Injunction suit filed for possession of church building
An injunction suit for possession of the Church of the Living God on French Place was filed in the Forty.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1917
Page
6
An injunction suit for possession of the Church of the Living God on French Place was filed in the Forty.
An old advertisement urges readers to mail a 5 cent slip to Foley & Co in Chicago to receive a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs Foley Kidney Pills for back and kidney issues Foley Cathartic Tablets for cleansing and constipation. product details listed with seller A M Fischer.
Rev L G Snell sues as pastor and for General Assembly authority over a church he organized in 1913. Defendants F R Jacobs and Will Allen allegedly tore down the church sign in 1916 and proclaimed a Baptist church, refusing to return the property. Hearing set by District Judge S G Tayloe for 9:30 Saturday morning.
By a rising vote the Texas Senate adopted a resolution honoring Governor E. C. De Baca of New Mexico. Senator Hudspeth introduced the resolution praising the Democratic governor's sterling qualities.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a railway attendant insists on no smoking while the smoker cites friends doctors and wife. The banter cycles through warnings and comebacks, reflecting everyday tensions on transit and the era’s social norms.
A.Ryan of Montrose Virginia describes eight months of intense itching and burning from eczema. After trying treatments without success, a single cake of Cuticura Soap and two boxes of Cuticura Ointment provided relief in days and healing within a month.
Tuesday night events highlight San Antonio clubs with the San Antonio Musical Club in the Gunther ballroom and the Harmony Club Black and White ball. Altar Society of St. Luke’s Episcopal meets at 7 30 with Mrs B D Lindsey. reception at St Mary’s hall honors Rev Mr Willis. Various dinners, teas, and meetings cover many local groups and members across the city.
H Weymouth and Mrs Alfred Ward depart for Mobile Alabama. Miss Vera Garrett of San Francisco and Miss Sadie Noyes of Portland visit relatives. Travis Club hosts a dinner dansant with numerous guests including Captains Welty Milley and Johnson and Colonel Farr. Twenty guests attend Farr's party. others host smaller groups. Christ Church Saturday market organized by Circle No 1 with members listed and sale items planned. St Mary's hall to host market after this week. Senior class of St Joseph's academy plans a Thursday party at Miss Louise Barnett's home for Miss Gladys Dreiss.
An advertisement for Tiz promises instant relief from tired aching and swollen feet. It claims the remedy draws out poisonous exudations, relieves soreness from corns bunions and callouses, and allows wearing smaller shoes. A 25 cent box offers quick relief with yearly comfort for 26 cents.
San Antonio Gas and Electric Co completes a new 2,000,000 cubic foot steel gas holder at Durango and Comal, boosting city reserve to 2.5 million cubic feet, second largest in the state. The tank stands 172 feet high and 146 feet in diameter, costing $130,000. Traction Co chief W. B. Tuttle says final section should finish by Friday after two sections were prepared two weeks prior and one tested.
In honor of Miss Eva Gutzeit Monday afternoon, Misses Winona and Olivette Furman hosted a miscellaneous shower and 500 party. Prizes went to Mrs. William Lien and Mrs. C. X. Gutzeit. Attending were Eva Gutzeit, Gertrude Rheiner, Enda Hoeke, Celeste Gutzeit, Adele Gutzeit, Nettie Battaglia, Mesdames Co X. Gutzeit, W. C. Herpel, William Sien, R. C. Wright, Kearney and Albert Atkinson.
Nichols Gro Co advertises 14 pounds granulated sugar for 1.00 with other purchases. Best hams 28c, breakfast bacon 24c, picnic hams 18c, fresh eggs 35c. Cash buyers save money. Address 209 Avenue C. Phone Cr. 51.
A lighthearted exchange from the Boston Transcript notes a quip about home life. Wilkins remarks that home is dear, and the reply suggests they quit housekeeping to head elsewhere, reflecting a playful domestic theme.
Excessive ambition among women drives them to overexertion in school, home, work, and society, causing nervous troubles, backaches, headaches, and other organic issues. It urges slowing down and turning to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the standard remedy for female ailments.
Strayed from the First Virginia Field Hospital picket line at Camp Wilson Texas two draft mules male one brown with white nose spot the other bay. A reward of ten dollars for each mule will be paid for delivery to the Depot Quartermaster Fort Sam Houston Texas.
A vivid testimonial promotes Ely's Cream Balm as instant relief for nasal congestion. It claims the antiseptic cream clears air passages, heals swollen mucous membranes, and ends headaches and snuffles, urging readers to buy from their druggist.
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