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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1907
Page
8
A biased advertisement outlines a home remedy claimed to break a cold in 24 hours and curb coughing. It advises mixing Virgin Oil of Pine with glycerine and whiskey or tincture of chinchona as a curative, warns against inferior substitutes, and promotes genuine products from Leach Chemical Co.
W. G. St. George from the Missouri Kansas Texas railway and A. M. Hall from the Katy, with Dallas headquarters, toured Texas cities. St. George reported strong Katy travel and predicted San Antonio traffic will require expanded passenger and berth provisions from San Antonio to St. Louis and beyond. He discussed improving city ticket office car reservations with City Passenger Agent Mr Griffith and planned further talks before returning to St. Louis after a fair visit.
Robert L. McKibbin traveling passenger agent of the Southern Pacific arrived with the Bayou City special train carrying midway shows barkers and touts. The nine car train included four sleepers and five first class coaches as McKibbin spoke with several languages during the stop. Also noted is C F T Woods from Queen & Crescent and A B Whitney visiting local rail circles. Laying of a Southern Pacific extension from Lafayette to Baton Rouge begins to create a short eastbound freight route. The line spans 63 miles and reroutes through familiar Texas points.
Railroad timetable lists departures and arrivals at Sunset Route hubs including Suncet Station East Commerce Street and Laverna with connections to Houston Galveston New Orleans and San Antonio. It covers trains to Del Rio Houston Galveston Dallas Fort Worth Austin San Marcos and Palestine with multiple daily departures and through services to St Louis Kansas City and Mexico via Laredo.
A plan to avoid the long southward detour to New Orleans by cutting directly 180 miles at Bovey promises significant savings in cost and transit time for wear bound shipments.
A Texas Baptist convention speaker argues prohibitionist unity and strong enforcement, claiming 75 percent support in Texas. He cites San Antonio clashes, arrests of a Baptist preacher, and calls for Littlefield Carmack bill and army canteen restoration. The meeting endorses statewide prohibition and adjourns for next year in Fort Worth.
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