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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1917
Page
5
The ad promises instant relief from clogged nostrils and head pressure. It urges buying Ely's Cream Balm from a druggist, describing it as antiseptic and healing and claiming quick soothing of inflamed nasal passages.
At a Philadelphia gathering the German American National Alliance pledged loyalty to President Wilson and to the United States. Delegates from 28 states said they will form German American regiments if war comes and donate funds to the American Red Cross for war relief.
A home made cough syrup using Pinex 2 1 2 ounces in a pint sugar syrup costs about 54 cents and relieves dry hoarse or painful coughs quickly. It soothes inflamed membranes stops throat tickle loosens phlegm and helps bronchitis croup whooping cough and bronchial asthma. The Pinex Co Ft Wayne Ind guarantees satisfaction or money back.
A health notice argues that frequent nighttime urination in children can lead to contamination and later kidney disease. It promotes Liquid Shu Make, sold in 25 cent bottles at drug stores, claiming cures within two years with little effort.
More than two thousand Teutonic subjects renounce foreign rulers in New York and apply for American citizenship, bringing totals to 3600 since the break with Germany. Bank leaders say no general retirement of German staff is planned. Guaranty Trust pauses German employees for protection, hoping they return soon.
Chicago courts set a new wartime record as 528 aliens filed declarations of intention within the past twenty four hours. Of the group 450 were Germans or Austrians, reflecting a surge in naturalization filings in the city.
Federated Rural Clubs plan to present 24 petitions to the DeWitt County Commissioners' Court asking for federal funds to hire a county woman agent. A farm demonstrator will follow once under way. DeWitt County claims the largest Rural Club membership in the state with Mrs Nat P Jackson overseeing the territory from A and M College.
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as the solution for dandruff and thinning hair. It claims one application doubles hair beauty, stops dandruff, relieves itching, and prevents root damage, urging readers to buy a 25 cent bottle to see quick results.
The San Antonio Light presents Mrs Kate Brew Vaughn as head of a Free Home Economics school at Beethoven hall next week. She will teach modern cooking focused on nutrition for men women and children with an emphasis on practical technique and appealing cakes pastries and meals. Attendees include homemakers teachers preachers and club women and the program aims to improve everyday family meals with expert guidance.
United States manufacturers unite to offer air power for war needs. Nineteen of twenty one firms met in New York and formed the Airplane Manufacturers' Association, pledging up to 300 planes weekly if urgent need arises and presenting the offer to President Wilson.
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes many prefer breaking commandments over eating with a knife. The Magazine of American History cites John Quincy Adams as the first president to use a fork, learned in France, while Adams’s wife explained his habit at the White House. Andrew Jackson supposedly restored republican simplicity by using a knife, as did Washington Jefferson Monroe and Madison. The piece argues fork eating is mere convention and mocks foreign-influenced refinements.
W. E. Robison of 409 Sandmeyer Street, a 30 year Army veteran, reports Tanlac restored his appetite, relieved persistent indigestion, and cured dizzy spells after a severe bout with grippe. He credits improved digestion for stronger overall health and weight gain. Wagner's Drug Store and E. J. H. Meier sell Tanlac in San Antonio under a special representative.
In Berlin on February 8 reports note the rise of shin plasters or fractional bills in Germany. The government has not issued such notes, but chambers of commerce trade groups and municipalities circulate them to ease the lack of small change as copper and silver coins vanish and small pfennig pieces grow rare.
An elderly man finds a small lost boy who cannot recall his address after his mother married that morning. The boy explains they have just moved and he does not know where to go, prompting the kinder stranger to help search for the child's home.
An old advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless liver booster that avoids calomel side effects. It promises quick relief from biliousness, sluggishness, and constipation with a spoonful at night and claims it won’t salivate or harm children.
Mrs. J. L. Landrum leads a canning club mission from the History Club to Van Raub school and other sites for home economics work. Clubs form at Van Ormy McCona Tinsley and Edgewood with named officers and members listed. Phoenix Club members accompany the group.
A London dispatch reports a surge of German prisoners taken by the British are actually desertions. The correspondent notes many soldiers claimed to have lost their way amid tangled trenches and miscommunication, sometimes prompting surrender attempts.
An advertisement extols internal bathing with the J. B. L. Cascade for health and disease defense. It cites Mrs. I. B. Logan of St. Joe Idaho praising relief from chronic bilious headaches after using the product and urges readers to visit H. L. Wagner's Drug Store in San Antonio for a free booklet and demonstrations.
The army appropriation bill provides relief for the Navajo Transfer Co by canceling its hay and bedding contract for the Southern Department for the year ending June 30, 1917. The price rise from the original contract to about 18 dollars per ton caused losses and potential bond failure. Secretary Baker suspended the deal awaiting Congress action as the military affairs committee cites equity in recommendation.
An old classified style notice urges readers to mail a pasted slip with five cents to Foley & Co. in Chicago to receive a trial package of Foley products including Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. The advertisement also notes sales through A M Fischer.
Karl Armgaard Graves once detained on charges of attempting to extort $3000 from Countess von Bernstorff. Officials announce no further prosecution and Graves remains free on bail awaiting a preliminary hearing.
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