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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1916
Page
7
An old ad touts Mother's Friend as a trusted aid for pregnant women highlighting relief from pains and restful sleep. The copy urges readers to write Bradfield Regulator Co. for a free booklet and notes generations of use in homes.
A snippet recalls Mark Twain’s quip about Christian Science and the apple cure for drunkenness. In Hannibal he remembered a town drunkard bragging he had been cured eight times, prompting a playful exchange about belief and luck.
E. L. Bennett testifies he did not fire until Millikan advanced toward him near the International Hotel in Houston on August 21, 1915. He surrendered to police after calling headquarters and admitted the shooting occurred as he was heading to the I N G depot. He arrived in the city the night before and was en route to catch a train.
An old ad touts Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer as a harmless dye free solution to darken gray hair. It claims multiple applications render hair evenly dark, soft, lustrous, and youth-enhancing, with a money-back guarantee and 7 oz bottle priced at 50 cents from Summers Drug Store in San Antonio Texas.
Witnesses testified Millikan and Bennett's lawyer discussed plans to see Mrs. Bennett. The witness said Millikan had threatened to “shoot it out” and drew a pistol when Millikan turned a corner near Medina street. Millikan fled into a saloon as the witness fired three times.
An advertisement extols Gets It as the single effective corn cure. It claims rival products fail and describes quick painless application that removes corns, calluses, warts, and bunions without harming healthy flesh. The Chicago company E. Lawrence & Co. is named as distributor.
The Woman's Club of San Antonio opened its annual flower show at 8 pm in the St Anthony Hotel tapestry room. Volunteers from the San Antonio Floral Association assisted, displaying palms, ferns, and roses judged that afternoon with more entries from private gardens. A dansant filled the ballroom while plans for Swedish Stall nospolska and a Maypole dance with Robin Hood and Maid Marian were announced for Thursday evening.
Opponents of vivisection press for federal action. A House bill introduced by Representative Kahn would authorize a $20,000 investigation by the secretary of agriculture into live animal experimentation in labs hospitals and serum production to report back to Congress. It seeks to uncover unnecessary suffering and poor practice in vivisection.
Dr Emil Frank of the German Publication Society of Berlin arrives in San Antonio to engage local German clubs. He aims to raise interest in modern German literature and distribute works by Goethe Schiller Humboldt Schlegel and Kleist among five regional agents for foreign readers.
In Austin on April 18 Governor Ferguson is expected to appoint a brigadier general to fill the vacancy from the death of Gen Cecil A Lyon. Col B F Delamater of Caldwell, commander of the Second Infantry, is favored, though Gen John A Hulen of Houston is also mentioned as a candidate.
S. P. official J. E. Brasher assistant general freight agent of Houston was likely fatally hurt at noon when an iron frame from a water tank struck his head as the Sunshine Special left for Houston. He was hanging from a car looking for a friend preparing to board.
In New Orleans on April 13 eight sectional meetings of the fifth annual Southern Sociological Congress discussed improving health, mental and moral conditions across the South. The race relations session urged unprejudiced white cooperation to assist the Negro.
Anadvertisement urging readers to treat piles with Pyramid Pile Treatment promises relief. The message claims the product is available now and encourages immediate purchase at a druggist.
The widow of Booker T. Washington cites that one in twenty African Americans in the South own a home. A. M. Trawick of Nashville urges playgrounds for black children to ease race tensions. R. H. Creel of the U S Public Health Service advocates sun, ventilation, open space and cleanliness to fight tuberculosis and poverty linked deaths.
A 62 year old Kansas man, Arthur Jones Allen, writes that Foley Kidney Pills helped him overcome long standing kidney and bladder troubles. He says the pills enable him to work in the hay field and relieve rheumatism and joint pain, with other letters from A M Fischer noting similar relief.
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