and Liver
A vintage ad touts Cascarets to immediately cleanse the stomach and remove sour undigested matter. It claims the product reduces excess bile from the liver and carries waste from the bowels, with a 10 cent box keeping stomach regulated and head clear by morning.
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Men’s Department
Kihlberg Swedish Bath and Massage Co
Navarro Street
St. Anthony & Gunter Hotels
America United Shirt & Collar Co
Troy, N
Mprovement Club For
City Beautiful
New York State
Sharon Glasses
Schaefer Drug CO
Ave
the Book Shop
Avenue D
Jack Butterfield
Blackburn
Hofheinz Hardware Store
J. R. Cunningham
Moore Bldg
Osteopath
E. W. Grove
Hob Dath
Carlos Bee
Warner
Warner's Safe Remedies Co
Bexar
Sam Ragland
el Paso
W. L. Fletcher
Collingsworth
John Mueller
Gillespie
Thos. Sanchez
Goliad
R. C. Botts
Bill Young
Leon
Chas. Brown
Limestone
Geo. Pierce
Sam Pierce
Newton
Leo Cheesebourge
Rusk
J. B. Miller
Tarrant
John Williams
Harrison
T. B. Clements
McLennan
J. B. Witty
W. C. M. Manly
Rains
Thomas Collum
Shelby
Arthur Brewer
Denton
Will Drake
Taylor
Bill Mayhew
Shackleford
Murrell Alsup
Comanche
Wm. Stephens
Travis
Andrew Wilson
Carson
Ed Bowman
Sam Spicer
Charles Scrop
Bernardo Acosta
John Jones
Bert Cameron
Eastland
K. V. EB. Scott
A. J. Poteer
Atascosa
Jim Bryant
Palmer
P. A. Ewer
Matagorda
B. Sherman
Galveston
Barber Singleton
Sabine
Harris
Tom Jenkins
Walker
Kelly
Walter Scott
Hamilton
A. R. Irby
Walter Bell
Amatta
Dimitri
Will Brodnax
Corbett Alsrock
Jim Snider
Arthur Monroe
Wil Mameson
Ge Clark
Lavaca
Jim Gowan
Nolan
H. Bradshaw
W. Kelley
Pero Graso
Frank D. Eason
Riverside
Lucretia Hopkins
James Hopkins
Diamond Match Company
J. B. Hopkins
Clayton
Ida B. Kelly
Colorado Springs
BE. W. Grove
A. Collman
Tutt’s
Bacmo Chamois
Saul Wolisor
Arkansas
Postal
Ark
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