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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1913

Page

9

Population within Fifteen Miles of Bristol England

The population within a radius of fifteen miles of Bristol is 2 600 000. A broader radius of one hundred miles expands potential reach.

Bristol England

Pennsylvania Railroad Prefers General Mortgage Plan

Philadelphia Oct 24 President Rea confirmed the company is considering a general mortgage to finance additions and improvements to railroad equipment property and facilities. Bonds would be issued as needed up to the amount of outstanding capital stock approved by directors. Weathered by 1914 1915 and beyond. New York bankers declined to comment on the plan noting Wall Street expects a readjustment of securities and a possible billion dollar mortgage.

Philadelphia President Rea The Pennsylvania Railroad Today Rea New York Pennsylvania Railroad Company Wall Street Pennsylvanian

Save Your Hair With Danderine Ad

A vivid sales notice urges men and women to use Knowlton's Dandeline to rescue thinning brittle hair and dandruff. It promises lustre, strength, and new hair growth after a few weeks, touting a 25 cent bottle sold at drug stores and toilet counters.

Knowlton

Prohibition Democrats Readying Texas Governor Meet

In Dallas a large Prohibition Democratic meeting is planned to unite forces for a single gubernatorial candidate. Judge W. Walker will chair the open gathering with hundreds expected. attendees include ex State Senator Horace Vaughan and others, while projections on leadership remain unsettled.

Dallas Tex W. Walker Texas Walker Free Conference W. P. Lane Will H. Mayes Cullen F. Thomas Lane Mayes Thomas P. Brooks Waco Horace W. Vaughan Texarkana O. 8. Lattimore Fort Worth Charles L. Branchfield Henderson B. B. Sturgeon Lamar County Matt F. Allison San Saba County H. D. Terrell West Sturgeon Earl B. Mayfield

Good Roads Day Volunteers Rally County Efforts

Postmaster J. J. Stevens will join Good Roads Day on December 4 lending his car and labor to road work. He also offers free gravel from his Cibolo river pit for the project, per a letter to County Judge James R. Davis. Wolff & Marx President W. C. Rigsby will join in overalls, aiding construction and organizing volunteers with meals.

J. J. Stevens Post Office Washington Stevens James R. Davis Mr. Stevens Bexar County Cibolo Austin W. C. Rigsby Wolff & Marx Company D. E. Colp

Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Ad

A traditional hair dye claim promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a inexpensive, natural looking solution to darken gray hair, stop dandruff and itching, and make hair thicker and shinier with routine use at home.

Wyeth

Negro education highlighted at Missionary General Baptist meeting

Rev Dr L L Campbell opens the third day at Second Baptist Church urging unity in a crusade against illiteracy. Guadalupe College leaders praise the school as a key Texas institution for African Americans. Reports show funds rising from thirty three districts as educators discuss future opportunities for Black youth.

L. L. Campbell Missionary General Baptist Convention Second Baptist Church James Sharp Guadalupe College Seguin Texas C. H. Johnson N. Dudley W. H. Fuller Campbell West Texas Methodist Episcopal Church South Hammond Payne College Augusta South W. H. Crawford Austin National Christian Cadet Movement

Massachusetts Democrat seeks four new battleships project

Representative Deitrick introduces a resolution directing the naval committee to report a bill for an immediate start on a squadron of four mammoth battleships with one to be built in a government navy yard.

Washington Deitrick Massachusetts Naval Committee

Ancient paper fasteners echo through history

A quirky note recalls a two thousand year old fastening device used by Roman soldiers as a belt lining and bronze clasps similar to modern paper fasteners. It also touches on Swinburne's Baudelaire inspiration in a Turkish bath and Dr Johnson’s wary views on baths.

Swinburne Edmund Gosse Johnson Lichfield

Eckman's Alterative Helps Lung Troubles Says Patient Affidavit

A Madison Lake Minnesota man reports dramatic recovery from lung hemorrhages after using Eckman's Alterative. He weighs 166 pounds on return from Denver, with good appetite and sleep, crediting the remedy for health. The ad cites the medicine as effective for throat and lung affections including bronchitis and asthma and notes no narcotics or habit forming drugs.

Eckman Madison Lake Minn Denver Col Michael Brody Paul L. Fasnacht

Three Meetings Held to Promote Interurban Line

Three meetings in Buda Kyle and San Marcos promoted the San Antonio and Austin interurban road. President Varnes P Brown reported strong interest and progress in securing right of way and selling preferred stock. He noted San Antonio has yet to subscribe half of its portion.

Here Austin San Antonio Mr. Brown

Railways employ 1,699,218 workers in United States report

The Interstate Commerce Commission reports 1,699,218 men and women employed by the steam railways of the United States. A German economist, Professor Wolff, estimates that by 1920 Germany may have the lowest birth rate in Europe if current trends persist.

The Interstate Commerce Commission United States Wolff Europe

Old Folks Find Croxone Relieves Kidney and Bladder Ailments

An advertisement touts Croxone as a remedy for kidney and bladder disorders in the elderly. It claims the medicine reaches the kidneys, cleanses glands and cells, relieves rheumatic and back pain, and speeds waste removal. It promises quick results with few doses and urges purchase from druggists.

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