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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1913
Page
10
Railroad men on a visit to San Antonio confer with local officials. They plan to return to their Victoria headquarters. Community notices mention dancing contests postponed due to weather, homeseekers’ trip to Kansas City, and various local services and ads.
Plans consider the Menger Hotel garage as the site for the Made in San Antonio exposition set for November 3 to 8. The venue is favored for its large area and central location, with other local business notes and police reports accompanying the notice.
A 96 page booklet on Southwest Texas soil climate and notable features will be issued in 50 000 copies for distribution in northern cities. The project is a joint effort of Co operative Development Leagues of Southwest Texas and the San Antonio Uvalde and Gulf Railroad. George H Winsor of the S A U G says the league meeting in Uvalde drew strong attendance and aims to advertise the region with six pages devoted to San Antonio.
L F Wilson of Washington arrived in San Antonio at the Gunter Hotel after a trip through the North and East. He described seeing the season’s first snow in Chicago, a light covering that melted quickly, and noted warmer weather awaiting in San Antonio as summer lingers and people await a real snowstorm.
Gray hair is said to turn dark and glossy with Sage Tea and Sulphur, a remedy sold as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy. The ad claims it darkens gradually, stops dandruff and hair loss, and makes users look younger in a few applications.
Colonel Ike T. Pryor, honorary vice president of the Texas Cattle Raisers Association, returns from Europe with findings on marketing systems. He says eliminating middlemen lowers costs 20 to 25 percent, notes European farmers’ soil conservation and land ownership differences, and cites France Germany and Belgium as achieving higher yields. He also comments on U.S. tariff moves to add cattle to the free list and strict import inspections to guard against diseased animals.
J W T Duvel will lead discussion at the Grain Dealers National Association convention in New Orleans October 14 to 16 on standardizing grain grades. About 1000 delegates are expected. the meeting will review new corn grades issued by the Agriculture Department August 22 and consider federal enforcement and uniform grading for corn wheat and oats.
New York officials report preparations by nine Negroes appointed by Governor Sulzer for a national exposition in October. Attendees include delegates from Hawaii, Santo Domingo and Liberia. The event marks the fiftieth anniversary of Lincoln's emancipation proclamation and aims to display progress in industry education and religion among African Americans.
Rain from last night drenched the domestic science and manual training buildings. Ceilings failed, water formed pools, and machinery in the boys' shop suffered damage. Canvas and pans mitigated spills while plaster flakes cluttered recitations.
The first fall term teachers institute will convene at 9 am Saturday in the Main Avenue High School auditorium. Supervisors and principals will lead sessions on primary work, drawing, music, physical culture, language, arithmetic, reading, geography, grammar, and administration with a focus on outside reading and school work. An institute for black teachers meets at 1 30 pm Saturday at Douglas School.
A dynamite charge exploded yesterday under the Paragould residence of Joseph S. Mueller, a wealthy landowner. The blast wrecked the building and lifted Mueller to the ceiling on his mattress, which cushioned his fall. He escaped with slight injuries as police investigate tenant disputes as the likely motive.
City faces a shortfall in street widening funds as land prices soar beyond available money. Alderman Fincham and Mayor Brown urge property owners to cover larger shares, with only 285000 left from the original 375000 bond. Proposals include bonds or district assessments, but paving must wait until widths are set.
An advertisement for Riverside Restaurant offers frog legs and fresh oysters to attract diners. The brief note emphasizes availability and location, labeled as a contractor notice style promo.
Professional models arrive in San Antonio for a special occasion wearing original creations and adaptations in dresses costumes coats suits and hats. Out-of-town visitors are urged to plan their trip for Monday Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.
The Army assigns Lieut Col Guy Carlton and several captains and majors to a two month equitation course at Fort Riley reporting October 10. Col Ernest W Hines moves to Washington, Major Otho W B Farr to Fort Sill, and Superintendent J K Powers receives 30 days leave visiting multiple western cities before returning October 26.
An advertisement urges men with families to trust Foley Kidney Pills for kidney trouble. It claims the remedy is safe, reliable, and affordable, easing backache and rheumatism while toning the system and restoring normal kidney action. Fischer Drug Co features the product.
An advertisement for River Side Restaurant highlights Look Shrimps frog legs and gulf seafood including black bass Spanish mackerel pompano gulf trout and K C meats.
Vancouver file notes a second sea serpent sighting off Skidegate reported by Grand Trunk Pacific steamer Prince Albert crew. Indians battled the 20 foot creature as it seized a canoe, with a chief slashing it in two to dispatch the monster. The piece ends with an unrelated restaurant ad.
It praises Adler-i-ka as a remarkable purge for the bowel, claiming one dose relieves sour stomach gas and constipation immediately. The note emphasizes the mixture’s old foul matter removal and notes the San Antonio agency in Hicks Building with H. L. Wagner listed.
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