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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1914
Page
10
Frost Bank of San Antonio is designated to aid in forming a regional bank for the district covering Texas Oklahoma New Mexico and part of Louisiana. President T C Frost and cashier Ned Mellhenny likely will represent Frost Bank with four other banks to be announced.
An article promotes a vegetable jelly cream as a wrinkle remover and skin stimulant. It instructs readers to mix almoroin with water and glycerine, apply thickly before bed, and wash off in the morning for a tightening, lasting effect.
A sensational appeal claims a free eye cure by dissolving an Optona tablet in warm water and bathing the eyes two to four times daily. The ad quotes a man who says he can read without glasses and a woman who notes clearer vision after fifteen days, urging readers to act before loss of sight.
Washington announces hearings set for May 21 under a Senate resolution to study a government oil pipeline from Oklahoma fields to the Gulf of Mexico. Commissioner Cato Sells and Navy Lt. J O Richardson will start in Independence Kansas then move to Bartlesville and Tulsa Oklahoma with a full itinerary to follow.
A cryptic notice, likely an editorial or ad fragment, hints at a persistence theme. The exact context and entities are unclear from the fragmentary text. The piece appears to be part of a period style promotion or slogan attributed to a writer or advertiser.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe pleasant tasting vegetable remedy that replaces calomel for constipation and biliousness. It claims improved mood and energy with no pain or after effects and offers a refund if not satisfied.
Commerce street owners who refused to aid widening face full sidewalk costs and one third of paving. Council adopts bids on creek crossing bridge and sets June 1 bid opening. They also refuse a junket to inspect rock asphalt sites and approve refunding bonds and park/sidewalk and sewer bids.
A Barterville Kentucky mother recounts how a three month old daughter’s facial eczema with blisters spread to hair and ear. After trying various washes, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and the eczema healed after one cake and one box. Cuticura is advertised for pimples, dandruff, itching, and general toilet uses with samples available.
The council adopted the River avenue plan and introduced a health ordinance but objections to several provisions were raised by aldermen. Final consideration was postponed for one week. Alder man Saunders asked about selecting an additional list of streets to be paved, with Mayor Brown stating these would be considered at the May 25 regular meeting.
An advertisement proclaims premium service with a bold motto asserting readers deserve top quality. The copy emphasizes superiority and invites customers to choose the advertised option for optimal results.
The Royal presents A Flurry in Hats with Margaret Fisher and Harry Pollard in a village comedy about millinery fashions. Also on bill Shorty Escapes Matrimony from Broncho, Solax Cooking for Trouble, Gaumont Chained to the Post drama, and upcoming Hearts Adrift with Mary Pickford. A Woolf written sketch The Obstinate Miss Granger stars Rosalind Coghlan with Pitman and Byron. The Lester Trio perform The Bath Room Mystery, Roy Cummings and Helen Gladd ing dance, and Merrian's Dogs star in The Spoiled Honeymoon. McCormack Irving features in Between and Robinson in The One Mixer.
An 8 o clock general meeting at the Chamber of Commerce auditorium will explain the new compensation insurance law. Homer R. Mitchell of the Texas Employers Association and J. S. Cullinan of Houston will speak on how the measure affects employers and employees and the role of insurers.
Madrid May 12 Eugenio Montero Rios a leading Spanish statesman who drafted the treaty ending the 1898 war died today at the age of 82. He assisted in shaping postwar Spain and was instrumental in major diplomatic efforts.
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