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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1917
Page
5
Switzerland will arm all line troops with steel helmets similar to French models. The helmets are lighter than those used by earlier equipment and follow examples set by France England and Germany.
The Vatican plans a special messenger to Belgium to obtain Cardinal Mercier's confidential report after German authorities deny him permission to travel to Rome.
An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as instant relief for back pain lumbago and sciatica by simple rubbing. It claims permanent effect after one use and notes the product is harmless and non staining. It urges trial bottles from drug stores and accuses painkillers of not addressing nerves.
A UT Austin program during February 12 16 gathers four famous lecturers including Stoughton Holborn Frederick C Howe Alice Ravenhill and P W Covington to address causes and remedies for rising living costs. University faculty and Texas schools will provide data on budgets and substitutions for cheaper, nutritious menus under war and postwar prices.
Jake Dedeker of Boerne recounts a rare hunt near Frederick Creek nine miles north of Boerne. He found two bucks locked in a long duel, one dying as the other weakened, their combined weight 278 pounds and 25 horn points. Fellow hunter Harry Pittman also took a deer on the same hunt.
In Brussels the governor general orders all residents home by 9 pm after a violent anti German demonstration before Saint Gudula Church. All businesses including theaters and restaurants to close at a future hour.
Elise Sternberg, a long time San Antonio resident known as Lautre-Ma or sister of charity, died at 2:30 PM at the home of Miss Ella Leroux on South Flores. Born in Nancy France in 1823 she crossed oceans and deserts with the Leroux party before settling in San Antonio. Funeral set for Sunday at 3:30 PM at Shelley-Loring Chapel with services at St Marys Church and burial in Cemetery No.5.
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a harmless laxative for children. It claims quick relief from constipation and lists symptoms like coated tongue, listlessness, fever, and poor appetite as signs to use one teaspoonful. It warns against counterfeit syrups and directs readers to buy a 50-cent bottle from the California Fig Syrup Company.
A London war office report notes Australia’s officer training program began during Gallipoli to handle New Zealand drafts. The Imperial Service School in Australia now issues commissions to Australian New Zealand Canadian and Indian units, with 15 000 already certified and 5 000 more expected next month as it becomes a model for colonies worldwide.
Petrograd papers report the Russian Interior Minister has ordered a census of all able bodied gypsies in the empire. The nomads are to be drafted for the army with an estimated number to be raised.
G A Marsh was elected president of the San Antonio Alumni Association of Sigma Alpha Epsilon at the annual election held Saturday noon. Other officers include BE J Frazer as past president and A C Dickinson as secretary treasurer. The group gathers graduates from many U.S. colleges with monthly meetings next set for February 15.
Advertises Pape's Diapepsin as a quick cure for gas heartburn indigestion and sour stomach. Claims relief within five minutes with no sour belching or stomach pain after one fifty cent dose. Waits at drug stores and suits whole family.
The article lists Horace E. Wilson and Hertzberg & Kercheville among local attorneys and notes a land damage dispute over the Medina dam. It also reports cattle theft near Lytle and the restructuring of West & McMillan after Duval West Sr. becomes a federal judge.
The No voe Vremya reports Germany may raise a Polish army of a million or more. Poland has been nearly untouched by conscription as Russia did not enforce service there. Most Poles in the Russian army come from eastern districts. others were avoided due to unruly behavior and revolutionary propaganda concerns.
The Texas attorney general's department reaffirms that beverages made with malt or substitutes are taxable. If a beverage’s manufacture and ingredients are unclear, the tax decision awaits case by case facts. The department will tax any beverage shown to be malt based when evidence is available and will aid law enforcement as needed.
The Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital is expected to receive a favorable report and recommendation from architects Atlee B. Ayres H A Reuter and Henry T. Phelps to county commissioners on Monday. Contractor H W N Jones has finished work and will turn over the hospital, with bids to be sought for surgical instruments by February 1 as the facility nears readiness for patients.
Mrs Mary E Franse of West Point Nebraska Box 411 endorses Fruitola and Traxo from Pinus laboratories Monticello NL describing avoidance of gallstone surgery after using the medicines. The tonic claims to dissolve hardened particles and provide relief with a single dose. No prescription needed and products sold in drug stores.
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