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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1916
Page
5
The ad promotes Real Difference Cream of tartar derived from grapes as the best healthful ingredient for baking powder. It contrasts it with cheaper phosphate and alum from minerals and urges consumers using those powders to switch to Royal Baking Powder for better quality results.
Amusements page notes shows Fred Mace stars in Crooked to the End at Grand Motion Pictures. Film listings promise entertainment tonight with advertised attractions and showtimes.
The well known English playwright Henry Arthur Jones lauds Miss Margaret Illington for her Elinor Shale in The Lie. He notes the stage performances are successful and interesting and cites a New York paper praising her work after seeing The Lie.
Article urges overweight individuals to gain weight loss through outdoor activity and oil of korein capsules. Recommends daily dosing after meals and before bed, self weighing every few days, and regular treatment until normal weight is reached. Claims oil of korein is harmless and aids digestion and oxygen transport. Summers drug stores available.
The American Sarah Bernhardt analogy frames Miss Illington as a rising French actress at her best in her latest play. Her portrayals in recent years with The Thief Kindling Within the Law are noted, but Elinor Shale in The Lie marks her career peak. Illington performs at the Grand Opera House Wednesday night and Thursday with matinee and night shows.
The Keystone comedy Crooked to the End plays on the Triangle program at Grand Opera House. Fred Mace leads a ride with crooks, a goat, a coat pocket stash, a cliffside street car wreck, and a capture ending with loot recovered. Also featured is The Winged Idol starring Katherine Kaelred and House Peters, plus Friday’s feature Eleanor Pierce.
The Garden of Allah stage production opens Wednesday March 1 at the Grand Opera House for five days with matinees Thursday and Saturday. The adaptation faithfully follows Robert Hichens novel with Mary Anderson de Navarro assisting. principal roles Boris Domini and Count Anteoni are played by William Jeffrey Edyth Latimer and Frederic De Belleville.
Fort Worth will hold an election on March 8 to decide if moving picture theaters may operate on Sundays. The official order was issued this morning in Fort Worth Texas.
A persuasive advertisement appeals to sick women to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound citing letters in the daily press showing recoveries. It urges readers to believe the testimonials and seek the remedy for restored health and strength.
A beauty column advises using a delatone paste mixed with water to remove superfluous facial hair. The paste is applied for 2 to 3 minutes, rubbed on, then washed to leave no blemish if real delatone is used.
Telegraphic advices to Manager C N Wuest list the St Louis Cardinals arrival in San Antonio for training February 29 with 15 men joining Manager Huggins. The rest reach March 6 and 30 players total are expected before the League Park campaign begins. They stay at the Travellers Hotel until March 22 before a northern tour for the National League season.
A string of visitors and registrants includes Co. C. Pierce of Washington at the Menger, F. W. Perkins of Chicago, J. F. Robey of Hillsboro, C. H. Hornburg Jr. of Minneapolis, and J. D. Peeler of North Pleasanton at Gunter and Menger hotels. Others stopping at St. Anthony include G. D. Hope of Kansas City and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Martin of Austin, with L. E. Appleby of Bishop also listed.
Today’s army orders list Second Lieutenant John M Boon Philippine Scouts new rank effective January 3 and details his postings to Fort Sam Houston Texas report then San Francisco and Manila March 6. First Lieutenant John A Brock Man infantry to Walter Reed General Hospital DC for observation and treatment. A board of officers led by Colonel Guy L Edie and Lt Colonel Henry B Harris to meet at Letterman General Hospital San Francisco. First Lieutenant Robert S Oberly Ordnance to sail April 5 from this city to the Philippines.
Druggists offer refund if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles. First application provides relief. Price 50 cents.
Six more alarms on Monday night and Tuesday morning raise the weekly total to fifteen. A warehouse fire on Peden street caused the heaviest loss with merchandise valued at 4000 and damage around 2000. Other incidents included a chimney fire, furnace fault, an auto blaze on Main avenue, a destroyed outhouse, and a false alarm on Goliad street.
Twelve dentists will start free dental inspections Wednesday at No. 3 school on Austin and Eighth streets, serving about 500 pupils. The San Antonio Dental Society led by Dr. R. L. Gray directs the effort under the board of education with support from the Council of Mothers. Cards home will indicate treatment needs without naming the child, and a future free clinic for indigent cases is planned.
An old newspaper ad promotes Wesco and Misa coffee as healthful invigorating satisfying and economical Morrison Coffee Co advertises a budget friendly coffee option.
A health advisory explains rheumatism stems from excess uric acid from rich foods. It urges warmth, dry feet, hydration, less meat, and says four ounces of Salts taken daily for a week can stimulate kidneys to remove uric acid. Jad Salts, grape lemon lithia drink, is promoted as a cheap safe remedy used by many sufferers.
A Texas exhibit by the State Health Department and University of Texas during Home Economics Week shows a scale plaster plant for sewage disposal and plates on activated sludge. It highlights new anti pollution laws taking effect 1917, and features municipal abattoirs at Paris Texarkana Beaumont, rat proof warehouses, garbage destruction, modern plumbing methods, and an emergency hypochlorite plant model.
At a special city commission meeting in Yoakum Texas the mayor announced an election for April 4 to elect two city commissioners.
An advertisement extols Sargol as a flesh building agent to help thin people gain weight by aiding absorption of fats. It claims quick cheek fullness and firm flesh, with a money back guarantee from H L Wagner and other druggists. Caution notes warn against use unless weight gain is desired.
The municipal Brackenridge park golf course is temporarily closed for thorough sprinkling. A formal opening is planned with a match between Commissioners Steves and Lambert later this week.
Thefts are reported with details of missing items. Rev J M Todd of 319 Camden street lists a kit of valuable automobile tools missing and description furnished to police. W H Faulkner of 2007 Avenue D reports a chest of carpenter tools stolen from a job on Grayson street.
The San Antonio Symphony Orchestra performs Thursday night at Beethoven Hall with Ady as featured artist creating a refined concert experience.
Dalling Printing Co promotes 1917 calendars with a 10 percent extra discount for larger orders. Offers 600 samples and a phone number for an agent to call in Crockett.
A stranger, S. C. Smith, narrowly escaped injury when a car with a missing right front tire swerved after its rim caught a street car track at Houston and Navarro streets. The vehicle struck the spot as Smith stepped off the curb, but he suffered only slight bruises.
Reinhard Co Graduated Roasters earns praise from patrons who cite quality beans and service. The note highlights word of mouth endorsements and the shop’s reputation for artisanal roasts.
Juan Chuleta, a laborer living near the second mission, was brought to the city hospital at 11:30 Monday night after being shot in the left shoulder with a small caliber pistol and struck on the head with a stone. Deputies from the sheriff's office responded to the fight near the mission. the assailant escaped. Chuleta is expected to recover.
Local advertises purchase or trade of gold silver diamonds and old coins at Alamo Jewelry Co located at 315 Alamo Plaza urging customers to trade valuables for cash or store credit.
George Irone an employee of the Savoy hotel was hit by a vehicle at 7 45 PM Monday at the Main Avenue intersection in Houston. He escaped serious injuries. The driver fled the scene after the collision.
Right Reverend John W. Shaw, bishop of the Catholic dioceses of San Antonio, is due to arrive in San Antonio Tuesday evening after visiting relatives in Mobile Alabama. Chancellor Reverend Father W. W. Hume received a message confirming the bishop’s return.
Four charges alleging failure to pay the occupation tax were dismissed in county criminal court. Judge Nelson Lytle presided Tuesday morning, with County Attorney Dan Lewis saying evidence was insufficient to convict.
In county court Judge Nelson Lytle dismissed the case against W. N. Norwood for practicing medicine without a license. Norwood owned an institute that treated consumption.
The Travis School Congress met Monday to debate the resolution that capital punishment should not be inflicted on persons. The event featured students presenting arguments on the ethics and legality of capital punishment.
In a formal debate round, substantial evidence backed the affirmatives who won. Harris Davenport led the affirmative with Charles Crow as assistant, while Garrett Karcher led the negative with Harry Lewis assisting.
Sebastian Carranza nephew of Venustiano Carranza visits San Antonio from Piedras Negras to place two sons at West Texas Military academy. He plans to return to his post in a few days.
Alexander Y Walton is listed as a civil engineer and surveyor with office at 108 Chandler Building Ady. He is identified with the profession and address in the directory entry.
A federal postoffice may be re established at Medina Lake to serve San Antonio residents who camp there or own summer homes near the dam. Postoffice inspector J O Chapman visited the lake on Monday to scout a site and will report to the postoffice department with action likely within weeks.
A free lecture recital was held Monday afternoon in the high school auditorium under the Tuesday Musical Club. The Beetho ven Eroica symphony was the subject with Mrs. Clara Duggan in charge assisted by Mrs. J W Holt. Duggan analyzed the symphony and she and Holt played it at the piano.
A Tuesday conference between Adjutant General Henry Hutchings and Lt Col W B Scott covered summer camp and militia training plans. Scott called discussions routine with no definite action on camps or schools. General Funston will set the time and place for the main encampment.
Temple Texas February 15 at a public library mass meeting Temples citizens for preparedness pass resolutions endorsing the preparedness program of President Wilson.
Relief comes instantly and ends grippe misery with a dose every two hours up to three. It clears nasal passages relieves feverishness sore throat andheadache and costs 25 cents at any drug store. Get the genuine for prompt relief.
A fireless cooker test will be shown Wednesday at G A Stowers furniture store. Ice cream will freeze on one side while a chicken roasts on the other to prove insulation. The 10 am to 2 pm demo invites attendees to note recipes and participate in Fiesta features.
A Fiesta Association committee asked Col. Millard F. Waltz post commandant on Tuesday morning to extend an invitation for soldiers to participate in the parade.
Sax Casey is hospitalized with gunshot wounds to the cheek and right hand after a shooting at 1 PM Tuesday in the 1300 block of Sequin street. His wife Lela Casey is under arrest.
Yoakum Texas February 15 Post master T P Woodward awarded contract to install thirteen street mail boxes in business and residence districts with work to start within days.
An advertisement touts Anurie by Dr. Pierce as a life insurance aid. It claims urine tests screen risk for insurers and that Anurie dissolves uric acid, cleanses kidneys, and supports heart valves and blood vessels. It urges 50-cent packages and mentions Pleasant Pellets for liver and bowels.
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