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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1912
Page
9
An advertising note touts Stuart's Calcium Wafers as a blood cleanser to remove pimples boils and skin eruptions. It claims rapid improvement within days and offers a free trial package sent to names and addresses, then a regular 50 cent package at drug stores.
The Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio will end the mixed passenger and freight service from San Antonio to Victoria, effective January 21. The service, running 11 30 p m to 7 45 a m, operated at a loss due to lack of patronage despite aims to boost passenger and freight capacity.
In the Forty fifth district court a verdict for 100 dollars was returned for 8S W Applewhite against Manuel de Leon after a quarrel tied to political tensions. A rock and a knife were involved in the fight and both sides filed damages suits with Applewhite winning and De Leon seeking a new trial.
Noblesville Indiana on January 18 Hal Davis a famed pacer was sold to George Estabrook of Denver for five thousand dollars.
Poll tax records show 19 611 payments in 1911 with 3 300 city taxes issued yesterday. Only 1 969 fewer qualified up to January 14 than last year, but daily qualifiers exceed prior totals hinting at a bigger final registration. County Collector John Bitter notes exemptions rise but not as fast as needed.
A long list of names with street addresses and page numbers appears to catalog residents and property listings from various avenues and streets including Avenue A Avenue C Nolan Dallas Sherman Belmont Paso Hondo Dawson Mason and South Presa. The compiled entries include individuals such as J W Vann J R Aydlett Kent Janer F Schaezler W I Davis A Hughes I Waltisperger J Tom Williams and others with associated P numbers and street references.
Uncle Pennywise comments that most young men do not show real interest in the girl's family, noting a mismatch between pretended concern and genuine regard. He urges more sincere regard for family connections in courtship.
A historical ad advises buying Concentrated Pine half ounce and Glycerine two ounces, mixing into half pint whiskey for doses after meals and at night. It warns toensure genuine Globe Concentrated Pine, notes tin secret-top bottles, and claims long standing demand from trusted actors with no risk in using the formula.
Commercial groups in towns along the planned Rio Grande corridor express strong approval and pledge bonuses and road rights of way. Kerrville Pearsall Pecos and other cities indicate readiness to negotiate and support the project as railroad representatives near final agreement with civic organizations.
R F Pierce, an employee of the quartermaster's department at Fort Sam Houston and resident of Wilson street, suffered scalp wounds last night when a revolver bullet struck the back of his head. He was treated at the post hospital Friday. The accident’s cause remains unexplained.
E. G. Scales of New York, a leading cotton dealer, predicted enormous profits for Texas farmers from cotton. He said more cotton would be planted, covering much of the state, and that recent ice, snow, and rain would prime the soil for one of the state’s best crops in history.
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