County considers own hospital for indigent care
County commissioners plan to budget funds in July to build a county hospital if no workable agreement with the city is found to admit county patients to the city hospital. Judge Shook favors a local hospital due to distance from the city poor farm and emergency ward needs, noting the city hospital is mainly for transients.
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Callaghan
Phil Shook
Judge Shook
San Antonio
Shook
D. Berrey
Ana
Berrey
Lax Fos Way Promotes Liver Strength and Body Nourishment
A vintage ad touts Lax-Fos as a tonic for liver stomach kidneys and bowels, claiming it strengthens the body and offers a money back plan on the first bottle. It urges asking a druggist for a second bottle and lists brand names and distributors in Columbus Wigwam and San-A-Lac. Staacke Bros adds delivery wagons for bakery and laundry goods with best quality and low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staacke Bros
School board postpones re election meeting for teachers
A special meeting to re elect and hire teachers was postponed because several trustees are out of town. The session may be rescheduled for Friday night. Paul H Scholz asks principals to send May attendance reports and notes staff will likely be present for the rest of the month. A vacation greeting closes the circular from the board office. Henry Ferris of Hader Neb reports long term use of Foley s Honey and Tar Compound as cough medicine. Edwards King Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul H. Scholz
Henry Ferris
Hader
Foley
Edwards-King Drug
Aimed at San Antonio shoppers and services ad
Local ad notes best music and pictures in Columbus wigwam today. Staacke Bros offer top delivery wagons in San Antonio. Riebe Undertaking Co provides auto ambulance service. Goose liver and White Horse Tavern also listed with contact details.
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Riebe Undertaking Co
Auto Ambulance Service
Famous in a Day for the Beauty of Her Hands and Arms
Grace Benson touts a home remedy claiming stunning changes in hands arms and neck. She describes Kulux Compound mixed with witch hazel and water to be applied twice daily promising skin whitening and removal of blemishes within twelve hours.
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Grace Benson
Amusements at the Plaza Theatre feature Corabett and acts
James J. Corabett a former world boxing champion headlines at the Plaza Theatre in a witty monologue backed by fifteen stage credits. The program includes the Four Fords dancing act the Tossing Austins Ward Baker with violin Gordon Eldridh in a funny farce Won by a Leg the Four Comrads acrobatics and other entertaining acts all praised as elegant and bright by San Antonians.
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James J. Corabett
Plaza Theater
Mr.Corbett
Jim
Four Fords
San Antonians
Austins
Ward Baker
Gordon Eldridh
Comrads
ONeill Waives Examination in Pistol Case
John ONeill millionaire oil operator waived examining trial in Houston on charges of carrying a pistol and assault to commit murder against Frank Terrell. Held to await grand jury investigation in the sum of 700 dollars.
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John O'Neill
Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Frank Terrell
Justice Crocker
Three Years of Misery in Mahoningtown Woman Recovers
Mrs J A Burnside of Mahoningtown Pa describes months of illness and displacement. After four bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she regained strength and helped others. The ad urges doubts be resolved by writing to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. for confidential advice.
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Mrs. Burnside
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mahoningtown
J.A. Burnside
Lydia E.pinkham
Women Auxiliary Officers Elected At Y M C A meeting
The final meeting of the Woman's auxiliary of the Y M C A elected officers for the coming year led by Mrs. Walter Whisenant as president and Mrs. A W Houston as first vice president. Twelve new members joined and one life member was added. The program included vocal and instrumental performances.
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Woman's Auxiliary
The
Young Men’s Christian Association
Walter Whisenant
A. W. Houston
A. Cc. Dauchy
J. C. Kinney
James Crider
Ellen Gillis
N. M. Karney
William Maurer
Florence Turner
Mary Pancoast
Lucy Beal
Lucy Brown
Floyd McGown
Mary Means
J. W. Culver
R. S. Kinney
Mabel M. Bates
W. W. Bondurant
Leonora Mitchell
Reading Club Meeting Highlights at Clubhouse
Our Reading club met yesterday afternoon at the clubhouse. Mrs. J F Howard and Miss Muriel Grogan read from The Climbers the day’s general study subject. Mrs. J C Lamkin gave a reading An Appreciation of Clyde Fitch, followed by an interesting discussion led by Mrs. W H Hume.
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Missionary Society of the
Laurel Heights
J. F. Howard
Muriel Grogan
J. C. Lamkin
Clyde Fitch
W. H. Hume
Daughters of the Republic to Meet on Hugo Schmeltzer Property
The Alamo Mission chapter will meet Wednesday afternoon at the Water Hotel to discuss plans and view models for beautifying the Hugo Schmeltzer property.
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Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Water Hotel
Hugo-Schmeltzer
Final meeting of Bonham School Mothers Club honors retiring president
The Bonham School Mothers Club held its final meeting of the year at the school. Officers for the coming year were elected and presented with a loving cup for retiring president Mrs A C McDaniel.
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Bonham School
Mothers’ Club
R. A. Reese
Simmons
G. A. Stowers
Benno Kayton
C. A. Baird
G. W. Henrickson
Robert Jennings
A. C. McDaniel
Ed McClannahan
McDaniel
Ladies' Aid and Missionary Society Formed at First Presbyterian
At the Ladies' Aid meeting of the First Presbyterian church a plan to unite church societies into the Ladies' Aid and Missionary Society was approved along with issuing a year book. A temporary organization was arranged for next year's work and for finalizing the broader merger. A motion to present to the Ministerial association proposed designating Monday as church day in San Antonio.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
First Presbyterian Church
Ladies’ Aid and Missionary Society
San Antonio
Playground Mothers Club Meeting Plans Summer Lectures
The Playground Mothers' club schedules its next meeting for Saturday at 3 PM, 1712 Buena Vista Street. Attendees will discuss summer work and arrange a series of stereopticon lectures in the city over the next two weeks in Dr Theo Y Hull's office to present public needs of playgrounds.
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Playground Mothers’ Club
Buena Vista Street
Theo Y. Hull
Travis Park Church Society Enjoys Evening at Mrs Thode Home
Members of the Travis Park church society were entertained by Mrs Henry Thode at her Martin street home. A musical program featured Miss Zenie Grason piano solo Ernest Berthall violin solo with Mrs At kins accompaniment Emmet Rowmettos vocal solos with Mrs Roundtree gait solo Carlos roi and Margaret Braswell. Mrs Thom her daughter Vernon will sail for Europe on May 30. Mrs Joe L president of the society presented farewell wishes to Mrs Thode and her daughter.
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Travis Park Church Society
Henry Thode
Martin Street
Zenie Grason
Ernest Berthall
W. Atkins
Emmet Rowmettos
Roundtree
Gino
Carlos Roi
Margaret Braswell
Thom
Vernon
Europe
Joe L
English wine imports 1911 by country totals
The report shows England imported 12,570,328 gallons of wine in 1911. Of this, 3,167,702 gallons came from Spain and 37,193,478 from Portugal, compared with 2,055,883 gallons from France and 631,128 from Germany.
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England
Spain
Portugal
France
Germany
Syrup of Figs Promises Gentle Liver and Bowels Cleanse
An old fashion health ad extols Syrup of Figs as a safe gentle bowel cleanser for biliousness and constipation. It claims quick relief without griping, touts fig taste for children, and warns to seek the genuine California Fig Syrup Company product.
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Senna
California Fig Syrup Company
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Pape
Izzy
Owen Bush
Chattanooga
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola CO
Atlanta, GA
India Tea
the Crowers of India Tea
Bexar Drug Company
Columbus
Arene
Staacke Bros. Are
Goose Liver
White Horse Tavern
C.o.ds
Emil Blum Company
East
Houston Street
Ates M. B. Donoho
O. P
N. W
Gibbons Literary Club
Knights of Columbus Hall
J. B. Wetherell
Union Meat Company
Beef and Pork Packers
Union Stock Yards
San Antonio, Texas
Maverick-Clarke
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