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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1917
Page
2
An invitation to Ford owners to view a fully equipped Ford repair department and stock of Ford parts. The notice promotes thorough service for Ford vehicles and offers a Free Road Service when on the road or at home.
City Attorney Gillette has completed proposed city charter amendments covering civil service compulsory voting a coliseum and the powers duties of city officials under commission government The charter revision committee will review the report before council action and a civil service board with exclusive hire rules is proposed for all city departments, with certain appointive officers exempt.
A 1916 testimonial from F. E. Britton, a Jonesboro Tennessee druggist, praising Dr Kilmer Swamp Root for kidneys and bladder. He notes a quarter century of use and strong sales, urging readers to prove its benefits with a ten cent sample and booklet. Regular bottles available in drug stores.
An old home remedy touts Pinex as a fast acting cough suppressant. It instructs mixing 2 1-2 ounces of Pinex with plain sugar syrup to make a pint bottle of relief for coughs colds and throat irritation. The ad warns of impostors and promises satisfaction or money back from The Pinex Co Ft Wayne Ind.
The report details a proposed charter amendment drafted by Mr. Gillette. It creates five departments with defined divisions and duties, expands the city auditor’s powers, outlines budgeting and depyet depositories, and adds a provision to levy fines on voters who do not exercise their franchise.
Texas records list new charters including Clark & Wagner Inc in Houston with 6500 capital and founders H A Clark Robert Wagner E Barber. Also Collapsible Crate Manufacturing in Houston 5000 capital with Grosse Williams and Eichenberg. Includes E G Hutchings Hardware in Bogata 11000 and Peyton Co in Bogata 12000 with varied incorporators. Other filings: Ruby Oil Caldwell Burleson 30000 Lipscomb Anderson Alexander. Texpenn Oil Houston 10000. Texas Everlasting Post Fort Worth 20000. Charter amendments include Austin Motor Co to Lipper Motor Car Company in Houston and Continental State Bank Bailey with capital rise. Crook Record Paris rising to 150000. Marshall Land & Building Marshall increasing to 100000.
A. Rich reports his wife, Mrs. Rich of 1011 North Cherry, improved from indigestion and pain after three years on Tanlac. After two bottles she is ten pounds heavier, with renewed appetite and strength, and no body pains. Tanlac sold in San Antonio by Wagner's Drug Store and E. J. H. Meier.
President Wilson writes to Mrs. Henry F. Dimock head of the George Washington Memorial Association endorsing the plan to erect a memorial building in Washington costing 3000 dollars. He hopes the project will prosper and be completed.
The Louteville Courier-Journal notes Mrs Fluddub plans rest in Palm Bed while remarking on widespread gossip and public talk about inconsistencies among local residents.
Advertises Knowlton's Dandeline for 25 cents claiming to double hair beauty in minutes. Promises lighter, wavier hair and a purified scalp with new growth after weeks of use. Ends with urging readers to buy at drug stores or toilet counters.
German emperor tells Dr. Hans Mueller at the Hofburg that the peace letter to Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg could not be avoided and accuses enemies of crime. He says neutrals must judge strength and will for peace and notes Napoleon's continental blockade as a threat to England.
Paris Feb 15 A resolution in the Chamber of Deputies proposes a prize of 500 000 francs to the crew of any French allied or neutral vessel that succeeds in destroying an attacking submarine. The offer aims to deter submarine threats and boost naval defense.
A puzzled narrator comments on a misread article claiming that buying a good carriage could be aided by practicing balancing a book on the head. The dialogue hints at a misunderstanding between Algy and Fudge about literacy and practical instruction.
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