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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1912
Page
6
A sensational advertising piece touts Stuart's Calcium Wafers as a cure for pimples blotches blackheads and facial blemishes. It argues skin health starts in the blood and claims impurities are purged through the bloodstream yielding clear smooth skin in days. The ad urges readers to buy at any drugstore for 50 cents and test the product.
Bishop Spreng of Naperville Illinois outlined a minister's duties as preacher civic leader and organizer while stressing optimism. Galveston will host next annual conference and Wichita Falls the summer convention. New ministers Daeschner Schultz Barbetzke and Rees joined the Texas conference as ordination events unfold with services and a closing sermon by Bishop Spreng.
The Texas Good Roads Association plans a Friday meeting in San Antonio October 25 with nine San Antonio Southwest Texas associations represented. Reports from local road groups will cover各 routes including San Antonio Corpus Christi and San Antonio Laredo, led by named local officials. Motorists are expected in force, with a barbecued dinner at Harvest Jubilee grounds and a program on road costs, progress, legislation, maintenance, and administration.
A world renowned pianist filed a Swiss patent for an automaton that uses pistons acting on air cushions within brass cylinders instead of traditional steel springs. The invention aims to create smoother motion and quieter operation for the automaton.
The sixth annual state YWCA convention opens October 25 in Austin and runs through October 28. San Antonio delegates including Mrs. Venable and Mrs. Stevens attend along with national and local representatives. Speakers include Miss Jean Rdon of New Orleans on wage earning women in the South and Miss Mary Louise Allen of New York.
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson denounced Progressive leaders in a Buffalo speech for attempting to wreck the Republican organization, calling their actions and impulsive zeal a monstrous course driven by passion and lack of vision.
A man answering to Sr. Sisniega and claimed as Gen Luis Terrazas, former Chihuahua governor, is in San Antonio en route to Mexico City. Local residents say they recognized Terrazas, who owns vast Mexican ranch lands and seeks government damages settlements from revolutionary activity.
A beauty column advises a breast enhancement program from The Dr. Kelly Co. claiming four to six inch bust increases in a month with a trial package available for 10 cents. It warns against pads and flesh tonics that can widen hips and harm health, promoting a slender but shapely figure.
The Kansas City Mexico and Orient railway will gain $15 million in English capital within a month or two, to be led back from receivers to stockholders. The line will run from Chihuahua to Kansas City, including an Outer Belt in KC, with trains by next September. A Texas dam project will irrigate 40000 acres and settle immigrants, led by United States and Mexican Trust Co. officials.
Archibald R. Colquhoun discusses British perspectives on a preferential American shipping regime through the Panama Canal. He notes limited British mobilization of public opinion, potential reductions in sea distances for British Columbia and Latin America, and the canal’s impact on Pacific ports and transcontinental routes, with emphasis on trade competition and subsidies.
Princess Alice wife of Prince Andrew of Greece will leave immediately accompanied by a number of nurses to the frontier.
A near explosion occurred at the Southern Pacific yards when crown sheet dropped on switch engine No 86 at 9 20 last night. Fireman injured none. water injected into the boiler as the fireman prepared for service. police notified. The incident resembled last March's disaster in outcome and was contained without injuries.
Doctors warn that fashion of hair hanging over the forehead can cause eye strain and vision trouble. Optician H C Rees notes risk mirrors concerns about veils, while some defend the look as pretty if care is taken.
The tramp steamer Aphrodite cleared Aransas Pass for Galveston with 1500 bales of cotton, remaining cargo to follow at Galveston before sailing to Bremen. A second steamer is due Oct 25 with cotton, while the Pilot Boy arrived from Galveston with miscellaneous freight and sailed tonight with 340 bales of cotton for Galveston.
M Calman owner of a major American distillery plans to sell about 100000 barrels of rare old whiskey this fall to consumers at 1.67 a gallon, claiming 1.57 cost including taxes. He says a whiskey trust threatens his business and ships free pamphlets from Kansas City mo with the inside history of the war against this rival.
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