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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1913
Page
6
William F. Assman wrote to Lloyd Spencer recounting planned Lahm cup flight from San Antonio on October 9. He carried forty five sacks of ballast plus a sand box but a drag rope snagged tree limbs forcing loss of five sacks and a stormy ascent ending in descent.
Dr. W A King reported at a board of health meeting that most stagnant pools have been drained or oiled and mosquito risk is low if dry weather continues. A park with abandoned natatorium and chute areas was condemned, and actions will follow. Mexican corrals had open water barrels with larvae. inspectors ordered to screen. A fish market condemned. A joint committee was formed to discuss transferring contagious disease cases to the county.
Mrs Potter's Walnut Tint Hair Stain, used by thousands for over 15 years, claims to vanish gray and streaked hair instantly without washing off or injuring hair. Sold by druggists for one dollar with a year’s supply per bottle, trial packages available by mail from Mrs Potter’s Emia Supply Co., Cincinnati Ohio.
An advertisement warns consumers that elastics in corsets differ from genuine Nemo semi elastic fabrics Lastikops Webbing and Cloth. It urges checking for the LAS TIKOPS trademark and avoiding imitation products to ensure true Nemo quality.
The will of George M. Maverick and the probate application were filed in Bexar County. The estate totals 430000 with four tenths to the wife and six tenths split among six children. Outside Texas property goes to the widow. executors named are the widow Mary Vance Maverick and son George V. Maverick.
Washington October 17 The United States Bureau of Education backs pension plans for public school teachers funded and managed by ultimate beneficiaries. Raymond W. Sies, in a bulletin, cites the Scotch system as especially suitable and approves Germanys long standing practice of financed and administered funds. The study notes pensions in Germany for two to three centuries and near a century in several other nations.
Fifteen girls from fifteen southern states will visit Washington likely December 11 as a reward for winning first place in the girls canning club state contests, announced by the Department of Agriculture.
The dem ent estimates 25 000 girls enrolled in southern states canning clubs this year. Each girl is to have a gardening project on a tenth-acre plot growing tomatoes and vegetables. The item notes a London sketch dialogue about a boy peering through a fence. The world stock figure is cited as 13 798 000.008. 7.
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