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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1916
Page
5
Missouri Pacific plans to shorten the Sunshine Special time between San Antonio and St. Louis. The 24 hour service is guaranteed by January 1, 1918, in advance of Bi-Centennial travel, with possible earlier reductions announced by Alexander Robertson, chief operating official.
Advises buying Parmint double strength and making a home remedy with hot water four ounces sugar and a tablespoonful four times daily. Claims quick relief from head noises and opening nostrils with easier breathing and less mucus drainage. Ends by urging anyone with catarrhal deafness or head noises to try the prescription.
An officer from Missouri Pacific announced a faster 1918 schedule at a jubilee meeting at the Gunter Hotel and suggested a possible inauguration before that date. He praised the Sunshine Special as a strong booster for San Antonio and pledged rail support for the Bi Centennial project. He departed for St. Louis after the briefing.
Ad copy notes light want ads are handled over the phone and billed. Telephone numbers Cr. 1742 and new 176,- appear in the notice.
San Antonio public school plans emphasize practical courses for 96 percent of students per Superintendent Charles S. Meek. The February 1916 Main Avenue High School class staged a night program at Beethoven Hall with a class poem, will, and performances, praising school clubs and urging parental involvement.
An old advertisement promotes a rheumatism cure recipe using Toris compound and syrup of sarsaparilla mixed in whiskey. It claims neutralizing blood acid and results after the first dose. It urges purchase of genuine Toris in one ounce sealed yellow packages from drug stores.
A home remedy for coughs combines Globe Pine Compound with glycerine and whiskey, while Calocide soothes sore feet and bunions. Dr Stockton Axson will lecture to February 1916 graduates at Beethoven Hall and conduct a series on Nineteenth Century Fiction at Rice Institute and Carnegie Library.
Texas fire insurance commission urges repeal of the valued policy law and the technical defense law in its annual report. They call for amending the anti co insurance law to broaden coverage and equality in taxation. The report shows Texas fire insurers paid net premiums of 10.65 million with losses of 8.70 million and a 16.6 percent loss above receipts.
Miss Grace Gorman served as accompanist as the hall, adorned with ferns and pot plants and a large electric sign showing Feb 16, hosted a program. President Schofield announced a seniors dance afterward, with musicians including Miss Borden Dwight Bowen Hugh McAmis Jack Beretta and George Kaufman.
An old advertisement touts a cold cure titled Cures a Cold in One Day with the signature FE W Grove and the claim One Bromo Quinine in the full name Laxative Bromo Quinine. The ad emphasizes a quick remedy price 25e and urges readers to seek the genuine product.
Captain H. S. Wagner of the Nineteenth United States Army Infantry and former inspector instructor with the Texas National Guard is in Austin on Adjutant Department business. He reports Eagle Pass, where he is stationed, is comparatively quiet.
Classified notice highlights that Light Want Ads provide items of interest for readers, encouraging use of the service for finds and exchanges.
Governor Ferguson left for Temple Texas to pay his poll tax and visit his Bell county farm and ranch. He will be away two days visiting the farm and ranch before returning.
Washington January 26 Senator Sheppard introduced a bill to establish a national cooperative rural banking association to support farmers with centralized credit and rural financial services.
Irreverent ad claims St Jacobs Oil relieves rheumatic pain by rubbing on the affected spot. It touts fast warming, healing effects for joints muscles and bones and promises relief from sciatica lumbago backache and neuralgia. A small trial bottle is advertised for immediate use.
Business leaders from Port Aransas and Aransas Pass pledge support for a freight bureau organized with San Antonio jobbers and manufacturers. Promissory notes of 1000 dollars each are received by G. S. McElroy of the Manufacturers' Club and payable when remaining funds are raised. Local firms and individuals listed as subscribers include A. H. Fertwig Burton and Danforth J K Cain Aransas Pass Chamber of Commerce and others.
Policeman Walker cuffed a suspect at 6 30 am on Wednesday but the man, described as white, escaped with new handcuffs. Residents near 410 Ruiz Street reported a prowler. officers chased the fugitive but the seized bracelets vanished before the station start.
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes a maxim about companionship and noble thoughts. It contrasts friendship with a bank block calling for a substantial amount, underscoring themes of wealth and moral support.
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