Hospital Train to Evacuate San Antonio to El Paso and Nogales
The medical department’s hospital train of ten cars will depart San Antonio on Friday to evacuate base hospitals at Nogales and El Paso. Patients will be transferred to the general army and navy hospital at Hot Springs Arkansas. This marks the train’s longest voyage since entering service months ago.
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el Paso
Nogales
Medical Department
San Antonio
General Army and Navy Hospital
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Brownsville
San
Mother Made Quick Acting Cough Syrup Demonstration
A home remedy promotes making a pint of cough syrup from 212 ounces of Finex for 50 cents, yielding relief for throat inflammation and coughs within 24 hours. Marketed as superior to $2.50 store remedies, with Pinex packaging and a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co in Ft Wayne Indiana.
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Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Antonio Leads Army Train to Western Frontier
Major Howard H. Baily of the medical corps will command the train on its western trip to the far western border. A full complement of hospital corps men and army nurses will accompany the journey from Hot Springs to the border.
San Antonio Seeks Fire Insurance Credit From Board
Fire Chief Wright submitted a formal request Thursday to the State Board of Fire Underwriters seeking credit for San Antonio due to its 1916 fire record. A certified statement of local insurance carried and losses paid is awaited to fix the credit, but a six cent rate is possible, potentially saving about $30,000 annually in premiums. The board has historically granted three cents for each five percent loss ratio below 55 percent, with last year’s credit around three cents and an estimated $15,000 saved. With 1916 fire losses at $253,340.66 the chief expects the new year credit may double.
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Wright
State Board of Fire Underwriters
San Antonio
Strayed Horses From Fort Sam Houston Ad Offers Reward
Strayed from Camp Wilson Fort Sam Houston Texas five horses ar tillery Nos 16 22 75 78 and SA3. A reward of ten dollars for each animal will be paid for delivery to Depot Quartermaster Fort Sam Houston Texas.
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Camp Wilson
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Depot Quartermaster
Ady
San Antonio Employers to Meet in Austin on Workmen's Comp
B. J. Lange and Mark F. Postle waite left San Antonio for Austin Thursday morning to attend a Texas employers meeting. They will be joined by Julius Holmgreen and proceed to the capitol to represent the San Antonio Manufacturers' Club in decisions on amendments to the workmen's compensation act. The club nominates Lange to the executive committee along with W. B. Head Dwight Dallas, A. C. Goeth Austin and L. J. Black Beaumont.
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B. J. Lange
Mark F. Postlewaite
San Antonio
Austin
Julius Holmgreen
Capitol
Manufacturers’ Club
Employers of Texas
W. B. Head
Dallas
A. C. Goeth
L. J. Black
Beaumont
May Buy Police Alarm System Bids Open at Council Meeting
Bids have been called for a police alarm system to improve headquarters connections in outlying districts. Two bidders will present sample equipment at Thursday afternoon’s council session. The city currently uses ad hoc booths with storekeepers for after hours police telephones. the new system would be an advanced model used in large cities. A fragment mentions a German process to make artificial rubber from soya bean oil.
Remarkable Record for A Kidney Medicine
An advertisement from June 15 1916 by WM. H. Lloyd & Co. of Pine Apple Alabama touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a superior kidney liver and bladder remedy with many satisfied customers and restorative results praised by the firm and users alike.
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Dr. Kilmer
Prove What Swamp Root Will Do For You Ad
An advertisement urging readers to request a sample size bottle of Swamp Root from Dr. Kilmer & Co of Binghamton New York for ten cents. The notice promises a booklet about kidneys and bladder and notes normal bottle sizes of fifty cents and one dollar in drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
San Antonio Daily Light
Not Homely Talks About Pictures by Kerrigan
J Warren Kerrigan, moving picture star, criticizes the current fad of personal promotion and discusses his change of stance after touring San Antonio. He recalls an El Paso reception and a street conversation that persuaded him to value craft over appearance. He plans to form his own company after the tour to pursue artistic aims.
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J. Warren Kerrigan
Moving Picture Fame
Kerrigan
San Antonio
Empire Theater
Jack
Gunter
el Paso
Los Angeles
Mr. Kerrigan
Danderine Hair Remedy Promises Luster and Dandruff Loss
An advertisement extols Knowlton's Danderine claiming one application doubles hair beauty and dissolves dandruff. It warns dandruff weakens hair leading to itching and loss, urging readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from drug stores or toilet counters.
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Knowlton
Moving Picture Stars Eye Creative Control and Audience Demands
A veteran actor criticizes rapid production and long contracts. He notes that three years ago scenarios were improvised on the fly, but now audiences expect more. He discusses Kerrigan’s cross country effort to build a personal following and gain credibility beyond looks.
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Kerrigan
Army sergeant to guard Municipal Rifle Range
Major General Funston promised to detail a regular army sergeant as custodian of the Municipal Rifle Range. The city would provide quarters for a married, retiring-warded soldier, and Funston would seek an appropriate officer ready to assume charge. The government is said to accept the city offer to use the range.
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Funston
Brown
Lambert
Paroled Federal Prisoner Heads to Ardmore Grandmother
Fort Worth Texas January 4 Jess Jenkins a convicted Federal prisoner freed by order of United States Judge Meek to hasten to the bedside of his dying grandmother in Ardmore Oklahoma. The judge required daily letters and Jenkins is expected to return to jail when the grandmother's condition allows. He was convicted of white slavery in the current Federal term.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Jess Jenkins
United States
Meek
Ardmore
Okla
Jenkins
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
Relief comes instantly with a dose every two hours, up to three, to end grippe misery and break up a severe cold. It opens clogged nostrils, stops discharge, relieves headache and feverishness, and costs 25 cents at any drug store. Be sure you get the genuine.
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Grippe
Pape
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