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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1913
Page
12
A cold wet spell covers the Lockhart area with rain across all county sections on Tuesday halting cotton picking. The crop will be gathered in the month. Corn and hay planting are the heaviest in years in this region.
Resinol Ointment and Soap are advertised as gentle on babies skin for eczema rash chafing and itching. The ad notes doctors have prescribed Resinol for eighteen years and offers trial free from Dept 23 R Baltimore Md. It warns against substitutes or imitations and lists prices for Ointment and Soap.
Thousands of wives mothers and sisters praise Orrine for curing loved ones of the drink habit. It promises happiness at home and can be given secretly. Priced at 1.00 per box with a free booklet offered by H. Wagner Druggist at 407 East Houston Street.
The notice lists tonight meetings of the Lone Star Poultry Association and the Kennel Club at the Chamber of Commerce at 8 o'clock, plus Eagles gatherings and a medical society convention in San Antonio with sessions at the chamber and a banquet at the Menger hotel. It mentions missing person inquiries, business ads, and various local notices including hires, moves, and arrests.
A twelve day revival begins Thursday November 6 at the First Evangelical Church corner Burnett and Chestnut streets. Rev W A Schutte pastor Naperville ll will deliver sermons at 10 am and 7 45 pm daily. Schutte a prominent church leader is expected to attract large crowds.
A.E. Powers urges readers to inspect Harbor City claiming a 32 foot elevation, 12 foot deep Corpus Christi Channel and an 8 mile outer harbor. He advertises two lots for 100 dollars with a stock share, payable 16 dollars monthly, at 107 Avenue D.
Officers and city detectives rushed to a dwelling on Obraje street after a telephone report claimed dynamite was found. The house had just been vacated by a Mexican family. It proved to be several small batteries used in electric flash lights.
Returns from Dallas report few thefts during the state fair with no major incidents. Miller notes Dallas detectives are focused on the long running Miss Brown murder case, delaying other investigations.
Kate Lynch files for divorce from Timothy Lynch in the Seventh District Court while Lela Swearingen pursues similar divorce proceedings against A J Swearingen in the Forty-fifth District Court.
A White man was arrested after allegedly robbing Warren Sergeant of Junction City Kansas, with loss including an $8 purse and a round trip home ticket. The case was set for transfer this afternoon. Also a Negro chauffeur Emmett Polk was fined for speeding on West Houston Street after refusing to identify himself. Police noted Polk resisted going to city hall.
Orders for the transfer of the Fifteenth cavalry from three northern points to El Paso were modified today so that the squadrons may arrive at their destination on November 14.
Stockholders of the San Antonio Hotel Company owners of the Gunter hotel will meet at 4 this afternoon to hear officer and director reports and elect officers for the ensuing year. Directors will choose officers from among their number. changes are not expected. The year saw notable improvements including a new ballroom and dining room rearrangements.
A newspaper ad touts Jad Salts as a safe inexpensive kidney flush. It urges readers to drink a tablespoonful in water before breakfast to cleanse sluggish kidneys, relieve bladder irritation, and prevent complications, noting it is made from grape and lemon acids with lithia. It cites a local druggist claiming high sales from believers in early kidney care.
No quorum being present the adjourned meeting of the city council scheduled for yesterday afternoon was postponed until Mayor Brown returns from a hunting trip. Aldermen Lambert Uhr and Rische were absent. Acting Mayor Steves acquiesced in deferral and signed payroll warrants for city employees.
German Day was celebrated in Lockhart Texas with a parade and patriotic speeches in German and English. Sixteen German societies of the county participated in the event.
A historical note describes the largest opal in the world weighing seventeen ounces valued at $30,000. The gem is associated with the emperor of Austria, and an individual named Collman is mentioned with contact details. The fragmentary text also references an Adv. A Collman and a plumper, with phone numbers.
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