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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1916
Page
11
An advertisement warns against calomel's mercury dangers and touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a gentle, entirely vegetable remedy. It claims faster, healthier liver and bowel relief, no salivation, and a money back guarantee with widespread use. The copy notes druggists report calomel sales dropping.
A Lloyds dispatch from Ymuiden reports the Dutch steamship Lodewijk Van Nas sau was sunk yesterday afternoon. It went down in six minutes with five crew drowned. Thirty six survivors were landed at Ymuiden.
Dr. Sauer promotes ordinary Nuxated Iron as a quick remedy to boost strength and fight nervous, rundown conditions. He urges two five grain tablets three times daily after meals for two weeks, claiming many patients double or triple their strength and improve dyspepsia and liver troubles. The ad notes organic Nuxated Iron absorbs well, offers a $100 charity guarantee, and lists H. L. Wagner as a local dispenser.
South Texas school girls active in Home Economics Clubs from Medina Cameron Nueces and nearby counties gather April 28 29 in San Antonio for the first annual San Antonio District Association convention led by Mrs J L Landrum of the State Department of Agriculture. Activities include sessions at the Gunter Hotel and Swearingen building tours to the Alamo missions a pageant and a reception at Col George W Brackenridge home with district officer elections set.
Texas Fire Insurance Commission inspectors finished a six week drive in San Antonio. 3000 inspections yielded 500 notices demanding abatement of hazards. Only three sites posed true risk due to rubbish and flammable material. Re inspections planned for May to check compliance and further reviews of oil plants warehouses and large establishments follow.
Footprints under a broken window at 1508 Grayson street linked a soldier to the April 17 burglary of Henry Zellerbach’s store. City Detectives Harvey and Guerra recovered jewelry and watched soldiers after shoe prints matched military issue footwear. The suspect was arrested Thursday on burglary and theft charges.
A town soldier was arrested after authorities found a gold chain around his neck and a watch top a gold ring a heart lock et a tie clasp and a stick pin on him. In his post locker officers recovered half a dozen gold rings five pairs of cuff buttons two bracelets stick pins a pair of earrings and a long neck chain with charm.
A trained nurse reports years of practice using Duffy's Pure Malt Whisky as an immediate aid in treating diabetes. The claim cites practical experience and a recent proof cited by the nurse for the disease, noting Van Norden's earlier remarks on whiskey-based treatment.
R Driscoll of Driscoll Texas and J R Blatt of Fort Worth Texas are listed as guests at the Gunter. H Bean of Kansas City Missouri and Mr Mrs F Walker of Kansas City stay at the St Anthony. W T Barnes of Houston and John E Green Jr of Houston are at the Menger. Others include H A McKay and W H Grubbs from Chicago and Detroit arrivals, plus L F Burdett from Lynn Massachusetts and J E Roach from Boston registered at various hotels.
Hidalgo county voters approve 250000 in good roads bonds by a 1192 to 43 margin to fund the county portion of the Diamond Loop highway between Brownsville and San Antonio. Complete returns announced today confirm the result.
The Public Health Nurse Association receives 138.92 dollars from the tea chain fund balance after paying for 1785 garments for the loan closet. Mrs. Perry J. Lewis chaired the committee and the board president oversaw the free clinic. Mrs. E S Parsons supervises the garments kept at the city hall health office.
A long list of grocers and businesses in San Antonio Texas offers sales or goods. The entries include Alamo Heights Grocery 104 Basden Alcala L T and many others with addresses across Flores Commerce Alamo and related streets. The compiled names cover numerous merchants and partnerships indicating widespread commercial activity.
A dated OCR snippet lists several entities and names in Texas including Floresville, New Braunfels, Sabinal, Poth, Stockdale, Utopia, and Sutton with firms such as Farmers Union Co-Operative Assn and The Home Trading Co among others. Names include DeBona Switzer Griffith Kastner Holz Pteuffer Holm Hoessing Caskey la Reinhart and Curtis Harper.
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