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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1913
Page
10
Congress Hall to be re dedicated with President Wilson and other high officials attending ceremonies in Philadelphia on October 25. Report notes preparations and significance of the event.
An old time mixture of Sage Tea and Sulphur returns as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy selling for about 50 cents a bottle. Moist the comb and sweep a strand to darken gray hair by morning. The product also adds sheen, helps prevent dandruff and hair loss.
President Wilson will attend a historic ceremony in the old Senate chamber where Washington and Adams took oaths, occupying the chair of John Hancock in Independence Hall. Delegations from early Union states, clergy from the House and Senate, and notable officials will participate, with Coast Artillery battalions in the parade.
Fort Worth Texas reports morning rain slows cotton picking and grain planting. A note on war casualties states only 12 percent of those condemned to France are executed, reflecting grim wartime figures.
Progressive and Republican leaders in New York announce a coalition to prevent Tammany Hall from controlling the next city alderman board. Most Progressive aldermanic candidates will withdraw in districts where Republican nominees remain, and Republicans will withdraw assembly candidates in affected districts to back Progressive nominees. Oscar Straus, former minister to Turkey, withdraws his Congressional bid after returning from Europe.
A long advertisement urges use of California Syrup of Figs as a safe fruit laxative for all ages. It claims gentle, gripe-free cleansing of liver and bowels and warns buyers to buy only the 50 cent bottle from the California Fig Syrup Company to avoid counterfeits.
Advert shows Ely's Cream Balm to relieve nasal stuffiness and head congestion from a cold. It claims instant opening of air passages, disappearance of headache, and healing of inflamed membranes with nightly use, urging buyers to get a small bottle at drug stores.
Senator Nelson W. Aldrich denounces the Wilson currency bill as un sound socialistic and revolutionary and claims it reflects William J. Bryan ideas. He criticizes note issues and a central government board, warning of extreme pressure to enact the bill and tracing Democratic views on currency from Jackson to Cleveland.
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