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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
2
Southern Pacific Adv announces holiday travel service to Texas with dates from December 1 to 28 and planned route adjustments for the season.
Washington reports unofficial word that Carranza will sign the protocol drafted by Mexican and American commissions after Atlantic City. The accord aims to guarantee American and foreign rights in Mexico, with possible amendments to decrees on confiscation and taxation, and may include a joint claims commission and medical aid provisions.
Washington doubts Villa was in Chihuahua City when it fell to Carranza forces. Deserter claims Villa directed fighting via telegraph from Castilins ranch near Chihuahua. Report forwarded to War Department today by American military authorities at El Paso.
A March 1912 letter describes a health tonic reviving a nervous, weary man who could not work. The writer claims the medicine gave energy and strength, calls it a wonderful nerve tonic for men and women, and provides a recipe for mixing and usage instructions. The note urges keeping the prescription for personal use.
Dee reports in Reckflughausen that from January 1 no more potatoes will be used for bread. The director cites a shift to grain grinding from 81 to 93 percent and says food market supplies are sufficient to meet national needs.
Copenhagen dispatch states the German Emperor has established a decoration for civilian munition workers. The award, likened to the Iron Cross, is described in the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger via the Exchange Telegraph Company report.
Washington December 7 The annual report urges expansion of public employment services by creating a separate Bureau of Employment within the Department of Labor. Since 1507 the work has grown from immigration to include post offices and other agencies, with Post Office help and 60 000 offices distributing job blanks. The plan aims to reach the whole country and all industries, find every opportunity, and aid wage earners seeking better work. It cautions against using employment info to influence wage disputes and supports mediation and collective bargaining while extending services to the aged and modern industry workers.
A Sofia dispatch to a Berlin paper quotes Premier Nadostavoff of Bulgaria announcing that Sotix will follow the allies by mobilizing labor for munitions production. The report cites Premier Radosingott emphasizing that no one in Ruboria expects peace while the allies remain and Russia abandons hope of turning the Turkish Straits.
A Bank of Cottonwood Texas official, T. J. Norre, VP, writes that Foley Kidney Pills bring relief from kidney trouble symptoms. He notes relief from aches, pains, backaches, rheumatism, and sleep disturbances due to bladder disorders, claiming the pills purify the blood and expel a poloa?na. Signed A. N. Flacher.
Dr. Frank Méaez North of New York, secretary at the board of foreign missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was elected president of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America in St. Louis. He reserved the right to decline service if time constraints prevented adequate devotion and said approval from the foreign missions board would be required.
Portable gifts pile up at Portage Tire Co located at 221 Alamo Street. The storefront features bicycles rims flashlights knives and fishing gear suited for holiday shoppers. Local customers browse nerby skate and outdoor items while staff assist with gift ideas and price info.
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