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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1911
Page
3
The text urges expectant mothers to prioritize nutrition and nerve support during pregnancy. It emphasizes the increased nutritional demands of bearing a child and advocates choosing specific foods to build strength, calm nerves, and enable a healthy postpartum period.
In Gust a Maine four towns report disputed returns from the September election on repeal of the prohibition clause. Gov Plaisted’s proclamation and the legality of a December 1 convention date are under review. If corrected figures favor repeal by 759 to 266, court action could strike the change, affecting the statewide tally and salt industry history.
An upset stomach is blamed for dreams insomnia dizziness and headaches. The ad promotes MI-D-NA as a stomach tonic claiming to relieve gas sourness and after eating distress and to boost health energy and clear skin. It notes a 50 cent price at Bexar Drug and druggists.
San Antonio judge R H Ward announced he will seek the associate justiceship of the court of criminal appeals in Texas after Judge Prendergast. He says the office is non political and will run in the Democratic primary while pledging to uphold the oath and apply the true intent of the law regardless of affiliations.
Abraham Isaacs aged 106 died in a San Francisco hospital smiling and asking for a cigaret. He had entered the hospital at 85 paying $2000 for a life berth. A veteran of the Mexican and Civil wars he was an inveterate smoker who believed tobacco aided his longevity.
Rev. Philip Cook arrives with his bride for a welcome at 7:30 tonight at Sunset de Pot. He is newly appointed rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church after serving at the chapel of the Incarnation in New York City. He and his wife married in New York on October 5 and have spent their honeymoon in California. He will officiate at St. Mark's for the first time next Sunday.
A local druggist highlights Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a proven remedy for kidney liver and bladder issues noting fast results and large sales A free trial bottle offer is extended by mail from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY with regular bottles priced at 50c and 1.
In Pascagoula Mississippi on November 1 8 R Fuller ton assistant keeper of Round Island light drowned while attempting to swim several hundred yards to rescue his child adrift in a skiff in the Mississippi sound. Light Keeper Nelson later rescued the child who could not control the skiff and did not grasp the danger.
Los Angeles November 2. Defense and prosecution focus on securing three talesmen to fill the jury for the Mc Namara murder trial. Defense expected to present witnesses opposing the state's challenge to Romans under a penal code section governing personal inability to serve.
County officials plan mandatory baths for all entrants to the new jail with sterilized clothing until personal garments are fumigated. Dr. D Berrey, the health officer, will publish hygienic rules to be enforced by the commissioners court, including compulsory baths and boiling of clothes. The rebuilt front will open this week and prisoners will undergo scrubbing and sterilizing before returning to their own garments.
An herbal smoking remedy claims to cure catarrh by inhaling medicated smoke through a pipe or tube. The ad asserts safety for all ages, explains how it reaches head and lung passages, offers a free illustrated book from Dr. J W Blosser of Atlanta and a five day free trial, with regular treatment priced at one dollar.
S A Hopkins reports the first fresh water well sunk in northern McMullen County yields about 72000 gallons daily from an 805 foot depth. The water carries minerals harming vegetation, suggesting irrigation use. In Bay of Quinte near Lake Ontario, oak and walnut logs are hoisted from the bay bottom, some fifty feet long and sound after up to twenty five years submerged.
Joe Saulsberry was found guilty of first degree murder in the killing of hermit miner Nicholas Shentgen of Altoona Alabama. The verdict came after a ten day trial in Chattanooga Tennessee with Gadsden Alabama connections noted. Shentgen was murdered and robbed at his shanty on July 20 and his body found days later. Gofroth, arrested with Saulsberry, faces trial next week.
Hartford Nov 2 a new cattle import law takes effect requiring a certificate of good health for all cattle entering Connecticut. Animals are quarantined until state commissioners deputies complete inspection.
The county clerk records show 19 births and 14 deaths for October in Gonzales Texas. The Associated Press reports the monthly vital statistics.
After the Dallas fair closed a wave of professional gamblers moved to San Antonio drawn by the International fair opening tomorrow. Reported to be prospering, they parade on Houston and Alamo streets, dress in fine attire, and are openly recognizable. Historically, gamblers have shifted venues when open gambling was cracked down, now reappearing braver in public.
United States District Attorney James H. Wilker son announced contempt proceedings against anyone responsible for reports from the east claiming the federal grand jury would investigate board of trade conditions. He warned that disclosures about grand jury proceedings are contempt of court and pledged enforcement in this district.
Committees meet daily and all preparations are made for the Souther Educational Association convention in Houston from November 30 to December 2. Secretary Fegan of Montgomery, Alabama remains in close touch, with a record attendance anticipated.
A testimonial states long nerve racking itching ended instantly when D. D. D. cream touched skin. The ad claims D. D. D. is the only absolutely reliable eczema cure and mentions a mild wash with thyme and other ingredients. Reference to Gibbs building drug store positions the product location.
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