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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1913
Page
3
Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson said in Washington that he is in the capital on private business and did not see Secretary Bryan. He will not return to Mexico City, and his ambassadorial term terminates October 14.
Houston street between Alamo plaza and North Flores street will be repaved with creosoted wood blocks after officials revise specifications. College street bids between Navarro and Losoya were rejected as too high and will be rebid, with new paving plans and potential alternative materials.
Testimonials from Mrs Jessie Schaar Grayville and Mrs William Tully Chicago praise the remedy for female complaints including irregular periods cramps and displacement. Readers are invited to write to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential advice.
Citizens seek Jackson street opening and a Lunar and Denver streets name change to West Cypress. A permit request for a new story on the Frost building at Main and Houston is noted along with an Alderman Uhr sidewalk order in the Sixth Ward. Mayor Brown adjourns the council to Thursday as the sewer expert matter for Samuel D. Gray is expected to be on the agenda.
An advertisement claims rheumatic pain stems from kidney weakness. It urges Foley Kidney Pills to strengthen kidneys, remove uric acid from blood, and end torment. Fischer Drug Co. promotes the product amid other local ads for a plumber and Riverside Restaurant roast turkey.
The regular senior gymnasium classes opened last night at 8 o'clock and this afternoon at 5 the business and professional men's class starts. Mr. Wheeler urges emphasis on personal health, noting businessmen are prone to neglect fitness due to laziness, lack of time, or awareness of consequences.
The Gibbons Manufacturing Company of Clarksville with $10,000 capital. Timpson Company of Timpson with $30,000. Barrington Grocery Company of Ennis with $10,000. and San Angelo Motor Club of San Angelo with no capital stock announce chartering in Austin on September 23. Incorporators include R. H. Harris E. J. Gibbons C. D. Lennox Tom B. Owens H. P. Boyd T. P. Rutherford Thad A. Barrington T. E. Boothe C. A. Boothe C. R. Webb H. E. Jackson C. B. Metcalf.
A vintage home remedy ad advises mothers to check a child's tongue for coating as a sign of illness and to use California Syrup of Figs to ease constipation. It touts a pleasant taste, urges asking for the genuine California Fig Syrup Company product, and warns against counterfeits.
Telegram from Secretary of State Bryan informs Rev. T. V. Neal that Billy Brown, once from this city and part of a five American party with W. O. Robertson, is alive and en route to San Antonio. Consul at Mazatlan notes Brown will travel on Buford and then proceed toward San Francisco, with body transport deemed impossible locally.
Between fifteen and twenty boys left the I and G N station for College Station to enter the State Agricultural and Mechanical College as freshmen. The group includes Clifton Halberh Peter Rowe Richard Lowrie and Irwin Uhr who plan to pursue engineering after their manual training at the public school.
W. E. Fitch of the International & Great Northern and W. B. O’Neal of the Missouri Kansas & Texas returned from the American Ticket Agents Association convention in Minneapolis. The trip included an excursion through Yellowstone Park hosted by the Northern Pacific for 250 agents and spouses with two special six sleeper trains, two dining cars and an observation car.
Consumers are advised to request sausage bearing the Tin Tag for freshness. A display advertising the Tin Tag program is shown in the Grand Opera House lobby by Union Meat Company.
A drug advertisement claims Foley Kidney Pills cure kidney and bladder issues and restore health, urging readers to rely on Fischer Drug Co. for treatment. The copy stresses serious consequences of neglect and presents the product as an honest curative.
Plans take shape for the Made in San Antonio exposition to be held November 3 to 8 with tentative dates aligning to the auto racing meet on November 6 8 and 9. The event seeks local manufacturers and a large fruit flower and nut display organized by the Woman's Club civic committee.
Dr. Charles L. Leonard, a renowned X ray operator, died at his Atlantic City summer home from blood poisoning linked to prolonged exposure to strong rays. He was 55 and had his arm and hand amputated previously to slow the disease.
A Victorian style advertisement touts Lehn & Fink Riveris Talcum as refined toilette that imparts daintiness without being obtrusive. It claims a softening effect on skin and notes absence of boracic acid or injurious lime, urging readers to ask their druggist for a large glass jar.
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