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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1908
Page
9
An old advertisement touts Anic Blood Balm as a cure for secondary or tertiary blood poison and various blood diseases. It claims relief from rheumatism bone pains ulcers skin issues and nervous symptoms by purifying the blood. Sold in San Antonio by Bexar Drug Co with a price of $1 per bottle.
Oyster Bay N Y June 25 changes in President Roosevelt's plans followed the death of former President Cleveland. The conference here Saturday week is seen as important politically. Taft and Gen Wright are to supervise the presidential portfolio retiral July 1. The meeting aims to discuss the situation and name the next Republican chairman.
The July Broadway Magazine features moving short stories by the late Harrison Clute of San Antonio. Clark, a longtime newspaper man, died recently after years of illness and heroic work. He lived in Comfort with his wife in a tent, wrote prolifically, and left manuscripts awaiting publication.
A town mother claims five children all drank coffee from infancy causing nervous systems to weaken. She says quitting coffee and using Postum cured heart trouble and digestive issues. The letter appears as an advertisement style piece praising Postum by Cadfaine Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
Gonsales, Tox, Jone Atter and Boone Hunter, father and son, escaped from jail by lifting a hasp and removing bars from a second floor window. Several inmates saw the escape but did not intervene. The son had been given five years for a previous crime. the Court of Criminal Appeals had affirmed that sentence. The father’s case had not yet been tried.
In Uvalde Texas readers note a wave of construction. Smyth plans a large brick two story fronting Fountain plaza with a two story brick court house square building for Judge TL Martin. A $40 000 school building nears completion and a $11 000 Methodist church rises rapidly.
The old reliable Cinderella shoe store at 27 Alamo Plaza announces a uniform reduction sale to make room for fall stock. Shoes are marked in plain figures with 15 percent reductions. The sale opened this morning and is heavily patronized. Mr. Baunt expects the sale to continue 15 days and to reduce summer stock to a minimum before it closes.
Special to The Light Austin Texas June 26 the supreme court granted a writ of error in Postal Telegraph Cable company vs Sunset Construction company from Bexar with a hearing date set for November 4 Applications granted in McCormick et al vs Kamipmann from Bexar for November 18 and Kalteres vs Mitchell from Bexar set for December 5 A motion for repealing was overruled in Matfl et al v Stevens from Bexar
Anelin Tex June 25 in an opinion by Chief Tastica Fisher the Third Court of Civil Appeals addresses the railroad commission power to order a daily double train service on the GH & 8 A Victoria division. It states the railroad need not run useless service but the commission can compel a railroad to furnish facilities for public transportation.
The San An Icula Machine and Supply Company sued Riverhead Farm et al. for debt after a several day trial in the Forty Ninth district court. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff amounting to 3848.98 dollars plus interest from October 1, 1808.
Ri M S appointments announced by the railway unit staff this morning. William Oppermann named to Longview Galveston Tin and Fred Flotsam assigned to the Skidmore Faltering run.
A Mukden report reveals Japan secured several inland tax exemptions in Manchuria through intimidation and coercive pressure. Official sources indicate concessions were obtained amid fear of repercussions among local merchants and compromised governance.
Weather in Uvalde Texas in late June supports haying with good rainfall and abundant feed. Corn yields reportedly average about 40 bushels per acre with strong sap and vitality noted. farmers describe crops as healthy and productive.
New York May 25 Cappt 7. A Baldwin announces trial trips of his new dirigible balloon for the government to be made at Fort Myer Virginia around July 15. The craft, first built for the Signal Corps, uses strong new ballistic material.
A Chicago News fragment shows a manager and floorwalker debating an absentminded employee who cannot recall if he has a correct or incorrect item. The article is full of holes, reflecting bad OCR quality and unclear phrasing.
Oyster Bay dispatch reports Secretary says Roosevelt Jr may seek ordinary laborer work with the United States Steel Corporation. He would be hired as a laborer and must stand on his own merits, with decision to pursue a specific plant possible in one to three months. No direct knowledge of company ties is claimed.
A fragmentary humor piece in Success Magazine plays on name jokes and a quip about a husband and wife named Wood, featuring a pun on names and a chorus of puzzled responses. The obscured text suggests a playful dialogue about identity and language.
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