Plans to fence Leon Springs pasture for stock moves
Colonel Harry L. Rogers announces plans to fence about 2000 acres at Leon Springs reservation into three pastures to reduce costs for government stock care. 8700 horses and mules are now at the remount depot north of Fort Sam Houston. A Sap railroad spur will extend to the edge of the reservation with storehouses and quarters at the end. Permanent improvements and better transport/storage facilities are planned. A 17,000 acre government holdings exists at Leon Springs.
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Harry L. Rogers
Southern Department
Leon Springs
Fort Sam Houston
Sap
Quartermasters Corp
Department
Laredo
el Paso
Fort Huachuca
Arizona
Brownsville
Pacific Coast
Husband and Wife Saved From Kidney Trouble by Swamp Root
A letter from Mrs. A. E. Briggs of Eldred, Pa, dated May 25, 1912, credits Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root with curing her long severe La Grippe related kidney trouble and rheumatism after eight weeks in bed. Her husband, previously bedridden by kidney illness, recovered after using Swamp Root, and she urges public publication of the testimonial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Briggs
Eldred
Ira McCarthy
Prove What Swamp Root Will Do for You
A promotional letter to Dr. Kilmer & Co. urges readers to send ten cents for a sample size of Swamp Root, promising it will convince and include a booklet about kidneys and bladder. It notes regular fifty-cent and one dollar bottles available at drug stores and asks to mention the San Antonio Daily Light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
San Antonio Daily Light
Paso and Fort Huachuca Border Chain Link
Paso and Fort Huachuca will carry the chain along the border with Fort Huachuca within easy reach of the wireless station at Los Angeles and other Pacific coast points.
Army service schools at Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth to stay closed
Washington officials announced that the army service school at Fort Riley and the school at Fort Leavenworth will not be opened this year. The closures are due to border mobilization, which prevents officers and men from attending the schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Service School
Fort Riley
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
War Department
St Jacobs Oil Promises Fast Pain Relief
An advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as the quickest and surest relief for soreness pain and aching joints. It claims harmlessness and skin safety while offering instant relief when rubbed on the head neck shoulders back legs arms or any body part and promotes trial bottles from drug stores citing six gold medals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jacobs
Rafael Diaz Triumphs In His Nativity City Concert
Rafael Diaz scored a triumph at Beethoven Hall in San Antonio in a joint recital with pianist Oliver Denton under the Tuesday Musical Club. The tenor’s voice was described as beautiful and powerful yet controlled, with a warm audience response and four encores. Denton accompanied with notable mastery, highlighting Chopin Liszt and Rameau pieces. The program featured manuscripts by local writers and a dedication to Mrs. Eli Hertzberg, drawing praise for artistry and technical polish.
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Rafael Diaz
Beethoven Hall
Oliver Denton
San Antonio
Diaz
Ethel Leginska
San Antonians
Kathleen Blais Clark
John M. Steinfeldt
Clark
Eli Hertzberg
Oleg
Massenet
Lolita
Rogers
Denton
Pianist Struggles With Disruptions During Chopin Performance
An unfortunate incident interrupted a Chopin number as applause broke after the first movement. The pianist, Mr. Denton, remained with hands poised at the keyboard after each movement to prevent further interruptions, as audience shivers and tense auditors watched.
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Denton
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de Vonne
Alamo Piaz
Miss Warner
Gunter Hotel
Gunter Cafe
Rogers’ Orchestra
Miss Kae
Miss White
Menger
Under the Stars
Mile. Walde
Operatic Soprano
Edwin H. Lee
A la Carte
Hot Wells Hotel and Bath
Arthur G. Jury
Orchestra Music Daily
H. L. Rogers
Alamo Street
Lisle
Pee iTonio
Tex
Edo
Washington, D. C
H. L. Wagner
St. Anthony San Antonio
Army
T. B. Baker
England
London
Duke of Connaught
Canada
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W. Houston Street
N. Houston Street
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