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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1912
Page
3
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a great kidney liver and bladder remedy claiming widespread kidney disease and urging readers to try a sample and books mailed free. The notice promises vivid testimonials and appeals to those with frequent urination backache and other kidney related symptoms.
Texas National Guard officers and enlisted men push for the Epper militia bill in Congress. An agreement to report favorably by the House Military Affairs Committee includes a July 1913 effective date to allow time for regulations. Final passage appears assured with pledges from enough members.
After a meeting of International Fair directors the Young Men's Business League won approval to take over the annual exposition. A special Y M B L meeting planned for Monday will elect a new directorate and set plans to modernize the fair, including a reinforced concrete exhibition building. Bond issues and mortgages will finance the takeover with $75,000 now sold toward a $100,000 bond plan.
Mrs Jane McDougal of Hackleburg Alabama describes a six year battle with eczema. She reports using Cuticura Soap ointment and pills with hot water baths and credits the regimen with a complete long term cure and no recurrence after nearly a year.
Instructions advise applying Cuticura Ointment with a fingertip then washing off in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Use the soap for bathing to prevent inflammation, irritation, and clogged pores. Free samples offered with a 32 page book. address Cuticura Boston. Tender-faced men urged to use Cuticura Soap Shaving Stick.
An herbal medicated smoke is advertised as a safe remedy for catarrh affecting the nose throat and lungs. The ad promises easy use in a pipe or tube and offers a free illustrated booklet and five days of free treatment from Dr J W Blosser of Atlanta with no payment required upfront.
In a bid to decipher Maya hieroglyphs an American Rosetta stone may be found. Dr. Edgar L. Hewitt director of the School of American Archaeology travels to Guatemala for the Archaeological Institute of America. Quirgua excavation indicates Maya civilization was largely religious with large temples and monuments.
Francisco de la Barra the Mexican special ambassador arrived in Rome with his suite and was greeted by King Victor Emmanuel. He conveyed thanks from the Mexican president for Italian participation in the 1910 Mexican independence centennial. The king invited de la Barra to a state dinner that evening.
John Hyder, 19, convicted of killing Nathan Schlesinger a peddler on December 17. He confessed and pleaded insanity. The trial lasted two days with life imprisonment as the penalty. partner Zack McKinney to be tried next.
The Mount Selman post office safe was blown Tuesday night and about $135 in cash was stolen. Mount Selman authorities conduct an investigation with no clue yet. The Texas postoffice inspector may also send an inspector to review the case.
Corpus Christi reports heavy payments at the county collector’s office with 1622 paid so far this year, including exemptions, nearing the 2700 mark and ahead of last year’s totals. With six days left, officials expect a new record.
Winston Churchill determined to proceed with a February 8 Belfast rally with John Redmond for home rule, despite unionist pressure to cancel. English unionists fear weeks or months of clashes across Ulster. Authorities warn riots could overwhelm police and even troops assigned to restore order.
Advertisement asserts that Hood's Sarsaparilia relieves distress after eating and belching, reduces nausea between meals, and strengthens the stomach and digestive organs for proper function.
The Treasury Department advertises bids to March 2 for a new federal building in Corpus Christi costing about 130000 dollars. The two story plus basement facility will cover 4400 square feet with stucco finish and tile roof and should be completed by year end.
Miss Mary Schaefer daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Schaefer and Louis Debus were married at 10 o clock in the morning at Sts Catholic church Taylor Rev Theodore Drees officiating.
Ike N. Hartsell liquor permit clerk returns from Galveston where he testified in about fifty saloon cases. Wright Ranger also back. First case dismissed on legal grounds. others set for February 5. Notices mention revised manuals not ready for months and Field Artillery Drill Regulations awaiting printing. Poll tax reminder.
The Austin desk reports that military books are soon ready with expected availability likely in early spring. Officials indicate several titles covering equipment and strategy will be released by local publishers, targeting collectors and educational libraries.
H. L. Wagner of Avenue C and Houston Street reports that a single dose of buckthorn bark glycerine and related compounds from Africa, the new German append remedy, relieves constipation on the stomach almost instantly.
Instructions inform voters in Bexar County Texas to hold an original county poll tax receipt No 8000, sealed and issued to J A Bitter Tax Collector. It adds that city residents must also present a city poll tax receipt alongside the county document issued by J A Johnson Deputy.
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