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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1912

Page

9

Contagious Blood Poison and the Swift Specific Co

Contagious Blood Poison is described as a dangerous systemic infection treated by S S S. The ad touts S S S as a safe blood purifier made from roots herbs and barks with no minerals and claims it cures by cleansing the bloodstream. It promises a free Home Treatment Book and free medical advice, posted by The Swift Specific Co Atlanta GA.

S.S.S S.S. S THE Swift Specific CO Atlanta, GA

Illinois Mothers Pension Law Marks Humane Child Support

Francis L. Garside lauds Illinois new mothers pension replacing county transfers. It gives five to ten dollars monthly per child to the widow mother, enabling direct funds for each family. He argues the measure preserves motherly care and rejects institutional neglect, calling it humane and superior to state care.

Francis L. Garside Illinois State of

Goethals Dominates the Canal Zone Work Era

A New York Evening Post report portrays Col. George W. Goethals as a calm, forceful leader in the Panama Canal project. It highlights his human touch with workers, decisive commands to 30 000 plus laborers and a personal discipline that kept projects on track despite tropical heat.

Empire Sam Tropics George W. Goethals Carlisle Alice Roosevelt Canal Zone New York Goethals Colonel Goethals Horace Wallace Binney Panama Engineers’ Union Cuba Goethalso West Point Army O. M. Carter Fort Leavenworth Military Penitentiary Engineers Willett’s Point Nelson A. Miles Columbia Merrill Cincinnati Mussle Shoal Canal General Staff New York Evening Post

Rockefeller sanitary commission reports 140000 hookworm treatments

The second annual report states that over 140,000 people in nine southern states received hookworm treatment last year. It notes the program’s value lies in health education and permanent system development with physicians enlisted in each state. Public sentiment backs county health supervision and rural school health exams. The group and states spent 148000 dollars, averaging 1.27 dollars per person treated.

South Rockefeller Sanitary Commission

Rome Eyes Subways and Electric Road to Ostia

Rome plans a tunnel from near the Forum to the city limits at St Pauls Gate as part of an electric road reaching the sea coast at Ostia. The project includes a subway link and coastal transport extension.

Rome Forum St. Paul's Gate Ostia

Venezuela Forms National Bureau of Sanitation

The government of Venezuela establishes a national bureau of sanitation to coordinate public health efforts, sanitation standards, and urban cleanliness across the country. The move signals a centralized approach to improving hygiene and environmental conditions nationwide.

Government of Venezuela Bureau of Sanitation

The American Girl in Business Creation and System

The piece argues the American girl can succeed in business by combining creation and system. It cites an artist who innovates paints and a match inventor as examples, stressing clear thinking and direct action. It concludes many women already perform business tasks, differing only in scale from running a household to a factory.

Pearl Necklace Found By Saleswoman In New York Garment Shop

A saleswoman in a New York ready made garment department spent over an hour with a customer before a pearl necklace was discovered in the shop. The finder returned the jewels to the hotel and received liberal reward. The owner joked about the necklace’s similarity to her other one.

New York

South Carolina Tea and Hay Prices in Local Market

South Carolina markets reported two thousand pounds of tea produced and hay sold for up to 41 cents per oak, reflecting agricultural trade conditions in the region.

South Carolina

Vapor Treatment For Catarrh Hyomei Remedy Ad

The HYOMEI vapor treatment is advised for stubborn chronic catarrh and colds. Use daily for several minutes at bedtime by inhaling steam from boiling water with HYOMET. A bottle costs 50 cents, complete kit with pocket inhaler $1.00. Free trial offer from Booths Hyomei Co. Buffalo NY.

Booth Hyomei Co Buffalo

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