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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1912
Page
3
A vintage advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine promising elimination of dandruff and itching doubling hair beauty after weeks. It argues neglectful hair becomes light and abundant with a 25 cent bottle offered at stores and counters.
The Young Men's Business League directors launch a last push to gain two thirds of the 17 777 votes in the fair association by personally soliciting outstanding stock holders. They seek to avert dissolution amid plans for San Antonio railroad traffic and future city growth, urging stockholders to relinquish voting power to preserve the fair. ECZEMA CURED IN 10 TO 30 DAYS offers Grove's Sanare Cutis and guarantees refunds if unsuccessful.
A local advertisement promotes Staacke Bros offering carriage and buggy rubber firing using Kelly Springfield rubber claiming top quality. The pitch emphasizes reliability and the brand as best in the field.
Dr J R Cunningham listed as osteopath at 449 Moore with old telephone contact. Details are fragmented but indicate medical practice in the Moore area.
Margaret Morales six years old barefooted and scantily clad was discharged by Judge Edward Dwyer after a habeas corpus hearing on burglary and theft charges. Evidence suggested she entered a residence and took minor articles. Sympathy and her tender age influenced the ruling. The prisoner is discharged.
The article urges mothers to keep a child’s bowels regularly open, warning of appetite loss and irritability from sluggish bowels. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle, tonic laxative, with trials via free sample requests to Dr. Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
The House foreign affairs committee weighs whether to submit Colombia's Panama Canal strip dispute to The Hague. Hearings reveal concerns over a costly indeminity and the potential unsatisfactory outcome of private arbitrations.
Acting Secretary Huntington Wilson said Secretary Knox will not visit Colombia unless invited by Bogota. He doubted such an invitation would come, citing recent tensions over the Panama Canal and a possible misread Palm Beach report. The State Department stressed self-contained unconcern over the incident.
Certificates of authority to do business in Texas were issued by the state department of insurance and banking to the Woodmen Accident association of Lincoln Nebraska German Fire Insurance company of Peoria Illinois Kansas City Casualty company of Kansas City Missouri and the New York Plate Glass Insurance company of New York.
Practicing physicians endorse Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets as soothing to stomach membranes and aiding digestion. The ad offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied and lists prices 25 50 and 100 cents at The Rexall Store H L Wagner corner E Houston and Avenue C. plus a vaudeville bill at Plaza theater highlighting Alexander and Scott and Les Salvaggis with matinees Friday and Saturday.
The Virginian remains unnamed in Owen Wister's novel and Kirke La Shelle's stage version. The play emphasizes clear character drawing and keeps interest through rise to curtain. The Grand presents the production on February 21 and 22 with a Washington's Birthday matinee.
The Camden grand jury returned over fifty indictments this morning with thirteen against Charles L Waters the highest single burden. Two murder charges involve Jesus Vargas and Candela rio Garcia plus various burglaries for others and forgery cases span Eduardo Rodriguez R Brooks Pablo Cruz and others.
Mort H. Singer presents The Flirting Princess with Harry Bulger at the Grand for February 24 and 25. The musical, in its third season, originated at the Princess in Chicago and ran 340 nights. The show, by Adams Hough and Howard, is set at Cafe Trouville in Hotel Clermont New York. The slick company performs three hours of new dances including the Oogie Dance Egyptian Turkey Trot and the Gloomy Gloomy. The cast features Helen Darling Gretchen Hartman Dale Fuller Billy Kent and a noted chorus described as the girliest yet seen locally.
Theatergoers at the Royal can expect top vaudeville with a strong lineup of song, dance, music and comedy. Three American comics provide laughs as the show offers varied acts and broad entertainment for audiences.
Elmer and Amend advertise a tonic for rheumatism. A blackface comedy troupe delivers jokes and songs while Mitzie Admond sings and imitates the violin. Miss Ray Lewis performs as an Oriental dancer with elaborate lighting and costumes alongside Rutherford and Munroe. De Balestrier's Teddy Bears entertain with trained acts. Bargain matinee tomorrow.
Lent starts tomorrow with Ash Wednesday observances across city Catholic churches including San Fernando St. Henry and St. Mary's with masses and sermons. Via Crucis at 4 40 p m follows. Episcopal churches hold communion and prayer, St Mark's offering sermons at 10 a m and 8 p m for adults.
A public notice warns of wet feet causing chills that affect the nose throat and lungs and may lead to grippe bronchitis or pneumonia. It advises careful watching especially for children and recommends Foley's Honey and Compound to soothe inflamed membranes and heal coughs. Edwards & King Drug Co. succ.
Staacke Bros advertise the best line of delivery wagons ever sold in San Antonio, promising superior build and value for merchants and tradesmen across the city.
Dr A R ben operates a Lungs Nose and Throat clinic located in the Gurter building. The brief card notes his specialty and address for patient referrals.
Fire department responds to a kitchen blaze on Ninth Street at 2:30 pm but flames are put out before arrival, causing no damage.
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