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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1909
Page
7
An old advertisement urges families to keep Diapepsin for sudden indigestion. It claims the remedy digests any food in minutes, relieves heartburn, belching, and heaviness, and promises prompt relief and fresher breath. The 50 cent cases are advertised as sufficient for a dyspepsia cure.
About 20 crates of strawberries and thirty crates of berries arrive in town this morning. The berries are of good quality and will fetch around 30 cents per box. The current shipment includes tomatoes, green peppers, beans, and okra, with most produce coming from Mexico.
A fragmentary note promotes a recurring series about an unspecified figure, urging readers to catch up today with installments titled The Spurs ority of Our Navy and highlighting the authorial voice behind Fighting Bob. The wording reflects a period newspaper’s promotional style rather than a complete article.
Clara K Laughlin profiles Lincoln's death and Booth's pursuit in a vivid sketch. The issue promises twenty features of unusual interest including AggAt Riders by Eugene P Lyle and hunting East Africa by Capt Frits Duquesne. Rex Beach's The Silver Horde and stories by Conrad Mullett Ward Muir.
An old advertising blurb offers 15 cents for Money's Worth or Money Back with Hampton's Magazine. It instructs customers to mail back the magazine if it doesn’t arrive, promising postage reimbursement. The faded text notes Hyatt newsdealers have folded out of Hampton's and provides return details for the dealer name and address.
Black Patti and touring troubadours opened this morning and expect strong business at the Grand tonight. The Emma Bunting company stars in The Man on the Boz at the Empire this week with Betty as a noted performance. Souvenir photos of Miss Bunting will be available Thursday night and displayed at Alkemeyer’s millinery window. The Little Gray Lady follows Madness and continues this run with Saw at the Wonderland today.
Murray and Mack present The Sunly Side of Broadway at the Grant for one night only with elaborate stage settings and electrical effects. Highlights include Pacen-Siaphe apparatus, mirror and boat effects, six baby performers, and Max Figman as star and producer. The story follows a New York lawyer substituting for a singer in a Connecticut village, leading to a dramatic twist. strong reviews promise a standout dramatic season opener.
A vivid, humorous line describes a rest dramatic novelty seen in New York City dungeons and enjoyed by audiences in the company’s lands, noting an entertaining performance that pleased a discerning crowd.
The review covers a late night show at the Happs Horr theater in Losaya during WHS Week. Acts include a boneless wonder performer with a one string fiddle and dry humor, The Menonalds tribal sketch, Johnny's Guitiss act, and a popular return by a comedian named Aas. Audience reaction strong, and the club promises top quality and clean entertainment.
Archbishop J. F. Blont completed a fort night stay in San Antonio before returning to Dallas for a visit with his family in New Orleans. Father H. A. Constantine assisted as at Mary’s. Archbishop de Keane of Dubuque Iowa had also been in the city, planning time nearby in Oklahoma City.
A fragmentary theater notice touts a Royal Theater show with new acts and rapid costume changes. It highlights performers Boy Huonkerr and a trio including Trixeda and Reblinsen, promising novelty, song, dancing, and a moving picture segment amid varied entertainment.
A birthday party was held at Tome of Vir and Mrs W H Parker 109 Buena Vista street for Mrs Picher s forty fourth birthday. Refreshments were served and an enjoyable time was spent with guests including Mr and Mrs W H Parker Mr and Mrs Honey Torrey Mr and Mrs J Gersbach Mr and Mrs Fritz Baerman Mr and Mrs Dawson Mr and Mrs Ek Them Mrs Pieper Miss Emellett Gersbach Miss Mary Gershich Miss Ima Parker Miss Ora Parker Messrs Arthur Gersbach L Wr Hueschan and others.
A convoluted appeal over a collision case involving Brice Ghat and a railroad firm leads through three trials. Initial verdicts reached $15,000 then raised to $25,000 after appeals. Judge Carp affirmed Hicks and Hicks on a motion alleging error and excessive judgment, with remands and retrials altering the amount and outcomes across proceedings.
A Los Angeles gathering of stockmen convened at a central theatre to discuss industry issues. Key figures from Missouri River livestock circles attended, with plans to review operations and trade conditions.
A list of building permits approved in the area includes two room and five room dwellings on various streets such as Morales, Dawson, Adams, Comal, and Nevain with project costs ranging from 50 to 200 dollars. Applicants include families and individuals like Frank Hahatis, Miguel Gulierred, and Wm C. Dukeon, with plans for repairs, renovations, and new constructions along Pecos, Trinity, West Laurel, and other streets.
State of Ohio Toledo Lions County issues oath by Frank J Cheney partner of Cheney Co to pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case cured by The Catarrh Cure. Notarized December 1 1886 by W Gleason. Cheney & Co advertise Fall’s Catarrh Cure taken internally and claimed to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Free testimonials offered. also Pills for constipation offered by the firm.
An extradition bid for revolutionist Chri Rudowits from Russia was denied by authorities after a lengthy legal challenge. Despite labor unrest and strong U S indignation, the government maintained that the evidence did not sustain the charge, while representations from various parties influenced the case.
Authentic reports claim people in San Antonio suffer dyspepsia and stomach troubles and gain relief from pepsin tablets, though cure is not claimed. Mi-eona tablets purport to cleanse and energize the stomach, aiding digestion, with a 50 cent price and a guarantee via Bexar Drug Co. Booth's Laxative Pills touted to cure constipation for 25 cents.
Periodical audits often reveal errors and dishonesty in merchants. A trusted auditor, St Antonia Audit Co, offers assurance and careful inspection of money, goods, credit, and accounts. Photographs of depth and tone are advertised at Rabia’s.
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