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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1913
Page
3
An advertisement touts Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a predigested tonic for vitality. It claims benefits for digestion, strength, and disease resistance, notes a half century of medicinal use, and promotes sealing bottles sold at $1.00 with free medical advice and booklet.
New York May 16 after many setbacks the Crocker land expedition has completed arrangements to depart July 3 under Dr Donald B MacMillan aboard the Diana The party includes Maurice C Tanquary W Elmer Ekblow and Ensign Fitzhugh Green They plan to reach Greenland for Eskimo dogs and supplies and may spend three or four years in the Arctic Flagler Bay Kane Basin will be winter quarters near Cape Sabine where Greeley's men perished A wireless plant to connect with Cape Wolstenholme in Hudson Bay will relay messages to a Canadian wireless station 1600 miles away
Hardware listing for Sam Speir How Co successors to E L Hofheinz at 219 Losoya Street offering a full range of hardware goods and related services.
Washington reports a session of the National Weights and Measures Conference outlined numerous deceptive tricks aimed at fooling the public. Delegates urged federal control and supervision of weighing devices. One speaker described poultry dealers who lengthened chickens by starving them, salting them, and then letting them drink water to gain weight in five days.
A big chicken supper is planned for this evening at the Riverside Restaurant located at 101 E Houston Street. Meals are priced at 25 cents. Piel Bros bottled beer is advertised as America's purest malt beer and is promoted alongside the meal.
Secretary Bryan prepared the U S reply to Japan's protest over California land legislation. President Wilson and cabinet expect a diplomatic settlement with no troop or ship movements. Officials deny any planned war scare maneuvers despite inquiries from Tokyo.
Radicals in Tokio react to Governor Johnson's planned signature on the alien land ownership bill. Some call the legislature inhuman and oppressive and question the era of Lincoln and Liberty. A mass meeting is planned, but many responsible Japanese officials say they will not attend and trust the government to handle the dispute peacefully.
Navy officers react to Secretary Daniels stance against retirement of younger and healthier officers. He indicates no general order, but administration likely opposes voluntary retirements for juniors with years of service left. New plucking system aims to retire seniors faster, reducing junior promotion delays.
All day sale feature offers 25c plisse crepe priced at 19 cents a yard. The fabric is 30 inches wide in light medium and dark grounds. Suitable for kimonos jackets lingerie and street dresses and requires no ironing after laundering.
San Antonio announces a season first sale of self embroidered lingerie robes. Made of soft white lingerie cloth with six patterns, each robe includes 45 inch flouncing and banding to complete the dress. Seventy five robes priced at 1.95 will be available at 8 a m Saturday, urging promptness.
A very exceptional offer at 13 cents a yard for a 19cent grade plain white Nainsook, available all day Saturday until sold out, meets urgent demand as shoppers seek suitable fabrics.
A sale offers 300 remnants of napkins at one fourth off, in half dozen lots. The stock includes hemstitched hemmed and unhemmed linen and mercerized materials in assorted patterns. Saturday only, prices a fourth less than the original.
Bleached and silver bleached damasks in popular patterns. Pieces range from two to four yards, some pristine, some lightly soiled. Discount of twenty five percent more than covers laundering to restore perfect condition.
A Saturday sale advertises Artesia Face Cream in 25c 18c 50c sizes and Artesia Face Powder 25c size for 18c with a free Artesia Soap sample. Dioxogen promoted as essential in every medicine chest with wide emergency uses. Saturday bottles offered at 39c.
Gloves priced at 50 cents a pair offered in white or natural color. Each pair features a 16 button length and is marketed for quick cleaning with soap and water when soiled.
An offer announces twelve sanitary napkins for 25 cents noting material quality is high and prior stock was unavailable at the same price. The notice markets the deal as a newly available option for readers.
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