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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1916
Page
9
Roy Banks of Milton Kentucky describes a two week skin outbreak that covered his face and neck with itching burning and disfigurement. He used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and was healed in two weeks. The ad offers free samples by mail and a 32 page Skin Book.
The power boat Nereid docked in Corpus Christi carrying a cargo of soiled clothes bound for a local laundry. Rockport lacks rail service after the storm, prompting residents to use boat laundry shipments on return trips with provisions.
A health column urges thin, nervous readers to try Sargol, a flesh building agent, to absorb fats from meals. It claims the product helps the body store oils in the blood to rebuild starved tissues and promises a money back guarantee if no weight gain occurs.
A city council meeting discussed a suspected forged report on billboard taxes and a ruling that special policemen can be paid only from non city funds after September 1. The billposting deal shifts to a $100 per company license with possible per board fees and bans new boards in residential areas.
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a valuable general tonic. It markets QUI NINE and TRON as the tonic's noted ingredients and claims health benefits and a long standing reputation.
J L Starkie of the Santa Fe railway reports to the State Board of Water Engineers on diverting water for two massive Texas reservoirs. One at Sweetwater holds 300,000,000 gallons. the second near Goldthwaite, about half built, will match that capacity. Water will support railroad operations and may lead to more reservoir permits.
In Austin Texas the board of pardons favors commuting Johnnie Johnson of Ellis County from death to life imprisonment for the murder of Jack Jones. Johnson, an accomplice, faced hanging in Waxahachie August 11, but Governor Ferguson granted a thirty day reprieve for board review. The actual murderer has been executed and the board says life term would serve justice. the governor has not acted yet.
Charters issued in Austin Texas on August 29 include Feeder & Company of El Paso with capital stock of 20000 dollars to conduct a jewelry business. Incorporators are Nathan A Feeder Leslie Hunter and P E Gardner. Pioneer Club of Dallas with no capital stock. purpose fraternal and social. Incorporators are Herbert R iddle G W Banton and I E Burnett.
Portage Tire Co promotes ammunition and guns with low prices at 221 So Alamo. An aid ad notes Sutherland Springs service Sundays at 8 15 a m and mentions Southern Pacific Lines as an advertisement reference.
Austin August 29 protest by the Central Texas Audubon Society against dove killings in September. Society president H Tullsen of Taylor issued a letter noting the nesting season continues through the end of the month and urging protection.
An advertisement promotes kerein capsules from Summer's Drug Store as a simple safe weight loss method. It claims natural digestion support, no starvation diet, and weekly weigh ins to track progress, urging regular dosing until reaching normal weight.
The notice urges shortening the dove season with the open season set to begin on September 1. It emphasizes precautionary steps for hunters and asks agencies to review bag limits and dates before the start.
The State Printers' Council meets in Corpus Christi with President H. C. Colley of Houston presiding. Secretary Clint Tullis of Dallas arranges the program focusing on Buy-it-made-in-Texas efforts, culminating in a banquet where pie is the sole dish not on the menu.
The attorney general's department approves two Brown county common school district bonds one for 6000 in district 40 and another for 4500 in district 44 both at 5 percent maturing in forty years with a five year option and a 3000 Travis county common school district bond in district 8 at 5 percent maturing in twenty years with a ten year option. Sealed proposals sought at Fort Sam Houston for gasoline forage and bedding for Southern Department stations from Oct 1 to Dec 31 1916 with details on application.
Mr Comrox doubts the value of photos but dismisses concern saying he will handle the stock ticket downtown and not study new market quotations at home in Washington arc.
Texas railroads face the next rate move as the Texas Railroad Commission cancels all advance tariffs issued after the Shreveport rate decision. The commission plans to reinstate suspended rates September 1 with new Shreveport rates taking effect November 1, a move not welcomed by the railroads. Chairman Allison Mayfield declined to comment.
After nearly a year of hearings on advanced freight rates, the commission issues an order canceling and wiping out all the rates. Notice to buyers that Hunters Shells are available at the lowest prices from Portage Tire Co. 221 Bn Lines.
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