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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1913
Page
6
Secretary Garrison plans to end $50 rewards for deserters as part of a publicity shift after a continental inspection tour. He learned the policy costs the government over $60,000 yearly plus prison costs, and aims to discourage desertion without advertising rewards.
The seventh annual Christian Endeavor Union San Antonio district meeting wraps up after successful sessions. Reports praise the good citizenship committee and prison reform work at Rusk, with progress in hospitals and a future plan to aid the blind and deaf. Dr Miller shared sixteen years in Persia, followed by lantern slides. Guy Inman of Piedras Negras Mexico spoke. congressman Patrick Henry sent a friendly message commending prison-bill progress.
Hotel men report a rising winter tourist interest with more visitors from outside towns than last year. L. J. Hart of the Gunter Hotel cites over a hundred more guests on a recent Friday night, while J. B. Carrington of the Chamber notes several inquiries from prospective winter visitors seeking lodging and climate details.
The article explains Gustaf Dalen’s automatic lighthouse system using sun driven valves and acetylene. A Swedish physician inventor, once blind, created a flashing device and a sun valve to control gas flow, enabling months of operation without human intervention.
The southern Lower California landscape is praised as rivaling Colorado's Grand Canyon and may draw many tourists once access improves. Philippine gold production jumped from 189,953 in 1911 to 570,212 in 1912 and is forecast to triple or quadruple in the current year.
The San Antonio school board plans a Wednesday meeting to discuss whether their current charter is valid and if the $300,000 bond issue can be issued. Dr Frederick Terrell will present opinions from J. T. Sluder and the attorney general's office, with a vote likely on continuing under the new charter or calling a new election. Madrid plans to use canal water for about 3000 electrical horsepower in peat fuel project discussions.
An old advertisement touts Knowlton’s Danderine promising soft lustrous hair after gentle cleansing with a moistened cloth. It claims dandruff removal and new hair growth within weeks, urging readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from any drug or toilet counter.
At twenty six I gambled away my fortune and tested a talisman a gold hand with clawed fingers. After a murder and a twist of fate, a customs item proved my alibi, and the judge ruled the gold hand saved my life.
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