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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1929
Page
16
InSanFrancisco a 70 year old woman confronted a prowler armed with a flatiron. Police found the intruder cowed in a corner as the woman threatened him with the weapon. The suspect was booked for burglary. Classified employment column note directs readers to the Light Classified section.
A reader testimonial praises Black-Draught as relief for dizziness and stomach pain. The note claims it eased indigestion and constipation, and cites giving it to children for colds and upset stomachs. The product is described as made from medicinal Lewis herbs and packaged by engineered machinery, with ten years of successful use and growing popularity.
Lovella Parsons reports Stepin Wortzel will star in a Warner Brothers all talkie color musical comedy about a traveling show within a show. The cast features Betty Compson Sally ONeill Louise Fazenda Joe T. Brown John Davidson and Ethel Waters with Walter Weems writing and Paul Sloane directing.
Palace crowd greets St Elmo with Gene Lewis in the title role after a week’s absence. Lewis delivered lines with fervor as Miss Tuttle showcased dramatic power. Don Woods, Dick Elliot, Florence Haxan, and Miss Leslin, along with Ellen Murray, presented strong performances in this Southland era production.
In Scranton Ita Sareh 12 Ay a man’s badly beaten and stabbed body was found amid the ruins of a house fire. Firefighters discovered the victim beside the charred debris. investigators cite arson as the suspected crime while a second body was noted near the scene.
Spanish students march in Madrid protesting expulsion from the university. The crowd gathers near government offices chanting slogans and urging action. The fragmented text references government interference and student solidarity amid the dispute.
In a garbled dispatch from March 12, an INS summary mentions “Whoopee” visiting the White House area and a sequence of fragmented phrases. The text includes names and places that are unreadable or misordered, with no clear event or outcome to confirm.
March 12 reports Harry Gline aged 37 in Chicago died destitute after failing to pay rent or buy food. Investigators found a trunk and bank deposits totaling around 37000 spread across accounts in several banks. Wife in Philadelphia had left him years earlier. a relative feared he would lose funds to bank failures.
The Aztec theater announces a weekly change of presentation acts beginning next Hatuedas. The policy aims to harmonize stage and screen features under new management. William Spence, manager of the Aztec, outlines the revamped program and safety measures.
An old advertisement promotes a glandular treatment claimed to cure female ailments. The copy promises free access for women who respond by mail and mentions Dr Ellen’s remedy with glandular injections and other preparations. Пurchases are marketed through a mail order distributor in Kansas City Missouri.
A moving picture of the Hagenbeck gardens in Hamburg was shown to the San Antonio Zoological Society at the Gunter hotel on Monday evening. The film, created by Heinrich Hagenbeck, highlights a zoo where animals mingle and are kept with protective funds rather than iron bars. The display aimed to familiarize locals with the Hagenbeck concept and its planned Hardy Park like habitat project.
Subscriptions for the 4 1 2 per cent treasury certificates dated March 15 1920 maturing December 14 were to close Tuesday afternoon, per Miers Crump San Antonio Federal Reserve. Morning subscriptions after closing will not be accepted.
The reminiscence recalls past peace officers of San Antonio and Bexar County preparing for jobs, school scenes, and county memories. It mentions County Detective Bill Carver, Ebert Sammons, Beak Swift, Bull Wobbs, and others, recounting school days, drugstores, burros, and old law enforcement figures with a reflective voice.
Fragmentary listing notes a used car sale in the classifieds. No clear date, location, or vehicle details are readable. other text is garbled.
The Rev C W Sheerin rector of St Paya church Wav will deliver the preicial sermon at St Mark's Travis Park on Wednesday noon during Lent. He is son of the Rev James Sheerin a leader in the Episcopal Church of America and a Columbia University graduate who has led St Pauls Wave for two years. The visiting rector will preach at a lune hour after the service.
A thief took a diamond ring set with 27 stones valued at $1200 from a room in a downtown hotel. Madame Woods reported the theft to police on Tuesday.
Advertisement touts Prescription A-2851 as a cure for rheumatic pain claiming fast action at the source. It asserts effectiveness for long standing and occasional pain and notes success in gout, neuritis, and sciatic nerve pain. Consumers urged to tear out and give to their druggist or recall the name A-2851 in liquid or pill form.
A federal constabulary, likened to the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, would enforce border laws as part of President Hoover’s looming probe into widespread law violations. The proposal, discussed in Washington, signals a major expansion of federal enforcement powers and a potential outgrowth of the investigation.
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