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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1908
Page
5
A dubious home prescription promises relief from kidney and bladder troubles using Fluid Extract Dandelion Commound Kargon Compound and Sarsaparilla Syrup. The ad urges buying ingredients separately and warns against using the mixed home preparation, claiming rapid improvements in frequent urination back pain and rheumatism within days.
Dr Frederick Terrell was elected vice president of City National Bank at a directors meeting. He succeeds W T Ekbidee who has retired from the bank. Terrell is listed as active in cotton and sugar cane ventures on about 11000 acres near Lake and Bartaria.
Funeral services for our late sister Mrs Margaretta ScharfENBURAG to be held at the residence of Wm McGaldriel 295 Convent Wks. Dr J R Cunningham Orthoth, Burnett & Co Undertakers. Local merchants advertise diverse goods and tonics.
Fort Sam Houston hosts an open air concert and vaudeville show by the Ninth United States Infantry band and soldiers, featuring 12 numbers, a mix of professional and semi professional acts, to entertain San Antonio and honor military guests at the post theater Grand Opera House. The program promises variety, lively acts, and a two fold aim to provide entertainment and ovation for the soldiers.
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment that acts on the blood and mucous surfaces. It claims to be a proven prescription by reputable physicians and available for 75 cents, with the Hall family pills recommended for constipation.
Burnett & Co Undertakers present a bargain focused piece touting Hertalio’s forty year reputation and prices far below competitors. It promotes an optical department with no rent, low expenses, and free services, claiming savings on frames and lenses across multiple price points.
Officer Green relayed word of the death of T. W. Specht at Helotes. He was 48 and had not married. Survived by his mother aged 86 and brothers Wythe of Fredo and another brother in Jackeore. Funeral services set for 11 o'clock tomorrow from his sister’s home in Helotes. Last night a lost dog message posted near River Avenue and Turner Hall offered a reward at Light No. 1668.
A fragmentary report from Spaingfuld Massachusetts notes a discovery of a carved coin in the style of a Latin inscribed relief head. The finder values the piece at 315 000 while a Mr Hamilton resists selling.
Poor OCR fragments describe a dubious drug treatment claim and safety concerns. It mentions air exposure and alleged cures with dramatic, sensational language. The text warns of drugging and urges seeking a cure through questionable methods. It lacks verifiable facts or credible sources.
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