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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1917
Page
16
Hugh Angel of New York once named assistant naval attache to the American embassy in Germany last year is seriously ill after arriving in Berlin and has now been placed in a Zurich sanitarium. He is related to James W. Gerard, former U S ambassador to Germany.
A Washington Star quote shows Mr Growcher stating you may hire an alienist with mercy yet only brains cannot hire any assistance. The remark weighs mercy against technical expertise in mental health decisions.
A short advertised remedy suggests Hamburger Brust Thee tea from pharmacies. One tablespoon in boiling water, strained, yields a soothing drink claimed to break a cold, relieve congestion, loosen bowels, and be inexpensive and vegetable with no harm.
A Texas House committee condemns the present penitentiary system not the idea, urging one over sight by a single official. The farms are self sustaining and profitable if crops aren’t damaged. Recommendations include strict bookkeeping, transference rules for insane convicts, and improved farm sheds. There are 903 convicts across farms and penitentiaries.
An old time remedy promotes Sage Tea with Sulphur for darkening gray hair. Used at home with a sponge or brush, it claims to restore natural color by morning after one or two applications. Not a disease treatment.
Major General Frederick Funston will lie in state in the rotunda of the new city hall after arriving from San Antonio. Public business suspended and street car traffic halted to honor the funeral procession to the National Cemetery at the Presidio. A battalion of coast artillery and police will escort the body, with twenty to thirty guards and officials in attendance.
Only One Bromo Quinine to get the genuine call for full name Laxative Brom o Quinine. Look for signature Bb W Grove. Cures a Cold in One Day 25 cents.
San Antonio citizens are urged to support Sam C. Bell in the upcoming mayoral election. Bell pledges a progressive economical business administration for the city of his birth, asking for broad citizen backing without fear or favor.
Washington February 23 The House Rules Committee voted unanimously to vindicate all public officials named in the probe of a leak to Wall Street regarding President Wilson's peace note. The report, to be finalized after review of New York broker records, finds Lawson’s charges unsubstantiated and exonerates Bolling while citing Essary and Price as the brokers who relayed advance note information. A subcommittee will review newspaper ethics and press gallery rules. Connolly is censured for testimony and Hutton and Company for missing messages.
Note on uric acid causing kidney and bladder irritation. Recommends four ounces of Rad Salts or Jad Salts daily for two to three days to neutralize urine acids and ease symptoms. Describes Jad Salts as inexpensive harmless effervescent lithia water used by many with urinary disorders.
Chicago Feb 23 A call from the executive committee of the Association of German American Pastors asks all churches to set Sunday February 25 as a day of repentance and prayer to avert war. It cites America’s guilt in arms trade and urges prayer for wisdom and restraint to keep the nation from joining the fighting.
A vintage medical pitch urges mothers to check a child's tongue for sickness and use California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative. It claims quick relief from feverish, fussy, or unwell symptoms and warns to seek the genuine California Fig Syrup Company product to avoid counterfeits.
The Texas charter notices list Rosen Iron and Metal Co of Dallas with $8000 stock, J Schleider's Sons Co of Brenham with $60000, Snell Furniture Co of Moody with $2000, Sons of Hermanns Home of Fort Worth with no stock, Williams Dry Goods Co of Waco with $300000, and permits for Roberts-Kerr Cattle Co of Oro Grande New Mexico with $50000 stock. Headquarters for the Texas operation is in El Paso.
An officer reports a large hungry man was caught stealing a freshly baked pumpkin pie from the Mac Gregor house on Marguerite street. The accused pleads he merely adopted the pie by the Christmas spirit, calling it justifiable adoption.
A Baltimore inventor patents table leaves that raise on each side to double the table size or lift vertically to form a box. The kitchen table is mounted on wheels to enable carrying heavy loads.
In San Augustine Texas two arrests were made in the death of Frank Roebuck on January 31. The widow Mrs Roebuck and Grady Williams are in custody after Roebuck died soon after lunch. Roebuck’s stomach was sent to Austin for analysis with traces of poisoning found but the amount is unspecified. Mrs Roebuck posted a $1000 bond awaiting examining trial.
Hail stones reported as large as hen eggs fell in Waco Texas on February 5 with heavy concentration and damage feared to crops and property in the area. Local residents described the storm as brief but intense with shattered windows and scattered debris.
Mrs. George Williams, wife of an Eldorado ranchman and former resident, was found dead in her San Angelo house with a shotgun wound to the breast and a discharged barrel nearby. The incident was reported on February 23.
A physician created three grain Cadomene Tablets marketed as a non patent tonic for men and women. It claims to nourish starved nerves, improve digestion and circulation, and boost vitality with no dangerous stimulants, urging readers to try a package and feel the ginger of restored strength.
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