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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1918
Page
3
A string of Monday fires in Warren Street Jones Avenue Elmira Street and Granada Street caused about $5000 in damages. Buildings and furniture suffered losses with uncertain origins and fires contained by firefighters.
To the Wife of One Who Drinks. An important confidential message for you. It claims a wonderful, lasting, reliable method and promises results. The note asks to show this to others and mentions J Woods at Staton F New York as a contact.
A vintage beauty advertisement promotes Canthrax as an affordable hair shampoo enhancer. It claims careful washing prevents hair troubles, describes making a full cup of liquid shampoo with Canthrax in hot water, and touts a soothing lather that leaves the scalp clean and hair glossy and heavy looking.
Social calendar lists Nau tilus Study Club at eight with Miss Edna de Lallier. San Antonio Dramatic Club Round Table at 8 15 in Gunter pink room. Delta Gamma Tau at eight. Red Cross Circle Christ Church at 9 30. Ladies Auxiliary to Bexar Medical Society at 2 30. Woman's Club at 3 20. Travis Park Methodist Church circle at 3 with Mrs. Harpole. missing Red Cross Circle at basement McKinley Avenue Methodist Church. Mrs. Joan Burgess Johnson and Miss Mary Aubrey left for Greenville DC then north. Mrs. Zen Mayhew and children visiting then leaving for Atlanta. Mr. Matthew in aviation service. Pan American Round Table at Gunter Hotel discussed luncheon. renamed International Organization to Inter-American Union. New leadership: Mrs. Morris Hern elected, Miss Laura Lee Dorsey named to represent Mrs. Drought. Council of Mothers committee judged school dresses. first prize $4 to Anita Detssen for braided white net dress. second and third prizes to Willie Scott and Myea Kline for simple organdy and striped jaconette outfits. Committee chair Mrs. Lee Cotton. Guests at St Anthony Hotel include Miss Buckler of El Paso for rest after season.
A vintage newspaper fragment touts a catarrh cure claimed to clear symptoms quickly. The ad asserts the product ends suffering for all who have endured sneezing or nasal congestion, mentioning a drugstore and a dramatic tone typical of period advertising.
Musterole offers blister free relief for sore throats bronchitis tonsillitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia headaches and more. The ointment uses oil of mustard substitute and other ingredients in a non blistering paste available in 20c 60c and larger hospital size jars.
A fragment from Nichols Gro. Co advertises weekly supplies at reduced rates. Items include breakfast bacon and Tama goods, potatoes in eight pound bags, and 800 creamery butter. Prices and details are partial but indicate special weekly prices for groceries.
About 600 delegates attended the mid winter gathering of the Jesus Farmers Union in Fort Worth Texas as snow kept some away Routine welcomes opened the first session followed by talks from Lipsitz of Dallas state welfare chairman and Chide Weaver representative of the deme riment on war financing and its relation to farmers
Unofficial reports say General Alfredo Breceda, formerly Vera Cruz governor, is appointed Governor of the Federal District including Mexico City. General Candido Aguilar may visit the capital this week to take an oath. Breceda granted leave by Vera Cruz legislature. Also noted is a Kansas City connection to aviation trainer Weratt Barhee, reported near death after a fall at a Waco training camp hospital.
The War Department announced on January 22 that the metric system will be adopted for artillery, machine guns, and maps in American overseas forces. The measure follows a French request to prevent confusion where metric units are standard, prompting remarks from a draft officer about front line needs.
A Monday meeting of cubwomen at the Menger Hotel appointed committees to welcome Mrs Antoinette Funk, vice chair of the National Women Liberty Loan committee, who travels from El Paso to speak for the third Liberty Loan. Plans include reception, hotel parlor talks, and a mass Travis Club gymnasium event.
Washington Jan 22 report states stoppage of wooden ship construction is temporary due to material and labor shortages. Charles Ples of the Emergency Fleet Corporation told a Senate committee vessels nearing completion must be finished quickly as material is diverted to Atlantic and Gulf yards. He said 400 ships contracted remain unfunded and urged coordination among agencies to resolve timber supply issues.
In Ashland Kentucky early today, engineer M. J. Waly and wireman W. J. Teris, both of Russell, New York, were killed when Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train No. 4 collided head on with a yard engine in Russell rail yard. Four other trainmen were injured. No passengers were hurt.
General officers at Camp Travis and the 6th division training school will hear Maj. Gen. John S. Morrison speak Tuesday evening at 7230 o'clock in the Young Men's Christian Association auditorium. Morrison, on inspection duty, spent Tuesday at Jean Springs and was accompanied by Brig. Gen. W. H. Johnston. The party planned further Camp Travis inspections on Wednesday after starting Monday.
Readers urged to address Dr Kilmer Co for a sample bottle of Swamp-Root claims it cures kidney liver and bladder troubles. Ad cites back pain and urinary symptoms as warning signs and notes a testimonial flood plus a free information book.
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