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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1908
Page
1
A vivid appeal for Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets claims the product digests food regardless of stomach function, alleviating headaches, languor, and numerous digestive symptoms. The ad includes numerous personal testimonials from users across the United States, noting improved appetite, weight gain, and renewed vitality after use.
Inquiries flood the International Fair output a classified exhibitor list to answer questions. Vance notes buyers in Hondo and Mexico seeking buggy models and chicken strains, signaling merchants benefit from displaying goods. Burnett Co. runs large box plant, employing 55 to 60, serving Texas, Louisiana and Mexico with boxes, paper, twine.
The public schools held a training class for young teachers and substitutes at Avenue B school, led by Miss May Carroll and Mrs. Kata Schneck, with about 14 members preparing for May exams. At the school farm, a Home Garden club was organized by S. A. Minear to promote home gardening and 10,000 fig tree planting in San Antonio, distributing seeds and funded by Minear.
W B Stephens reports prohibition forces will press the issue in every Texas precinct during the simmer campaign. Petitions, to be sent to the state committee, require 10 percent of party voters to trigger platform submission, with leaders claiming twice that many signatures possible. Stephens cites risks in the state senate but trusts no senator will oppose a platform demand. Harry Hertzberg counters that reps should heed district wishes regardless of broader state action.
Constable Henry Eickmann visits county officials to seek guidance on soldiers carrying revolvers off the Leon Springs target grounds. Residents complain of reckless shooting near farms and highways. officials advise reporting to General Myer at Fort Sam Houston. Thomas Smoot in Yoakum reports new evidence in John Brown’s case as Brown’s reprieve is extended for two weeks.
Prospective buyers crowd Keystone Park in San Antonio as autos shuttle through the new subdivision under sunny skies. A Cincinnati judge and wife toured the tract, praising the development with expectations of strong value growth. Plans for a city loop road linking to Fredericksburg road boost accessibility, while an ongoing postal contest invites residents to craft logical sentences from the ad copy.
Fort Wild Coidroute hosts dress parade and inspection for Texas Cattle Raisers convention delegates next week. Gen Albert L Myer notes the event will attract visiting cattlemen and San Antonians, while Business Men's Club approves special badges for association members and vaudeville front-seat access for delegates. Executive committee to meet Monday to finalize arrangements.
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