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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1916
Page
4
Many soaps and shampoos contain excess alkali that dries the scalp and brittles hair. Use plain clarified coconut oil, greaseless and cheap, as a hair wash. Moisten hair, rub in a teaspoon, create rich lather, rinse clean. Hair becomes soft, bright, fluffy, and easy to manage while removing dust and dandruff.
The piece warns indoors living causes unhealthy fat and urges overweight individuals to use oil of kerein capsules from Wagner's Jug Store. It claims the capsules reduce weight in days, improve digestion, and restore energy, with minimal risk and low cost.
A simple home method using mercorized wax removes the outer skin to reveal the second layer. Daily gentle application peels away blemishes, leaving the new skin soft white and youthful. obtain an ounce of mercalized wax at any drug store and use like cold cream.
Vance McCormick announces the Democratic campaign committee and the associate Progressive committee to direct Wilson's re election. The lists include Homer Cummins, Carter Glass, Henry Morgenthau, and other state leaders. President Wilson will meet the Democratic group August 15 in Washington and the Progressive group August 17.
Colby of Bainbridge declares support for President Wilson in a letter to Vance McCormick. He agrees to join a Progressive committee coordinating with the Democratic campaign and criticizes Charles E. Hughes as a decoy and retriever of the old guard.
American shippers to Holland protest British detentions of cargoes sent to the Netherlands Overseas Trust. They vow diplomatic action from Washington. 35 to 40 consignments held up or placed in prize court after a 1913 pledge that trust consignments prove bona fide Holland consumption.
Austin details show $1,562,666 paid in Confederate pensions since the current administration began. 344 total pensioners with 2,842 added, though deaths reduced net gain to 450. 748 applications rejected for eligibility or evidence. A five cent levy per $100 property value funds pensions, with calls to raise the tax next session.
Washington officials say a request to publish Count Von Bernstorff notes was an inadvertent act. A letter signed by Secretary Lansing or Acting Secretary Polk to the German embassy was not an admission Germany’s proposals were satisfactory. The Lusitania negotiations remain informal and unsettled amid submarine warfare tensions and belligerent attitudes.
The article describes how clogged kidneys cause stiffness in the knees, rheumatic pains, backache, and headaches. It urges readers to visit a drug store for a 50c package of Anuric from Dr. Pierce, then drink hot water before meals with an Anuric Tablet to achieve noticeable relief.
In the House of Commons Reginald McKenna defended Britain’s use of treasury bills amid criticism that ship bills outstanding pose a risk and that a new war loan was warranted. He said Britain can borrow abroad on favorable terms and listed total indebtedness at 3.44 billion pounds, with 0.8 billion to allies and dominions deducted, leaving a manageable burden balanced by national income.
It is delightfully cool and pleasant in the hill country. Take a vacation for a few days, visit Kerrville and the West Texas Fair. Low excursion rates over the Sap.
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