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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1912
Page
14
A Boone Iowa woman shares how Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People revived her from anaemia and fatigue. The ad promotes the pills as a blood tonic curing anaemia indigestion neuralgia and more with a free booklet and mail order offer.
Dr Dowling, president of the state board of health, swept the Louisiana state house during the legislative session and found flagrant violations of state sanitary laws. The report notes immediate action to address the issues.
The sergeant-at-arms of both houses were informed that capital inmates would be arrested unless health laws were observed. Dr. Dowling warned the officers that towels must comply with the health rules by Monday or face jail.
About 100 guardsmen compete at Camp Mabry for the Texas rifle team. By Saturday afternoon elimination reduces contestants to 15 for the team, to be announced after practice through June first. Capt. James Justice oversees the event with Capt. E B Walker as assistant. eleven range officers are designated.
San Antonio public schools approve a four year vocational plan for African American pupils. The program drops Latin and advanced science, keeps practical physics, and adds agriculture, domestic science, and manual training to prepare students for useful, work-ready lives.
Miseries of nasal catarrh with blocked nose sore throat and foul breath are addressed by Ely's Cream Balm. The product claims to cleanse heal and soothe nasal membranes stop discharge and restore natural breath with a mercury cocaine free antiseptic formula. Available in fifty cent bottle from druggists.
The Ruiz Street school project was authorized with consideration set at 1850 dollars. The Los Angeles Heights Improvement Company offered to furnish free of charge a block of ground in the Los Angeles Heights addition for a school building, and the offer was referred to a committee. The property lies within the city limits.
Louisiana and Texas saw mill operators may shut down about thirty mills after the Timber Workers union consolidates with the Industrial Workers of the World. Operators met behind closed doors and planned to adjourn awaiting J. H. Kirby of Texas, former executive chair, expected to arrive.
Temple Texas May 17 Ten addresses, several band concerts and a smoker highlighted the Texas Press association’s second day of its thirty third annual convention. Speakers included J H Lowery on Pot Poarl Political and Otherwise and John R Lunsford on The Editorial Page.
Lockhart Texas May 17 Supt Spencer announces the Lockhart High School graduating class of 1912 with Marjorie Field and Malcom Purcell as first and second honors. Other graduates include Katherine Elmsteadt Bertha Withers Hattie Lewis Houston Marie Swearingen and Holland L Page. The baccalaureate sermon is May 26 at Blanks Memorial Hall by Rev Robert McCurdy and the commencement address by Attorney General Jewell P Lightfoot. All grads have excellent grades and Spencer is pleased with the year’s work.
Chairman Allison Mayfield and Commissioner Williams departed for Houston to begin a tour of inspection of the St. Louis Brownsville & Mexico railway. They will study the line and its branches and examine delayed freight complaints as the company considers issuing additional bonds.
Mississippi river commission will begin bank and levee improvements costing 1 307 000 dollars after allotment. Work starts around Hickman Kentucky extending from Cape Girardeau Missouri to the gulf. Crevasse near Hymelia levee west of New Orleans being closed with tarpaulins and earth. two weeks to halt flow, four to five days to halve it. About 2 000 workers, 3 500 feet of cribbing, and 250 000 dollar closure cost with 100 000 already appropriated. Inundation stretches from New Orleans area to surrounding plantations and towns.
SPECIAL TO THE LIGHT Austin May 17 The railroad commission decided three of nine propositions at a Tuesday hearing. It approved the proposed readjustment of rates on a batch granted petition for a depot and agency at Odem on the Brownsville road and approved ratings on cooking cabinets or tireless cookers. It dismissed the proposed charge per car on gravel between the oval pit White Rock Gravel and nd company and Katy and Texas Central connections at Waco.
An old advertisement touts PERSPI-NO as a safe powder to prevent arm-pit perspiration and protect clothing. It claims lasting effect for any clothing weight, social outings, and color fastness. Sold by druggists at 25 cents per box with refund, and through mail order from a Chicago address. mentions San Antonio distribution.
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