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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1917
Page
2
Thousands wonder if Vitalitas stories are true and if the natural remedy can truly heal chronic ailments. Advertised as a mineral nutriment from Nature, it purports to purify and invigorate blood, muscle, and bone, with reports of cures where medicines fail. Sold by Sommer's Drug Store and other druggists.
A. M. Augustine secretary of the State Horticultural Society reports for the Mississippi Valley that 1917 will be a strong fruit year with cherry plum and pear crops especially promising while peaches are largely lost except in parts of Eastern Tennessee Kentucky and Georgia.
Washington officials move toward a wartime policy by drafting a trading with the enemy act. An inter departmental trade committee reviews the British act for guidance as the administration prepares what may be the most liberal bel ligerent policy. Britain bans British citizens from trading with neutrals and with enemy nations.
Rev W T Capers D D bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas will speak on Haeckels Materialism Friday evening at 8 15 oclock. It is the fourth talk in the Modern Leaders of Philosophy series by the philosophy and psychology section. Open to the public with general discussion after. The Scientific Society rooms on West Commerce Street host the meeting with Rev George H Badger presiding.
Texas farmer institutes totaling about two million members call a special session for April 21 to push producing more food and feed crops and less cotton amid war. Director J W Neill warns of global food shortages and urges increased corn potatoes peanuts beans peas and forage crops along with livestock production to avert famine.
General Pershing argues for universal service, citing European history and urging volunteers only as a start. He says the nation should stand behind President Wilson and rejects slackers. The event featured Jack Toones’s declamation and performances by Crumit, Dinehart, Fitzgibbons, and Toye with Ed Raymond hosting.
Dr Ferdinand King of New York declares every woman mother and daughter needs iron to strengthen nerves and color cheeks. He promotes organic iron Nuxated Iron as easily absorbed and gentler on teeth and stomach, claiming 100 percent strength gain in two weeks in some cases. The note says local druggists including H L Wagner dispense it with a money back guarantee.
growers should use Paris green or arsenate of lead for dense foliage infestations when hand picking is impractical. For plant lice and sucking insects, use contact sprays with oil soap or nicotine or combinations. Obtain guidance from the State Department of Agriculture Chief Entomologist in Austin or other institutions to act quickly.
A joint meeting of the Crockett Guard and residents of the East Side is called for Friday at 8 p.m. at Robert E. Lee School to organize a Home Guard unit for San Antonio. D. J. McLennan and William W. Herring lead the efforts. Miss A. Louise Dietrich will speak on Red Cross work.
James W. Erwin of San Francisco official lecturer of the So. Pac speaks at Gun ter Hotel ballroom at 8 15 p m on April 13 under Chamber of Commerce auspices. All invited.
Friday the thirteenth, dubbed jinx day, saw little disruption in San Antonio with few incidents of misfortune reported. County Clerk Frank R. Newton's office noted only two marriage licenses issued by Registrar A. H. Coates in the morning, far below typical noon totals, as the date influenced the registrar’s pace.
In Sao Paulo, April 13, a mob of pro allied sympathizers wrecked the Diario Alemano office. The presses were destroyed in the attack, amid tensions in Brazil during the war era.
Dr. Edwin G. Dexter of the Panama National Institute arrived in New York to press establishment of a Pan American University in Panama City. He said government owned buildings valued over 1,000,000 dollars are available for the project and that he was sent by President Ramon Valdez of Panama.
Three men Chester Taylor from Creek county Charles Young from Tillman county and Willie Williams from Muskogee county were electrocuted at the state penitentiary in McAlester Oklahoma between 5 and 5 30 this morning after being condemned on first degree murder charges.
The flag was ripped from a U S mail wagon as it crossed into Nuevo Laredo. Carranza soldiers claimed the driver erred crossing the boundary. The article also notes American medical officers studying British and French military sanitation.
London April 2 The AP reports Sir Alfred Keogh surgeon general of the British army says the American soldier should be among the healthiest due to close cooperation with British medical services. Keogh credits British experience in three years of war for guiding American health efforts.
An advertisement touts Sulpherb Tablets as a spring blood purifier from ancient wisdom. It claims the sugar coated pills cleanse the blood, relieve constipation, kidney inactivity, catarrh, neuralgia, rheumatic pain, and lethargy, with a money back guarantee and a 50 cent tube available at druggists.
The Texas Brigade of Infantry will be reviewed Saturday morning by General Parker starting at 9 20 o clock on the drill grounds north of division headquarters. Col D J Parker commanding the Texas Brigade will oversee the troops in review.
A Japanese national was arrested by national guardsmen near the west approach of the Eads bridge in St Louis yesterday afternoon. He identified himself as K Takada a traveling salesman for a cotton brokerage in Austin Texas and was taken to the U S district attorney's office by a secret service operative.
An old advertisement urges meat eaters to flush kidneys with four ounces of rad Salts daily before breakfast to neutralize acids and ease urinary waste. It touts Jad Salts as a safe, inexpensive effervescent drink made from grape and lemon acids with lithia to stimulate sluggish kidneys and prevent bladder disorders.
Frank Rockefeller, 72, youngest brother of John D. Rockefeller, has been unconscious for twelve hours in his hotel apartments in Cleveland. Doctors report little hope for recovery after a recent operation. no further condition details are provided.
Cadomene Tablets touted as a spring tonic to refresh vitality and counteract winter poisons. Claims include boosting digestion kidneys and energy while warning against alcoholic tonics. Sold by druggists in sealed tubes.
Organizations and individuals are invited to participate in the big Burlesque Parade on Fiesta's last night. Prizes totaling 800 in cash will be awarded. For information ring Porter F. Loring, President, Cr. 971, or F. E. Tucker, Chairman Feature Committee, Cr. 2460.
The ad promotes Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer as a safe alternative to dyes promising gradual permanent color return. It touts hair growth, gloss, softness, and a money back guarantee. Available at Summers Drug Store or Hessig-Ellis Drug Co Memphis with a 50 cent price.
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