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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1913
Page
8
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as quick relief for sour stomach. The copy claims rapid digestion improvement, gas prevention, and stomach comfort, noting the tablets are digestants approved by physicians and sold by druggists at 10 cents a box.
Assistant Adjutant General J R York arrived from Austin and declined to discuss the mission. Governor Colquitt warned of Texas action to protect property along the Rio Grande if the federal government fails to act by Monday. Earl B Mayfield from Temple accompanied York. Reports also note Germany may equip a battleship with internal combustion engines, signaling possible crude oil acquisitions. In 1912 New York hospitals spent over eleven million dollars on buildings.
Stefansson plans a May voyage to the Arctic with a seven scientist team and a power launch to probe for a possible undiscovered Arctic continent. The effort follows $22,500 grants from the National Geographic Society and $22,500 from the American Museum of Natural History, totaling $45,000.
Dr W S Burkhart promotes his Vegetable Compound as a 30 day treatment for sour stomach liver kidneys and constipation. The ad claims rapid weight gain and health, offers prepaid delivery and a money back guarantee, with a free trial and a Cincinnati address for orders.
The Texas Farm Life Commission decided to ask the State Legislature to support federal farm demonstration work more materially. Members from Tyler Austin San Antonio Wichita Falls Brookshire Dallas and other cities attended the meeting in Austin. Reports outlined cooperative marketing and rural credit plans as part of the commission agenda.
At a regular meeting of the San Antonio de Bexar Chapter D A R delegates to the forthcoming national convention in Washington in April were appointed. Reg ent Mrs T N Devine led the session and hosted George Washington birthday tea.
H I Miller, associate of Dr F S Pearson, inspected all stages of the Medina river irrigation undertaking and left for Hast last night satisfied with the completed project. The day marked the first return visit since construction finished.
A London woman recalls a vivid near encounter near the palace with Mustafa Rechid Pasha described as a polished, fashionably dressed envoy. New York lawmakers push to amend the state automobile law to punish drunken drivers more severely.
A city police report notes twenty two arrests between morning and 6 pm with most for drunkenness and vagrancy. Nearby notices promote lectures by Dr N Sirkin on life aims at 123 Soledad street and a Myrtle Grove Woodmen Circle social at Woodmen Hall on Feb 24.
A public meeting set for next Thursday night at 8 15 o clock with Mr Stiles a renowned Texas authority on insurance questions. The event is open to the public and will discuss current public interest topics. Seffel Lyons advertise plumbing repair work and provide baggage service and storage via Rips ter and Storage Co with contact Crockett 5037.
Community notices list shifts for a humane officer, Navy enlistment for Emmette H. Cocke with Dallas and San Francisco transfers, and business ads for taxis stenography and dentistry. Final naturalization petitions by Charles Persyn and bankruptcy discharge petitions for Vincent Flores Miller Isador Wolff and Gage Tailoring are filed with the U S Clerk with hearings set before Referee Booth in April.
A hearing will be held before Guy S. McFarland, temporary referee, on the same date as other proceedings, regarding the Gage Loving Company.
A fragmented ad copy touts home style meat shopping with low prices on hams bacon and sausage. It contrasts Chicago and Omaha suppliers with a regional Union Meats company, urging customers to buy locally.
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