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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1934
Page
2
A vintage advertisement extols Musterole for colds with quick chest or throat relief. It claims rapid action within minutes, repeating hourly rubs, and asserts superiority over mustard plasters. It lists three strengths and notes wide doctor and nurse endorsement.
An advertisement-style pitch touts Tee Mint as a remedy for hard corns and calluses, claiming quick relief without irritation. It targets workers in hard shoes and people with stubborn foot issues, urging trial to ease burning feet and provide comfort.
Morris Stern, head of the Citizens' Home Rule Committee in Bexar County, urges veterans to attend precinct conventions at 10 a.m. Saturday in 163 precincts to elect delegates free from outside influence. The drive promotes adopting a county home rule charter before November, when a constitutional amendment merges certain county powers and changes affect all counties. Delegates should be prepared to support changes benefiting all residents.
A San Antonio report explains that larger counties with populations over two thousand will face a November amendment affecting all counties regardless of size. The home rule law allows bigger counties to express themselves before the election, clarifying there will be no city county consolidation vote alongside the charter vote. The text emphasizes that consolidation is not planned for now, urging patience as county home rule evolves and new legislation is needed before any merger could be considered. Funeral notices follow: Mr and Mrs R L Howard returned from Montgomery Alabama after attending the funeral of their daughter-in-law Mrs D W Goodrich.
L L McDonald of New York City national camp director for Boy Scouts of America will arrive in San Antonio Saturday to conduct a camp conference at headquarters on Broadway. Ralph Durkee, chairman of the Alamo area camp committee, says health safety and leadership committee representatives will attend. Councils from Austin Corpus Christi lower Rio Grande Valley Cameron Central Brownsville and Laredo will be represented. The conference will cover camping philosophy training material and plans for conducting local courses for Scoutmasters in reop training.
Fragmentary ad copy touts a Walgreen drugstore remedy alleged to clear ear and sinus infections. It promotes "Parmint" as a direct antiseptic inhalation and nasal treatment, claiming quick relief and improved hearing, with directions to mix and ingest a tincture-like solution daily.
A federal grand jury in San Antonio returned 24 indictments this week targeting distilleries and 10 liquor customs cases, highlighting a surge in alcohol-related crime. Indictments detail two 250-gallon stills, 3840 gallons of whiskey mash, 180 fermenters, and a large setup on Wolf's Prue road with a pipeline and outbuildings. Names listed include Martin Matgear, John McAlpine, Theedrick Murphy, Jack Kelley, Nolan Decks, Henry Wolf, and Prankie Peters.
New officers of the Christian Endeavor Society at Los Angeles Heights Presbyterian church were announced on Thursday. Officers include Michael Torres as president Estelle Roberts as vice president Freddie Giles as secretary Robert Martin as treasurer and Robert Lewis as reporter. Committees were also named.
A report to a House committee says contractors and naval officials showed no collusion or profiteering in naval aviation since 1926. Hoover administration figures were cited as witnesses, and profits in the navy airplane business were described as moderate and reasonable. British firms plan to present Shakespearean plays in talkies.
An old classified notice promotes light want ads from Carter’s Little Liver to deliver speedy benefits. It highlights a mix of outdated references and marketing language from 1893, urging readers to follow ad directions and rely on the service for results.
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