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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1913

Page

3

Free Books for Schools Speaker Carlos Bee Addresses Jeffersonian Society

Carlos Bee spoke at a Jeffersonian Literary Society gathering on school growth in San Antonio. He urged compulsory education and free, truly free schools with free books, recounting early education limits and promising government support. Directors Meeting Called for Associated Charities to elect officers at 5 pm Friday, 321 Hicks Building.

Carlos Bee Jeffersonian Literary Society Mr. Bee San Antonio The Associated Charities Association Hicks Building

Baltimore Man Recovers After New Air Treatment Burns

Harry F. Stabler aged 23 survived severe burns from tar with 200 square inches burned. Doctors used chemically treated air on a custom frame, healing 75 square inches. He walked in the hospital courtyard and planned to eat Thanksgiving dinner after the experimental procedure.

Baltimore Harry F. Stabler Stabler

Farmers Form Club for Highway Improvement

San Antonio farmers plan a good roads meeting tomorrow afternoon at Fisher's store along the Blanco road. They intend to organize a local club to aid highway improvements with attendees including D. E. Colp A. L. Westgard A. M. Fischer and J. W. Warren.

San Antonio Fisher's Blanco Road D. E. Colp A. L., Westgard A. M. Fischer J. W. Warren

Eczema relief cited by mother for child’s face cure

Mrs Kate B Pleasants of Fredericks Hall Virginia reports her young son suffered severe eczema on the face with itching and sleepless nights. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the condition improved quickly and the boy recovered. Sample skin book offered.

Fredericks Hall

Texas Teachers Meet Dallas Convention Opens

More than two thousand teachers from across Texas converge in Dallas for the thirty-fifth annual Texas Teachers Association convening a three day session. Sectional meetings are set this afternoon and a major address by P P Claxton U S Commissioner of Education will outline efficient democracy. State speakers include Professor G O Clough Fort Worth L L Pugh Houston and Miss Nell Whitman Waco.

Dallas Tex Texas Texas Teachers’ Association P. P. Claxton Washington United States Commissioner of Education

More Bottles Sold Each Year

A local ad touts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as increasingly popular in Houghton Michigan with Thos Verran praising its cough relief and throat tickle stopping effect. Old Soldiers Entertained reports over 100 Civil War veterans at the Majestic Theater for the Old Soldier Fiddlers show with a pre curtain reception and cordial hospitality from manager Raymond and staff.

Foley Thos. Verran Edward Street Houghton, Mich Fischer Rebs Majestic Theater Raymond Pattee

Grape Nuts Ad Claims Strong Benefits for All Ages

A testimonial letter extols Grape Nuts as a perfectly balanced food delivering brain and body nourishment from infancy to old age. The writer cites家庭 meals with milk and cream, improved nerve and memory, and lists relatives and a traveling son relying on Grape Nuts. The ad ends with the slogan There’s a Reason and a notice about The Road to Wellville.

Postum Co Battle Creek Mich Wellville

Two Women Die in Train Collision Near Pharr Hidalgo County

A Frisco Sam Fordyce branch train struck an automobile east of Pharr Hidalgo County killing Mrs. J. E. Anderson 33 and Mrs. E. L. Brown 60 and seriously injuring Mrs. Roscoe Frazier 23. Mrs. Brown had just learned her husband J D Brown died overnight.

Brownsville Tex Sam Fordyce Frisco Pharr Hidalgo County J. E. Anderson E. L. Brown Edinburg Roscoe Frazier

Many Guests From Across State at San Antonio Hotels

A long list of visitors including James W. Turner San Marcos N C Bradford Corpus Christi and Miss Annie Armstrong Denison are registered at the Bexar St Anthony Bowie Menger Crockett and other hotels. Notables include Harley Warren Little Rock at the Savoy and Frank H Bednarek Southern Pacific dispatcher traveling for a funeral. Harlandale hot mud baths advertise treatment for rheumatism and skin diseases.

James W. Turner San Marcos Bexar N. C. Bradford Corpus Christi St. Anthony Annie Armstrong Denison Bowie RL. Sanders Dallas Gunter W. F. Box Houston Savoy E. E. Clancy Menger G. P. Lowry Atlanta Crockett J. L. Burns G. Johnson Rockport W. EB. Womack Jose Garza Torreon Harley D. Warren Little Rock Ark Savoy Hotel B. H. Matthews Victoria J. W. Logsdon Jacob Reinhart Sabinal Robert L. Holliday el Paso J. T. Tidwell Wacos John Alcott G. F. Azeppa Karnes City B. F. Morris Lytle J. W. Nixon Gonzales Hal L. Mangum Uvalde Mark Riley Miss Riley Gunter Hotel S. M. Morris Lufkin Menger. Co Albright Columbus Tex R. L. McConnell LaCoste Frank H. Bednarek Southern Pacific Beaver Dam Wis Leon Bednarek Salt Lake City Utah

Stock sale under way for San Antonio Austin interurban

Austin committees from the Chamber of Commerce and the Young Men's Business Club launched an active stock sale drive for the San Antonio Austin interurban. Austin residents are urged to buy 75 000 dollars worth of stock, with expectations the sale will proceed smoothly. A Birmingham, Alabama note mentions F L Willis praising Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for asthma and throat relief.

Austin Tex Austin Chamber of Commerce Young Men's Business Club Birmingham Ala F. L. Willis Foley Fischer Ady

Washer's Suits and Overcoats Priced Low for Quality

Hand some Washer Suits and Washer Overcoats inspired by genius cut and finished by experts cost no more than ordinary clothes. Examine them for inside seam piping with silk bellows pockets velvet edging and silk cord details.

Marvels of beauty and a credit to human skill

An admirer praises the artistry and ingenuity on display, highlighting the craftsmanship and the skill of those who created it. The remark underscores the wonder inspired by the work and its technical excellence.

Hot Springs Liver Buttons Offer Quick Liver Relief

Advertises Hot Springs Liver Buttons from Hot Springs Arkansas as a tonic and blood purifier for liver stomach and bowels. Claims rapid relief from constipation sick headache and dull skin with a chocolate coated tablet for 25 cents and a money back guarantee. Free sample promoted by Hot Goringe Chemical Co.

Hot Springs Arkansas Hot Goringe Chemical Co

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Schlitz Peter Schoenhofen Brewing Company Chicago Peter Schoenhofen Brewing Co Geo. Heberer Water Street Milwaukee Eminet Bank Nincorpora Commerce Street Thos. L. Conroy E. J. McCormick J. Frank Gallagher Ass’t de Sv Vons Knight Knight Knight Motor Garco Averue C Phone Crocket Farmers Form Club Wilson Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree W. M. Wolf United States Washington, D. C Fourth Degree Assembly Joseph A. O'Reilly Southern Father Haas Father Hume J. W. Shaw George P. Mulvaney Edgar H. Berrian John P. O'Malley People’s National Bank of Perry M. E. Buckley Father G. P. Mulvaney Father Mulvaney Willim Campbell America Augustus McCloskey God Eczema Monserrate James R. Davis Nelson Lytle Harlandale Harlandale Cara Washer’s E. Garcia and J. A. Hernandez E. Garcia Fischer’s Drug Store Mike Goggan Houston St
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