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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1908
Page
2
A deceptive medical coupon promises a free trial package of a catarrh cure claiming to eradicate dangerous germs and fatal symptoms. It urges readers to send name and address, asserting rapid home delivery and guaranteed relief regardless of illness duration. The ad franks medical misinformation and targets vulnerable readers.
Thousands flock to the tenth annual San Antonio exposition with open race contests, fireworks, and musical programs by the San Antonio Military Band. The fair features a grand display of machinery exhibits, live entertainment, traveling salesman events, and a large Alamo era drill by cadets, drawing over forty thousand visitors and a record crowd to the grounds.
The Walker Grain and Irrigator company building in Fort Worth was destroyed by fire tonight with an estimated loss of $10,000. No grain was lost and the blaze’s origin is unknown.
An old style advertisement extols Btnart’s Calcium Waters promising relief for hollow cheeks and suffering. The text emphasizes potent minerals, brand names, and a call to action with an address for free samples. Aimed at distressed women, it presents medical claims and factory terms in period voice.
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