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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1916
Page
20
Advocates daily morning use of hot water with limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. Claims improved complexion energy and immunity, urging readers to obtain a quarter pound of limestone phosphate to test the benefits of internal sanitation.
Berne reports Swiss authorities have informed that Joseph Wirth a Wuerttemberg corporal missing from a Southern France prison camp was shot by a patrol after evading capture He had lost an arm in Champagne battles and was found in a forest after escaping in civilian clothes refusing to surrender.
A small package of Hamburger Brust Thee is sold at pharmacies as a remedy for colds. A tablespoonful steeped in boiling water and strained is consumed as a tea to relieve congestion, loosen bowels, and break a cold. It is presented as inexpensive, vegetable, and harmless.
This ad lists fishing gear deals including a Steel Jointed Rod from 1.50, 4 to 9 foot options, a 0.96 reel, 4 foot braided lines, 76 foot black linen line, a 15 cent spoon, a 1.00 rush Tango minnow, and other tackle items with varied prices.
Postmaster general announces bids to carry U S mail by aeroplane and hydroplane on seven Alaska routes and one Massachusetts route. Tests aim to improve mail service and spur aviation while aiding military preparedness and coast patrols. Bids open May 12 with service to begin Oct 1.
Shelbyville Tennessee mother praises Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for Woodrow's constipation. Ad touts a gentle effective laxative made from herbal ingredients, available for fifty cents a bottle and free trial by mail order to Monticello NL.
More than 700 cities join in Baby Week with elaborate child welfare shows to educate parents on infant care food play and heredity issues The federal children bureau expects at least 800 more communities to participate and sees lasting community action and awareness of poverty and heredity in this nationwide campaign
Centers operating in many cities supplement home nurse visits and provide care for babies whose families cannot afford private physicians. Baby shows and statements by Children's Bureau officials argue these welfare centers promote healthy, vigorous youth through permanent establishment and community activities.
London reports a new class of powerful monitors for the fleet. The ships are named after distinguished generals and have proven sea worthy and steady as gun platforms. They differ from earlier river named monitors that did good work early in the war.
Abbas Hilmi deposed khedive of Egypt is summoned to a Swiss court for assault after Ismail Sidki Pasha, former grand chamberlain, arrived seeking unpaid wages. Abbas, reportedly penniless, allegedly kicked Ismail out of the door as witnesses saw.
Local druggists report a drop in calomel sales as Dodson's Liver Tone gains traction. They tout it as safe and effective for liver sluggishness and constipation, with a money back guarantee if it fails to help.
The old wooden frigate Franklin, famed to have circumnavigated Europe with Admiral Farragut, was stricken from the Navy list and sold for 17000 after bidding failed to meet its 19600 appraisal. The vessel sank at Norfolk prior to sale, and copper and other materials are worth about 13000.
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