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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1916

Page

3

Same Face Under a New Skin and Blood Purifier S. S. S.

A San Francisco reader testifies to clear facial blotches after using S. S. S. for blood disorders. The ad touts S. S. S. as a purely vegetable blood purifier and tonic, warns against minerals, and offers a $1,000 challenge for mineral content.Swift Specific Co. promotes the product from Atlanta with a free blood specialist service.

Peterson San Francisco E. A. Patterson College Terrace Cal Pete Peter Son Swift Specific Co Swift Atlanta

Hughes Defends Record Amid Labor Clash in New York

Charles E. Hughes told a heated Sioux City audience that there was no invisible government during his New York governorship. He said arbitration, inquiry, and public opinion would resolve labor disputes if he were president, and argued the Adamson bill could not be repealed as it reflects a surrender already in effect by January.

Sioux City Iowa Charles E. Hughes Hughes Mr. Hughes United States Chamber of Commerce of the Senate Labor Legislative News Organized Labor New York Albany New York State Adamson

Gore Attacks Hughes in Oklahoma Theater Speech

Senator T P Gore addressed a large crowd in a Muskogee theater last night urging a vote to repeal the Adamson Act. The speech framed the issue as a choice between Gore and Hughes, highlighting labor and railroad regulation debate within the campaign.

Muskogee Okla T. P. Gore

Doan’s Kidney Pills Endorsement From San Antonio Grocer

W A Miller, a San Antonio grocer, testifies to quick relief from backache and kidney symptoms using Doan’s Kidney Pills. He reports nighttime urination and lame back while experiencing irritation, and credits the pills with prompt help. Price 50c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.

San Antonio Dean Doan W. A. Miller Grocer Crosby Street Mr. Miller Foster-Milburn Co Props Buffalo N. Y

Quote links Hughes to repeal of Adamson law in farmer attack

A speaker declared that voting for Hughes means repealing the Adamson eight hour law and replacing peace with strikes. He railed at the Republican party for neglecting the farmer and proclaimed Columbus discovered America 400 years ago while the party has not discovered the American farmer yet.

Hughes Republican Party Columbus America

Universal Electric Grills

Sam Speir Hardware Co advertises universal electric grills available for home use, highlighting compact design and efficiency. The notice promotes in-store demonstrations and special pricing, inviting shoppers to visit Sam Speir Hardware Co for consultation and purchase.

Universal Electric Grills Sam Speir Hardware Co

Johnson’s Shirt Store Sign Inspires Curious Exclaiming Pair

An elderly couple in London on a brief holiday spot a shopfront sign reading Johnson's Shirt Store. The man asks who tore it and what message the sign conveys, while the woman misinterprets the wording, sparking a puzzled exchange about the shop and its sign.

London

Vinci Strength Claim From Hawthorne Home Mother Superior Testimony

Mother superior at Rosary Hill Home Hawthorne New York endorses Vinci saying it rebuilt a frail patient in a month boosting color and strength. The ad lists pharmacies including Meier's Sap Main Avenue and others across Texas offering Vinci to sharpen appetite aid digestion enrich blood and strengthen the body.

Rosary Hill Hawthorne N. Y Vinci Vincl M. Alphonsa Lathrop A. M. Fischer Meier Sap Drug Store Main Avenue Pharmacy George Keene L. Wagner Appmann Drug Store F. Prossel San Antonio Texas

New Fashion Styles in Navy Blues and Autumn Shades

This note describes garments built with very new style lines, executed in fashionable fabrics and colors. Navy blues and other dark autumn tones evoke warmth and comfort, signaling a refined yet cozy wardrobe direction.

Beddings For Now and For Later at Second Floor

Seasonal bedding ad highlights blankets in cotton, wool and cotton all wool ranging from 85 cents to 10 dollars per pair. Promises good service and value for price. Located on the second floor.

Sweater Coats In Silk and Wool Fabrics At Reasonable Prices

A display of coats knitted from fine fibre silk and wool features big collars cuffed sleeves two pockets and a sash. Prices range from 95 in wool coats to 2 through 7.95 for wool items, with items on the first floor.

Silk Hosiery Group Sold At 79 Cents A Pair

An assortment of white hosiery in all sizes and colored hosiery in broken sizes is combined for sale at 79 cents. fine thread silk originally selling for $1 to $1.25. Also black fibre silk boots and risle tops and feet offered at 50 cents per pair on the first floor.

Hughes to Michigan on campaign train trip

Charles E. Hughes spent the day traveling by special train from Sioux City to Michigan where he will deliver a late today speech in Grand Rapids and a final talk tomorrow night in Youngstown Ohio.

Chicago Charles E. Hughes Sioux City Iowa Michigan Hughes Grand Rapids Youngstown Ohio

Bryan in Tennessee Campaign Stop Arrives in Memphis

William Jennings Bryan reached Memphis for a Tennessee campaign day for the Democratic ticket. He was joined there by Governor T. C. Rye and K. D. McKellar, candidate for United States Senate.

Memphis Tenn William Jennings Bryan Tennessee T. C. Rye K. D. McKellar United

Tennessee crowd hears Bryan pledge for Wilson reelection

Former secretary of state William Jennings Bryan addressed a large crowd at Union Station while awaiting a special train. He said he has spoken in twelve states and warned a strong current of Democratic sentiment in Tennessee and the South will help President Wilson win reelection.

Hubert Fisher Congress McKellar Bryan Union Station Middle West Dem Tennessee South Wilson

Simple Way to End Dandruff

A classic home remedy claims four ounces of plain liquid arvon cures dandruff by nightly scalp application. Rub in gently, and by morning most flakes vanish with more treatments dissolving remaining signs. Itching stops and hair becomes tuffy lustrous glossy soft.

Pain and Neuralgia Relief Through St Jacobs Oil Claim

An advertisement urges readers to obtain St Jacobs Oil from a druggist and apply a small trial bottle to the tender nerve or sore spot. The copy promises instant relief from neuralgia pain, claiming the solution is harmless, non staining, and universally effective for facial or other body pains.

St. Jacobs

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