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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1916
Page
3
An entire trainload of beans salt coffee and sugar valued between 40000 and 50000 dollars was moved out of San Antonio Wednesday morning by the Ullman Stern Krause Wholesale company.
An old remedy claims meat causes uric acid buildup that overworks kidneys leading to various ailments. It suggests stopping meat, taking four ounces of Jad Salts daily in water, to flush and stimulate kidneys and neutralize urine acids, promoting health and preventing complications.
A San Antonio grocery company ships a major consignment via Nogales to Carranza representatives. The order, the largest handled by the local firm since Fort Sam Houston's 1911 division, supplies about a month's subsistence for Carranza troops in the region. A. J L Wright of Ullman Stern Krause says the venture signals growing U S Mexico trade and cements San Antonio as a gateway to Mexico. The shipment backs local wholesalers claim that San Antonio stores rival Texas cities in size and stocks.
The Mississippi House passed a bill to prohibit advertising intoxicating liquors within the state. It targets streetcars billboards circulars newspapers and other media with penalties of 50 to 500 dollars fine and one week to six months in jail.
A Philadelphia Ledger quip has a father explaining a diplomat as a man who remembers a lady’s birthday but forgets her age. The exchange highlights witty wordplay in a family moment.
In a humorous exchange a speaker teases an educated man about learning while jokingly calling him a roads scholar. The University of Michigan Gargoyle provides the campus quip in a playful, student-run tone.
San Antonio resident Mrs. E Docwra reports lasting relief from back pain and kidney trouble after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She notes a cold triggered renewed symptoms but the pills provided prompt relief each time, reaffirming her public recommendation from 1908. Foster Milburn Co. markets the remedy at 50 cents.
A conference among Mayor Brown Commissioner Kearny and Southern Pacific superintendent R C Watkins yielded a virtual agreement on city railroad franchise terms. The railroad will lay another track on Walnut street and construct a 30 inch storm sewer from Commerce to Florida with depot paving and other minor items. Dispute over sewer maintenance remained unresolved but not expected to block final approval.
The body of General Percy Daniels former lieutenant governor of Kansas and Civil War veteran died Monday night at Bethany aged 75. He will be shipped to Girard Kansas for interment. Three sons and one daughter survive.
TOPEKA Kan Feb 16 General Percy Daniels. He served as lieutenant governor of Kansas from January 1893 to January 1895 elected from Girard on the Populist ticket under Governor L Lewelling. After the Civil War he climbed to brigadier general in 1873 and major general in 1893 in the Kansas national guard.
A Tasmanian lake at 8400 feet will be harnessed to generate electricity for the island. The plan seeks to provide light and power across the region by tapping the lake’s high elevation and potential energy.
The city plans to build park roadways in Noehler Park and connections to Brackenridge and Rock Quarry parks using the Kinney oiling method by city labor. If successful, it could reduce bond needs and extend pavement life, with residents possibly covering curbs and gutters under assessment rules. Mayor Brown supports testing the dust reducing, water shedding surface as a cheaper alternative to full paving.
Sir Rider Haggard departs London on a world tour under Royal Colonial Institute auspices to study empire building after the war. He aims to curb veterans migration abroad and steer ex-soldiers toward British colonies including South Africa Australia New Zealand Canada and other overseas dominions.
A small package of Hamburg Brust Thee is recommended. Steep a tablespoon in boiling water, strain and drink a teacup to open pores and relieve congestion. It is said to loosen bowels and break a cold quickly. The remedy is described as inexpensive and entirely vegetal and harmless.
A sale offers baby coats in white Bedford cord priced at 1.35 after discounts from 2 and 2.95. Long cape styles include lace trimming. Caps in silk faille and crepe de chine, some hand embroidered, offered at 50c to 39c for children four to fourteen years. Some coats include sizes six months to one year.
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