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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1917
Page
3
Paul H. Foster of Brownsville stationed in Spain in the consular service was promoted by President Wilson from class nine to class eight. The raise increases his annual salary from $2000 to $2500.
A Kipling poem from 1917 extols the American spirit and the enduring choice of good over ill. It frames faith, sacrifice, and freedom as guiding forces while urging unity and moral resolve through trials and renewal.
Merchants and shippers in Texas protest a Navy move to take coastwise steamers, including the Morgan line, arguing it would disrupt freight relief during car shortages. Texas leaders urge delaying action while the War Department coordinates rail freight handling for Europe supplies.
Texans seeking firearms for home guard companies composed of older men are being refused by the War Department. Communities including Sweetwater Brownwood Mineral Wells and others report no stated reason though the policy appears tied to awaiting new Congress legislation. Congressman Balton plans a bill to allow designation of retired officers to lead these units.
A burglary at Mrs. W. A. Martin’s home on 319 Los Angeles Street yielded gold and silver cuff buttons gold collar buttons a gold sevdhan a diamond pin and a gold ng. Roy Seidenschnitt’s Ford roadster was stolen on West Houston Street Sunday night and found later at Camp Wilson. A rope supply owned by Southern Structural Steel Company was stolen from the Rand Building. Sommers drug store on West Houston Street was broken into and a cash register was wrecked with $10 to $12 taken.
A vintage health notice warns that catarrh is a dangerous condition affecting breathing hearing and taste. It touts a home remedy using peppermint syrup and sugar, claiming blood purification can cure catarrh, and urges readers to try the simple recipe.
Forty inch lace and plain weave voiles with self embroidered figures plus forty six inch shadow figured organdies. The fabrics are of fine weave and harmonize with the new summer fashions offered at 75 cents per yard on the second floor.
A man waived parental rights to place his 16 year old son in the Navy and refused to pay the 25 cent affidavit fee. Clerk Campbell accepted the fee offer, but the father declined, choosing to proceed to the Navy office with his son. Three Germans seeking enlistment were told only citizens may join. A county election death followed Mr Stroud’s late- canvass loss.
Death of J F Stroud at the asylum creates a vacancy in Hot Wells district No 25 trustees. Stroud was elected April 7 but did not qualify, so a new election will be held as soon as legally possible. County Judge Davis notified county commissioners Monday.
A health column urges avoiding excess meat and damp cold, claiming uric acid buildup causes rheumatism. It recommends four ounces of rad Salts daily for a week to stimulate kidneys, plus Jad Salts as a grape lemon lithia beverage for kidney support.
An exchange from the Baltimore American questions whether ships can faint and confirms a stay noting the ship came to, reflecting a quirky clipping style and archival tone.
An advertisement warns that pains in kidneys stomach and joints may signal serious illness and urges diagnosing the cause. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a daily preventive and treatment, sold by reputable druggists with a money back guarantee and cautions against substitutes.
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