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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1917
Page
3
I. G. Rupe, a former police sergeant and city appointee, was sworn in Monday by County Judge James R. Davis as an assistant probation officer. He begins duties immediately and will work with County Probation Officer J. Ross Boles.
A home remedy article recommends using refined cocoanut oil as a shampoo instead of commercial soaps. It states ordinary soaps contain excess alkali that damages the scalp and hair. Moisten hair with water and rub in oil to produce rich lather, rinse easily, and leave hair soft and manageable.
In the courthouse Mr. Rupe is appointed to aid enforcement of the compulsory school attendance law. The post was created to bolster officers, replacing the prior arrangement by probation officers of the city and county. Mr. Boles remains in office with assistant James Winslow assisting.
Advertisement claims Laxative Coldine Tablets contain no quinine and help for colds grippe constipation. It asserts no dizziness or ringing in the ears and prices them at 25 cents at all drug stores.
One hundred jack rabbits from Texas are to be moved alive to Maryland and released in the woods if plans materialize. A Maryland game warden requested the shipment in a letter to E. W. Cole director of the state agriculture bureau.
A Summerville reader praises Foley's Honey and Tar for coughing colds and croup. The advertisement claims it heals throat and bronchial inflammation, loosens phlegm, and eases breathing, with patient endorsements of its effectiveness.
Coleman engages a West Texas firm that ships rabbits to Maryland. Scientists note jack rabbits are true hares while cotton tail rabbits are the real rabbits. Juvenile hares are born with eyes open and fur, unlike rabbit young which are blind and furless.
A farewell dinner honored Col. Julius A. Penn Thirty-seventh Infantry as he prepares to move to Chicago for command of an officers reserve corps and a training camp work in the Central Department. Host Col. L W V Kennon and Brigadier General Henry A. Greene attended with several Thirty-seventh officers. Penn arrived in San Antonio months ago to organize the regiment and will depart this week.
Alfred Noyes, the English poet, presented a varied program in the Gunter Hotel ballroom under the San Antonio Branch of the Southern Association of College Women. He read from poems ranging from London scenes to Drake and Nelson, with reflections on war and morality, ending with A Song of England.
The peace advocate argues civilization rests on a law above national necessity and a sincere league of nations. He rebuts attacks on England and contrasts wartime ideals with American understanding, noting war reshapes individuals and poise toward a higher principle. He cites Florida ironwood and Missouri cork as examples of diverse growth in the United States.
Relief comes instantly with Pape's Cold Compound a dose every two hours up to three to end grippe misery and severe cold. It clears nasal passages stops discharge relieves headache feverishness sore throat sneezing and stuffed-up nostrils. Genuine product costs 25 cents at any drug store.
An Excellent Assortment offered with prices 50 59 75 cents and 1 dollar. Selected items go up to 4 dollars. Includes sleeping porch robes with hoods and pockets for the feet. Second Floor indicates location.
The note describes a sale where items are offered at about half their price, appealing to buyers by aligning today’s bargains with the material value. It hints at planning for future winter requirements while presenting current cost savings.
Advertises three grain Hypo-Nuclane Tablets to aid digestion and increase weight. Describes tablets as yolk extract iron and tonics, promising happiness and flesh when taken with meals. Priced at 90 cents per tablet, sold by druggists or direct from Blackburn Products Co. Dayton Ohio.
Refugees arriving from Chihuahua City report a battle between Satevo and Santa Ysabel. Villa troops defeated 1500 Carranza forces, capturing Santa Ysabel and pushing rival forces to Palomas, eighteen miles west of Chihuahua City.
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