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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1917
Page
5
Atlee B Ayres reelected Fiesta Association president as school children plan tableaux parades for 1917 Fiesta. Charles Meek proposes 2500 plus children in school processions depicting historical or literary scenes at the St. Anthony Hotel meeting.
A promotional slip offers a trial package from Foley & Co. in Chicago for bronchial coughs colds and croup. kidney pills for pain rheumatism and back issues. and cathartic tablets for bowel cleansing. Sender A. M. Fischer invites readers to send five cents with name and address.
Joe D Ball of Elmendorf Texas says Tanlac cured decades of stomach trouble indigestion and gas. He gained ten pounds slept well and regained appetite after using Tanlac. The Wagner Drug Co and E J Meier in San Antonio distribute the medicine under Tanlac representation.
Fiesta Association motions authorize up to 2000 to defray costs for a school parade using floats and costumes from advanced school departments. The organization elected Atlee B. Ayres president with a large directorate and named committees to push the April entertainment and a San Antonio coliseum proposal.
The German liner Prinz Adelbert captured at the war’s start was sold at auction by the prize court for 152000 pounds. The vessel, 403 feet long and 60,000 tons gross, was owned by the Hamburg American Line. Captain testified that Fal mouth harbor visit occurred at the request of American passengers before Britain entered the war.
Japanese manufacturers have created dye production capacity to replace German imports. After wartime disruption, dye users faced shortages but large scale dye making plants were quickly established in Japan.
Advert shows Cascarets as a gentle liver and bowel cleanser to relieve biliousness headaches and constipation. Claims quick wakeful improvement with no next day disturbance. Recommends Cascarets for children and adults as harmless, pleasant tasting relief from sickness.
Behind the scenes a shakeup roiling the GOP centers on James R. Mann and a broader revolt between Old Guard and Progressive wings. Leaders seek reorganization to control future elections as the party debates local power, loyalty, and national strategy.
Dr Roessicke of the German farmers' union says in a Schleswig Holstein meeting that Britain must be starved to keep faith with divine will. He claims Germany can seize the hand God stretched by stopping wheat ships from Australia and India to Britain.
Eighty seven modern paintings sold at the American Art Association sale in New York last night bringing in 432300 dollars. Claude Monet works led the list with a selection by the French impressionist and other notable artists contributing strong results.
Fort Sam Houston and Camp Wilson contingents plan to attend the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra concert at the Grand Opera house in San Antonio. Conductor Emil Oberhoffer adds Hugo Kauns Festival March and Hymn to Liberty to honor home folks among the soldiers and their ladies. The regiment plans a body attendance and other post forces join the event.
Advertorial copy touts Knowlton's Dandeline as a 25 cent solution to cleanse hair of dust and oil while improving likeness, encouraging use to stop dandruff and itching, strengthen roots, and promote growth with a single bottle.
Twenty four Monet paintings from the Barbizon school catalog sold for 161600 at auction. The sale highlighted works by familiar Barbizon artists and drew collectors seeking early 19th century pieces.
San Francisco funeral arrangements were completed for Matt B. Snyder veteran actor once associated with Edwin Booth with services planned for the following day in California.
A family quarrel over a child’s mess prompts the mother to scold while the father jokes that soon the children may become moving picture actors earning large salaries as a New York World note.
A promotional notice extols internal baths with the J B L Cascade claiming they purge the bowels and cure most ailments. It cites E W Southall M D of Geneseo New York praising bowel washing and urges readers to visit H L Wagners Drug Store in San Antonio for demonstrations and a free booklet on internal bathing.
A health tonic advertisement promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for fatigue, urinary and kidney issues, stomach derangements, and general weakness. It claims three capsules daily restore strength and sleep, with money-back guarantees and price points of 25c 50c and 1.00 per box.
Manuel Morillo, Dominican charge d affaires in Cuba, received a cablegram from Captain Chandler of the American marine ordering him to turn over archives to Santo Domingo's honorary vice consul in Havana. Morillo refuses to recognize the American authorities.
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