Avatars Lease City Sewer Farm and Name Change noted
The Stinson aviation school heads to the city sewer farm on the South Loop for a one year lease via a pending council vote. Miss Stinson cites San Antonio climate as ideal for aviation and tourism. Mayor Brown notes a lease limit of one year but action to be considered next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stinson Aviation School
Stinsons
Lambert
Miss Stinson
San Antonio
South Loop
Brown
Foley’s Honey and Tar and Kidney Pills Offer
A mail in offer from Foley & Co of Chicago for a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds Foley Kidney Pills for pain and rheumatism and Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation and biliousness. Sold by A. M. Fischer in the Gibbs Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Co
Chicago
Ill
Foley
A. M. Fischer
Gibbs Building
Luticura Soaps and Ointment Promise Instant Itch Relief
Advertising copy claims Luticura products stop itching instantly. Suggests bathing with Cuticura Soap, drying, then applying Cuticura Ointment for relief. No dates or venues provided.
Cutiura Soap and Ointment Promote Skin Relief Worldwide
For eczema rashes itching pimples dandruff sore hands and baby humors Cutiura Soap and Ointment are supremely effective Relief is immediate and healing in most cases complete speedy and permanent Sample Each Free by Mail With 32 p Skin Book on request Address post card Caticoura Dept. 16 Boston Sold throughout the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caticoura
Dept. 16
Boston
City council proceedings outline sewer farm cemetery plan and contracts
The council discussed using the sewer farm site for a new city cemetery with up to twenty to thirty acres and no interference with a flying school. It awarded pump house machinery contract to A. M. Lockett & Co. and pipe equipment to Alamo Iron Works. Names changes to Denver Heights Park were approved and tax exemption for the Protestant Orphans Home granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearny
Concepcion Road
A. M. Lockett & Co
Alamo Iron Works
Lambert
South Heights
South Heights Park
Denver Heights
Denver Heights Park
William Roberts
Bromo Quinine Ad Claims Cure for Grip Cords
An old advertisement proclaims Bromo Quinine as the remedy for grip cords with the claim that only one Bromo Quinine exists. It notes E. W. Grove’s signature on the box and a price of 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
Milk by Submarine Considered to Aid Babies
Lt. Commander Craft of the New York navy yard told the Citizens' Committee for Food Shipment that a submarine merchantman could feasibly carry milk to central empire babies if constructed for the purpose. Dr. Edmund Von Mach said the committee will push to get milk into Germany Austria-Hungary and Russian Poland even if a submarine must be built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Central Empires
Craft
New York Navy Yard
Citizens’ Committee
Atlantic
Edmund von Mach
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Russian Poland
Pape’s Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Pape’s Cold Compound as fast relief for a severe cold. A dose every two hours for three doses clears nasal passages, stops discharge, eases headache and feverish misery, and costs 25 cents at any drug store. Be sure you buy the genuine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
Allies Agree on Blockade of Neutral Ports to Starve Germany
Washington reports that Entente allies have agreed to declare a blockade using the ultimate destination doctrine. France and possibly Italy resist a broad interpretation, while Britain pushes to close neutral ports such as Rotterdam and Malmo to German trade. The move aims to choke German-Austrian imports, though American shipments already paid for prior to March 1, 1915 may still reach the United States.
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Washington, D. C
France
Italy
State Department
United States
Holland
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Europe
Germany
Austria
Belgium
Spain
Rotterdam
Malmo
Great Britain
North Sea
Mediterranean
America
Extension of Mann Act To Alaska and Possessions
A bill by Senator Overman would extend the Mann Act to Alaska, the Panama Canal Zone, and insular U.S. possessions and apply it to corporations. It also would allow a wife to be a competent witness against her husband in prosecutions, addressing a current case on rehearing where the woman married the man after his conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Alaska
Panama Canal Zone
United States
Senator Overman
Unorganized County Taxes Rise in Texas December
Tax collections from Texas five unorganized counties totaled 9864 in December, up 6817 from 1914’s 3047. Taxes from these counties go directly to the comptroller’s department. The counties are Bailey Cochran Crane Hockley and Loving.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Comptroller’s Department
Bailey, Cochran
iCrane
Hockley
Loving
Dntoo WARM AND KEEP FEET DRY Rheumatism Advice
A health column urges warmth and hydration to ease rheumatism. It explains uric acid buildup from the bowels and kidneys and recommends Jad Salts or Rad Salts as a treatment to stimulate kidneys and purify blood. It promotes lithia-water drink as beneficial and inexpensive for sufferers.
England buys gun of Dallas inventor
Dallas inventor John Bell Moody announced that England has purchased his air cooling machine gun for use in the war. Moody said his design allows a single operator to fire over a wider radial field, aided by an air cooling system, after British tests proved successful.
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Dallas
Tex
England
John Bell Moody
Moody
Earl Kitchener
Estate of Benjamin Guggenheim Net Value Revised
The net valuation of Benjamin Guggenheim estate, who perished on the Titanic, is placed at 2,639,597. The transfer tax appraiser report shows widow Filorette Guggenheim receiving 783,199, three daughters each over 400,000, and various educational and benevolent societies totaling over 100,000.
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New York
Benjamin Guggenheim
Filorette Guggenheim
Guggenheim
Best for Liver and Digestion Health Claims
Ambiguous promotional claim listing liver bowel stomach and headache relief with a statement about breath odor. The fragment hints at a product or remedy but provides no verifiable facts or affiliations.
Gentle Liver and Bowel Cleansing with Cascarets
Tonight choose Cascarets for a mild cleansing that purges headache biliousness constipation and sour stomach. Wake with clear head sweet stomach fresh breath and ready energy. Better than salts or calomel as they don t shock the liver or upset bowels. Mothers may give Cascarets to sick children for relief and easier digestion.
Governor Ferguson backs San Antonio bi centennial expo 1918 plan
Governor Ferguson pledges aid to the San Antonio 1918 Pan American exposition, urging Texans to support the bid. At a mass meeting he praised the project, cited Dallas as a model, and called for broad civic and military backing, with endorsements from Mayor Brown and Fort Sam Houston.
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James E. Ferguson
San Antonio
Ferguson
Texas
United States
Executive Department of Texas
Mayor Brown
Ed Nims
St. Louis
Business Men’s League
Millard F. Waitz
Fort Sam Houston
Army
San Antonio Bar Association
Walter P. Napier
Texas State Medical Society
G. H. Moody
Selig Deutschmann
Washington
National Capital
S. B. Weller
George D. Armistead
Committee of One Hundred
Sam B. Weller
Weller
Governor Ferguson
Dallas
New Orleans
Gulf States
Mexico
Chihuahua
Youngstown
William H. Smith
Brown
Millard IF. Waltz
Walter FP. Napier
Bar Association
Deutschmann
State Medical Society
Bond Issue Record Approved in Victoria County Bonds
Judge J. P. Pool of Victoria county secured approval from the attorney general for a proposed drainage bond issue of 146000 dollars in district No. 3. The bonds carry 5 percent interest and mature serially.
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Austin
Tex
J. P. Pool
Victoria County
Attorney General's Department
Sage and Sulphur Hair Compound Promises Darker Hair
An old-time remedy for darkening gray hair uses Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound sold at drugstores. The potion is applied with a soft brush, left overnight, and reportedly restores natural color by the next day after repeated use.
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Wyeth
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South Loop Tract
Exempt Orphan’s Home
Council
Houston
Hicks
NOA Spears Co
Losoya St
Matthews
E. Houston
Orphans’ Home
East Craig Place
North Pine Street
East Commerce
Mittman Or
Starr Streets
Frank Bros
First
Wright
J. H. Miller
West Commerce
Military Plaza
Market Square
Santa Rosa Avenue
Eads Avenue
Navy
Diops
Gun
Morris Sheppard
Cardinal Gibbons
Thea
Baltimore
Catholic Church In
Albert Kronkosky
Waltz
Ang
North
South America
Fe Antonio
Armistead
W. S. Fry
R. B. Miner
Winchester Kelso
W. T. Capers
Charles Schreiner
Albert Steves Jr
Alexander Joske
Ed Rand
A. B. Weakley
Clinton G. Brown
Frederick Funston
K. Beretta
R. J. Boyd
A. W. Seeligson
W. C. Rigsby
H. L
Morris Stern
T. T. Jackson
Father W. Hume
Fred Cook
D. J. Strauss
Sauleeleean Ee Ett
Fred Terrell
W. & Conneas
D. Knox
Frank Huntress
Lea B. Weller
Die Wahrmund
D. J. Woodward
A. Deutsch
Oscar Guessar
T. A Conroy
Ben Hammond
Emil Frank
C. H. Jenkins
F. A. Chapa
Ellis Albaugh
Gunter Hotel
William Arbuthnot Lane
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Bayonne
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