Remarkable Cures of Eye Diseases in San Antonio
Charles Bosshardt of 408 East Houston Street describes cross eyes cured by Dr. Moore without pain or time off work. Other patients including Rev. F N Calvin from Waco and Mrs. Margaret Lee from Taylor regained sight with the doctor’s methods. The Oscillator treatment aids weak eyes and headaches. Offices in Suite 204 Gunter Building at Houston and St Marys Streets offer free consultations for a limited period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bosshardt
East
Houston Street
San Antonio
Texas
Moore
F. N. Calvin
The
Christian Church
Waco
United States
Gunter Office Building
Houston and
ST. Mary's Streets
Smokers Paid Whole Cost of Spanish War
A Washington dispatch notes San Antonio smokers helped fund the Spanish‑American war through tax on tobacco, with the government removing the tax later but allowing smaller packages. From 1902 to 1908 the public paid about 150.9 million dollars via tobacco purchases, before Congress repealed the war tax and firms resumed flexible packaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tobacco Trust
Washington
Congress
Maine
Sampson
Schley
Strategy Board
Ban on Pepsin Gum Sparking Federal Case
The St. Louis Republic reports United States District Attorney Gro. filed an information charging that the gum marketed by the American Chicle company contains no more than one tenth of a milligram of pepsin per tablet. The label claims digestion of two thousand fruits of food, a claim deemed false by legal standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
St. Louis Republic
United States
Gro
American Chicle Company
Faults in Scheme to Make Officers from Civilians
Capt. Geo A Schreiner argues 282 officer vacancies exist with 82 filled by West Point graduates. Secretary Stimpson plans civil life appointments, but critics warn of rank, training gaps, and slow soldiering. Remedies include one year as private or NCO for new officers and stronger entry for enlisted men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. A. Schreiner
West Point
Stimson
Fort Sam Houston
Army
Germany
Cate
Tobacco chewing bass near power house shocks observers
Bart lett's manager John J. Flanagan reports a black bass that chews tobacco rather than smoking. The fish, seen near the power house, grabs cigar butts and half chewed fragments, implying a genuine taste for tobacco. Other fish fed chewing tobacco grew sick, making the bass unique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Flanagan
Bartlett’s
Chicago
Mr. Flanagan
Gold and copper progress in Alaska up to 1909
A government report notes Alaska gold production rising from 20 000 in 1880 to over 20 million in 1909, silver up to 76 934 and copper to 636 211 in 1909. Geologist Brooks says placer and lode gold showed marked progress over 1908 as prep for larger copper output, with 1910 figures forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Sal
The Only Rathskeller in San Antonio Opens at Noon
The Rathskeller in San Antonio advertises 12 PM to 12 AM hours with good service and a choice delicatessen for short orders at Elite Cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Elite Cafe
Food and Drugs Act Declared Dead Letter by Supreme Court
The Journal of the American Medical Association argues the federal food and drugs act is now a dead letter for patent medicines. The court's ruling allows false curative claims while not requiring disclosure of ingredients, enabling nostrums to resume promotion with few label restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the United States
Journal of American Medical Association
Faker
Supreme Court
Quack
Ear correction claim targets beauty doctor and wife
Clara E. Scott of Miami Missouri sues Harrison G. Saunders and his wife for 25000 in circuit court alleging a beauty parlor procedure worsened her ear shape and caused distress after promising a painless fix and improved appearance. She cites enlarged openings and ongoing irritation from the operation performed last October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara E. Scott
Miami
Harrison G. Saunders
Frances Wilcox Saunders
Kansas City Star
Miss Scott
Mr. Saunders
University of Texas Opens 1911 Session In Multiple Colleges
The University of Texas announces a co educational tuition free session opening September 27 1911 with colleges of arts education extension engineering law and summer school. It lists degrees offered and contact details including registrar Wilson Williams at University Station Austin and medical department dean Carter in Galveston with John Sealy Hospital facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Arts
Department of Education
En Ring
Law
Department of Extension
Dress Wilson Williams
University Station
Austin
Texas
John Sealy Hospital
University Hall
Carter
Medical College
Galveston
Scientist Samuels Reveals Eye Treatment Claims
A Western scientist Professor Samuels promotes a colorless liquid injected into the eyes to revive nerve function and claim cures for consumption Bright's Disease epilepsy blindness heart trouble and other long regarded incurables. Doctors oppose but testimonials from patients and physicians abound supporting the treatment. The firm plans wide drugstore distribution with a free 48 page book “A Message of Facts.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuels
Bright
Pilate
W. P. Parr
Wichita
Professor Samuels
Vere V. Hun
Frisco
Josie Townsend
Geary
Okla
A. W. Henderson
Alva
Oklahoma
Daisy Hubbard
Professor Samuel
Samuels Sales Company
Kansas City
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J. Harvey Moore
Margaret Lee
Taylor
J.H. Mouilding Land Co
Stearns
Stearns’ Susctate Paste Co
Ill
Antonio Schaimara
I Ave
Obraje St
Imperial Medicine Co
Houston
University OF Texas
Baylor College For Women
Belton, Texas
Lor College
SAN Antonio Female College
J. E. Harrison
J. T. Curry
Station A
the Mulholland School
Augusta St
San Antonio, Tex
Vassar
Wellesley
J. Tom Williams
P. J. Owens Lumber CO
Flores Street
Mitchell Street
Col. Roosevelt Ave
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