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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1911

Page

12

Fine for carrying a pistol in county court

Silvester Grusman was fined 8100 after a county court jury found him unlawfully carrying a pistol. The report also lists local services and a column noting Congressman Rufus Hardy’s view that the Democratic ticket led by Wilson and Clark could sweep the nation, with various city notices on divorces and a $5 fine for illegal license plate number.

Gan Silvester Grusman Woodrow Wilson Champ Clark Atlantic Pacific Rufus Hardy Corsicana C. C. Quillian Buckley

Sidewalk Grading Plan Eyed on Burnet and Hays Streets

City officials including Pan coast and Alderman Uhr will inspect Burnet and Hays streets between Pine and Hackberry to set proper grade for driveways aiding sidewalk construction. Bail for Volz delayed until bond posted. Volz indicted for killing his wife awaiting release.

Burnet and Hays Pancoast Uhr Sixth Ward Pine Hackberry Streets Volz Jake P. Volz Carlos Bee Court of Criminal Appeals Aighs

Navarro Family Arrives in San Antonio From New York

Juan A. Navarro son of the late J O Navarro Mexican consul with HQ in New York travels with wife and daughter Miss Louisa arriving last night. They are stopping at the Crockett hotel. The text notes a Saratoga Restaurant oyster suggestion.

Juan Navarro Juan A. Navarro J. O. Navarro New York Louisa San Antonio Crockett Hotel

New York Directory Lists Odd Entries and Population Rise

The Trow Directory of Manhattan and the Bronx catalogs quirky counts such as 18 Bunns and 43 Sherrys along with 2 Drinkers and 1 Saint. It notes a population rise to 2,829,853 from the 1910 census and describes a village pest, a bird invasion, prompting a wartime defense by residents using improvised weapons.

Manhattan Bronx New York Herald

War on a Million Black Birds Shocks Hoyleton Residents

Hoyleton Illinois residents staged a one night combat against a million invading black birds during their autumn migration. The village endured nightly disturbances as the birds attacked the town, but the locals claim a decisive early advantage in the skirmish.

Hoyleton Committee of Defense Hoyeton Ill

Breathe HYOMETI a catarrh remedy advertised in ads

An advertisement touts HYOMETI as a cure for catarrh, hawking an inhaler and bottles for treatment. It claims the product kills catarrh germs, relieves symptoms, and offers complete HYOMET kits for $1 with separate bottles available for fifty cents, sold by druggists.

Sishpie Bexar Drug Co

Classified Light Ad Rates and Offer Details

Classified notice explains light ads cost one half cent per word per insertion with 15 words totaling 75 cents for ten insertions. Offers option to begin on Saturday or Sunday and run two Sundays, plus free ad credit for placing an ad or requesting a messenger. Mentions extra charge and two phone numbers for contact.

Inventors of the piano and arcane warfare notes

The piece traces Cris tofall of Padua as the likely creator of the piano with a Florence monument in 1876. It surveys competing claims from Father Wood in Rome, Schroter in Germany, and Marius in France. It also recounts a cigar handling tip from John H. Starbuck, knightly archery ranges from 320 to 400 yards, and cites a naval gun's fifteen mile range.

Cristofall Padua Santa Grace Florence Father Wood Rome Germany Schroter la Belle France Marius Academie Des Sciences Bartolomeo Crisoiali Neade Charles I

Paris Stores Employ Battery Electric Tricycles

Two Paris department stores use storage battery driven electric tricycles to deliver purchases to customers.

Paris

Bee Stings Cure Rheumatism Says Wealthy Ansonia Brewer

Wealthy Ansonia, Connecticut brewer William P. FitzGerald claims bee stings cured his two year rheumatism. After three weeks he can walk without crutches and plans to leave for Hot Springs, Virginia. The report notes medical doubt about the treatment and mentions a reception for new Telephone Company subscribers. It also weighs in on train braking distances at high speed.

William P. Fitz- Gerald Ansonia Conn Mr. FitzGerald FitzGerald Hot Springs

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