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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1908
Page
4
New York reports Herman Uos man born with teeth growing upward instead of downward. Surgeons remove two upper teeth and reshape the jaw. The patient, aged about 12, lived in Hudson near Newburg. Pain and deformity worsened with time, prompting surgical correction and relief anticipated.
One hundred dollars reward offered for catarrh cure with testimonials from 43 years of experience. Firm promises honest business and capable service. Hall's Catarrh Cure claimed to act internally on blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by Toledo wholesale druggists and onward retailers.
San Antonio Texas 1908 notice informs taxpayers that the board of equalization will convene in the city assessor's office to review appeals and all assessments for the year ending May 31 1908. Sessions run daily. adjournment within 60 days with no petitions after adjournment. Mayor Bryan Callaghan. City Clerk Fred Fries. Princess Chrysanthemum Beethoven Hall November 25.
Dresden researchers announce a new eye ailment from electric light. Ultraviolet rays damage eye tissues and may cause cataracts. Scientists propose yellow green spectacles as a preventive measure as electricity usage grows.
P. M. Griffith United States consul at Tampico Mexico stops at the Menger en route to his station trip of three weeks north. He says business conditions in Mexico especially around Tampico are daily improving and Tampico offers an ideal location for business ventures and health seekers. He notes sanitation is excellent and there has been no yellow fever in five years. Griffith, a Cincinnati native, has served as consul in various Mexican cities for nine years and was once the youngest consul in the republic. Home made cakes, puddings, and pies advertised at Bond's Deli in Moore Building.
The War Department announces the fiscal year ammunition allowances for National Guard units totaling 643,124 dollars distributed by state based on enlisted strength. New York leads with 80,135 dollars for 13,000 personnel. Texas receives 13,313 dollars for 2,032 men. New Mexico, smallest, gets 1,625 dollars for 243 enlisted. The plan also funds 21,000 dollars for 100 educational institutions for rifle practice with specified limits per student and per range, including gallery and target supplies.
Fort Worth Texas November 21 after an all night struggle to rescue Frank McMillan from Clear Fork policeman Lane at 7 am forced him to wade out with a long pole McMillan believed temporarily demented waded into the stream up to his neck and refused to come out he was taken to a hospital where his condition is reported serious
A vintage ad extols calcium sulphide based Stuart's Calcium Waters as the strongest blood purifier, comparing impure blood to foul city sewers. The copy touts rapid cleansing action, adds other purifiers like Quassia and Golden Seal, and offers a free trial by mail from F. A. Stuart Co, Marshall, Michigan.
The cases of Adolph Taletico and Lots Bodl ended in a mistrial after a jury trial before Justice Fleks. It marked the first instance in Bexar County under the Thirtieth Legislature’s hunting laws. Witnesses testified about a bird shot in a pasture near the Nix ranch, about 7 12 miles northwest of the city, with defense arguing no shooting took place in the pasture. The trial raised questions on posted pasture requirements and whether the Nix ranch was properly posted, noting the law’s distinction for pastures under and over 2000 acres.
Fention November 21 reports that Oscar Wilde left two sons. The elder is an English army officer while the younger, retired from public life, may become notable in literature. The younger has joined a Carmelite monastery under an assumed identity and is working on a religious treatise.
Sixteen members of the United States Army hospital corps, under Sergeant Meyer Met Daugherty, traveled over the Southern Pacific for the Philippines yesterday. They came from New York and are veterans with years of service, having previous duty in the Philippines.
Morehead alias W A McGahey, arrested Friday in this city on information from Sherman Texas, is released from custody after posting bond. The bond was set by the district judge after joint communication with Sherman officials. Other named parties include Wein, August, FAmburger, A McDonald, and D Gothead.
Paris prepares an aeroplane and balloon depot at a new roofed station on Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle. The building, designed for aerial transport, will later add a roof shed and withstand the weight of serial vehicles. Parisian doctors discuss using balloons in a nascent Aerostatotherapie to treat neural and related illnesses by upper atmosphere exposure.
An advertisement touts hexamethylenetetraamine as a key ingredient in Foley's Kidney Remedy, claiming it acts as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic. The copy urges prompt use at first signs of irregularity to avoid serious illness. Bexar Drog Co.
London November 21 The London Automobile Show will have no racing cars after entries were withdrawn. King Edward forbade a visit if racing cars appeared, expressing opposition to automobile racing and urging driving on public roads be suppressed.
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