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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1915
Page
11
Waco socialists in session adopt platform and general measures addressing taxation of unused land amid broader Texan policy discussions.
Almost everyone knows Wyeth s Sage and Sulphur Compound revives faded hair, stops dandruff and itching, and reduces hair loss. Once made at home, now available in drugstores for about a nickel. Apply with sponge to strands, and by morning gray begins to disappear.
The platform proposes making the manufacture and sale of Hauor and liquor felonies and urges federal manufacture of liquor at cost. It endorses land taxation at full rental value except homestead and notes voluntary contributions were made to test poll tax constitutionality.
Austin Texas November 1 It was announced today by the warehouse department that prosecutions through the Attorney General's Department will be instituted again at a number of ginners in Texas who have knowingly and wilfully violated the warehouse and marketing law pertaining to ginners.
An ad claims Zomo cream from drug stores costs 28 cents or 1.00 for a larger bottle and quickly relieves itching, rash, and ringworm by soothing, cleansing, and healing delicate skin. It purports to be gentle, greasy free, and suitable for all ages, urging today’s purchase from Zomo in Cleveland.
Property owners in San Antonio pressure city to switch from asphaltic concrete to Vitulithile rock asphalt. A canvasser claimed to represent Uvalde Rock Asphalt Co as signature drives form around River Avenue. Mayor Brown discussed abrogating the asphalt contract while some owners favored Vitulithle if approved, though opposition cites campaign fund tensions with Texas Bituithie Co.
An advertisement extols Pape’s Diapepsin as a fast, reliable cure for indigestion and stomach distress. It claims five minute relief from gas, heartburn, belching, and sourness, asserting the product safely enables normal eating and digestion.
Ad claims meat causes back pain and kidney trouble as uric acid harms kidneys. Recommends four ounces of Jhul Salts in water before breakfast to flush acids and relieve bladder irritation. Describes the product as a grape and lemon acid compound, inexpensive and harmless, forming a fizzy drink used by many to prevent kidney issues.
A historical notice promotes Anti-Taronin Tablets as prompt relief for nervous headaches linked to ureic buildup and blood condition. It advises rest in darkness, quiet surroundings, and frequent dosing during an attack, claiming quick relief of pain, nausea, and tension.
Citizens League figures claim Bhulithic Company will receive no more city projects after change in administration. No new contracts awarded since then. Advertisement notes White Enamelware from SAM Spair Hardware Co. and a train fare sequence, with local clothing ad from Lentz at 12 West Commerce Street.
A banquet at the Gunther hotel in San Antonio honored E J Ryan of Boston president of the National Railway Mail Association. Speakers included Clinton Brown and Senator Carlos Bee. Mayor Brown spoke on the city’s growth from Spanish missions to modern times. The event highlighted post office relations as Joseph Fuller noted coldness between mail clerks and the post office.
Federal and city officers arrested two men on charges of possessing and attempting to pass counterfeit currency tied to the Mexican constitutionalist government. About $65,000 in notes were seized, with $25,000 involved in a staged exchange in a Lakeview street hotel. The case references recognition of General Carranza and ongoing efforts to stamp out counterfeit currency linked to the Mexican republic.
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