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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1916
Page
3
A home made cough remedy using 2½ ounces Pinex in a pint of granulated sugar syrup costs about 54 cents and outperforms store bought syrups. It relieves ordinary coughs, bronchial conditions, and whooping cough quickly, with a guarantee of satisfaction.
The first of several open meetings in the Carnegie library auditorium features Our Reading Club, the city’s oldest women’s club. Mrs J Tom Williams presides, with remarks by Mrs H D Brown and topics on Grieg, parental extravagance, and Sir Walter Scott.
Texans watch the Texas U.S. Senate race as prohibition forces aim to shape national policy. Five candidates including C. A. Culberson T. M. Campbell O. B. Colquitt R. L. Henry and S. P. Brooks compete with Culberson’s health and long service central to the race. Campbell and Colquitt emerge as major anti and pro forces while Henry may become a key Washington ally.
A home health tip urges waking with a glass of hot water and a teaspoon of limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels of indigestible waste and toxins. It claims regular use eases headaches bilious attacks constipation and general digestive trouble. The note compares internal bathing to skin cleansing and notes limestone phosphate is inexpensive and nearly tasteless.
The article argues 8. P. Brooks, Baylor University president, is the weakest candidate among those active in the senatorial race. It notes his lack of mass recognition and organization, while praising his scholarship and culture, and questions whether he has the political sense that helped Wilson rise.
Druggists offer PAZO OINTMENT promising cure for itching bleeding protruding piles. First application provides relief within days. money refunded if not cured. 50 centsAdv.
Contractors, movers, mattress makers, hairdressers, dressmakers, auto dealers and merchants of all kinds use Light Want Ads to reach customers.
People flock to the San Antonio Light Food Fair and Cooking School set for February 28 to March 4 with demonstrations tastings and culinary classes.
Jitney drivers in San Antonio dispute bond expirations with Western Indemnity Company. The company says bonds expire March 8 one year after ordinance passage, while jitneymen claim they run to July 19 when injunction was dissolved. City attorneys will study and decide on possible aid.
Firemen led by Chief Wright reached 5107 Corpus Christi road at 1 30 am and prevented major damage to Mrs Anna Hampton home. Loss estimated 600 with contents 1800, origin undetermined. Neighbor burned slightly while kerosene stove threat spread to A B Burt home. three children were home alone. Flue fire at 404 South Laredo street checked at 8 35 pm with no damage.
The San Antonio Light invites every woman to a free cooking school from Monday February 28 to the following Saturday at a vacant lot near Frost building West Houston and South Flores streets. Lectures by Mrs. Jean Prescott Adams begin 2:30 daily with demonstrations at 1:00. Tickets are free from grocers and assure seating.
The San Antonio Light sponsors a food fair and cooking school with excellent prizes for a baking contest held February 28 to March 4. Local bakers and participants are invited to compete.
Washington reports Representative Dies departed the capital for a two week district campaign to promote his views on the administration's preparedness program and his bid for re election. He will not speak outside his district and plans to return before key votes on pending legislation.
A health note praises outdoor activity and warns indoor life weakens the blood and builds unhealthy fat. It advises readers 15 to 20 pounds overweight to use oil of korein capsules from Summers Drug Stores, claiming rapid weight loss, better digestion and renewed energy after a few days.
A Monday performance of The Secret Kingdom features an actor’s rough life with frequent bumps. A dramatic moment shows a man rolling from the back of a horse at full speed, an event called out during the scene.
Since filming started a week ago four men have been injured. Whitworth lies in Santa Rosa Infirmary with a fractured arm. Kilgour limps after a fall from his horse last Monday. "Dick" bears a scratched face and bruises, and McCall has a strained shoulder. The picture goes on.
On Alamo Heights a Vitagraph action scene for The Secret Kingdom directed by Theodore Marston used a backward facing camera from a car with the chase racing along a cliff road. Dick Finley was bruised but not hurt after a running horse scene and a letter bearer was tackled, the effort described as a great success.
A brief adv note asserts that light want ads serve as effective sales messengers, keeping them busy with inquiries and responses.
The article advises less frequent shampooing if cleansing is thorough and recommends a cheap homemade shampoo. Dissolve a teaspoonful of camphor or canthrax in hot water to rub the scalp for a rich lather that soothes the scalp and leaves hair with shine and softness after rinsing.
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