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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1912
Page
12
Political advertising item listing Democratic candidates for national, state, and local offices. Names include Moodrow Wilson for president and various congressional, judicial, and county posts with multiple district and precinct details.
San Antonio to Del Rio route included Judge T. S. Maxey and U S District Clerk D H Hart. Discharged in bankruptcy for William Anderson Scott and Scott and Co of Floresville Wilson County. Affidavit filed against Ernesto Martinez for theft by bailee. Public notice and business ads for Welsh Produce Co and local services.
San Antonio residents report a single dose of buckthorn bark glycerine and related compounds in Adlerika relieves gas and constipation at once. Dr. H. L. Wagner, Hicks Building, promotes the German appendicitis remedy though the claim is presented as consumer note.
The page lists job vacancies in the Bureau of Mines for the Western states, several business ads including San Antonio Humane Society officers Botsford and Davison at 324 Hicks Building, Welsh Produce Co. at 119 N Laredo Street, and a report of F Guerra thrown from his buggy on South San Saba Street with minor injuries.
A petition with signatures from forty seven Second Ward residents asks the city to build a bridge over Alazan Creek at Monterey and South Colorado streets. The entry notes the current driveway is hazardous and floods in rain, with no bridge within four blocks.
Miss Talcott of Indianapolis was unable to appear due to illness, though arrangements are in progress for a musical possibly next week. Waltz dancing planned at Exposition Park across Wednesday through Sunday. A Halloween event will be held by Hermann Sons' Juniors on October 30. A 11 year old, Rick Hermann, was arrested for discharging a firearm inside city limits, alleged to have killed a dog, with the matter set for court tomorrow morning.
Continued in crease of business requires removal to larger quarters at 119 N Laredo street wholesale. Welsh Produce Co 119 N Laredo street.
A fragment mentions Welsch Produce Co signing receipts and a signatory note. The readable portion attributes the action to the Welsch firm, with the signatory line reading Signed, Welsch.
Two men faced arraignment for traffic violations. L Heuermann paid a five dollar fine for speeding on Roosevelt avenue yesterday afternoon, while H R Schneider was fined five dollars for operating an automobile without a license. G F Lupton, Sap general passenger agent, left for St Louis to attend a Southwestern Passenger association meeting where mileage script issuance protests will be addressed.
Several hundred people gathered at the Travis club Sunday evening for a musical entertainment program. Miss Talcott was reported ill during the event, with the crowd continuing the program under local supervision.
Werba and Luescher used a telephone connected to a megaphone to hear a singer audition from a rehearsal hall a mile away. The office was crowded, so the setup let them judge and approve her for the lead part during a time crunch.
The Vita graph players present a lively program at Wonderland theater today featuring a railway romance tale. Also on the bill are The Rival Engineers and a photoplay titled Oil, promising an entertaining show with a light love story and rapid action.
The Sells Floto circus comes Saturday November 2 for a single day. It brings high class jumpers and hunters, some imported from Ireland. A standout is Luckett a former California thoroughbred now trained by Rhoda Royal, able to jump nearly seven feet.
The city hosts a long list of visitors from Texas and Mexico staying at the St. Anthony Menger Gunter Bowie Crockett Savoy and Bexar. Names include P. J. Harmon Amarillo Ben Laurie Austin J. H. Shelley Dallas D. E. Holbrook Dallas and many others arriving for a few days or on business. A health ad promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for rheumatic pains.
C M Fish general freight and passenger agent for the Texas-Mexico railroad visits San Antonio on business related to freight connections. He calls at local railroad offices and discusses traffic matters affecting Texas-Mexico lines with officials throughout the day.
An old advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine claiming instant hair beautification and long term growth. It describes smoothing dust and oil, stopping itching, and new hair appearing after weeks, urging readers to buy a 25 cent bottle at any counter.
Union Meat Company promotes eating at home instead of meals delivered from Chicago Kansas City or Omaha. The appeal stresses convenience and local sourcing for households.
In Houston on October 28 Continental Lumber and Beaumont Lumber announce closing contracts for a massive southern deal. The united concern plans charter amendments and raises capital as Lynch Davidson leads the effort for 18 million feet of output.
In a bold classified style, Union Meat Company urges customers to call Pho Two Ninety-Two for ham bacon and compound deals. The ad insists price and article quality justify purchasing locally, stating the goods meet the best standard and are ready for home use.
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