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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1916
Page
3
Eagle Pass residents embrace a new railroad connection after a contractor visit and talks with the Commercial Club committee. Plans accelerate to link Eagle Pass with one of several nearby lines, reflecting a growing push for a second railroad to the city.
Mrs. John W. Wright, about 60, died Sunday evening after a short illness. She lived six miles from Blanco on the San Marcos road.
San Pedro Creek deepening by city prisoners authorized to fix drainage, curb mosquito breeding. City eyes paving on Summit Main Belknap with residents paying share plus city portion and bids due March 6. Payments include January merchant bills and several paving extras.
Mrs. C. W. Williams reports pimples on her baby’s head caused itching and bleeding but cleared after bathing with Cuticura Soap and applying Cuticura Ointment. The advert notes the hair improved and offers a 32 page Skin Book upon request and a postal address in Carrollton Georgia dated July 24, 1915.
An advertisement touts Hyomei as a germ killing inhaler for head colds and catarrh. It claims immediate relief as the medicated air reaches the nose, throat, and lungs and promises long term germ elimination with continued use. The ad notes druggists guarantee satisfaction and highlights Wagner Drug Store as a supplier.
The council orders macadam paving repairs on Arbor Street between Laredo and Colorado. Bid opening for a new zoo iron cage is postponed after only one bid. Mayor Brown may declare March 26 a holiday for a San Antonio Playgrounds festival. City Attorney Gillette advises against external attorneys for refunding bonds, noting 770,000 in bonds subject to call and possible concurrent handling.
Annie Baughman of Barberton Ohio swore before Notary W A Morton on December 19 1914 that Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root cured her bladder trouble after doctors failed She claims relief began soon after use and she regained health over seven bottles with no recurrence in six years Her statement supports the product s advertised claims and lists her residence and personal details
A vintage apothecary ad urges readers to send ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York for a small Swamp Root bottle and a bundle of kidney bladder information. It promises conviction and notes regular fifty cent and one dollar sizes are sold in drug stores and to mention The San Antonio Light.
In Mexico City the typhus outbreak is reported under perfect control with the death rate down to one per hundred thousand as repairs to tram lines continue. About 200 electric trams operate, with up to 50 cars repaired weekly and extensive sanitation measures.
A suggestion was raised at a meeting of S C S V officials to have fifteen or twenty beauty queens appear at the Majestic for audience selection of a queen to avoid further controversy over the Fiesta queen. Ed Raymond supported the plan despite potential publicity, and the meeting adjourned with enthusiasm.
London Feb 15 Sir William Turner editor of the Journal of Anatomy and Physiology and author of standard medical works has died in Edinburgh at age 83. He was principal of Edinburgh University.
A promotional insert invites readers to mail a slip with 5c to Foley & Co. for a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets, advertised for coughs, colds, rheumatism, kidneys, digestion, and related ailments. Local druggist A. ai, Wischer is listed for sale.
Richard L. Metcalfe former Panama Canal Zone governor and longtime associate of William Jennings Bryan has telegrammed Bryan in Miami inviting six joint debates on national preparedness. Metcalfe editor of an Omaha weekly says he acts without authority but represents a large part of Nebraska's Democratic rank and file.
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