Woman reports 17 pound gain from Tanlac cure
Mrs. Lottie Swofford of Galveston credits Tanlac with restoring her health after fifteen years of stomach catarrh and weakness. She describes severe pain, dizziness, weight loss to eighty-five pounds, and nervous distress, then claims eight bottles brought full recovery to two hundred two pounds and renewed energy. Tanlac sold in San Antonio by Wagner's drug store and E. J. H. Meier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanlac
Lottie Swofford
H. H. Swofford
Jewel Tea Company
St. Charles Hotel
Galveston
Texas
Mrs. Swofford
Tanlae
San Antonio
Wagner
E. J. H. Meier
San Antonio Plans Salesmanship Course in High Schools
Superintendent Charles S. Meek proposed adding salesmanship to San Antonio high school programs. He said the district should train all pupils for practical life rather than solely preparing for college, a plan he has long supported in talks with the Business Women's Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Charles S. Meek
Business Woman's Club
Young Woman's Christian Association
Meek
Pape’s Diapepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief
An advertisement touts Pape’s Diapepsin as a five minute remedy for sour gassy upset stomachs and dyspepsia. It claims relief from heartburn and indigestion, persuading readers to buy a fifty cent case from any drug store and keep it at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
E. W. Rose
Cleveland, A
Take Salto to Flush Kidneys Advice on Salts Remedy
An advertorial text promotes using Jad Salts to flush kidneys and bladder. It claims meat consumption creates uric acid stressing kidneys and describes symptoms like back pain, headaches, dizziness, coated tongue, and nocturnal urination. It touts four ounces daily in water and presents Jad Salts as a pleasant lithia beverage aiding kidney health.
Salesmanship as Profession Sees Education Progress
The article notes teaching gaining professional status and salesmanship moving toward professional recognition. It cites colleges and schools adopting sales training and hopes for San Antonio schools to offer such programs. It also covers club news including health issues, administrative changes, class announcements, treasury total, and new officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Ernestine Friedmann
Marion Bliem
Buenos Ayres
National Board
Cora Cox
C. M. Dodd
Treasury
Alice de Ahna
Moseley
Ora Jackson
Friend
Marietta Gay
San Antonio Eyes 1918 State Banker Convention
The San Antonio Clearing House Association teams with the Chamber of Commerce to land the 1918 Texas State Bankers Association meet. Delegates will push for El Paso to host in 1917. local officials chair arbitration and management committees, with a February 17 district convention set in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Clearing Houes Association
Chamber of Commerce
Texas State Bankers’ Association
Bankers’ Organization
el Paso
San Antonio
Ferdinand Herff
San Antonio National Bank
Clearing House Association
W. W. Collier
Ernest Brown
Robert Barclay
T. H. Jarrell
T. G. Leighton
J. O. Terrell
Southern Gas Company hits dry gas well near Witheroe
In Corpus Christi on January 19 the Southern Gas Company struck a large gas well near the Witheroe site across the bay. Gas flowed strongly to several hundred feet before being choked by sand, but no salt water was found and the field reports dry gas. Drilling contract held by C. L. Witherspoon of Corsicana. company is San Antonio based. News delayed until late yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Tex
Southern Gas Company
Witheroe
C. L. Witherspoon
Corsicana
San Antonio
Broken Assortments on First Floor at Deep Discounts
Women seek real economy and snap up two pair buys as broken sizes push quick sale. Styles remain conservative with button patterns, cloth tops, leather, Cuban or Louis heels and well-made soles. Wholesale value today matches sale price. sizes 1 to 8, widths AA to E, now $2.75 and $3.65 per pair.
Bleached Domestic 8c Offered in Limited Yardage
The ad offers 32 inch bleached domestic at 8 cents per yard. Limit of twenty yards per customer and no telephone orders accepted. The note asserts rarity of similar quality once the lot sells out.
New Spring Percales Sold At Fourteen Cents Yard
Percales-Special 14 presents new spring percales in shirt quality. Yard-wide with neat patterns and attractive colorings offered at 14 cents per yard.
Bath Towels Special in Turkish Toweling
Large 18x36 inch bath towels bleached and hemmed offered at 13 cents each. Suit buyers to purchase half dozen or more for value.
Local Stock List of Household Goods and Prices
A fragmented inventory lists items including Pure Peroxide Pint Bottle 16c Lambert's Listerine 35c Household Ammonia 6c Sanitol Tooth Paste 15c Long's Cold Cream 35c Vivandou on Powder 1 First Floor. The entry records prices and locations within a shop structure.
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Lambert
Long
Hair Bow Ribbons Special 23
A selection of plain taffeta and moire ribbons with floral effects and brocade designs in desirable shades. Available at 23 cents per yard, on the first floor.
Girl's Dresses Embroidered at Special Price
Neat pique dresses in 6 7 and 8 years sizes with stamped designs ready for embroidery. Special 98 cents. First Floor.
Combing Jackets Special 39c for Turkish Toweling
Turkish toweling combing or shampoo jackets sold for 39 cents each with embroidery stamps. Available on the first floor.
Federation seeks city purchase of Brackenridge park land
Mrs J T Smith and Mrs A H Cadwallader will urge the city commission at its next meeting to buy the riverfront land along Brackenridge park owned by the Water Supply Co. The group argues the city can now afford the strip after abandoning plans for a new park presented to officials last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Smith
City Federation of Women's Clubs
A. H. Cadwallader
Civic Committee
City Commission
City Federation
Brackenridge Park
River Avenue
Luncheon Sets Fourteen Pieces Offered at 25c
An advertisement previews fourteen piece luncheon sets priced at 25 cents. The sets are described as neat material stamped for embroidering, with the offer highlighted for the first floor display.
Local man credits Vinci with curing chronic cough
Jackson carpenter John L. Dennis says after trying various remedies his cough was cured by Vinci two bottles. he reports feeling revived and energetic. Vinci is pitched as a remedy for coughs colds bronchitis and general run down conditions with multiple Texas druggists listed as sellers.
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Jackson
Vinci
John L. Dennis
A. M. Fischer
Meier
Sap Drug Store
Main Ave
George Keene
H. L. Wagner
Appmann Drug Store
F. Prossel
San Antonio
Texas
Union Suits For Children Sale Ad
Knitted union suits for children two to thirteen years fleece lined in good weight yarns sold now and later. Button and tape style available. Special price 47 cents. First Floor.
Any Winter Hat for 3 75 Afterseason Sale
An advertisement offers a winter trimmed hat for 3 75 without regard to original price. It highlights days when a winter hat is necessary for weather and for wearing when spring hats are unseasonable. The notice also mentions new spring hats priced 5 and upward on the third floor.
Half Price Novelty Hand Bags Featured in Clearance
Silk and velvet bags beaded with steel beads highlighted as winter styles with a fashion forecast for prominent beaded bags. The items are marked at half their original prices under the clearance rule on the first floor.
Hold Revivals in Lent at Travis Park Methodist Church
The state conference plan for Lent revivals across Methodist churches ends with large Easter services. The Evangelistic and Inspirational Congress will meet at Travis Park January 23 and 24 with about 150 delegates. Bishop E D Mouton of Dallas will preside. The event mirrors a Dallas gathering last year and aims to coordinate district representation and lay participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Conference of Methodist Churches
Dallas
Travis Park Methodist Church
E. D. Mouton
Legislation to bar import of nursery stock pushed
Washington January 19 legislation to forbid importation of nursery stocks except by the Federal Department of Agriculture for experimental purposes was proposed in Congress. The measure aims to prevent pests and diseases entering the country through imported plants and would require federal approval for any such imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Old-Time Cold Cure Tea Promoted for Grips and Congestion
An advertisement touts Hamburger Brust Thee as an old-time remedy. A tablespoon of the tea steeped in boiling water is drunk to open pores and relieve congestion, claiming it also loosens the bowels to break four colds at once. The note stresses low cost and vegetable, harmless composition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Seals Bring $2555 To Stay Here From Red Cross Sale
In San Antonio a Red Cross Christmas stamp drive raised 2555.73 dollars. Seal club members collected funds from the sale of the stamps, with proceeds staying locally to aid relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
San Antonio
Christmas Seals Drive By San Antonio Women
The cross Christmas seal sale ran from three weeks before Christmas to Christmas Eve led by Mrs. A. C. Pancoast. Half of the funds stay in San Antonio for Public Health Nurse work, 40 percent goes to the State Health Association, and 10 percent is sent to the national body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women of
San Antonio
A. C. Pancoast
Public Health Nurse's Association
State Health Association
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Trasieree
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Expo
Matthews
On & Houston St
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Tuttie
Chamberlain & Company Consulting Engineers
Gunter Building
Phone Crockett
Business Woman’s Club
Scott's
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield, N. J
NOA Spears CO
Losoya St
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Southern Company
Wolfson’s
Wolfson
Federation
Miss
Somererar
Union Suits For Children
Saul Woltson
Methodist Inspirational Congress Will Plain Service
American Forestry Association
J. G. Sanders
Pennsylvania
Europe
Haven Metcalf
Oores Bureau of Forest Pathology
Tional Association For General Expenses
Houston & Navarro Sts
Crockett
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