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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1913
Page
12
An advertisement touts a simple home remedy for coughs using granulated sugar, warm water, Pinex, and sugar syrup to make a pint of syrup. It claims relief within 24 hours, notes pleasant taste, slight laxative effect, and broad family use. The Pinex Co. from Ft Wayne, Ind. is cited for purchase or order by mail.
An old home recipe with Sage Tea and Sulphur is marketed as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy. A small bottle costs about fifty cents and is said to darken gray hair evenly, restore luster, stop dandruff, itching, and hair shedding with repeated applications.
Port Aransas protests a proposed government deepening of the channel between Port Aransas and Aransas Pass. It argues a railroad parallels the waterway, making federal expense unnecessary and noting private land ownership by the Aransas Pass Channel and Dock Company.
Washington Oct 23 Major General Wood proposes swapping on duty regiments with the Tenth and Fifteenth to bring frontier personnel into better field condition. The Fifth to move from Fort Huachuca Arizona to the Tenth from Fort Ethan Allen Vermont and the Fifteenth from Fort Myer Virginia Fort Sheridan Illinois and Fort Leavenworth Kansas will relieve the Second at Fort Bliss Texas. Both units will assemble next summer at Winchester Virginia for a cavalry camp of instruction.
Fame finds Burleson as a new dahlia variety is named after the Postmaster General. Baltimore clerk W. H. Harvey cultivated the bloom and presented it. the Burleson dahlia rests in a vase on the official desk today.
Former State Senator B B Sturgeon of Lamar County announces candidacy for lieutenant governor of Texas at the next general election. Newton B Williams of McLennan County also enters the race. Foley Kidney Pills advertised for backache and rheumatism relief. Fischer's Drug Store.
An earthquake lasting about 15 seconds struck Colon at 9 08 this morning. Houses rocked and clocks stopped but no serious damage was reported. the tremor ranks only below one other recent shock in intensity.
E. T. Butlin a 43 year old real estate man in Beaumont Texas was electrocuted this morning while attempting to turn on the bathroom light at his home. He leaves a widow and three small children. He was born in Iowa but had lived in Beaumont fourteen years.
Announcement for a baby show on Saturday October 25 at 3 PM at the Food and Industrial Exposition located at the corner of 8S Alamo and Goliad. Ad.
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