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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
5
An old style advertisement touts TIZ foot soak as cure for corns bunions and tired feet. It features a happy TIZ user claiming relief from tender raw and swollen feet and urges readers to try a 25 cent box with mail order offer from Walter Luther Dodge & Co. in Chicago.
A group of 226 children from St. John's St. Joseph's Catholic orphanages and the Protestant Home for Destitute Children were treated to a special excursion to Exposition Park. The day featured rides on hobby horses whirling wheels and swings, a large picnic spread, and gifts of peanuts candy and an American flag as they returned home with joyful memories. Local ladies organized the event and hosted the children at the park with supervision from Mothers Morris and Mary of the Cross and Mrs. D. C. Combs.
A Fort Worth man claims he suffered bilious temperament and malaria from coffee. He stopped coffee and started Postum about a year ago, reports weight gain and absence of boils or malaria, attributing health gains to Postum replacing coffee. He cites Postum by Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and a booklet titled The Road to Wellville.
Mrs H D Osgood of Herndens Va. reports that after watery hand sores spread to all fingers and an ear infection, Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent cured her daughter's eczema. She used warm water, Cuticura items and saw complete recovery with no relapse.
G Baumel of Chicago says a 1911 case of facial pimples ended after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He reports red hard pimples with white matter, relief within days, and complete cure after a few weeks. Sample mail offers and a Boston address are noted. Tender-faced men urged to share with Cuticura Soap Shaving Stick.
United States Senator George S Nixon of Nevada died at 10 PM after nasal catarrh surgery led to spinal meningitis. A mining magnate tied to Goldfield and Reno, Nixon served in the Nevada legislature before a quiet Senate role and chaired the arid lands reclamation committee. He was 52 and native to California. His term would have run until 1917.
Staacke Bros advertise the best delivery wagons ever sold in San Antonio claiming unmatched quality and value for local merchants seeking reliable transport solutions.
A playful travel note encourages readers to keep a guiding light with them on trips. It offers a reflective reminder to seek brightness and safety while away from home.
Houston June 6 The Harriman lines report temporary embargo on through freight traffic due to Louisiana floods. Local traffic continues, possible one train daily. Passenger service mainly continues though most trains may be cut any time. Tracks submerged over long stretches force trains to proceed cautiously amid risk.
Crevasse waters from Hymelia near 30 miles upriver threaten to stop Southern Pacific service on the opposite bank as floods rise toward the rail bed. Canal Street gauge hits 18.4 yesterday and detours via Baton Rouge are planned while steamers between Galveston and New Orleans are prepared to carry through freight.
Col. Jake Wolters campaigned in Groesbeck and Mexia criticizing Morris Sheppard for not taking a stand on prohibition and accusing him of courting prohibitionists. He warned against free raw material policy, arguing it would harm farming and forest industries. He pledged to devote full time to Senate duties if elected. He spoke in Hearne and Calvert after autos from Mexia.
Staacke Bros receive a carload of pony wagons traps and carts and urge customers to start using the ponies now. On vacation, the Trivino Trio performs at the White Horse Tavern.
In Texas, Jesus Jaramillo and Dick Craft receive the heaviest penalties yet from the state courts for liquor law violations. The Court of Criminal Appeals denied rehearing, affirming sentences: Craft fined 4000 dollars and jailed 90 days for liquor dealing without a license, Jaramillo given five years in the penitentiary for selling intoxicating liquor in local option territory.
Houston plans full scale cotton compress and storage facilities to handle at least 1,000,000 bales. A meeting at the cotton exchange will decide on temporary season facilities by Alexander Sprunt and Sons to restore warehousing after February fire.
Stephen A. Chase treasurer of the Christian Science church of America died at his home in Fall River Massachusetts after a brief illness. He was known for his leadership in church finances and community work.
Andrew Leonard and Julia Andrae were married at the bride’s parents home with Rev G Morhenweg officiating. The couple will reside in New Braunfels. Viola Holm married Phil H Wells of St Louis at her parents home with the same officiant. They will be at home in St Louis after July 1.
Milan June 6 Tito Ricordi head of Ricordi & Co and publisher of works by Verdi Puccini and Bellini died today. He was born in 1840.
The first car of pink tomatoes left Jacksonville Texas yesterday selling at 1.45 dollars per crate. The fruit was consigned to Chicago and loaded jointly by all local shippers agents.
J C Calloway of North Texas reports five test holes on a 200 acre tract near Poteet have struck an 11 foot vein of good quality coal. He opened an office in Poteet and plans mining at once with a probable workforce of 200 men.
James Be and John J. McNamara, both inmates in San Quentin, were deprived of prison credits after being accused of failing to perform assigned tasks. The men, one serving life and the other fourteen years, were removed from the jute mill by Warden Hoyle following repeated warnings.
English health expert Christian Miller notes national nervousness ages American women, while English ladies favor repose and avoid heavy cosmetics. She praises mercorized wax used as night cream to rejuvenate complexions and remove scarf skin, a practice readily obtainable in U S drugstores.
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