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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1911
Page
3
Letters from Mrs. George Parker of Menasha Wisconsin and Mrs. C Sagerser of Kansas City Missouri describe long battles with catarrh and related ailments. Both credit Peruna with stopping throat drops and nasal congestion and with preventing colds and other serious symptoms.
At the Seymour Dublin and Rockport Railway annual meeting in Austin the stockholders elected directors Harry Och G Plants C Witcher Dr Pitt Tyrer George W Tyler and Charles B Smith. Officers chosen include L B Walker president W R Davie first vice president Charles B Smith second vice president S R Fuller secretary H Pfaefflin treasurer and R Y Walker chief engineer. The Belton Georgetown section is under construction and will connect with Katy tracks into Austin with further extension to Rockport and possibly San Marcos.
A historical note lists Riebe Undertaking Co offering auto ambulance service at 221 E Com with phone 341 and mentions A Coliman as a plumper. both phones are provided.
The piece lauds the baseball star known as Home Run Baker as a superior slugger compared to Wagner and Cobb. It portrays Baker as a feared hitter who delights in slow and smoking pitches and foresees a sorrowful departure for the beloved New York fans, hoping he will choke.
The Fourth Court of Civil Appeals advanced the case of W P Lane vs Schultz Buss of Victoria set for hearing November 15. Lane appeals Judge John M Green ruling that voided a liquor license refusal, arguing six legal errors in the district court decision based on evidence of alleged minor sale. The comptroller’s brief, by AG Jene P Lightfoot and C E Mead, outlines the six propositions.
Erie resident Mrs J P Endlich credits two bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with rapid relief from five years of female troubles. The ad notes the product uses native roots and berries and claims countless cures of inflammation irregularities backache and nervous prostration with free expert advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A legal brief challenges district court authority over liquor license revocation and urges adherence to the Robertson-Fitzhugh proviso that licensees suspend business pending final judgment. The discussion cites Blas Hernandez and Justice Neill, arguing licenses are permits, not property, and that only the supreme court may mandamus executive officials.
Ralph Coleman of Corpus Christi, a student at Peacock Military School in San Antonio, was injured while wrestling with a fellow student. He struck his head on a water pipe. the injury is not believed to be serious. His parents have traveled to San Antonio to be with him.
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