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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1916
Page
4
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Cuero Texas officials took oaths and assumed duties after election returns. William Milligan became mayor, 8 A. Crager Jr. city attorney, J. B. Lewis city engineer, with three re-elected aldermen sworn in. The administration reappointed all department heads. Lisbon plans a five million dollar port upgrade.
With summer heat coming, the city health department urges funding for infant welfare stations run by the Public Health Nurse Association. Checks to The San Antonio Light will support food and care for weak babies, aiming to prevent deaths and provide coordinated, non duplicating services across the city under the health department supervision.
Friday marked the Woman's Club flower show closing with a gala dansant. The event in the St. Anthony Hotel featured annuals and a prize sweepstakes for sweet peas and annuals, with judges and florists displaying varieties and a crowd enjoying dance numbers by school children.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle bowel cleanser that freshens breath. It promises quick benefits after one or two candies before bed and again in the morning, claiming to relieve headaches biliousness indigestion and constipation. It urges mothers to give Cascarets to sick or feverish children, asserting they are harmless and non g r i p e.
A reflective note explains a louis as a man in a short coat who issues orders in a German coffee house, tying the term to historical habits and the figure of Father Sam-Father in local lore.
Invitations to participate indicate the Thursday Fiesta week parade will be the largest of its kind in San Antonio. More than 60 floats are already entered with many more expected. 4:30 p.m. April 27 marks the procession, featuring displays from Schober Brewery to Hanibal Pianta and many others representing local industry.
A new branch of the Newark Shoe Stores Co is opened at 280 East Houston Street under W. B. Hoddinott. The chain plans more retail branches in major cities. The firm sells quality shoes at low prices by direct sales to consumers, cutting out middlemen profits.
Local druggists report a sharp drop in calomel sales as Dodson's Liver Tone gains popularity. The vegetable remedy is promoted as safe, effective, and free from salivation with a money back guarantee if it fails to replace calomel.
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