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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1913
Page
36
An advertisement claiming to develop a woman's bust in two weeks offers a discreet, inexpensive treatment by a self described artist's model. It promises natural development without massage or devices, requires a penny postcard, and assures absolute confidentiality.
The state attorney general’s ruling bars retail sales of cider capable of intoxication in wet areas unless dealers qualify as liquor sellers. Lyons Bros. warns it will unsettle cider handlers statewide and in San Antonio where producers have pushed to curb alcoholic cider.
Washington dispatch notes Representative Roddenbery leads a Georgia GOP faction in stalling pension legislation with filibuster and tactics. Tribble and Mann cited as aids as House rules and quorum antics extend debate, while Georgia constituents cheer the obstruction as critics warn of government spending.
Sir William Ramsey claims proof of atoms birth via ether vibration and electricity producing matter. Meanwhile Representative Mann stages a three hour filibuster to stall pension bills. Roddenberg presses pension fights, drawing ire and surprising reactions from members.
Mrs. Haley explains Associated Charities coordinates with national relief efforts and funds burial costs for a Chicago man who died in San Antonio after arriving ill. The Chicago charity sent money when the San Antonio unit exhausted local aid, and about $2000 was raised from external sources in the past year.
Repair work on the Navarro street bridge will start Monday with traffic rerouted on Monday and Tuesday. City carpenter M A Dominguez announced no street car service interruption on the Hot Wells line is expected, though joists may be replaced and cars routed via Alamo plaza on the Highland Park line. Estimated cost is 400 to 500 dollars, authorized by the City Council.
Captain Arthur H. Rostron, commander of the Carpathia, will be awarded Congress gold medal on March 11 in Washington with Taft and leaders present. The honor comes after Rostron diverted to the Titanic disaster at top speed, earning multiple medals and a privately funded purse.
Patent medicine ad promises a cure for kidney and bladder ailments in men and women and regulates children's bladder issues. Claims two months of treatment per bottle for $1.00 with mail delivery from Dr. B. W. Hall of St. Louis Missouri and available from druggists.
Albert Morales declares he is connected with Alamo Transfer Co. as successors in business and will serve the public with the same promptness as before.
If you have weak or inflamed eyes, headache, dizziness and nausea consult Dr. J Harvey Moore at 204 Gunter Building.
Tid-Bits describes Wuchang near Hankow as the capital of Hubei and Hunan. The triennial imperial exam draws 40 000 to 50 000 residents, with shelves of processions, rows of cells, and strict martial law as candidates endure 36 hour exam bouts.
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