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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1916
Page
5
Letters from Fort Worth leaders urge Indian commissioner Cato Sells to enter the race to succeed Representative Oscar Callaway. Despite strong pressure, Sells has not announced and no definite decision is reported.
An advertisement promises restoration of strength and confidence for men and women suffering nervous exhaustion. It describes a home treatment using three grain leadomene tablets packed in sealed tubes, claimed to revitalizing powers without opiates. Directions accompany each tube and are widely prescribed by physicians and pharmacists.
Reports indicate supporters across the Twelfth District urge Indian Commissioner Sells to run for Congress. Sells plans a two week trip to inspect the field, visiting home in Cleburne with Mrs. Sells to gauge local sentiment before any decision.
Robert McLaughlin drama portrays a crusade against vice in a mid-sized American city. A powerful woman disrupts a televangelist led effort urging judgment on others and teaches humility to a self appointed savior. Cast includes Clara Joel Wilson Reynold Helena Napport George Wright Jr. and Helen Judson.
The Alexander Kids three performers headline the Majestic Theater third annual all girl show. They are described as vaudeville's greatest juvenile entertainers and highlight a week of stage variety.
Wm. E. Sueltenfuss of 312 Camargo St San Antonio reports back pain and kidney trouble improving after taking Doan's Kidney Pills. He endorses the product as a reliable tonic and recommends it when kidneys need help. Price 50c at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
The National Service School plans a Washington camp starting May 1 where women and girls from society and political circles will learn tactics, cipher work, wireless telegraphy, cookery, first aid, and war readiness. Notables Ruth Hitchcock and others attend. camp located on a ten acre field near Columbia and Chevy Chase clubs.
The program promises Cute Cunning Clever Captivating Children with two headliners Marie Nordstrom and Mabelle Adams Marion Murray in Edgar Allan Woolf's Cotton Stockings. Frances Nordstrom's sister is also noted and the lineup includes The Seven Colonial Belles, The Girl From Milwaukee contralto, and the Helen Leach Wallin Trio aerial act.
A father who enjoys natural history quizzes asks his sons to name the animal that is satisfied with the least nourishment. The reply is the moth, noted for eating only holes. A closing quip recalls a husband and wife exchange about marriage proposals.
An old time remedy ad pitches California Syrup of Figs as a kinder alternative to calomel and castor oil. It claims to cleanse the liver and bowels, please children, and prevent illness, urging readers to ask for a 59 cent bottle made by the California Fig Syrup Company and to beware counterfeits.
The Thirty-seventh District Court heard the Bennett murder case as the defense began its opening after the state rested. Witnesses including Edgar Walker Emma Shores Dr. T T Parker and city officers testified about the shooting of E G Millikan on August 21 1915 near the International and Great Northern depot.
A stream of visitors checks in across hotels in the city. J A Robertson of Galveston stops at the Gunter. J A Orr of Port Arthur and N Fontaine of Las Vegas stay at the Menger. E P Peers of St Louis guests the St Anthony. Ww Co Hebrew of Philadelphia and others are listed among new arrivals at the Gunter and St Anthony. Dallas residents J S Booth and J B Herrington are noted as guests at the Menger and St Anthony respectively.
London reports special British correspondent H Warner Allen recounts Verdun fighting by French troops who held ground under heavy German pressure. He notes a sergeant as a crack shot, French endurance, thirst restraint to protect artillery, and Colonel Driant’s rear-guard retreat.
A faded advert describes dandruff as causing feverish scalp irritation and hair loss. It touts Danderine as a cure, claiming a 21 cent bottle stops shedding after rubbing into the scalp for a few applications and removes all dandruff.
An Anaconda Standard recollects a bitterly cold spell described by Clinton H Moore after a hotel stay. He recalls a neighbor's lazy farm boy who failed to light a lantern, leading to a frozen mule and cow in a frosty barn. The tale ends with the boy shouting his ears are frozen stiff as the farmer asks why he cannot collar the mule.
An old advertisement promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe liver tonic to replace calomel. It claims quick relief from biliousness, urges a nightly spoonful, guarantees results, and says it is harmless for children and cannot salivate.
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