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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1912
Page
7
Big Sandy Tennessee Mrs Lucy Cantrell describes seven years of illness with biweekly bed rest due to womanly trouble. She says Cardui relieved her after five bottles and urges other suffering women to try it, noting many letters from satisfied users.
Progress on the Franklin road into San Antonio is delayed due to difficulty securing a city right of way. The graded roadbed extends through Mission irrigated gardens, but entrance into the city path remains unresolved. A Chamber of Commerce meeting with Terrell tract owners is set to negotiate a route and possible condemnation.
A Washington's Birthday feature lists festive table decor and recipes. It includes a cannon ball centerpiece idea, red white and blue runners, cherry accents, and cannon ball candles, plus desserts like cherry and coconut cake and vanilla ice cream frozen with cream.
A Washington dispatch reports a revival of realism in the army with wax bullet revolver duels. Cavalrymen will use beef targets for bayonet practice and wear protective gear including head shields of wire netting and special gloves. Horses receive head protection in a horse hood. The full outfit has been sent to Fort Myer, Virginia, where cavalry officers show enthusiasm for the scheme.
Seguin business men have secured several thousand white perch from the San Marcos hatchery and will release them into the Guadalupe river at Seguin. The plan aims to restock the river with game fish and boost local angling prospects.
The colored Odd Fellows' Literary concert scheduled for Tuesday February 20 at B. B. hall is postponed due to bad weather and will be held Friday February 23 at the same venue.
Two hundred twenty students have entered the University of Texas this session coming directly from other colleges. fifty-two are from out-of-state schools. Many of the entrants are joining medical or law programs that require a year of prior college training for admission.
Hyomel is advertised as a simple pleasant inhalation cure for catarrh in the nose or throat. The ad claims breathing Hyomel delivers soothing antiseptic properties to inflamed areas, stopping discharge, easing soreness, and healing the membranes with thousands endorsing its effectiveness.
A vintage advertisement promotes Hyomei a eucalyptus based inhaler. The complete outfit with inhaler bottle and instructions costs 1.00 while a single bottle is 50 cents. It promises relief from catarrh coughs colds sore throat and catarrhal deafness with a money back guarantee and mail orders prepaid by Booths Hyomei Co Buffalo N Y.
The author paints Cairo as a vibrant, sunlit city of white mosques and green gardens. He notes the two social quarters, the veil and modesty customs, and the strong Islamic devotion. Visitors enjoy the Sporting Club on Ghezireh, night visits to the pyramids, and ceremonial Kisweh pilgrimages, with Dervish performances offering a dramatic conclusion.
About 1000 tickets were sold to San Antonians for departures to Laredo and Monterey for the border city festivities and the George Washington birthday fiesta. Additional tickets were moved for tonight’s night train, with Austin and Taylor travelers also joining the exodus. Fitch Ball and Tobin plan return movement oversight from Laredo.
An advertisement offers living at the Gunter with the Euro plan, highlighting rooms available for $1.50.
Eugene Prince 22, born in Russia to an American father and Russian-born mother, asks the United States to adopt him as a citizen. He worked in Moscow for International Harvester and recently moved to Chicago seeking naturalization after being denied citizenship by Russia. His father, John Henry Prince, is an American citizen with a sales role in St Petersburg.
Three blind UT students and Texas Institute for the Blind graduates live together at Brackenridge Hall. They copy lecture notes on a typewriter, study diligently, and are cheerful, industrious, and successful.
Riga shipped 97.4 million cubic feet of lumber in 1910 making it one of the world’s leading timber exporters. The bulk of shipments were sawed lumber and Britain absorbed over half of the export volume.
Thieves broke into the Michael Loan company at 112 Soledad street last night and escaped with two grips filled with revolvers valued at 300 dollars. No trace of the intruders or guns. The proprietor suspects the thieves hid in the basement and entered through a staircase bore. A brace and bit were left on site. The thieves left via the stairway breach and river bank after bolting a door. Police have been notified.
The Chamber of Commerce seeks a successor for John B. Carrington who will leave after March 1. The hiring committee, led by L. J. Hart, is reviewing applicants and aims to choose soon. Hart calls the post highly demanding and compares its responsibility to that of a mayor due to the amalgamation plan.
Fiesta San Jacinto directors will meet in the Chamber of Commerce building tonight to discuss festival plans. The session was postponed from last night due to a wind storm and several important matters will be acted on.
Hot Springs Arkansas is depicted as a sanitarian beacon with the Hot Springs Liver Buttons praised as the best laxative for constipation sluggish liver and stomach misery. The ad urges readers to buy a 25 cent box from any drug store citing widespread use across the United States.
Governor Col quitt leaves Austin tonight for Dallas to attend the formal opening of the Dallas Oak Cliff viaduct. The event marks a milestone in regional infrastructure and showcases state leadership in transportation.
An urgent notice goes to all amalgamated Chamber of Commerce members to meet at 4 PM to discuss a matter vital to the new organization. About 35 000 of 75 000 dollars needed have been raised. Executive conference led to the call with L. J. Hart T. L. Conroy A. H. Halff and Jake Wolff present. A soliciting committee including T. L. Conroy R. H. Wester and B. Ricaby was at work.
Blas Perez whose body was found on Simon Street over a month ago left no will found to dispose of his Mexican mines and cattle. His widow Mrs. Josefa G Perez applied to the probate court to be appointed administratrix. Tomas Lamb, a relative, was arrested and later indicted. A habeas corpus hearing is planned to reduce bond from 1500 to an affordable amount this week.
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