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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1912

Page

13

Treatment claims for Williams Pink Pills and Pinklets

Mrs Walter Anderson of Kansas reports long term sickness relief after using Dr Williams Pink Pills and Pinklets as a combined treatment for headaches rheumatic pains and general weakness The advertisement promises a free pamphlet and sample by mail to The Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY

J. Williams Dr. Illiams Williams Dr. Williams Medicine Co Schenectady N. Y

Oil trial bids for San Antonio streets contract

City officials review bids from Magnolia Petroleum and Texas Oil interests to oil test sections of Roosevelt and Richmond avenues with different surface treatments. City Engineer Aaro Pancoast says the trials compare oiling on gravel top crushed rock and dirt surfaces to gauge traffic effects and suitability. Roosevelt Avenue and Richmond Avenue segments are favored as initial test routes.

San Antonio Magnolia Petroleum Company Aleady L. Berny Texas Company ierce-Fordyce Oil Association Aaro Pancoast R. Pancoast Roosevelt Avenue Richmond

Oil Supply Contract Details From San Antonio Firm

A contract will be awarded to the San Antonio company that supplies the specific type of oil required. The arrangement specifies supplier qualifications and delivery terms aligned with the project needs.

San Antonio

Delegates Named to Lakes to Gulf Deep Water Convention

Governor Colquitt announced Texas delegates for the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Water convention in Little Rock on September 24 to 26. Roosevelt and Wilson will speak, with a roster including Houston figures such as A J Houston, H B Rice, R M Johnston, J H Kirby, W D Cleveland Sr, W P Hobby, and others from Galveston, Beaumont, Orange, Victoria, Cuero, Kingsville, and Port Arthur. The governor also hopes to attend if possible.

Austin Tex Colquitt Little Rock Theodore Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson Texas A. J. Houston San Antonio I. H. Kempner Galveston Lewis Archer Walter Gresham H. B. Rice Houston R. M. Johnston John P. C. Pfeiffer Port Arthur

Dandeline Promises Lustrous Hair for 25 Cents

An advertisement extols Knowlton's Danderine claiming it cleanses dust and oil from hair, stops dandruff and itching, fortifies roots, and promotes abundant, soft, long hair after a simple application with a 25 cent bottle available at drug stores or toilet counters.

Knowlton’s

Dodson’s Liver Tone Promoted as Safer Calomel Alternative

A. M. Fischer’s drug store touts Dodson’s Liver Tone as a mild vegetable liver medicine that replaces calomel for constipation biliousness and sluggish liver. The store guarantees a refund on unsatisfactory bottles and urges customers to verify genuineness before purchase.

Dodson A. M. Fischer

Panama toll rates may burden foreign ships, studies indicate

The British view argues canal tolls should not unfairly burden British shipping. A Newport official study notes American coastwise traffic through the canal will rise to about 1.4 million tons in five years. Proponents claim U.S. exemption from tolls for coastwise ships preserves equality with Britain.

Washington, D. C Edward Grey Gateshead Isthmus Emery S. Johnson Panama Canal Canal Johnson Panama Canal Suez

Lawyer Under Suspicion in Will Executor Case

New York reports two foreign consulates showing interest in Burton W. Gibson a New York lawyer amid Austrian consulate proceedings to remove him as executor of Rosa Szaboros estate valued at about 10000. Gibson previously advised John Ie ONeill a British subject who vanished after a 1906 win and Mrs Alice Kinnan killed in the Bronx. he was held on 25000 bail then released on habeas corpus and later sued for false arrest.

New York Burton W. Gibson Nework Rosa Szaboros Greenwood Lake Gibson John J. Broderick Great Britain

Grove's Wasteess Chill Tonic for Malaria Relief

Old Standard Grove markets Vale Delicate Women and Girls Chill Tonic as a malaria preventive for adults and children. Sold at 60 cents with claim to build up the system.

Farmers' Union backs constitutional amendments and reforms

The Farmers' Educational and Cooperative Union endorsed a legislative program urging the abolition of the electoral college and direct election of president, senators, and supreme judges, plus income and inheritance tax reforms, consumer-friendly banking, federal control of currency, government reclamation of mineral and water rights, opposition to corporate land ownership, stock water rights, and adoption of primary initiative referendum and recall for state laws.

Chattanooga Tenn Farmers’ Educational and Co- Operative Union United States Congress

Milady’s Toilet Table Illicit Beauty Tips From Onyx Ads

A vintage ad blurb promotes quick hair and skin grooming remedies. It touts a dry sham poo made from arms root and therox, delatone for hair removal, pyrexin for eyebrow and eyelash growth, and a magatone witch hazel lotion that substitutes powder, promising long lasting, soft skin.

Imain

Trusty Leaves Jail After Two-Year Wait

Jesse Thornton, a Black man jailed since September 15, 1910 on abduction charges, escaped from the county jail after two years with no trial. Once trusted to run errands, he was kept in custody while two co-defendants posted bond. The state's case is described as weak and no strong effort to recapture is expected.

Jesse Thornton Thornton St Hedwig

Texas Railroads Revenue Shift in 1912 Report

The Railroad Commission released Auditor Fitzgerald notes for the year ended June 30 1912 comparing to 1911. Sunset Central and Missouri Kansas Texas report large drops in operating income and higher expenses. Other rail roads all gain operating revenue and income with overall 10.91 percent rise. Sunset Central and Katy show a 37.03 percent drop in income.

Austin Tex The Sunset-Central Katy

City cart policy: drivers must own carts under city work

City Engineer Aaron Pancoast demanded that a man who once owned two city carts cannot receive profit splits. He declared that if a man works for the city he earns the pay and must own the cart, ending any unearned increments in city work.

Aaron Pancoast Mr. Pancoast

Horsford's Acid Phosphate Endorsed for Exhaustion

Advertising copy promotes Horsford's Acid Phosphate as especially recommended for physical and mental exhaustion nervousness and weak digestion highlighting its claimed health benefits and usage.

Horsford’s

Peddler Fined for Selling Unwholesome Fruit

A peddler was fined five dollars by Judge Buckley in police court for offering peaches deemed unwholesome. Inspector Theo Anderson seized and burned sixteen crates and plans to file charges against George Sgitovich, a commission merchant, who the peddler says sold the peaches. Visitors Leave for Tabasco. GALVESTON Tex Sept 6. Tabasc excursionists return home aboard the Burstad after a state tour to boost agricultural and commercial ties with the United States.

S. Weinstein Buckley Theo. Anderson City Fruit and Vegetable Anderson George Sgitovich Commission Sgitovich Tabasco Galveston Tex Texas Tabasc Mexico Burstad United States

Saxo Salve Claims Cure for Eczema Scalp

Hopkinsville Kentucky resident T F Thompson reports twenty years of dry scalp eczema cured after using Saxo Salve. Ad claims the remedy relieves itching and dandruff, destroys germs, and heals skin for eczema tetter ringworm or any skin affection with a money back guarantee from A M Fischer of San Antonio.

T F. Thompson Hopkinsville A. M. Fischer San Antonio

Army Officers Die in Flight Two Crashes

In Stevenage England Captain Patrick Hamilton and Lieutenant Stewart died when a wing collapsed in strong wind as they tried to gain ground. Hamilton had earned his pilot certificate in March and served with Worcestershire regiment. Stewart was not an aviator. In Munich Bavaria Lieutenant Steger died when his biplane buckled in stormy weather during maneuvers. He had earned his airman’s certificate three weeks earlier.

Stevenage England Patrick Hamilton Stewart Hamilton Worcestershire Regiment Army Flying Corps Munich Bavaria Steger

Cascarets Pills Claim Quick Relief For Sick Headaches

An advertisement discusses headaches tied to a sluggish liver and toxic bowels. It argues Cascarets stimulate bile flow and bowel activity, promising rapid relief by morning, with a 10 cent box described as keeping the head clear and stomach sweet for months. Children are urged to take Cascarets for their pleasant taste and gentleness.

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