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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1911

Page

9

Easy to boost votes in San Antonio Light contest

A reader explains how simple it is to gain extra votes by subscribing, with voters able to secure ballots for 0 extra votes. The contest divides four divisions and eight districts in Texas and Mexico, offering Cadillac Touring Car, Apperson Touring Car, and multiple prizes for top vote totals and district leaders.

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Contests Set Rules for Certificate Vote Count

A 1911 notice outlines candidate limits and a two month contest window from October 16 to December 20. It names a Contest Manager at The San Antonio Light and calls for a committee of business and professional men to canvass votes and decide winners.

The San Antonio Tex

Mormon Patriarch John Smith Dies After Illness

John Smith longtime presiding patriarch of the Mormon church died in Salt Lake City after a three day pneumonia illness at age 79. He was born in 1832 in Kirtland Ohio and traveled west at sixteen with the hand cart party. He was the sixth patriarch and the only hereditary one in the church.

Smith Salt Lake Utah John Smith The Mormon Church Joseph Smith Kirtland Lake County Ohio Nauvoo

Rail road commission docket lists twelve hearing items

The Texas railroad commission will hold its regular monthly hearing on November 14. Main items include canceling all special rates for crude and fuel petroleum and readjusting carload rates for house moving outfits and other commodities. Also proposed are depots at Como on the Katy and rate changes on coffee, snuff, irrigation machinery, drain tile, and other products. Foley's Honey and Tar is recommended for coughs by Edwards King Drug Co.

Austin Tex Railroad Commission Fort Worth & Rio Grande Cotton Belt Stephenville North & South Railroad Ucts Como Katy Foley Edwards King Drug Co

Pests Ravage Brownwood Fruit Trees Prompt Action

Damage from Forbes cherry scale and other pests affects Brownwood area fruit trees and plants. State entomologist Prof. E B Scholl travels from Austin to conduct exhaustive investigation and practical demonstrations to control the infestation.

Austin Tex Department of Agriculture E. B. Scholl

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