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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1916
Page
8
San Antonio weather bureau reports Twenty clear days in November with a high 84 and low 28. Frost on the 10th and 14th, but no further frost after mid month. Rainfall totaled 2.14 inches, above normal, driven by 1.48 inches on the 21st and 22nd. Southwest winds averaged 8.1 mph. a 82 mph northeast gust occurred on the 8th.
Billie Mayberry of Eckert Georgia reports two of her children recovered from a croup attack after using Foley's Honey and Tar before bed. She notes the cough stopped and the children slept and awoke without signs of croup. The note mentions Foley's Honey and Tar as a common low priced cold remedy.
An advertisement claims a Lady Godiva item is produced in San Antonio, promoting a local Godiva product with bold regional wording.
A Friday night debate at Camp Wilson YMCA No. 2 pitted Third District of Columbia infantry Privates Scheppler and McGuire against Illinois Seventh Infantry Sergeants King Mellick and Corporal Lane over whether the United States should adopt a more vigorous stance toward Great Britain. The DC side won two to one before 400 to 500 soldiers, with judges W. S. Kenyon H. W. Chaffee and R. W. Taylor.
San Antonio joins national Electrical Week events running from Saturday to December 9. Dealers showcase special exhibits highlighting electricity’s role in daily life as part of a nationwide campaign led by the Electrical Development Society of New York.
The Brackenridge Park sea-lion pool is completed and awaits four lions ordered by Albert Steves for city presentation. The inner pool features crystal clear water and colorful pebbled bottom while the outer pool will house the sea-lions with a sunning toadstool resting place. Commissioner Lambert plans to stock the inner pool with freshwater fish and receives an order from Congressman Slayden for bass and other species from the San Marcos hatchery.
A mail order pitch invites readers to send 5c and a form to Foley & Co for a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and croup, Foley Kidney Pills for pain and rheumatism, and Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation and sluggish bowels.
A Wichita Falls style notices page records a Dixie Dance at W. O. W. hall on Saturday December 2 with Willetts Orchestra. Separate items note hunters arrested for trespassing on Leon Springs government reservation and a Soldier Robbed of $59 with suspect arrest. Also ads for dances, meals, loans, and services plus two autos stolen and a sweater sales case at Camp Wilson.
A two week old baby boy with blue eyes and brown hair is offered for adoption by the Bexar County Humane Society due to the mother’s inability to care for him. Applications will be received Tuesday morning 9 to 12 in the society office at 423-25 Gunter building. The child will go to the family best able to provide care and education.
Provisional regiment of field artillery from Virginia and New Hampshire returns to Camp Wilson about December 15 after intensive instruction at Leon Springs. Since November 1 they have trained under Lt Col Manus McCloskey, now firing rear shells and shrapnel to 6000 6500 yards. Night firing and pistol training follow before departure. Thanksgiving pie and cake from San Antonio boost morale as wives remember soldiers away from base.
James A. Patten, grain operator, announced gifts totaling 259 thousand nine hundred dollars to Northwestern University and Evanston Hospital. Northwestern receives 134 thousand dollars and Evanston Hospital 125 thousand dollars. A British patent covers a series of tanks attached to a cable to permit a vessel to spread off on rough water.
Resignations accepted for MAJORS Ed A Hamilton Frank D Rashey and others. Assignments include Maj William H Simmons to Chicago and Col Frederick R Day to Fort Sam Houston. Medical officer Maj John A Murtaugh reassigned to San Antonio supply depot. Lieutenants Milliken Hazeltine Jones transferred or reassigned, with Sherburne moved to see instead of Twenty-eighth Infantry.
Judge A L Matlock of San Antonio met with the Texas railroad commission in Austin to discuss a new line from Harbor Island to Rockport then to Lamar Refugio and Quanah The Middle Baster project would pass Austin Lockhart Belton Temple and other towns with a segment near Belton already built and operating Backers reportedly provide ample funds but Matlock offered no statement on his plans or finances after returning to San Antonio
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