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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1912
Page
7
A seasoned and responsible trust company is urged as the best option to place one’s interests, emphasizing prudent management, reliability, and fiduciary competence.
A columnist shares home remedies and tips for skin hair and figure. Items include kardene as a blood tonic, pyroxin for eyebrows lashes and delatone for hair removal, parnotis for weight loss, spurmax facial lotion, canthrax shampoo, greaseless creams, quinine hair tonic and crystal eye drops. Practical cautions and DIY preparations are provided.
Local seller promotes D. D. D. Prescription for eczema psoriasis and rashes with an iron clad guarantee. If unsatisfied after full size bottle, price is waived. Indicates soothing wash removes itch instantly and promises permanent cures.
An advertisement promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a mild pleasant-tasting alternative to calomel for a coated tongue and biliousness. It claims the product supports liver function, is safe for children, and offers a money back guarantee by seller A. M. Fischer with a 50 cent price.
Aldermen failed to finish business, adjourned to 4 pm tomorrow. They defeated the proposal to hire four women policemen and fund salaries, while approving treasurer Gallagher’s bond and auditing steps. Other items including billboard rules and I G N roundhouse remained unsettled.
Mrs. Carleton Washburne of Los Angeles, formerly Helriz Chandler of Philadelphia, remains self supporting under a prenuptial agreement while pursuing business work. She plans to illustrate for a magazine edited by her husband’s employer and continues in the same firm. The city council meanwhile adopts measures on bonds, inspectors, road graders, and higher grave digging fees amid budget actions and proposed hearings for traffic routing.
A cautious note on pale sickly appearances signaling potential deficiency. It states that some foods lack essential elements Nature requires for growing bodies and brains, recommending a dependable option to bolster development.
Grape-Nuts Postum Cereal Company, Ltd, of Battle Creek, Michigan, appears in the OCR snippet tied to a product line or corporate reference, signaling a period branding or ledger entry related to cereal production and distribution in the Michigan city.
A discussion urges consumers to demand full ingredient disclosure when purchasing baking powder. It notes some brands hide contents, and warns against using alum-containing powders, advising households to beware.
Robert W. Dowe, collector of customs for the Saluria district based in Eagle Pass, resigned after his commission was revoked by President Taft. James A. Harvin, appointed to succeed him, qualified for office and received the records from Dowe after his departure.
The Woman's Missionary Union of seven city Baptist churches moves to close Sunday mov ing picture shows. They will seek cooperation from other church groups, draft a petition, and present it to Mayor Jones. A committee will solicit church support and form a general council to back the measure.
D. E. Colp secretary of the highway division of the Chamber of Commerce plans a good roads day at the Atascosa County fair in Ple asanton on October 18. A party of forty or fifty will attend and Colp will head the feature with speeches by several prominent San Antonians.
Thousands flocked to two Barnum & Bailey performances in San Antonio drawing huge crowds. The show featured three rings two platforms and numerous acts including May Wirth the Australian bareback rider and a grand production reimagining Antony and Cleopatra. A rider injured her ankle when a horse spurred she was carried from the ring and the performance moved to Taylor for the matinee.
Indianapolis reports the Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley celebrated his birthday with a quiet day at home. Although he never revealed his age, observers regard this as his 59th anniversary as Riley. Judge.
An old advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a safe natural laxative made from figs and senna. It claims to cleanse and regulate the liver and bowels without griping, promote morning relief, and warns to insist on the California Fig Syrup logo and genuine product.
An advertisement for Parisian Sage claims it nourishes hair to prevent dandruff and itching while curing scalp disease. It touts instant relief, thicker hair growth, and cosmetic benefits, with a money back guarantee from American makers Giroux Mfg. Co. and retailers Schwab-McElroy's Drug Stores.
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