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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1917
Page
2
Weather readers can expect a drop in temperatures as a high pressure system moves in by Friday evening. San Antonio reported highs of 82, 86, and 85 on Tuesday through Thursday, while western regions suffer a severe cold wave with readings of 30 below zero in cities like Prince Albert Calgary Sheridan and Winnipeg.
A fragment shows Bliggins judged as annoying yet well meaning while Miss Cayenne notes the impracticality of performing surgery to locate a heart, reflecting social satire in Washington.
The Rotary Club at the St Anthony hotel passed resolutions on Major General Funston's death and endorsed the coli seum project. A club report showed a net profit of 148 dollars from last week's Gridiron Frol ic. Earl E. Dilley spoke on Washington's Birthday and John B. Carrington addressed Rotary aims.
The Kansas City Star notes New Year’s Day was long debated and varied by culture from autumnal and vernal beginnings to the winter solstice. ancient calendars diverged, with Egypt Persia Greece and Rome shifting dates before Julius Caesar and Gregorian reform aligned most Christendom to January 1 England later adopted the change after 1582 though Catholic nations moved earlier.
In a broadcasted address, the Greek leader denounces Entente interference in Greece’s affairs. He argues Greeks must self determine and rejects Venizelos as a tool of foreign powers. He warns against civil disruption and calls for constitutional government and mutual trust with the Allies.
Prime Minister Lloyd George unveils wartime measures to stabilize food, set minimum farm wages, and curb imports. Plans include guaranteed wheat prices, reduced brewing and spirits output, land cultivation mandates, and tighter controls on coffee tea cocoa and paper to cut shipping use and guard national supplies.
American Railway Association and Interstate Commerce Commission disclose sharp drops in grain and cargo moves at Boston Philadelphia Baltimore and New York from February 1 to 14 due to unrestricted U boat warfare. They note reduced sailings, storage permits, and car movements while promising new weekly embargo and turnaround statistics to ease congestion.
An interview with Rev J Otto Louisville on South Preston Street promotes Vitalitas a mineral tonic. It claims to restore strength aid digestion and liver kidney health without alcohol or drugs sold by Sommers Stores and druggists.
An advertisement touts a tonic labeled Quinine and Iron in a ta form priced at 60c. It proclaims to fight malaria and the system with the old standard remedy, urging readers to take the product as printed on the label.
W W Collier, a San Antonio banker, explains a municipal finance system to San Antonio Scientific Society members. A state bank commission meeting at 8:15 Friday will discuss adoption, noting nationwide interest and possible city use to curb rising financial perplexities. The Stevens Building Commerce Street rooms host the session.
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