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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1913
Page
5
Ellis Kansas mayor describes severe winter skin complaints and claims immediate relief from D. D. D. Prescription with promises of rapid improvement. The ad asserts D. D. D. treats blotches, itching, pimples, rashes, dandruff and stubborn skin diseases and offers a money refund if not reached.
The city board of equalization meets at 9 30 tomorrow in Assessor Garland's office for a sixty days session to inspect San Antonio tax rolls and equalize assessments. Alderman Uhr presides with Aldermen Lambert Rische and Warren. Mayor Brown sits ex officio. Final city valuation is expected near 95 million dollars, with a 3 million dollar rise from last year. The first task covers rendered properties, followed by unrendered rolls and finally public utility assessments.
Sam Harris, head of the school board finance committee, met with a four student senior manual training committee from Main Avenue High School to press for better industrial building facilities. The 17 seniors urged the board to provide more accommodations, noting only three students can currently work in the senior program, and warned they would disband if no action occurred. Fat your Sunday chicken dinner and supper at the Riverside Restaurant.
A Cadillac driven by C. E. Stewart ran wild at Avenue C and Travis Street and smashed a heavy plate glass window of the Buick Automobile Company. The car rebounded into the street and damaged another vehicle owned by farmer L. P. Bordwell. Damage total about $60 plus the glass. Stewart was uninjured. The incident occurred at 8 this morning.
Mayor Brown backs creosoted wood blocks for Houston street repaving as most durable under heavy traffic. City engineers report wood blocks and brick as top options, with brick favored for pleasure vehicle routes. Cost and longevity dominate, while rock asphalt receives mixed reviews amid oil wear concerns.
An advertisement extols Lehn and Fink Riveris Talcum as a charm enhancing feminine allure through fragrance and skin softening. It claims purity, absence of boracic acid, and safe use on delicate skin, recommending the product for daily use and to ask a druggist for the large glass jar. Also included are notes on concrete paving tests and reinforcement in Detroit to improve durability and cost.
Washington Sept. 30 A five member House advisory committee will present three proposals to curb Southern representation at Republican national conventions. Proposals base delegates on votes cast rather than population, aiming for a convention next winter. One plan assigns delegates by district with four at large per state. South seats drop from 228 to 149.
Corpus Christi Mayor Roy Miller named the city delegation to the Interstate Inland Waterway League meeting. The eighth annual gathering will be in Orange, Texas, October 17 and 18. Corpus Christi expects one of the largest delegations at the event.
Brigadier General Oscar Charles Guessaz of the Texas National Guard retires on his own request after a career starting in 1886 with the San Antonio Rifles. He cites discontent with city council funding for the militia and notes his long service in the Second Texas Volunteer Infantry. Colonel Percy Townsend of Corsicana is named as likely successor.
Three two car trains carried city and county officials and about 250 prominent Wacoans from Waco to Hillsboro for the celebration ahead of through service to Dallas. Also notes that California counties support free library work, PA National Guard inoculation, a new bayonet feature, and a mirror on log carriages for survey purposes.
The total number of persons employed in England's shipping trade of all descriptions shows a steady rise reaching 276,306 in 1910 after 274,307 in 1909, with a notable drop to 181,300 in 1911, reflecting fluctuations across the period.
A promotional note claims many articles come with guarantees and cites Fischers Drug Store offering a money back guarantee for Dodson's Liver Tone. The ad asserts the product as a safe, gentle liver tonic that could replace calomel, promising refunds if customers are unsatisfied.
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