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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1912
Page
10
The ad touts Ely's Cream Balm as a quick remedy for catarrh and related nasal and throat symptoms. It emphasizes direct application to nasal passages, claims to relieve sneezing coughing runny nose and hoarseness, and promises healing of weakened membranes. The ad urges readers to buy a 50 cent bottle from W. C. Kalteyer.
Austin business leader Will Vining reports a San Antonio promoter R A Love has secured a contract with Fredericksburg Railroad to build a line from Fredericksburg to an unspecified destination. San Antonio offers 100000 dollars to connect with the San Antonio and Aransas Pass, bond of 25000 dollars is posted to guarantee construction. Love was in Austin last Friday staying at the Gunter hotel.
Washington Feb 24 Acting on information that schemes abroad and at home threaten Panama Canal operations Chairman Adamson of the committee on interstate and foreign commerce moves to investigate and draft legislation. He cites transcontinental railroads building steamships to block competition foreign subsidies offset tolls and domestic foreign combinations controlling terminals ports and traffic routes. The panel will prepare a bill to grant the president power to deny canal use to railroad owned ships and subsidized foreign vessels.
Morris Kaelis of San Antonio Texas and Jacob Bake of Philadelphia were overcome by gas at Kaelis's host home in Philadelphia. Both men are expected to recover, with officials noting no lasting injuries.
A San Antonio directory entry confirms that the name Morris Kaelis does not appear among listed residents or businesses, suggesting a possible omission or absence from the current listing. The note highlights the unusual absence for researchers and local readers.
A. L. Rice of Adams New York introduces Powerpaint a dry powder paint requiring only cold water to produce a weather and fire proof coating that adheres to wood stone or brick and costs about one third of oil paint. Free trial color card and information offered to readers who write.
Roosevelt arrives in Boston amid cheers and plans consultations with leaders. He considers a possible running mate, with governors Bass and Hadley among names floated, while Taft supporters mobilize to counter the Roosevelt surge.
Grace Margaret Gould comments in March Woman's Home Companion on how women look from behind, noting mismatches between front and back appearances. She urges careful attention to back view, hair, hat, and polished heels to avoid fashion missteps and judgment.
Leonard Wavell, rural postman of Sandown Isle of Wight, has walked daily for 31 years. His route from Sandown to Newghureh via Rpse Heath and Borthwood totals about twenty miles round trip, with 18 years from Sandown and 13 from Newport. In all, he has walked about twenty miles daily for thirty-one years.
A Melbourne native recalls Dame Nellie Melba, famed as a pupil at the Ladies' Presbyterian College, already notable among classmates for whistling with two fingers in a loud, startling tone. The report notes her later rise to international fame.
A brief dialogue notes a landlord’s high rent demand and tenants’ hardship. The exchange highlights the strain of costly housing and the ongoing tension between landlord expectations and renter budgets.
Witty quips about marriage and church habits surface in Puck. The lines reference Mrs Wayupp and Mrs Blase and their late husbands with light satire on religious reasons and pew selection.
The piece argues the aeroplane offers superior practicality to balloons and dirigibles. It compares lift, volume, and costs, contending balloons remain costly and limited, while birds show the safe navigation model for future aviation progress.
The state department grants a certificate of authority to United Casualty and Surety company of Memphis Tennessee to do business in Texas for the current year. D A Fisher is president and Co J Goodman is secretary and treasurer. Capital stock is 300000 dollars with a surplus of 24703 dollars.
A charter was granted in Austin on February 24 for the Flentge Bros Shoe company of San Antonio with $10,000 capital. Incorporators are H. C. Flentge Arthur E. Prochnow E. W. Flentge and John BE Flentge.
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