Joint Confederate veterans and Daughters hold Sunday meeting
Albert Sidney Johnston Camp No. 144 and Barnard E. Bee Chapter No. 86 hosted a Sunday afternoon gathering at the Woman's Club with an invocation, solos, readings, songs and an address by C. Pulliam. Principal Sarah King invited attendees to a Bowie school dance Tuesday night. Mrs Jean Prescott Adams lectures next week at the San Antonio Light Food Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Sidney Johnston
United Confederate Veterans
Barnard E. Bee
Daughters of the Confederacy
Woman’s Club
J. T. Clinkscales
Kendall Calloway
America
Assembly
Evelyn Hope
Christine Hill
Nellie Lytle
Helen Woodings
Annie Laurie
Dixie
Sy Nellie Lytle Lytle
Deedie Mae Smith
C. Pul
Liam
Sarah King
Bowie
Jean Prescott Adams
San Antonio
Cor. North Flores
Houston Sts
National Safety First Exposition Opens in National Museum
The national safety first exposition opened in Washington D C at the National Museum to run all week. Twenty five government bureaus and the American Red Cross participate to show federal efforts to conserve lives and property on land and sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
National Museum
American Red Cross
Russian Drive Toward Erzerum Tightens War Grip
Russian forces push from Mush to Diarbekir and occupy key forts as Grand Duke Nicholas heads to Erzerum. The Black Sea coast campaign harasses Turkish units with fleet support destroying batteries and hindering retreats along a widening front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
London
Tiflis
Erzerum
Nicholas
Caucasus
Black Sea
Trebizond
Witde
Widje
Koph
Mush
Achlat
Lake van
Ixoph
Diarbekr
Bagdad
Syria
Tenth Corps
Olu
Erzerun
Deve-Boina
Gumish Khandi
The Proof of the Pudding Is in the Eating
The sick seek wellness not methods or experts and forty years of women use Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound to get well. Their results sustain the medicine’s strong market position among proprietary remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Jad Salts Kidney Health Remedy Advertisement
An old advertisement describes Jad Salts as a kidney health remedy. It claims uric acid in meat harms kidneys and recommends four ounces of Jad Salts dissolved in water before breakfast for several days. It promotes the product as a safe, inexpensive remedy to prevent bladder weakness and maintain active kidneys.
Railroad Tangible Tax Refusal Sparks Texas Notice
Comptroller H. B. Terrell notified 38 Texas counties that deposit certificates will be withheld for state taxes remitted by the International and Great Northern railway. Collectors had accepted tangible tax payments while intangible taxes remained unpaid, prompting the state treasury deposit hold until final injunction rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
H. B. Terrell
International & Great Northern Railway
Texas
Terrell
International
Quinine Trademark Promises Tasteless Syrup For All
An ad touts FERRILINE as the original tasteless syrup of Quinine. It claims improved tolerability with no nausea or nervousness and suitable for children and adults who cannot take ordinary Quinine. It urges asking for the 2-ounce original package priced at 25 cents.
Food Fair and Cooking School Bake-Off Prizes
The San Antonio Light hosts a Food Fair and Cooking School with an upcoming baking contest. Excellent prizes will be awarded. The event runs February 28 through March 4.
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San Antonio Light
Greater than ever San Antonio Light Food Fair and Cooking School
The San Antonio Light showcases a booming Food Fair and Cooking School with expanded exhibits and workshops. Details highlight practical demonstrations, new vendors, and culinary resources for home cooks and aspiring chefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Submarine Controversy Dominate Senate Week
Washington scene as Senate panels to air the German submarine policy and the Mexico situation led by Senator Stone. Officials warn the Lusitania agreement does not fully guarantee against future disaster. State Department contemplates possible withdrawal of diplomats if leaks persist.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
Senate
Stone
Wilson
Lansing
Fall
Carranza
Mexico
State Department
Lusitania
United States
Count von Bernsstorff
Count von Bernstorff
Baron Zwiedinek
Vienna
United State
Physician H R Giles Lying At Death From Poisoning
Corpus Christi Texas February 21 Dr H R Giles a well known physician who came from Arkansas is near death after a severe attack of poisoned infection from a small cut on his hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles
Corpus Christi
Tex
H. R. Giles
Arkansas
Vinol Tonic Ad Promises Cure Guarantee
Local San Antonio druggists advertise Vinol as a tonic iron and cod liver extract remedy for chronic coughs colds and bronchitis with a money back guarantee. Testimonial from F J Clark of Amsterdam New York cites relief after using Vinol for a severe cough and persistent cold. Multiple San Antonio pharmacies listed as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Clark
Vinci
F. J. Clark
Pearl St
Amsterdam
N. Y
A. M. Fischer
Meter’s Pharmacy
W. Commerce St
Sap Drug
S. Flores St
Main Avenue
H. L. Wagner
Appmann
E. Commerce St
Texas
Gratuitous Advice From Capitol Hill on Defense
Washington D C February 21 Representative Slayden said bankers voice much gratuitous advice on national defense at a Washington chapter banquet. He warned against government by emotion amid public sentiment stirred by the president's western preparedness trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Capitol Hill
Slayden
Washington
American Institute of Banking
Preparednes
West
Mr. Slayden
Bell Telephone traffic men meet at Alamo branch banquet
The Alamo branch of the Southwestern Telephone Society of Texas hosts an 8 pm banquet at the Gunter Hotel as the Bell Telephone traffic departments meet in San Antonio. Harry J. Smythe presides. speeches by Vaughn Wal ling Heilig Parkinson Brown Hucker Stevens Malone Neeley and others. The three day conference gathers officials from across the state with a Wednesday dinner at the Menger Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamo
Southwestern Telephone Society of Texas
Gunter Hotel
Traffic Department of the Southwest
Southeast
Bell Telephone Company
Telephone
Harry J. Smythe
W. W. Vaughn
H. A. Walling
H. ©. Heilig
D. M. Parkinson
S. McMenus
W. B. Kellogg
Houston
Percy Redmund
Dallas
Southwestern Division
Menger Hotel
Slavs occupy the Lake Van district in raid and war news
Describes Allied raids with losses including one boy killed and a marine wounded as planes chased a raider from Dover. A bomb damaged a Primitive Methodist chapel in Lowestoft, with glass and splinters injuring no one besides a cut finger. Also notes a Russian air raid report and a navy manpower figure totaling over a million engaged in naval work.
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Dover
Lowestoft
L'Information of
Paris
Basel
Switzerland
Vienna
Navy
Admiralty
Gilbert Parker
House of Commons
Royal Dock Yards
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days with PAZO OINTMENT
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching, bleeding or protruding piles. First application provides relief. This 50 cent remedy promises rapid results and is sold by druggists nationwide.
Will Talk on War by Dr Edgar Gilcreest
Dr Edgar L Gilcreest a Gaines ville veteran of Red Cross work in 1913 Turco Balkan war returns from England to lecture Monday night before the Bexar County Medical Society in the Bedell building library. He is on a week long tour with Galveston Houston San Antonio and Austin medical societies. Nurses Red Cross workers invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar L. Gilcreest
Gainesville
Red Cross
England
American Women’s War Hospital
Paignton
South Devonshire
Bexar County Medical Society
Bedell
Gilcreest
Galveston
Houston
San Antonio
Austin
Bromoseptic Cure Ad Promotes Quick Cold Fix
A vintage advertisement proclaims a single remedy “Bromo Quin ine” for a cold. It urges calling for full name Laxative Bromo Quinine and shows a signature by E. W. Grove. Cures a cold in one day, price 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
War Sufferers Fund Ordered By Galveston Bishop
In his Lent regulations Bishop Nicholas A. Gallagher of Galveston urges a diocesan collection on a Sunday before Lent ends to aid war sufferers amid widespread distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
Nicholas A. Gallagher
Diocese of
Golfers to Houston Invitation Tourney Opens Wednesday
Clarence Mangham of San Antonio and Barney Kelley pro at the Country Club left for Houston for the invitation tournament starting Wednesday at the Houston Country Club. Mangham and Kelley will practice Monday and Tuesday, with other local players J H Lapham Frank M Lewis and Thomas Goggan also set to depart Tuesday night.
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Clarence Mangham
San Antonio
Houston Country Club
Barney Kelley
Country Club
Houston
J. H. Lapham
Frank M. Lewis
Thomas Goggan
Sparrows hunted by lantern light in Collins county
In McKinney Texas on February 21 farmers in Collins county form sparrow bees to exterminate the English sparrow seen as a crop menace. Armed with lanterns and shotguns they kill two to four hundred birds in a night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M’kinney
Tex
Collin County
BALL PLAYERS COMING
The advance guard of the St. Louis Cardinals will reach San Antonio on Monday February 28 and will stay at the Travelers' Hotel. Manager Wuest received notice from H. D. Seekamp treasurer of the Cardinals. The listed men will report next Monday including M J Higgins manager R J Connery assistant manager M Gonzales F Sny.
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St. Louis Cardinals
San Antonio
Travelers’ Hotel
Wuest
H. D. Seekamp
Cardinals
M. J. Higgins
R. J. Connery
M. Gonzales
F. Sny
Vitalitas praised for kidney and stomach relief in letters
A series of testimonials extol Vitalitas for kidney and bladder trouble nervous exhaustion and general debility. Customers from multiple Austin addresses report improved strength stomach comfort and quick benefits after using Vitalitas. Sold at Sommer's Drug Store and via retail druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Gribble
Brazos Street
Nellie Branch
Anita Street
Vitalitas
D. EF. Williams
Providence Street
Jas. Cross
Elysia Street
Jas
G. M. Smith
Arlington Street
Sommer’s
Baseball Team Rosters and Hospitality Reported for March
The article lists players including T. Brottem and W. L. Doak along with others who will report Monday March 6. Manager Wuest promises a sample of true southern hospitality for the baseball players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Wilson
W. E. Cruise
J. Smith
Wuest
Wesco Misa Coffee Offers Healthful Economical Vigor
An upbeat note presents Wesco Misa Coffee as healthful, invigorating, satisfying, and economical, emphasizing its value and vitality for daily use.
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Wesco
Miniature East Africa Battle Repulsed Near Kyaka
A small engagement in East Africa repulsed a four European and 200 native attack on Kachumbo on the Uganda border fifteen miles north northwest of Kyaka. The post, with two Europeans and about thirty five natives, repelled the assault with four Europeans and 53 natives killed, a machine gun, 45 rifles, and ammunition lost. Our forces suffered no casualties.
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London
East Africa
Smuts
Kachumb
Uganda
Kyaka
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Phone Crockett 914
Pitei Bros
Fcobey Fireproof Storage Co
N. Medina St
Piel
Dortmunder
Adolph Cluss
Royal and Imperial Brewers’ Academy of
Picturos
Ea Fee
East
Houston Street
CAS Company
Martin Wright
U. C. Jemate
Mr. Clark
Bell Telephone CO
Southwestern Telephone Society
E. JL. Gilcreest
English Hospital
Fund For
Stetson
Pearl
Glen
General Smuts
Tn East Africa
Savings Department Accounts
State National Bank
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