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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1912
Page
6
Greenville man S. S. Johnson details a five year struggle with catarrh and near final illness. After seven doctors and a trip to a St. Louis specialist, he could not walk far until Peruna was taken, which he credits with saving his life and calls the best medicine on earth.
San Antonio won the bid to host the next State 10 American Poultry association show with 32 to 15 votes over Cleburne. An estimated 2500 fowls will be exhibited and about $500 in prizes funded partly by the national body. Noted judges H. B. Savage and C. L. McCord will attend, at a $200 expense, with the event set for late January.
Local pharmacy run by Whisenant at 117 East Houston Street processes prescriptions for residents. Phone contact available for refills and inquiries.
A brief notice announces rapid delivery service from the Creamery Dairy Co. for all products. The item emphasizes speedy distribution and broad availability across locations served by the company.
Local weather bureau records show June with a 39 degree deficiency in accumulated temperature and 0.17 inch excess rainfall. Major Buell calls the conditions very unusual for the month.
Mary Garden and a hundred other fine perfumes and toilet waters featured at Whisenant drugs located at 117 E Houston St. Phones 3537.
Phone your order for Creamery Dairy Co special today. Phones 871.
Rain has left Macon street soaked and muddy with automobiles stranded in a large mud hole. A wagon sat abandoned, needing two teams to pull it free, while nearby onlookers surveyed the damp scene.
A wedding party of 15 and five automobiles became stuck in East Macon street after a rain last Tuesday. After hours of effort, two heavy cars pulled them free but trains were missed. The trunk also stalled a transfer wagon, prompting extra help and sidewalk hauling amid local tax and bond concerns over street improvements. The incident occurred near Tobin Hill car line in a fashionable district.
This fragment notes cold items in the city with a contact number 8537. It provides minimal readable detail and lacks clear events or named entities.
A Louisville Courier Journal line quotes a student in a domestic science class. The student jokes about kitchen work and threatens to drop the course if suspicions are confirmed, hoping his father will buy a $50 hat.
A clerk confronts a shopper who jokes about taking inventory as she browses without buying. The exchange turns humorous, remarking on her apparent thoroughness while avoiding purchase. The light moment reflects everyday store life and witty rebukes.
Ex provisional president candidate Emilio Vasquez Gomez says Orozco may retreat to Chihuahua to fortify for further fighting if defeated at Bachimba. He denies issuing manifestos and claims no malice toward Orozco while calling for peace and noting Enrile’s role, with followers split between Orozco and Vasquista aims.
C A Dobson, a leading oil operator, reports rapid Mexican field development despite revolution. He cites England and Germany contracts for hundreds of millions of barrels, with production rising from 86 to 180 million barrels this year and ships being built abroad to handle exports from Tampico.
San Antonio directors of the Free Clinic Association report brisk fundraising for a charity hospital. A citywide letter campaign has drawn wide support, aiming to raise $50,000 to insure emergency care free of charge regardless of poverty or creed. The plan envisions multiple subscription centers and a suitable site, likely on the west side, possibly donated.
Company enforces strict sanitation standards in all dairy products to ensure safety and quality. Production lines follow careful cleaning, testing, and hygienic practices across facilities.
A fire completely destroyed the Acme Sash and Door factory at 2124 West Commerce Street just before noon. Chauffeur Andrew Pena was seriously hurt as 650 wire pairs burned and fell from Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone lines, with several nearby buildings scorched and proprietor S. Walker Hethcock hospitalized at Santa Rosa. damage around 25 dollars to a neighboring home.
Tuberculosis again leads Texas deaths in May with 262 fatalities, per the state health department vital statistics report issued in Austin on June 22.
A Kentucky grammar pupil, asked about two key institutions set up during Washington's era, quips Mint and gin. The note recalls the U S Mint and cotton gin as early American milestones amid a report on sixteen thousand New Zealand beekeepers.
County candidates must pay the assessed amount to County Chairman H. E Hildebrand by Monday midnight to enter the July 27 Democratic primaries. Failure to pay stops entry. Election cost is $3730, allocated by office emoluments. Notices will be posted at polling places 30 days before the election. The county has 92 voting precincts after recent reorganization.
A brief quip about a secret Bertha supposedly shared. The speaker admits forgetting the detail, leaving the exact matter unknown and prompting a lighthearted, evasive exchange.
An advertisement promises a quick method to develop a full firm bust in five days. It targets women of all ages and body types, claiming dramatic improvement and irresistible allure. The copy echoes sensational era ads with bold claims and vague outcomes.
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