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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1916

Page

9

Paradise Milk and Gengler Key Kash Stores Listed

Multiple Paradise Milk and Gengler Key Kash Shop locations listed with address details in Crockett and nearby areas. Offers delivery on orders of five dollars or more and includes eateries and offices on Commerce Street, Flores, Avenue C, Bowie Street, Mesquite Street, and other avenues.

FE. Commerce Travis Delicatessen Bowie St. Crockett S. Mesquite St Comemerece E. Commerce Trais Oe Ok Avenue C W. Commerce S. Flores Travis Gcete Avenue D

Salads and Fancy Cheese Prices Listed

The listing shows potato bean beet and herring salads priced from 12 to 24 cents per item. It also offers combination salad at 23 cents and cheese varieties including Daisy Neufchatel and Liederkranz.

Meats Featured At Low Prices In Local Market

Sliced per pound roast veal and Praate roast pork lead a sale lineup. Home boiled ham and premium boiled ham priced around 38 to 33 cents. Smoked tongue and corn beef also offered. Veal loaf at 48 to 47 cents per pound. Sausage including Weiners and prime cervelat, salami, braunschweiger liver available by the pound.

Civil court probes dating of Artesian Belt entries

Auditor Howard and public accountant E. Hunter testified in Seventy third District Court on the age of minute-book entries for the Artesian Belt Railway. Hunter described the clear water test for recent writing. The bank and estate executor discussed the railroad’s finances and possible receiver action as court considered operations and loans.

Hunter Artesian Belt Railway Company van H. Howard Howard W. F. Ezell Artesian Belt Railroad Tesiimony Ms. Howard Leon N. Walthall West Texas Bank & Trust Company C. F. Simmons Walthall Simmons Mr. Hward E. P. Simmons C. L. Bass Mr. Simmons Mr. Howard Bass W. B. Hamilton Railroad Company West Texas Bank

Sage and Sulphur Compound Promises Dark Hair Comeback

A classic old-time hair remedy, Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound, is touted to darken gray hair naturally. Readily available for about fifty cents at drugstores, it reportedly restores natural color after a couple of uses and leaves hair glossy and soft.

Wyeth

Careless Use of Soap Spoils the Hair

Advice warns against alkali in soaps and shampoos drying the scalp and brittle hair. Recommends plain refined coconut oil as a mild cleanser. one to two teaspoonfuls mix with water to lather and rinse, leaving hair soft, glossy, and easy to manage for the whole family.

Election timing and leadership of the railroad company

The subject notes the time he was elected president of the railroad, held the post until a sale contract with H. E. Hildebrand and S. A. Hopkins was made. He testified the railroad was run by its directors rather than by the West Texas Bank directors, though the personnel were largely the same.

H. E. Hildebrand S. A. Hopkins West Texas Bank

City Tax Notice Urges Payment of 1915 Assessments

San Antonio taxpayers are reminded their fiscal year 1915 taxes are due now. Delinquency begins after May 381 with accruing interest and penalties. J. F. Garland, Commissioner of Taxation, advises prompt payment.

San Antonio J. F. Garland tAdvy

Shelley Loring Undertaking Co Automobile Equipment Ad

Shelley Loring Undertaking Co offers automobile equipment and related services. Contact two phones 971 and Ady for details.

Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co

Frame Cottage Burns In West Houston Street Fire

Fire damaged a frame cottage at 2101 West Houston Street owned by John Brooks after 10:20 PM Thursday. Value about 1500 dollars with contents destroyed. Earlier, boxes at 135 Simpson Street belonging to R McKinney burned along with twenty feet of fence.

John Brooks West Houston Street Simpson Street R. McKinney John Schertz L. A. Stewart Sherman Street Avenue D Fifth Street

Fresh Air and Oil of Kerein for Obesity

Article urges weight loss through outdoor activity and oil of kerein capsules from Summers Grug store. Advises deep breathing, regular weighing, and continued treatment after meals and at night, claiming harmless digestion aid and quick weight reduction.

Young people plan revival aid in San Antonio

The city churches youth groups volunteer for the Ham Ram Say revival starting May 7 in San Antonio. A Baraca-Philathea Union meeting at the First Presbyterian Church appointed a committee to coordinate with other organizations for planning at the Y M C A Friday. Two Draughon business college scholarships were awarded to church members who had the highest April attendance. First Evangelical and South Heights Methodist each won with 47 percent turnout. Officers elected included Geo T Howard Jr as president and Ralph L Kilfore as second vice president with re-elected officers filling other posts.

First Evangelical Church South Heights Methodist Church Geo. T. Howard, Jr Ralph L. Kilfore Elizabeth Wright Norman Anderson Carl F. Behring Helen Hopkins William A. Springall J. Floyd Smith

Mrs Bertha Langer Dies at Boerne Home

Mrs. Bertha Langer a longtime San Antonio resident died at her Boerne country home at 12 30 Friday morning. The body was brought to San Antonio and the funeral will be held from her daughter Mrs H C Jordt 520 San Pedro avenue at 8 o clock Saturday afternoon. Rev Philip Cook of St Marks Episcopal Church will conduct services. She was born in Giessen Nassau Germany on August 12 1841 and came to America with her parents in 1846. She is survived by two sons Henry and Gus Laager of Boerne three daughters Miss Louisa Laager Mrs Emma Wilson of Dallas and Mrs H C Jordt of San Antonio and six grandchildren. Burial will be in the Odd Fellows cemetery. Pallbearers are Otto Hilgers August Briam Charles Becker August Nester Ed Witte and E Voges.

Bertha Langer San Antonio Boerne H. C. Jordt San Pedro Avenue Philip Cook St. Mark's Episcopal Church Langer Giessen Nassau Germany America Henry Langer Henry Gus Laager Misa Louisa Laager

Notable Guests and Arrivals at Gunter and Menger Hotels

A string of visitors checks in and stays at San Antonio hotels. T. O. Rawlings of Dallas and Mrs. B. Spencer of Atlanta arrive at the Gunter. Horace T. Mason of Oklahoma City and J. M. Shields of Chicago register at the St. Anthony and Gunter respectively. Several guests from New York, San Francisco, Houston, Tampico, Kalamazoo, Denison, and Stroughton are noted at the Menger, St. Anthony, and Gunter hotels.

T. O. Rawlings Dallas Gunter Horace T. Mason Oklahoma City St. Anthony New Orleans J. H. Harehaw Denison Tex Menger E. H. Gerard Stroughton Wis Tom W. Bennett St. Louis

Ragman Can't Give Candy In San Antonio Court Fines Peddler

City health officials barred the ragman from exchanging candy for rags bottles iron brass and copper after finding the practice unhealthy Dr King and J Garza testified against an aged Mexican peddler arrested Thursday afternoon He was charged with giving children candy for bottles Police Court Judge Lowther fined him ten dollars.

San Antonio Dr. King J. Garza Lowther

Officers Lost 875 in February Casualty Totals

February casualty lists show Britain losing 263 killed 697 wounded and 15 missing totaling 875. Since the war began 23 962 have been lost 7 420 killed or died of wounds 14 755 wounded 1 787 missing or prisoners. Indian contingent faced heavy losses in Mesopotamia and the Persian gulf with 63 officers killed 155 wounded and 7 missing. General Hodson and W Harvey were killed and four subordinate officers wounded.

London Associated Press Mesopotamia Persian Gulf S Hodson W Harvey

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Gensler Gengler Paradises Gengler’s Delicatessen Georgia Daisy Pound Ling Eee Gengler’s KEY Kash Bexar County Steves & Sons San Antonio, Texas Lewright Taaze Baraca-Philathea Union Bertha Lager Health Department The Wolff & Marx Co Mrs. Gabb Miss Gabb Mr. Gabb Cincinnati Enquirer Simon Sted and Qoval Fannie Merritt Farmer Free Armour Company Oean Seaton Mgr Armour Satara Simon Pure Lard Oppen Amann Fc Mat
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