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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1913
Page
3
Senator Tillman on a physician ordered diet joked that frying chicken is unknown in Washington. Housewives and southern admirers send fried chicken by parcel post to his committee room, turning it into a camp meeting ground as gifts arrive with few names on them.
Advertisement claims Lehn & Fink River Is Talcum grants daintiness with soft skin and Riviera violet scent. It promises pure texture without thoracic acid or lime, suitable after bath or when dressing. Obtain a jar from your druggist today.
Waste basket filled with chicken bones and committee clerks show tension as senators and attendants joke about a reign of terror. A colleague suggests cackling like a hen outside the senator's door, but no one has acted yet.
A barrel of half dollars tied to election irregularities in Chicago’s First ward is the focus of a special grand jury probe into the November frauds. More than 200 flop-house residents have been subpoenaed to recount their versions of the horn of plenty. State's Attorney Northup seeks the bank source of the silver and investigates alleged use of new voting machines in a broader scheme.
Explosion at the Helvetia silk mills in Paterson New Jersey wrecked machinery and windows and crushed a wall. Hundreds of workers, recently on strike, poured into the streets as police opened an investigation with no arrests yet. The mill is one of Patersons largest plants affected by four months of silk workers strikes.
Dr. A. D. Melvin chief of the bureau of animal industry has been chosen by Secretary Houston to lead a three month study of meat packing in Argentina Brazil Uruguay and Paraguay. The inspection aims to assess slaughtering canning and packing house operations as imports rise with the new tariff bill. Melvin departs New York Saturday with additional bureau experts planned for Australia and Europe.
The St. Anthony Roof Garden hosts an evening event from 6:30 to midnight with delightful music. Soloist Signor Arturo Lugaro, a noted baritone, performs while guests enjoy good food and drinks in a cool city venue.
Don’t overlook rheumatism settling in the heart. Foley Kidney Pills claim to tone kidneys and keep blood free of poisons and uric acid crystals causing rheumatism, swollen joints and backache. Fischer Drug Co. notes Alaska’s Unalaska as oldest town settled in 1778 with a 281 census population.
A dense list from San Antonio area shows numerous grocery firms and addresses including Barn es, Eiserlch Anton, Cro ckett Grocery Co, Dixie Oil Co, Forestello C, Franger Ed, and many others with street locations such as Commerce, Guadalupe, Presa, and Flores. The compilation names individuals and businesses across multiple neighborhoods. The page also mentions several firms like The Grocery So Different and The Urban Grocery Co, along with various proprietors and partnerships scattered through the directory.
The Gunter Hotel lawn hosts a $1 dinner expected to draw 1000 plus San Antonio residents, bond voters and boosters. Ray M. Mackey and attendance committees urge early reservations by noon Wednesday to ensure a known headcount for the event. Committees, led by C S Fowler, organize receptions and subgroups to mobilize civic groups and officials for a record turnout.
A Midwestern woman shares how changing diet to Grape-Nuts with sugar and cream, and avoiding meat pastry and hot biscuit, improved digestion and mental clarity. She credits The Road to Wellville and Postum Co. for health gains, claiming renewed nerves and bowel health.
Megadore Ohio resident Mrs Lee Manges says she avoided major surgery after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles. She reports improved strength and two healthy children and endorses the remedy as a long-standing standard for displacements inflammation and related ailments.
An executive committee meeting is planned for this afternoon to finalize details for The Civic Harmony Dinner. The attendance list includes many Crockett and Travis County residents and local groups.
The steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse arrived at Plymouth after a misty 3000 mile crossing from New York. Skies were leaden all week and no sun allowed nautical observations so the voyage relied on dead reckoning and wireless reports from other ships to avoid getting lost.
William H. Moody former U S Supreme Court justice shows marked improvement in health. He was seated in a wheel chair and taken outside for the first time in two years, aiding recovery from long illness at his Haverhill home.
In a downtown Kansas City scene Albert Snyder shot his wife Olivette after a quarrel. He then turned the pistol on himself in front of a store. Both lives are in jeopardy with recovery doubtful. Mrs. Snyder had filed for divorce.
President Wilson pardoned T. P. Baker and John Wisherd who were convicted in Abilene Texas on April 13, 1912 for violating the national bank act. Each received a five year sentence and none had been served. The pardon cites innocence as the basis.
Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane advocates about 900 miles of government built railroad from coal fields to the sea as a first step to develop Alaska. He predicts a large colonization wave if funding is provided and urges a government coal station in an Alaska landlocked harbor to supply the Pacific fleet.
An old advertisement urges readers to try Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder disorders. The copy claims the pills cooperate with nature, offering healing, strengthening, and tonic effects, and encourages trying them through Fischer Drug Co.
The Panhandle Bankers Association held a two day convention in Amarillo with about 200 leading Southwest financiers in attendance. The program emphasized livestock and farming topics while general discussion covered market issues. Also note a sausage quality prompt urging buyers to seek VIN TAG labeled products.
The Marie, a sailing boat with nine aboard, was lost in a Sabine Lake squall Sunday and blown ashore on the Louisiana side. It reached Port Arthur safely yesterday after spending the night in the marsh.
An old advertisement touts Texas Wonder as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles including gravel diabetes and rheumatism. It promises a two month treatment for $1 mailed from Dr. E W Hall at 2926 Olive Street St Louis and urges readers to request Texas testimonials.
A Miami, Florida, hotelman wrote the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce expressing intent to lease a 50 to 100 room hotel for the upcoming fall and winter season. He believes San Antonio's future is assured by the bond act and requests information on leasing possibilities. The writer's name and address will be shared with interested local parties.
Boston Americans star pitcher Joe Wood will miss weeks after X rays revealed a crack at the end of his right thumb with a chipped piece. Doctors plan careful treatment to prevent joint stiffness and preserve his pitching ability.
Retail Merchants' Association asks Postmaster General Burl to distribute uncalled for mail matter across the country for sale instead of at the capital. They allege past auctions hid contents and harmed legitimate trade and urge nationwide distribution of the dead letter matter.
German technicians study a tel transmitter microphone that grows more sensitive in rar ified air, aiming to apply the phenomenon to real world communication devices.
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