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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1917
Page
10
Mr. Dustin Stax comments on a grand house filled with staff who only gather to talk about the employer issue, a scene noted by the Washington Star.
The Light announces Walton D. Hood as a candidate for mayor in the upcoming city primaries and election.
A Pathfinder column quotes a street exchange where a frustrated passenger complains about insufficient change and the cabby retorts that one cannot hire a boss, a coachman, and an expert accountant for 50 cents a mile. The item captures period slang and workplace humor.
A botanic recipe acquired by Lydia E Pinkham fifty years ago led her to prepare the Vegetable Compound on her kitchen stove. The medicine proved effective in treating women's ailments and grew to be recognized as the standard remedy for such issues.
An old health notice warns against indiscriminate use of stomach medicines like soda pepsin and bismuth. It promotes bisulated magnesia as a pure anti acid to neutralize excess acidity after meals, preventing fermentation and ulcers.
Thirty seven civilians attend an Army night school at Fort Sam Houston to prepare for Officers Reserve Corps examinations. Colonel George H. Cameron reports ninety one applicants named for boards in the Southern Department with more inquiries pouring in from across states. To accommodate applicants, boards will meet at camps in Austin Dallas Houston Shreveport and Las Vegas NM with a plan to send special boards if needed.
A cheap home remedy uses 2 1/2 ounces of Pinex mixed with a pint of sugar syrup to treat coughs throat and chest colds. The remedy costs about 54 cents for a full pint keeps well and acts quickly to loosen phlegm soothe throat membranes and stop tickle and coughing.
Labor union members in San Antonio plan a meeting at the Knights of Columbus on Navarro street at 8 o clock Tuesday night to discuss legislative objections raised by city business interests. A business committee including L J Hart R L Pall G S McElroy James A Gallagher S B Weller and Charles C Leel was invited to attend.
Advertisements include sale of Key Kash Store No. 9 by Casseb Bros and loan offers from Kehoe and O'Connell Loan Co. plus a homicide case: Frank Neri, 19, held on negligent homicide after a Sunday night crash that killed Albert Garza, 40, on West Houston Street.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the home of Vetra Morales at 106 Tejon Street in the Southern section of San Antonio shortly after 9 o'clock Monday night. The small frame dwelling valued at 200 dollars and its contents at 100 were burned, with flames threatening Manuel Espinoza's adjoining residence but kept from spreading by firefighters.
We buy or take in trade your old gold, silver, diamonds and old coins. Alamo Jewelry Co. 315 Alamo plaza. Dr Foster dentist 308 Gibbs Bldg. Jeffery Cars 1.50 per hour Cr 101 Kampmann Bldg. Dan Lewis attorney at law 414 15 Kampmann Bldg Travis 6413.
A nine and twelve pound eel caught by Wm Ed Tietze at Medina Dam will be shown in the window of New Century Bar 746 FE Houston St. Merchants Ice & Cold Storage Co froze it. Also notes a girl struck by an automobile and mentions Jessie.
Welles, a young Mexican girl from 315 Cottonwood avenue, was hit while crossing South Flores street in the 38400 block around 7pm Monday. She was not seriously injured. The driver, W. A. Scott of 625 Main avenue, faces charges of careless driving.
Aunt Sarah scolds John as he calmly reveals the cigarettes belong to his mother, sparking a tense domestic moment about smoking in the home.
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