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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1916
Page
9
The Third Cavalry band will hold a concert at the lower post Fort Houston Thursday afternoon beginning at 4 30 o clock. Chief musician Fred abri has arranged the program including Washington Greys.
Aggressive 19th century style ad touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable remedy to replace calomel. Warns calomel causes salivation, cramps, bilious symptoms, and sickness tomorrow. Claims Dodson's tone wakes readers, improves mood, and is safe for children.
London April 19 British leaders push for higher taxes while public opinion splits on who should pay. War expenses reach about 25 million dollars daily, yet officials preach economy while salaries and waste persist. A transport supplier dispute over meat shipments to France reveals costly government haste and inflexibility.
A. M. Fischer and several Sap and San Antonio pharmacies advertise Vinol a non secret strength creator. The tonic contains iron and cod liver extractives with beef peptone and is described as a delicious native wine suitable for weak or run down patients seeking to regain strength after illness.
A Cleveland notice touts Zemo as instant relief for eczema ringworm rashes and similar skin troubles. The liquid cleanses soothes heals skin and is inexpensive and easy to apply with no greasy feel. Get it today and save distress.
Shoppers flock to the store as the W. and M. line enters the market despite harsh trade conditions. Thousands of women seize the chance to buy fine goods at remarkable savings on every yard of stock advertised.
A catalog-style presentation outlines various fabrics including 36 to 72 inch organdies at prices from 14c to $1.29, gaberdine skirting and suiting in Mercerized varieties with multiple widths and prices, white pique and poplin options for coats and children's wear, nurses' cloth and dimity checks, pajama checks in several sizes and prices, and assorted undergarment crepes and ripplettes with non ironing notes.
Mercerized batistes a soft chiffon fabric for waists dresses and underwear with 36 to 48 inch widths and assorted prices. Handkerchief linens pure flax and ramie weaves for dresses waists suits and skirts. Linen sheeting and ramie linen offered in multiple widths with varied qualities and prices.
July 15 will be San Antonio and Texas Bi-Centennial day at the Galveston Cotton Carnival. Charles E. Saseen reports a large San Antonio delegation, banners, and speeches to promote the proposed exposition. Selig Deutschman notes business leaders assisting publicity and a boosters trip to Washington in May with Governor Ferguson possibly leading.
A joint conference of the San Antonio patrol of the Ben Hur Shrine and the Austin Ben Hur Shrine band will meet Friday to set their July Buffalo pilgrimage plans. Potentate David Doom of Austin has issued orders sending the Austin band and San Antonio patrol to Buffalo, while a 400-signature San Antonio petition seeks dispensation to establish a temple there.
A note describes a child war game at a Scottish Rite Cathedral in which an uncle offers a sixpence for capturing a fortress. Tommy outsmarts the toy fortress tally by claiming a quick surrender from a supposed opponent, illustrated by a humorous exchange. An unrelated ad line mentions fishing tackle and baseball goods at Portage Tire & Cycle Co and a Portage Alamo ad.
Scottish Rite Masons of San Antonio will hold a Maundy Thursday service at the Scottish Rite Cathedral with a love feast and a banquet for over 400 members. The event includes torches extinguished and lights relit later, followed by toasts to leaders, memory of Albert Pike, and remarks on Masonry and religion, with Rev. Lewis McVea delivering an address. Public attendance is invited.
The Federal Trade Commission sues A. B. Dick Company of Chicago and Neostyle Company of New York charging Clayton act violations by attaching license restrictions to mimeograph machines. The report notes 4,000,000 women voting in the coming election and potential party platform pressure on suffrage planks.
Mrs James Griswold Wentz chair man of the Woman's Republican Club of New York and Mrs Thomas W Holmes of New York toured the South and were guests at the San Antonio Equal Franchise Society meeting at 209 West Commerce Street. High school students led the meeting which was described as highly interesting with Mrs Wentz highlighting the program.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a cure for dandruff and feverish scalp irritation. It claims hair roots shrink, loosen, and fall out, but will stop shedding after a few uses and remove all dandruff. A 25 cent bottle is offered at drug stores.
The Greek government formally protests to the entente allies against establishing a naval base at Suda Bay on Crete's northern coast. The action signals rising tensions as Allied powers consider strategic logistics in the region.
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