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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1909
Page
1
The article reports President Roosevelt arranging a large African big game hunting expedition from London at the end of April. His outfitter Mexara Lawn and Alder supplies practical gear including folding equipment, portable verandah, collapsible bath and compact beds, chairs, lamps, water bottles and a compact field washstand for travel.
A questionable home remedy described as a pine compound mixed with glycerine and whiskey is claimed to cure a cold in a day. The text urges repeated dosing every four hours and references a so called wavelined pine product. The authentic medical reliability is unclear.
Partial readable text notes generic items such as sun helmets and shirts, with fragmented phrases about bans and cameras. Core facts are unclear. produce a compact card from the legible fragments.
Restaurant Inspector Tala Marks Yaporia conducted inspections on 140 restaurants for the week ending February 24. All were reported in sanitary condition. Fruits and vegetables in transit were examined by Theo Anderson, inspector of fresh fruits and vegetables, who condemned 11 crates of apples four crates of tomatoes and seven crates of pears.
Special to The Light Abilene Texas February 24 A 14 months old daughter of Walter Gibbonson a farmer died this morning from burns after falling into a fire while her mother was washing.
The Wolfe Bros Shoe Co of Co Himbus Ohio, a 2400-employee manufacturer making about 18000 pairs daily, offers to replace any worn or unsatisfactory shoe free of cost with a new pair, backed by a million and a half dollar guarantee and the company’s long established reputation. The ad notes a local Mack's Furniture Factory and Theo Aright Orchestra with contact details.
London February 25. Fifteen women suffragists arrested while trying to reach Prime Minister Asquith to present a petition were sentenced to imprisonment for refusing to provide security for future good behavior. Several were of high social standing, including Mrs. Pethick Lawrence Lady Constance Juyston Miss Stratford Dugal and Mrs. Catherine Elizabeth Corbett. Three forceful attempts by women preceded the arrests.
Tom Lovell and Son of Devton secured the bid to enlarge the poghortice project. The secretary of the treasury accepted their bid and awarded the contract for 33,217 dollars. Work should begin soon, with a completion deadline of May 4, 1510, and contractors are expected to start immediately.
Special to Mieight. Turney appears set to head the Cattle Raisers association, with Pryor and Turney’s name pushed for the March convention. Parramore at Albian, Joseph Green of Richmond, and I. H. Davis of Gregory are named as possible officers, though Parramore may resist to favor younger leadership.
Washington DC Pet 25 By a vote of ten to zero the House committee on postal returns reported favorably to use the ocean mail subsidy proposal. The panel endorsed the plan to subsidize maritime mail routes, pressing for swift action in both chambers.
John R. Shook files suit in Pitty Seventh district court against Margaret FP Melean seeking damages and related relief. The filing names WW Lang or Lockhart as possibly involved in the business matter cited in the complaint.
An old medical note discusses eczema as a germ disease. It describes microscopic skin invaders causing festering, itching, and tissue breakdown. Treatments cited include topical washes with thymol and glycerine, and mentions remedies like D. De Sopiniiony and de Senn.
An advertisement praises Warner's Safe Cure and Warner's Safe Pills for kidney and liver ailments. Testimonials claim relief after two years of illness and urge readers to test urine, send samples, and request a free trial bottle postpaid from Warner's Safe Cure Company in Rochester New York, with a San Antonio Light promotion.
A long damaged OCR listing transfers from 1909 including Nicholasa Haltlsta to Rafael Gonzales on Division street for 3700, J S McConnell to Hugo McCampbell on Virginia street for 1014, and Adele Stancke as estate administratrix to L Marachant for a one third interest in lots on Helena avenue for 75, plus numerous other deeds. It enumerates buyers, sellers, streets, blocks, parcels, and prices across Elmendorf, Cable haunch, and surrounding districts, with dates mostly in 1908 1909.
Thirty thousand visitors tour San Antonio this season led by Mr Hartman the railroad financier. They admire the climate beauty and progressive spirit of the city, noting historic missions parks and the San Antonio River. Street railway conductors say many visit the suburbs and homes are rapidly expanding in Alamo Heights, cementing San Antonio as a desirable home and investment locale.
A list of real estate transactions dated February 1909 shows multiple deeds involving Wm. Linsey and Medina river properties, Cupples homestead, Alamo Heights, Crest Holme, and other subdivisions. Buyers include Jose Maria Herrera, J. A. Clapton, Frank R. Newton, A. G. Blacklock, and G. Willie, with prices ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars.
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