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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1908

Page

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Promise 50 Floats Promised For Fete Parade

The San Antonio business leaders promise fifty parade floats for the spring carnival parade on April 23. The civic committee plans district canvassing this week to secure subscriptions and float participation. The event aims to advertise local industries and showcase the city’s products along with the people who produce them. Members present included Dick Terrell Dr Glover Johns Grahaim Will and others. A further meeting will be held next week to review progress.

Clc File Sart Antonia Business Men's Club Munmites Tas San Antonio Sint Antonio Dick ‘Terrell Cateman Glover Johns Grahaim Will Grasx Houston William Groog Fr. D. Dobbs, Jr Girard Frage Barclay, Andrews William Hoefzen Bud Otters Tbe

Two Harassed Nations and the Turkei Conflict

A fragmentary notice references tensions between two nations and a Turkei related issue. It mentions a Christmas period and a dispute over a member event, with unclear details on outcomes or actions. The text hints at diplomacy or response measures but remains incompletely legible.

Ballmore Turkei

Council approves settlement in city payout case

The city council voted after noon to authorize payment of $50 to E. M. Rowley to settle his suit against the city. The case stems from a dispute over Brook lyn avenue open to the city and claimed title to the property. Alderman Manermann said compromise reflected the law and facts in favor of the plaintiff. The meeting was brief with a push to adjourn and several items deferred, including ordinances on the New Braunfels viaduct and subway projects.

Callaghus Lambert New Braunfels Avenue Nolin Laimat Aliceman Carey Smith Tobin Will Alexander Heights Alvery Lockwood Bracken Tidge Park Callaghan Will Ah Tee Braden Ryan Ben- 4Éh Malamoros Street Herf Herf? Street Asked For & Scheineh Weler Male and Alistia Wackberry Street

Senator Whyte Died at 83 Lived a Simple Life

Obituary notes Senator Whyte born 1824 in Nupeq state who died at age 83 after a long public career beginning in 1847. Colleagues called him the governor, praising a pristine record and a life of simplicity with a funeral held in quiet, minimal ceremony.

Whyte NUPEQ Mie Land Senate Eryamelas

Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound touted for backache relief

An ad touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the cure for female ailments including backache and nervous symptoms. It includes testimonials from women claiming dramatic relief after using the product and promotes the remedy as a long standing cure for displacements, inflammation, and other feminine health issues.

Lydia E Pinkham Will Young Columbia Ava Rockland Finkham Lydia E. Pinksham Lydia EK. Dinkehams

Public Playground Talk Draws National Figures

Lee F. Hanmer of New York will speak in San Antonio before the Public Playground Association of San Antonio. The group promotes public playgrounds in cities and rural areas with support from national leaders and mothers’ groups. The movement has endorsements from officials and planners, with bond issues and projects planned in Berkeley, Chicago, Denver, and other cities.

Lee'f. Hanmer New York Playground Association of America San Antonio Public Playground Association of San Antono San Amtanio Playatohiad Association Hanmer Flald Hts New York City Theodore Boaswell Donorary Vie Koh Tilhy Taher Habaoy Gulllek Jann 4Das Joseph Lea Washington United States Washington Playground Association Hun James Bryed Joden Ben Lindsay Live Denver Henry B. We Farland Guarant Commisaloners District of Columbia Richard Sylvester Ehief Metropolitan Alive Alameda Cal Parke Mas. G Berkeley Cah Tostonia Ithward Chicago Way Pullic Dalland

Castoria and Flavored Preparations Featured in Odd Ad Text

An OCR fragment shows several product lines and brands, including Castoria for Infants and Children with a vintage disclaimer The Kind You Have Always Bought The text also references Old Gray Well Water No 1 for kidney trouble and garbled entries suggesting slogans and miscellaneous company names Curr Wood & Caat Co and Coca-Cola branding appear in damaged phrases The readable items imply a late 19th or early 20th century ad column with mixed products and implausible claims.

Inventor’s Airship Yapkes Bird Shown With Storage Tank

A Brooklyn inventor Perry Pliven displays his airship named Yapkes Bird. He claims the craft uses a storage tank that helps it stay afloat and allows movement in any direction as if in a bowl, and that it functions on water as well as the clouds.

Yapkes Perry Pliven Brooklyn

Railroads Not Hard Hit By Low Mood

Washington marching on March 2 reports from the Interstate Commerce Commission indicate railroads show improvement after the Getaher panic. A careful analysis by Commissioner J. Gane of 1907 systems suggests revenues rose. freight and passenger traffic increased, and net incomes surpassed the prior year, though expense rose with wages. The outlook is not as alarming as feared, with freight demand rising and car surplus at high levels, hinting at a return to normal conditions.

Washington, D. C Great Railway Systems of America Interstate Commerce Commission J. Gane Pacifle Mtr Lane Amprica Corplers Henry C. Adams New York Mew Haven Hartford Gentral Daliimoré Illo Pennsylvana Pitlemmy Southers Railway Limitsville & Naghvile Rocke Island Atchison, Topule & Santis Fe Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Northwestern Nouthern Minelie Great Norther Northern Pacific Wiel Tr. Ia Louisville & Nashville The Southern United States American Railway Association Piper Inn Knickerbocker Trusk Company Banz

Pyramid Pile Cure Claim Ad Promises Home Use

An old advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a cure for piles lasting years or weeks. It stresses avoiding surgery, offering a free trial pack and home use with a 39 cent box from Pyramid Drug Co Marsahll Michigan, noting a severe case may not be helped.

Bond Hargware Go Out Price HOTS at Mall Stoves Barware

Unclear reading notes a sale or price listing involving several items such as barware stoves and cookware at a mall. Names and phrases are garbled. no clear event or entities multiple. The fragment suggests a shopper or retailer price listing with generic product terms.

Bond Out Price HOKIN Giaga

Spring Time Need of a Good Tonic

A local store promotes Rexall Mucu-Tone as a nutritional tonic that builds up the body, purifies blood, and boosts energy. The ad claims quick relief with a first dose and three to four weeks of use, offering a money-back guarantee if customers do not feel better.

Miyen-Tone

Rexall Remedies See Strong December Sales Rise

A 1905 notice claims United Drug Company raised all digness by percent in December over December 1904. The ad asserts Rexall remedies satisfy customers or money back, touting products like Rexall Nervousness Elixir 73c and Rexall Cherry Juice 25c, urging readers to buy Rexall for ailments.

United Drug Company

Succeed Evans Briefly As Fleet Commander In Sketch

A historical sketch shows Rear Admiral Evans briefly inheriting command from Charles M. Thomas in the Breit Pyelfle fleet, after a warship review in San fs. The scene references a world tour plan and an illustration of Rear Admiral Thomas. An unrelated anecdote about a widow and a suave reply follows, highlighting a witty exchange about age and looks.

EAR Charles MM. Thomas Stow Ier Gecoml Breit Pyelfle Evans San Adural Thomas

Treating Catarrh With Hypinitial Cure Claims

Article outlines catarrh as a common germ disease affecting about ninety percent of people in the country. It promotes a method named Hypinitial that supposedly delivers medicine to air cells in the nose and lungs, curing irritation and germs. It claims the remedy circulates through the respiratory tract to neutralize catarrhal germs and restore membranes. It mentions a Behar Urng company offering a guarantee refund if not beneficial.

NASA Bexar Urng

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