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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1917
Page
9
Washington reports that the House increased clerk hire for each member to 2000 dollars, costing the government 217000 annually. Some senators criticized the move while others backed it as a remedy for living costs. The pay hike follows decades of debate over budgets and personal expenses.
Mrs Slack testimonials a chronic cough relief and improved appetite in her thin child after using Vinci. The note promotes Vinci with a guarantee and lists several Texas drugstores and distributors offering the product.
Ljoubomir Michailovitch arrived in Washington as Serbia’s first Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States, reflecting strong U.S. interest in Serbia’s sufferings and signaling plans to establish a Serbian diplomatic representation in the capital.
The piece notes a practice where three congressmen share one stenographer at $25 per month each, saving $100 per month per group. Senator Stone calls it a potential legal violation to draw more for clerk hire than spent. It mentions the old practice of paying clerks at session end, the House ending that custom, and questions whether members deserve praise for treasury protection.
W. M. Bertrand of the National Association of Manufacturers told the local Manufacturers' Club at the Gunter Hotel that capital must organize to counter many recent laws aimed at regulating business. He cited a push for a nationwide employers' union and warned against unwise laws while noting city committee appointments and school exhibit praise.
Fred W. Chesebrough of New York City is in San Antonio on his way home after several weeks duck shooting near Rockport. He travels with his wife and they have an apartment at the Menger. He says the Texas coast offers excellent hunting and plans to return to the area frequently, enjoying San Antonio as a winter resort.
Berlin reports the German prize crew captain Badewitz describes sinking the ship if mutiny erupted aboard the British steamer Yarrowdale. He praises discipline on board and notes sixteen German sailors kept watch on the bridge with revolvers ready to act.
Advertises Bisurated Magnesia as a safe pleasant remedy for heartburn belching sour stomach and gas. Recommends a tea spoonful in hot water after eating and claims instant relief. Sold by H L Wagner Drug Co and by druggists everywhere.
In a fogbound moment near Island Haven, two captains or sailors jumped overboard from a vessel headed for Iceland. A British naval gunner and a civilian climbed back aboard after the cold sea sent them shouting for help. The ship Yarrowdale lay at anchor south of Island Haven when the incident occurred. Lieutenant Batewitz, formerly in merchant service before the war, now resides in Kiel.
Philadelphia January meeting organized by the American Academy of Political and Social Science will hear railroad executives and employee representatives address labor issues. Representative William C Adamson will preside as chair of the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee and author of the eight hour law.
Charters filed include American Bond and Mortgage Co of Dallas with 50000 capital and Gulf Coast Development Co of Houston with 15000 capital. First Presbyterian Church Brownsfield has no capital stock. Security Investment Co of Dallas with 1000 capital. Amendments: Alford Novelty Shop Fort Worth renames to Thomas R Alford Incorporated. Standard Grocery El Paso capital rises to 100000. Texas & Pacific Coal Thurber increases from 2600000 to 3000000. Final payment filed: George A Brewer Undertaking Co Dallas capital 25000.
An old remedy claims four ounces of liquid argon dissolves dandruff when applied at night and massaged into the scalp. It promises instant relief from itching and delivers fluffy, glossy hair after a few applications with liquid arvon available at drug stores.
A medical writer touts Cadomene Tablets as a modern tonic for nerve weakness. It claims the iron, phosphorus and vegetable extracts restore energy, improve nerve elasticity, and renew the will to live amid fast-paced living and fatigue.
River Crest Company of Fort Worth files a dissolution certificate as Ziegler Stove and Co. of Wichita Falls with capital stock of 26000 dollars. An in-city quote from Baltimore newspaper drops a brief dramatic aside about a nurse and a held up moment.
LOGAN Mont Jan 24 News reports no relief in Madison valley food conditions as ice gorges in the Madison river flood the valley for miles Tracks of the Northern Pacific and Chicago Milwaukee St Paul rail lines are under twelve inches of water and ice Railroad men have gone to Three Forks to blast the jam with dynamite trains are being detoured.
The exchange mocks overused phrases as a writer resists stale wording. A witty reply imagines reversing a popular line to a surreal image of sinking to the ceiling, spotlighting craft versus cliché.
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