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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1912
Page
7
In San Antonio twelve year old Una McRae paralyzed below the waist waits for medical help as dime donations from a Christmas Cheer effort arrive by mail. Her mother pledges care and physicians say bracing could restore walking. Una, bright beyond her years, hopes for relief and action from the community.
The San Antonio Playgrounds Association expresses gratitude for a 25 dollar donation from Joske Bros. clothing store led by Mrs. Dilgarde, president.
Highway Leaguers will lunch at the St. Anthony on Wednesday at 12 30 with J W Warren the president. The meeting aims to discuss league activities and ensure full attendance. Secretary D E Colp urges delinquent members to pay dues before January 10 and poll taxes promptly. The league plans political action on good roads, backing road improvement advocates in county and city contests.
A druggist offers PAZO OINTMENT with a money back guarantee if it does not cure itching, bleeding, or protruding piles within 6 to 14 days. The product is priced at 50 cents.
Major Earl Carnahan recalls hearing Emma Abbott in the Bohemian Girl at the Grand Opera House in San Antonio during the early days of the building. He contrasts his youthful, penniless search for a seat with today’s modern theater and city, recalling adventures around Brackenridge Park and pecan thefts from Mr Brackenridge.
Three separate alarms this day report minor blazes. In Highland Park at 6:45 a.m. J Coryell home on Drexel avenue suffered fireplace framing ignition with floor and mantel damage about 25 dollars. At 127 North Center street an oil stove overturned causing kitchen fire and similar 25 dollar loss. A vacant store awning at 208 1-2 Na Varro street produced a run at 7 p.m. with no damage.
Judge Edward Dwyer of the Thirty seventh district court Judge C V Birkhead of the Seventy third district court and District Clerk Andreas Coy Jr left for Brownsville as character witnesses for Col F A Chapa on trial in federal court there for neutrality law violations. They are expected to be absent until the end of the week. The January term grand jury for the Thirty seventh district was not organized until the judge returns and will be excused until January 20 when Judge Dwyer will deliver his charge.
Deputy Game Warden L Hipp returns from a hunting trip south of San Antonio and debunks rumors of his injury. He notes deer remain plentiful and mentions a fellow deputy, Stacy Paxson, was missing for two days before being found unharmed. The piece includes a humorous Cleveland Plain Dealer quote about Jane.
Attorney General Lightfoot advised the comptroller he may issue a deficiency warrant for 100000 to rebuild the mess hall at Texas A M College. He cites general emergency provisions and governing Acts, noting courts may challenge, but the department will not.
The New York Sun notes astronomers claim frost on Mars, while a humorous Booker remark questions whether Martians feel a cold plunge in winter. The exchange plays on toy and real danger with a Christmas gift tale.
Advice for mothers on infant irritability and constipation suggesting a mild laxative like Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. It claims ease of symptoms, warns against strong purgatives, and promotes samples via postal request from Monticello Arkansas and Galveston Texas families.
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