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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1916
Page
10
A playful note from the Philadelphia Evening Ledger describes a party given by a husband for his wife marking her thirtieth birthday and their twelfth anniversary, with light social humor about the celebration.
Louise Haile of San Antonio, a Ursuline Academy graduate and former Christy model, wins the queen role for Vitagraph’s Mystic Kingdom. She will film portions at Fort Sam Houston and nearby sites with Theodore Marston directing, part of the San Antonio shoot beginning Tuesday.
An advertisement promotes Schiffmann's New Concentrated Expectorant sold by H L Wagner Drugstore with a money back guarantee. It claims to treat colds bronchial coughs whooping cough and croup and promises a pint from a 50 cent bottle when mixed with sugar and water, asserting savings over $2 to $3 compared with typical remedies.
Nine fires and false alarms swept Sunday to Monday causing about 3500 dollars in damage. incidents included a collision injuring Ed Winters, a damaged carpenter shop, a residence, a box car, an awning fire, a small barn, and two kerosene stove related blazes with totals from fifty to two thousand five hundred dollars.
Today orders transfer several officers among field artillery units including CAPTAIN ARTHUR F CASSELS to Sixth Field Artillery and FIRST LIEUTENANT EPWIN PRITCHETT to Fifth Field Artillery. Additional moves include LIEUTENANT WILLIAM H DODDS JR and others to Sixth Field Artillery as of March 6 to 290 or March dates.
A Moose Lodge safe in downtown Waco Texas was blown open with nitro glycerine. The thieves escaped with at least 200 dollars in money and checks. The crime occurred within five blocks of the police station.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless, vegetable liver medicine that replaces calomel. It claims to cleanse the liver, ease headaches and constipation, prevent salivation, and guarantee sunrise results or money back. The product is sold in 50 cent bottles with a personal guarantee.
The Chamber of Commerce board endorsed a civilians training camp to teach military basics in San Antonio and offered full support to military authorities for organizing the camp. They will seek talks with Major General Frederick Funston to outline steps to start. They also backed universal obligatory military training and service under national control.
A list of visitors and registrants in Texas and nearby states staying at the Gunter St Anthony and the Menger hotels. Residents include J H Maxey from Los Angeles Jake Stahl Gonzales BE A Bakery Robstown A V Weaver Lubbock J P Allen Chicago Edwin M Ching Mexico City and families from Houston Austin Memphis St Louis Columbia.
During January, six Yoakum rural carriers handled 51 121 pieces of mail weighing 11 526 pounds. The money order unit issued 1 582 orders and paid 576. A petition backing extending city delivery has been sent to the Post Office Department in Washington.
A Morrison Coffee Co advertisement urges shoppers to support a loyal grocer in San Antonio for Wesco and Misa Coffee orders, contrasting with rival grocers. The copy appeals to local loyalty and emphasizes consistent service as a criterion for patronage.
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