Coliseum Plan Endorsed by Mass Meeting in San Antonio
The Real Estate Board backs a municipal coliseum costing about 500000 funded by a bond issue. A near hundred civic and business delegates at the St. Anthony hotel endorsed the plan, with officers elected to lead the campaign and a charter amendment to enable a nonpartisan board to build and manage the facility.
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San Antonio
St. Anthony Hotel
Real Estate Board
B. F. Nicholson
J. H. Kirkpatrick
J. Herbert Compton
Nat M. Washer
George O. van Camp
Nicholson
George Gillette
Templeton, Brooks, Napier and Ogden
8. J. Brooks
Brooks
Gillette
Felt Like Ninety Now Seventeen Again Kidney Pills
A. W. Morgan of Angela Louisiana reports severe back pains made him feel like a 90 year old. After taking Foley Kidney Pills he says he now feels as young as 21. Available in 60c and $1.00 sizes from A. Fischer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Morgan
Angela
Foley
A. Fischer
Home made cough syrup claims remarkable cures
An advertisement touts a low cost homemade cough syrup using 212 ounces of Pinex mixed with sugar syrup to create a full pint of remedy. It promises fast relief from dry coughs sore throats and bronchial symptoms and cites savings versus store bought products with a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co. Wayne Ind.
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The
Pinex ° Co
Wayne, Ind
San Marcos Academy Receives Dining Room Set Gift
San Marcos Feb 22 A handsome gift to the San Marcos Baptist Academy from Frank A Winerich of San Antonio includes a dining room table chairs a large rug and fine china. The academy authorities express great appreciation noting the items were urgently needed.
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San Marcos
Use Cocoanut Oil For Washing Hair
Suggests using pure coconut oil as a shampoo to avoid alkali in soaps. Claims it cleanses scalp without injuring hair, yields rich lather with 1 2 teaspoons, rinses easily, and leaves hair silky and easy to manage. Recommends buying refined coconut oil from drug stores as cheap, long lasting for families.
Headache sufferers urged to try anti kamma tablets
The ad claims headaches affect thousands with varying frequency and notes doctors struggle to diagnose causes or provide permanent cures. It promotes anti kamma A-K Tablets available at druggists in several quantities and prices.
A-K Tablets Claim Relief From Sick Headaches
The advertisement promotes A-K Tablets as a cure for sick headaches. It urges taking two tablets at onset to ward off an attack and one tablet every two hours during an attack, promising rest and comfort unavailable by other means.
San Antonio Water Supply shows 1916 profit and assets
The San Antonio Water Supply Company reports a net profit of about 160000 for the year ending December 31 1916. Gross earnings 470400.75 with operating costs 373105.69 including 62575.57 for extensions. Asset values detail lands machinery buildings mains and more.
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San Antonio
YWCA Debt Campaign Opens In San Antonio
The city wide effort to raise 50000 for the YWCA building starts Tuesday February 27 with a general workers meeting at the YWCA cafeteria. R A Cassidy arrives as campaign manager after a prior success in El Paso. Ministers pledge support to present the cause to their congregations next Sunday.
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Young Woman's Christian Association
R. A. Cassidy
Cassidy
San Antonio
el Paso
Association
Association Workers and Friends of the Association
Young Women's Christian Association
8. J. Porter
First Baptist Church
Arthur Gray Jones
First Presbyterian Church
Ernestine Friedman
Danderine Hair Cleanse Promises Quick Beauty Boost
An old advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline for instant hair cleansing and smoother, fuller hair. It claims the product removes dust and oil, stops dandruff and itching, and strengthens roots for longer, healthier growth. A 25 cent bottle is urged from drug stores.
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Knowlton
Don't take Quinine for colds and headaches ad
An old advertisement urges readers to avoid quinine for colds la grippe and headaches and promote Thve Coldine Tablets priced 25c at all druggists as a safer remedy.
Fourth Illinois 10 Leave Camp Friday for Muster Out
National Guard staging home departures from Camp Wilson list the Fourth Illinois Infantry leading the first contingent with about 25,000 troops en route to Fort Sheridan for muster out. Other units pivot toward Washington or El Paso with varied muster dates across February and March.
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National Guard
Fourth Illinois Infantry
Camp Wilson
San Antonio
Fort Sheridan
Southern Department
District of Cumbia
Third Infantry
Troop A. Cavalry
Illinois Infantry
District of Columbia Field Artillery
Paso
Washington
Wisconsin Cavalry
Minnesota Infantry
Virginia Field Artillery
New Hampshire Field Artillery
Third
Kentucky Infantry
el Paso
Kentucky Infantry and Ambulance Co
Iowa Infantry
Brownsville
Colorado Field Artillery
Wyoming Infantry
Indiana Infantry
Llano Grande
Indiana Field Artillery
Kansas Cavalry
Liano Grande
Ohio Infantry
Ohio Field Artillery
Signal Corps
Sixth
Michigan Field Artillery
Second
Arkansas Infantry
North Carolina Infantry
South Carolina Infantry
Kentucky Signal Corps
New York Infantry
McAllen
New York Field Artillery
North Carolina
North Carolina Cavalry
Pennsylvania Field Artillery
First
Tennessee Infantry
Eagle Pass
San Benito
California Engineers
Nogales
Fiesta features from New Orleans parade in San Antonio
E Finck of the Gran Quivera travels to Crescent City to arrange for Fiesta San Jacinto. The group plans an elaborate monarch entrance modeled on Rex from Mardi Gras. Fink notes this year’s Mardi Gras was the greatest in New Orleans history.
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San Antonio
San Jacinto
New Orleans
E. Finck
Crescent City
Rex
Brenham Bennett
Fink
Farmers Build Underground Silos Dot Seguin Area
SEGUIN Tex Feb 22 A great many farmers are posting up on the silo question and as a result new silos are being built all the time Fred Matthies probably the largest individual livestock farmer in the county has just set the contract for three large underground silos Other smaller farmers in his community are also building these great feed storage plants.
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Seguin
Tex
Fred Matthies
Charters Filed in Texas Listings for Multiple Firms
Charters filed for F A Glacki Clothing J S McDougall and others in Denison Glenwood Cemetery Society Groesbeck Imperial Production Company Bay City Mt Franklin Fuel and Feed El Paso H H Osborne Company San Antonio Port Arthur Farm Company Amended charters for Amarillo Hardware Canadian decreased Gerlach Mercantile dissolution filings for Big Canon Ranch Cass Lumber Farmers Union Clearing House Milligan Gin Permit to do business surrendered by Bagwell Co Huaco Club of Waco final stock payment proof.
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M. Thompson
J. T. Craig
C. G. Hamill
Bay City
Mt. Franklin Fuel and Feed Company
el Paso
Capital Stock
James Connors
W. E. Bing
George E. Gray
W. Covey
H. H. Osborne Company
San Antonio
H. H. Osborne
Robert Boggs
Houston
Charles Kaufman
Chicago
Port Arthur Farm Company
Port Arthur
Capital
Jan van Tyen
C. D. Fortuyn
J. W. Williams
Amarillo Hardware Company
Amarillo
Gerlach Mercantile Company
Big Canon Ranch Company
Cass Lumber Company
Steep
Best for Liver Bowels Stomach Headache and Cold
Advertises a remedy for liver bowels stomach and cold problems claiming to ease biliousness constipation sickness bad breath and sour stomach.
Nighttime Cascarets Promise Gentle Liver Cleanse
Advert explains Cascarets as a night time laxative for clearer mornings. Claims include relief from headaches biliousness constipation and bad breath with improved skin and energy. Promotes use for mothers to treat sick children without stomach upset or next day discomfort.
Doctor Baker’s Home Remedies for Health Ailments
Reader questions cover tonic medicines for nerves kidney health weight gain hair condition liver disorder and bronchial issues. Answers recommend cadomene tablets balmwort hair treatment arbolene cardio tablets mentholaxene and pine volatum with dosage and store directions. Dr. Lewis Baker offers free advice through the press column.
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Lewia Baker
College-Elwood Streets
Dayton
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