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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1913
Page
7
An ad touts St Jacobs Oil as a gentle rubbing remedy for backache stiffness lameness and pain. It claims almost instant relief and a harmless cure for lumbago and sciatica with no skin burning and urges readers to obtain a trial bottle from their druggist.
San Antonio district officials anticipate December start for one per cent federal income tax reporting. The article outlines withholding rules, exemptions, reports, and penalties for individuals, corporations, and various income types as the nation gears up for the 1914 tax year.
A home made cough syrup combines granulated sugar, warm water, and Pinex with sugar syrup to relieve coughs quickly. The plan claims to ease obstinate and whooping cough, bronchial asthma, croup, and hoarseness, with a money back guarantee and nationwide use.
The text outlines penalties for violations including a misdemeanor charge with fines up to $2,000 and possible imprisonment up to one year or both, at the court's discretion, plus costs of prosecution. The provision emphasizes the range of punishments available to the judiciary.
Dr Hudson Stuck recounts the first ascent of Denali also known as McKinley. Six expedition members left Fairbanks March 14 and reached the summit May 27 aided by lantern slides. Stuck may advocate Denali as the mountain’s official name before the National Geographic Society.
An old advertisement touts Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as the answer to gray hair. It promises natural darkening, increased thickness and luster, plus dandruff relief, itching stop, and prevention of hair loss with simple application.
On May 27 the clear day saw young Harper, Stuck's pupil, reach the summit first. Dr. Stuck followed, recording scientific measurements despite high altitude challenges. Bare hands chilled, instruments vexed. A US flag rose, then a cross, as the party sang. Dr. Stuck received a standing ovation before departing for Dallas for a week.
Local railway officials prepared for the Fifteenth United States cavalry arrival in Galveston on November 22 or 23. The troops will later board the transport Kilpatrick to New York on November 28, convoyed by the Sumner.
Mrs. Ida Sommerville, 50, died in a hospital after a peculiar accident in Clarksville West Virginia. She slept with a lead pencil in her hand, her head drooped on the table, and the pencil pierced her throat causing a fatal wound.
Stockbridge man recalls Stephen Dudley Field as father of the trolley car and stock ticker. He notes his modesty and quips about truth by accident. A Bath Beach incident linked to rehearsals of Sapho spurring three divorces in a cottage colony.
Health warning style ad advising mothers to use California Fig Syrup of Figs for children with sour stomach indigestion and bowel issues. Promotes a 50 cent bottle and warns against counterfeit products while promising a clean bowels and playful child after dosing.
At the Southern Medical Association convention in Lexington Illinois a controversy erupted during a symposium on the negro when P D Robinson a black Philadelphia physician defended his race against claims that the negro is a disease carrier His remarks were expunged from the record after obstructions from other physicians and a heated debate on whether the issue was theoretical or real
The Majestic Theater set to open Monday will offer an umbrella department. Patrons may borrow an umbrella for a dollar deposit, redeemable on return. A nursery on the mezzanine will aid mothers with children during performances.
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer recounts a wry urban vignette about a dapper youth unable to leave a door without his wristwatch and latchkey. The piece contrasts bygone fashion with a contemporary mock confession.
A persuasive piece arguing sickness as a violation of nature’s laws and urging preventive liver care. It promotes PoDoLax as a safe laxative to loosen bile, cleanse bowels, and prevent illness, citing testimonials from J. B. Davis of Lockhart Texas and urging immediate use.
Fischer's Drug Store touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a mild vegetable remedy for constipation sour stomach and lazy liver. It claims to outdo calomel with no bad after effects and offers a money back guarantee if not successful.
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