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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1917
Page
7
In Austin the legislature debates prohibition submissions and possible statutory bans. Senate actions include Hudspeth and Westbrook bills on salaries, redistricting, and a proposed county tax structure. House measures propose statewide prohibition, graduated farm taxes, and a straight salary plan for officers while committees prepare reports and votes.
A home made cough syrup using 212 ounces of Pinex mixed with sugar syrup costs about 54 cents for a pint. It relieves throat and airway inflammation, stops tickle, loosens phlegm, and aids bronchitis croup and whooping cough. Sold by The Pinex Co. Ft Wayne Ind with refund guarantee.
A vintage advertisement urges readers to apply Ely's Cream Balm in the nostrils to relieve catarrh and cold symptoms. It promises quick soothing of swollen mucous membranes, open air passages, and immediate relief from congestion headaches and stuffed-up breathing.
The $5 San Antonio cashier's check circulates for a moral about spending power. The possessor will receive five dollars in gold. Mrs. George V. McCune of the Minneapolis Orchestra will speak on bringing the orchestra here. Rotarians note the Rotary Gridiron Frolic on Friday night February 16.
A French doctor has devised a writing aid for the blind. The device uses a tablet mounted on a toothed board that moves up by the width of a line as each letter is written and held in position.
In Austin on January 11 the Texas House opened with a flood of 105 measures and eight joint resolutions introduced in the morning session. Senate committees are handling about sixty bills. Two bills passed without a dissenting vote in the House, the mileage and per diem bill and the contingent expense bill. The push includes judiciary procedure clarifications to reduce court congestion and clarify lower court jurisdiction. Committee appointments announced by Speaker Fuller led to rapid bill referrals and expected floor debates.
Advertises an internal cleansing method named J. B. L. Cascade for bowel health. Claims over half a million testimonials and cites Mrs. I. B. Logan of St. Joe Idaho praising relief from bilious headaches. Promotes free booklet at H L Wagner’s Drug Store 407 East Houston San Antonio and demonstrations of the device.
Advertises Knowlton's Danderine for 25 cents to double hair beauty in minutes. Claims cleansing scalp, stopping itching and hair loss, and new fine hair growth after weeks of use. Suggests applying with cloth to individual strands and buying from drug stores or toilet counters.
Chicago state case against Chief of Police Charles C Healy on bribery conspiracy and extortion charges is complete. State’s Attorney Maclay Hoyne says he has examined underworld figures and obtained confessions from four leaders in the alleged graft ring. Healy’s replacement, Deputy Superintendent Herman F Schuettler, awaits city council confirmation as he vows to prove his innocence.
Miss C. M. Matheson a young author has worked as under herdsman for nearly a year on the Prince of Wales's farm at Stoke Climsland Cornwall. She has aided in managing the herd of pure bred short horns and taken a share in all tasks, heavy and light.
Police detained Hazel Meyer and Georgiana Robinson both 26 and 24 respectively with Harold Scott after a spree of South Side robberies. Athas says a revolver pointed at him accompanied the trio during a robbery attempt and a taunting note signed by the tall blonde the mogish man and the mere girl was found.
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