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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1912
Page
7
The piece argues mystery attracts attention in beauty advertising and celebrity, noting how veiled or masked women draw curiosity. It cites Edna, an enigmatic, silent beauty married to a rich man who later divorces, with the allure of an unfathomable gaze and a brain described as vacant.
A sworn affidavit from Joseph B. White attests to full recovery from glandular tuberculosis after using Eckman’s Alterative. He reports improved weight appetite sleep and no further sickness after November 1910 and encourages others to seek the remedy. The leaflet notes the medicine aids bronchitis asthma hay fever throat and lung troubles and is sold by A M Fischer and others.
An old promotional text urges mothers to use Syrup of Figs for constipation and assorted stomach issues in children. It extols fig taste, claims gentle relief within hours, and notes the product is made from figs, senna, and aromatics. The message promotes asking for Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna by the California Fig Syrup Co.
A San Antonio Bricklayers Union committee led by J J Loughlin James Kearney and I Sebera asks the city council to enforce the building ordinance more strictly. They cite required 13 inch walls for theaters and public buildings and claim a moving picture theater in the city fails to meet safety standards under Section 56.
In Seventy-third district court a suit by L. M. Samuels and family against Max Melcher and Ed F. Melcher over Grace Samuels death from an auto accident was heard and compromised in about 30 minutes. Damages settled for 1000 dollars. Plaintiffs Ray Hazie Leslie Morris Samuels. Judge Claude V. Birkhead oversaw the decree.
Welch the noted prisoner who escaped from Uvalde jail years ago was moved from Burnet to Huntsville for safekeeping. He faces potential return to Edwards or Val Verde counties where murder charges were pending, following recent arrest near Burnet.
The Canadian government grants 100 to 200 acres of forest land to settlers over eighteen in New Brunswick and Ontario and 160 acres in Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta Yukon and parts of British Columbia provided they reside and cultivate the land.
Walter Satterlee aged 21 died at 9 last night at an apartment house on South Heights. A Rockford Illinois native, he came to the city five months ago for medical treatment. Survived by uncle W C Farquhar of Rockford. Sloan Hagg Undertaking prepared the body for burial and it will be sent to Rockford for interment.
An Australian theatrical manager writes in a dramatic paper that prosperity in Australia has sparked widespread amusement spending. He notes American players, especially actresses, are popular, but warns American dialect plays will fail amid Australia’s own rich dialect scene.
Superintendent Brown and C. McGarrity report from Chicago convention that San Antonio Traction equipment compares favorably with similar cities. No new devices are deemed needed. pay-as-you-enter system, front exits, closed vestibules, and planned air brakes on double truck cars will enhance service.
The piece notes wasteful traditional ice cream making requiring large ice and salt and highlights electricity powered artificial refrigeration. It cites US consumption rising from 55 million to 100 million gallons in 1906–1910, with last year totaling about 120 million gallons, averaging five quarts per person.
Dr. Anderson Stuart of Sydney notes the bubonic plague bacillus can multiply extremely fast. He cites that after twelve hours one germ becomes seventeen million, and that 625 million germs would cover one square inch.
A list of visitors and guests staying in San Antonio hotels includes Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Lowe of Bishop Texas at the St Anthony J W Movus of Dallas at the Gunter J B McKenzie of Dallas at the Menger Mrs A B Mayhew of Uvalde at the Crockett and many others from Houston Mexico City Boston and New Orleans with arrivals at the Gunter Menger Savoy Bexar Crockett Bowi Bowie and St Anthony hotels. Alfonso of Spain performs as a whistler in the oblong show with dancing between acts.
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