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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1913

Page

21

Auto Problems Discussed At Dinner At San Antonio Club

President Hering urged motorists to report violations to enforce speech law and urged support for city ordinances. Judge Arnold pressed influence on Governor Colquitt to resubmit highway law, as members debated endurance run to Galveston and entry deadline of July 21. Clifton George won auto-top cover. D E Colp toasts next week.

W. H. Hering Martin J. Arnold Colquitt San Antonio Dr. Hering J. R. Davis O. Archer J.S. Wireless Beaumont

Eleven prisoners transfer to Huntsville for prison terms

Eleven prisoners convicted of felonies at the last term of the Thirty seventh District Criminal Court left for Huntsville in charge of Penitentiary Transfer Agent J. P. Miller. They will serve terms from two to five years. Named are Henry Jefferson Justo Gonzales Effie Adams Breneo Rodriguez Elena Linares Gorge Ramirez Ed Marsh Alberto P. Valdez Juan Lopez Louis Walker and Ed Gordon. Grover Essary and Ben White were not sent. Essary, who has a life term, plans an appeal. White, given ten years for robbery, awaits trial for murder in the August term.

Huntsville J. P. Miller Henry Jefferson Justo Gonzales Effie Adams Breneo Rodriguez Elena Linares Gorge Ramirez Ed Marsh Alberto P. Valdez Juan Lopez Louis Walker Ed Gordon Grover Essary Ben White Nolan Essary White Criminal Court

No Prisoners In Cuero Jail

Cuero Texas July 15 For the first time in many years the city jail holds no prisoners charged with crime Insane persons are the only occupants as all convicted prisoners have been moved to the state penitentiary

Cuero Cuero, Tex State Penitentiary

Tome School Head Sees State Colleges Gaining

Dr Thomas Stockham Baker head of the Tome School for Boys Port Deposit Md praises state universities for rising in quality and attendance at the expense of East Coast colleges like Yale Harvard and Princeton He notes Texas functions at Austin and comments on an amendment to fund the university while acknowledging rivalry from the Agricultural and Mechanical College He discusses future secondary education stressing intellectual results individual freedom fewer holidays and greater teacher personality while deeming current high school standards insufficient and frigid in vitality

Thomas Stockham Baker Tome School For Boys Port Deposit Yale Harvard Princeton Texas Austin Baker Agricultural and Mechanical College University San Antonio Gunter Hardy Walker Lipscomb William Clegg William Polk Doctor Baker

Health and Beauty Hints From Mrs Martyn

A compiled guide offers home remedies for hair care skin care and eyes. It promotes canthrox shampoos kardene tonic spurmax lotion delatone pyroxin and almoroin based formulas for shine clear skin hair growth smoother lashes and wrinkle reduction with simple preparation steps and cautions about using certain substances.

Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Quick Liver Relief

An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable liquid that tones a sluggish liver, relieves constipation and bilious attacks, with claims of no calomel after effects. Fisch er's drug store offers a money back guarantee if customers are not satisfied after 50 cents. Imitations are cited as proof of a good product.

Dodson Fischer’s Drug Store

River is Talcum advertisement promises beauty boost

A advertising blurb urges women to use Lehn and Fink River is Talcum to boost attractiveness. It claims the talcum is fine, pure, soothing to sensitive skin, and cooling in hot weather, and promotes a large glass jar with a removable sprinkler top at the druggist.

Lehn & Fink

The Summer Girl Versus The Summer Woman

The piece contrasts the carefree summer girl with the worn out summer woman who drags through days with back pain sleeplessness and fatigue. It credits kidney trouble as a possible cause and promotes Foley Kidney Pills as a direct aid. Fischer Drug Co. advertises.

Fischer Drug Co Adyv

Spanish King Alfonso to inherit $500000 from Parisian will

King Alfonso of Spain will receive $500,000 from the will of Albert Sapene a former mayor near Toulon who died in an asylum. The civil court upheld the will after Sapene's sister and other relatives contested it claiming he was insane when he made the bequest. Sapene’s royalist sentiment dictated his choice of beneficiary.

ST. Gurdens France Alfonso Spain Albert Sapene Toulon Sapene

Harlandale Sulphur Bath Cure Promises Quick Relief

Thousands regain health at Harlandale hot sulphur water baths aided by scientific treatment and courteous attendants. Physicians send patients in ambulances and on crutches seeking relief from rheumatism and related ailments after only a few baths. Visitors are urged to come, request the booklet on ailments responsive to Harlandale waters, and use the South Flores street car to reach the baths.

Harlandale Harlandare South Flores Street

Terrell Attends Austin Subcommittee Meeting on Appropriation

Chester H. Terrell speaker of the House arrives in Austin to join a sub committee of the House appropriation committee. He believes the governor’s special program will help the committee report the appropriation bill to the Legislature the first day the special session convenes.

Austin Tex Chester H. Terrell House of Representatives House Terrell

Foley Honey and Tar Compound featured for hay fever relief

The advertisement asserts Foley Honey and Tar Compound soothes the mucus linings and eases gasping and tickling sensations in the throat and bronchial tubes, offering relief from hay fever and asthma. Fischer Drug Co. advertises this remedy.

Fischer Drug Co

Dissolution Notice of Dwyer Chambers and Partners

The law firm of Dwyer Chambers dissolves by mutual consent as Edward Dwyer forms a new partnership with Edward Dwyer Jr to operate as Dwyer Dwyer at 409 Prudential Life Building. C M Chambers severs with Dave Watson forming Chambers Watson at 402 404 406 Prudential Life Building San Antonio Texas dated July 15 1913.

Dwyer & Chambers Edward Dwyer Edward Dwyer Jr Dwyer

Adams Company Exhibits 52 lb Pumpkin and 22 lb Beer

A 52 pound pumpkin and a 22 pound beer were received this morning at the Chamber of Commerce from the Adams Company of Devine Texas as unusual crops for the region. The display draws attention at the exhibition. a Foley Kidney Pills advertisement claims superiority over substitutes and urges purchase through Fischer Drug Co.

Chamber of Commerce Adams Company Devine Tex

Vigorous protests over Hayden as special prosecutor

Senators and California Democrats pressed Attorney General McReynolds to remove Thomas E. Hayden from the Diggs Caminetti white slave cases in San Francisco. They cited his supposed inexperience and friendship with the Caminetti family while noting Hayden’s selection to lead the prosecution alongside Roche and Sullivan after McNab’s resignation. McReynolds pledged careful review and potential replacement if warranted.

Washington, D. C Thomas E. Hayden San Francisco McReynolds Ashhurst California Hayden Caminetti Ashurst Theodore J. Roche Matthew I. Sullivan United States Nab J. B. Sanford Department of Justice

Odd Fellows Convention Opens In Local Lodge Hall

The Southwest Texas Odd Fellows Association begins a multi day meeting at 10 am in the local lodge hall with delegates from area lodges. Rev D Emory Hawk will lead the invocation and Mayor Clinton G Brown will give a city welcome. A P Barrett will speak for the Odd Fellows and Mrs L A Rock for the Rebekahs.

Southwest Texas Odd Fellows Association D. Emory Hawk Clinton G. Brown The Odd Fellows A. P. Barrett Rebekahs L. A. Rock

Convention Lunch Break and Afternoon Session Details

W O Steever of Laredo and Mrs C E Freeman of Sabinas are noted attendees as the convention adjourns at noon for lunch. The afternoon session will resume at 2 30.

W. O. Steever Laredo C. E. Freeman Sabinas

Almond Crop Destroyed by Frost in 1913

In Palermo and other reliable sources frost in February and March and a cold spell in April nearly wiped out the 1913 almond crop. Estimated damage reaches about 80 percent.

Palermo

Long Texas Grocery Listing Sprawling across Cities

A dense OCR dump lists numerous grocery businesses and addresses across Texas towns including San Antonio, Santa Rosa, Crockett, El Paso, Laredo, and San Antonio area pavilions. Names span family firms and chains with varied street corners, blended with nonstandard spellings and punctuation.

Anciro Zavala Barnes T. E W. Commerce Bergmann & Hassbauer Baltimore Ernest, Santa Rosa Ura’ Crockett Grocery Co E. Crockett Dixie Oil CO E. Commerce Feiserloh Anton N. Pine Elm ST Elm Forestello Guadalupe Franger Matagorda Goldenbager Indiana Guarantee Cash Hitchcock Jas H Trenton HORN Austin Jonas Sycamore and Lafitte KERNS L. J Montana Klaus New Braunfels Krueger A. J Hood

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