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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1916

Page

9

Money Kings Eye Texas Investments and Tourism Surge

East money magnates plan vast Texas investments and developments in New York and Chicago led by J. H. Kirkpatrick and his son Oran after East visits. They forecast a booming Texas trade, farmland growth, and increased tourism as militia publicity boosts San Antonio. Kirkpatrick endorses Wilson for president, citing peace and national credit. Oran Kirkpatrick now partners with his father in Texas land business.

East Texas New York Chicago J. H. Kirkpatrick Oran Colorado Kirkpatrick Friay Couny Unition Europe Andere Onxas San Antonio Wilson Denver Colo Hughes Cambridge Mass Harvard University Boston

Hair Care Advice From A Bygone Era

A vintage style article warns that soap and harsh shampoos ruin hair by drying the scalp and making hair brittle. It promotes refined coconut oil as a mild, greaseless alternative, detailing simple use and benefits for softness shine and manageability. Coconut oil is described as inexpensive and widely available at pharmacies.

Culberson's Victory More Than Personal

Washington Sept 6. Echoes of the senatorial election linger as Colonel Robert E. Cowart of Dallas says Culberson’s re election to the United States Senate was more than a personal win. He credits a Texas endorsement for Woodrow Wilson and his administration, noting widespread majorities and denouncing Colquitt’s attacks as demagogic.

Washington, D. C Washington Robert E. Cowart Dallas Texas Charles A. Culberson United States Woodrow Wilson Culberson Wilson Colquitt White House

Surgeon sued over gauze left inside patient after operation

A San Antonio man filed in the Fifty seventh District Court a damages suit against a local physician and surgeon claiming a gauze fragment remained inside him for nearly four months after an operation on July 31, 1915. The petition states the incision failed to heal and that a November 7, 1915 reopening revealed the gauze inside the wound.

San Antonian Friday Morning Institute Fiftyseventh District Court

Toll Road Negotiations For Medina Dam Project

Directors of the toll road company and Martin Wright and associates are in negotiations over a proposed Medina dam toll road. Commissioner Charles X. Gutzeit said a written company proposal requests a $25 000 grant, with over $3 000 allotted to a subscription collector and to the road engineer and a supervisor. Gutzeit added a counter proposal offering to build the road for a stipulated sum while the company would cover preliminary expenses for engineer and collector.

Medina Dam Martin Wright Charles X. Gutzeit Wright Gutzeit

Sunday 8 15 a.m. Sutherlane Springs Rail Ad

Advertises Southern Pacific Lines schedule. Notes 60 cents price and weekly Sunday service at 8:15 a.m. from Sutherlane Springs. Contains concise transit promo with typical rail line branding.

Sutherlane Springs Southern Pacific Lines

Hides Pass for Money in Mexican Currency System

J L Ryan of Tampico says Mexican hides act as currency amid volatile paper money issued by rival factions. He notes Mexico supplies about 4 percent of US hides and that hides are rising in value as a tangible dollar proxy. An oil-press device in a car is described in a separate motion involving the car’s springs.

J. L. Ryan Tampico Mex San Antonio Boston Gunter Hotel Mexico Mr. Ryan Republic United States

Amusements at Majestic and Grand Theaters

A seven act weekly cabaret at the Majestic Theater features two headliners plus added attraction Dainty Marie, aerialist, with acts by Yates and Wheeler and others. The program promises novelty and high hilarity with audience participation, while Emma Bunting’s stock company closes Tess of the Storm Country at the Grand Opera House next week with matinees midweek.

Majestic Theater Billy Montgomery George Perry Emma Bunting Jerry Catherine Cushman Grand Opera House Billie Burke Miss Bunting Tess of the Storm

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