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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1917
Page
12
Commissioner Lambert considers a plan to sand blast and mark bottles used by all dairymen in San Antonio. The aim is to deter poor quality and promote purity, with a bottle exchange system allowing dairies to swap marked bottles. Legislation pending would require bottles to bear the seller’s name.
The 85 man Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra arrives at 9 30 Sunday morning in San Antonio for its first Texas and Pacific Coast tour. The First Minnesota and Second Wisconsin bands will escort the troupe with a depot concert, parade, and hotel welcome. The orchestra plays Monday at the Grand Opera House after traveling in two special Pullmans with a baggage car.
Four residents of Texas receive bronze medals or pensions at the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission in Pittsburgh. The 23 acts of heroism included lifesaving efforts and fatalities with pensions totaling thousands for dependents. Recipients include Roger H. Powell of Austin for rescue at Nash and Nellie Jenkins of Waxahachie for saving Alma Marshall from an enraged bull at Nash.
L Kaufman paid 40000 to purchase a two story rock building at Dolorosa and South Flores streets from Mrs Wilhelmina Kotula. The 77 by 85 foot parcel fronts South Flores and Kaufman plans either a store upgrade or a hotel. He called the investment solid and hinted at more purchases in the South Flores district.
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Coldine Tablets for colds and La Grippe with no quinine, priced 25 cents at all druggists.
C F Woods of New Orleans was named general passenger agent for the Alabama Vicksburg and Shreveport Pacific railroads. He began in San Antonio as a ticket clerk for the Southern Pacific and has long been active in Masonic circles.
Advertisement promoting Anuric from Dr. Pierce at the Surgical Institute in Buffalo New York. Claims uric acid causes gout and rheumatism and that Anuric drives out uric acid, reducing swelling and pain. Advises hot water before meals and to buy a 50 cent package or send 10 cents for trial.
An advertisement claims women can remove facial hair at home using delatone and water. It describes mixing a paste to cover hairs, waiting 2 to 3 minutes, then rubbing off and washing the skin. It warns to use genuine delatone for best results.
Charters issued for B Schwarz & Son of Hempstead with 21000 capital and another charter for George Lilienstern and partners at Mount Pleasant with 35000. Amendments filed by Eden State Bank raising capital to 80000 and Pfeuffer Holm Co increasing stock to 50000. Dissolutions filed by Empire Timber and Lumber Co Beaumont Frazier Transfer Lampasas Farmers Cooperative Gin Avalon. Monkeys offered for city zoo care with cage selected by Commissioner Lambert and Mr Krail party.
Six monkeys and the educated baboon Felix, featured in the Wortham Shows, will be on exhibition at the municipal zoo. Nearby crowds will see the famed primates perform relaxed stunts and pose for photographs with visitors.
An inventor showcases a form of solidity captured on motion pictures by filming two images simultaneously from slightly different perspectives. The method relies on dual exposure to present a single scene with depth cues, aiming to simulate three dimensionality on film.
An advertiser claims Foley's Honey and Tar eases coughs bronchial irritation and hoarseness and loosens phlegm. Testimonial from W Thomas Summerville and A M Fischer praise its effectiveness for throat and chest congestion.
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