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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1913
Page
9
A vintage advice piece promotes mercorized wax to remove blemishes and reveal clear skin. It claims the product exfoliates a thin surface layer, fading chaps and spots, with an ounce yielding a brighter complexion in two weeks. It also touts saxolite as a public formula for erasing wrinkles with a hazel wash.
Judge C. L. McCord from Danville arrives to inspect the San Antonio poultry show held at Lone Star Poultry Association. President Charles Graebner opens the event at 10 AM and touts the prize list as among the best, with judging to start tomorrow and a busy Poultry Day schedule ahead.
A new weekly titled the Jewish Press appeared on New York streets with a first issue circulation of 100,000, written and edited by strikers from Jewish dailies. The four page paper covered the strike, with strikers acting as newsboys. A second issue is promised for Friday as writers demand higher pay and shorter hours.
Denison Texas January 22 Professor T V Munson a leading grape culture authority in the United States died last night at eight o clock He authored many books on grape and tree culture and traveled widely across the country He was awarded a medal by the Emperor of Germany for his work in grape improvement.
Poslam treats affected surfaces with repeated applications to halt spread and drive away disease. Poslam Soap enhances skin appearance and texture, while Poslam is sold by all druggists with low prices. Free samples offered by Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
Austin Jan 22 The Texas Supreme Court reversed the Fourth Court of Appeals in Ella D Journeay v Shook county judge Bexar and ordered she be allowed to qualify as independent executrix of H B Salliway. The decision held the prior probate and contest hearing actions procedural and void and instructed the district court to permit Journeay to qualify.
Mrs E W Cooper of Bloomfield New Jersey testifies that Vind helps a seven year old with a six week weak cold and repeated illness. She notes Vind builds strength and aids whooping cough, combining cod liver oil and iron as a safe medicine with full ingredient disclosure. Druggist Scher of San Antonio Texas endorses the Saxo Salve for eczema with a guarantee.
President Taft, in Washington, urged over 30 Republican House members to back the Senate approved 2 million dollar appropriation for a Lincoln memorial in Potomac Park. He warned shelving the bill could delay the memorial this session. Some Republicans favored a separate memorial road to Gettysburg. he said both could proceed without conflict.
Heavy snow shut the railroad between Cordova and Chitina, prompting the Post Office Department to route interior mail via Valdez and Thompson Pass. Ten thousand pounds of first class matter at Cordova will be ferried to Valdez by steamer tomorrow and then by stage and dog team to Fairbanks Nome and Yukon points.
In Houston on January 22 the Harris County Bar Association unanimously endorsed the Speer bill before the Legislature. The measure would allow married women to control their separate property.
Washington hearing on cotton goods tariff shifts includes Texan protest against removing duty on cattle and meats. S. H. Cowan of Fort Worth warns cheaper South American meats could ruin Texas industry. Democrats push “free meat” while Republicans oppose. Other witnesses urge preservation of duties on onions rice salt and dressed meats.
The New York Court of Appeals ruled the practice of charging extra sums as expenses in loan agreements illegal. It held that lenders cannot charge more than 2 percent interest per month and no more than $2 for expenses on loans under $200, under a recently enacted law.
Thompson and Drew of the Lillie School of Aviation will use two more planes, a Wright biplane and a Day Tractor, now being prepared while one remains active. They plan to stay through winter as four pupils study aerial navigation. Thompson receives a bold letter from a local admirer asking to be aloft during a ninety degree spiral glide, touting a lions cage and beard shaving as proof of nerve.
Women of the Congressional Club vote for officers with Mrs Claude Swanson and Mrs Duncan A Fletcher as presidential rivals. Vice presidential candidates include Mrs Thomas Gore and several other senator and representative wives. Polls stay open tonight. Mary T Godau sentence upheld in Alabama. Supreme Court upholds life term for murder of Mobile policeman Wasserlaben in 1911.夫
San Antonio society women frequent the Harlandale hot sulphur baths as a rest and recreation from social duties. A beauty parlor operates in connection, with service via the Love Flores street car route.
The Interstate Commerce Commission says passes for state travel have been issued to some shippers and denied to others, undermining the commerce act. A public hearing opens in Denver tomorrow, Colorado chosen as the first site due to lack of state law banning passes.
Montpelier Vermont January 22 Governor Allen M Fletcher will sign a bill passed by both legislative chambers to abolish hanging. The measure replaces the death by hanging with electrocution as the new method.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a 20 cent hair cleanser that removes dust oil and dandruff. It claims the product leaves hair wavy fluffy and lustrous while stopping itching and promoting growth with a single application. A 25 cent Knowton's Dandeline is also referenced for trial.
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