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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1916
Page
26
A garbled advertisement claims a new cure free from lotions sprays or devices promising health benefits. It mentions freeing the reader from various habits and delivers an odd sales pitch attributed toSAM KATZ Chicago with a quip about marriage. The text mixes product hype with unrelated London Mail humor.
A simple method to remove hairy growths using powdered delatone mixed with water to form a paste. Apply for about two minutes, then rub off and wash the skin to remove all traces of hair. The ad warns to buy delatone in its original package for best results.
An advertising note promotes The Light Want Ad service in San Antonio highlighting broad readership and fast results. It explains phone ordering, lists Crockett 1742 and New 176 as contact numbers, and outlines pricing for 15 word ads across multiple insertions.
Washington dispatch reports President Wilson will launch a national swing to boost preparedness and press a challenge to Bryan. Observers expect the trip to rally Democrats, reinforce revenue and shipping goals, and influence Wilson’s renomination while roping in Theodore Roosevelt for a show of strength against opposition.
A vintage advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline Danderine as a miracle hair treatment. It claims hair becomes light, wavy, fluffy, and beautiful after use, with dandruff dissolved and the scalp invigorated. The ad urges buying a 2% cent bottle from drug stores to see growth and improved vitality.
San Antonio shows fewer crowded conditions with more residents moving to and outside the city limits. J A Appler’s 1916 city directory notes about 35 000 people changed residences in the past year and around 12 000 families relocated, with many erecting new homes outside the city. The shift suggests greater prosperity and a population distribution trending toward fringe areas, though final figures await complete canvassing.
J G Lentz a Commerce Street tailor notes dyed shortages do not affect merchants of high grade woolens. He explains dye use is tied to material value, asserts top dyes go to premium fabrics, and reveals stockpiling for expected price hikes. He says blue and gray serges and black unfinished worsteds were bought earlier, enabling old prices for customers.
Washington dispatch reports the House will take up a bill regulating sale of convict made goods after the child labor measure. The labor committee backs the bill stating it removes impediments to local laws governing interstate sale. An identical bill passed the House in the Sixty third Congress but failed in the Senate.
Rome reports Robert Maverick back from Durazzo after brief visit, describing dire food shortages and starving crowds. He notes limited Montenegro and Albania fighting and that Austrians are not pressing efforts amid hunger. Golf anecdote shared by President Wilson at Chevy Chase.
A brief exchange at the front gate shows a visitor politely asking to enter the parlor while Georgie hesitates. The girl mentions a lonely mother and a father groaning with rheumatism in the legs. The dialogue ends with Georgie agreeing to come in.
Wendell Kraus, 91, died at his daughter’s Austin home Wednesday afternoon at 3. He long resided in San Antonio and had lived in Austin since 1909. He was a native of the area, with roots in local if and tradition.
An old newspaper-style health note claims indigestion stems from hyper acidity and fermenting food in the stomach. It prescribes four ounces of Rad Salts and a spoonful in water before breakfast for a week, promising relief and a broader plan to balance digestion and liver and kidney function.
The deceased, who came to Texas from Germany as a youth, is survived by a son W. W. Kraus of San Antonio, a daughter Mrs. W. A. Goodman of Austin, and five grandchildren. Body brought to San Antonio. services at Ludwig Undertaking Company chapel at 4 30 PM Thursday. Interment in City Cemetery No. 4. Pallbearers listed as Frank Gloeckner, Henry Shelper Sr., rank Lange, Fred C. Pfeiffer, George Icke and Rymond Neuman.
Mrs Margaret Elliot, once proprietor of the Elliot Feather Shop in the Conroy building, died in Kansas City last Monday after traveling there for an operation a year ago. She was 38, long known in San Antonio, where she resided for years, and had recently left for Kansas City. She came from Des Moines, Iowa, and is survived by two brothers, including Ted Sharp of Kansas City, her parents and two sisters. Funeral held in Kansas City Tuesday.
Advertisement for Shelley Loring Undertaxing Co offering automobile equipment and related services with contact phones 971.
Police identified Nathan Pullman a retired Chicago insurance agent who died after leaping from a hotel third floor. He was sought for the murder of his wife Rebecca and daughter Gertrude Bazel in a Bronx apartment. Skulls crushed with a hatchet found under the bed. Friends said he came from Chicago for a family reunion and carried about $5000. Authorities suspect he killed them then died by suicide amidst notes found on his body.
London dispatch identifies the German flight lieutenant Boelke as killed, noting he had previously downed eight enemy airplanes and shared the Pour le Merite with Immelman. The report touches on Japanese demands linked to China and other diplomatic matters. An Austin, Texas item quotes Judge Woods voicing optimism about a 34th Legislature race for attorney general. Also includes a brief humorous exchange from the Purple Cow.
Tokyo rejects a London report that Japan delivered a note to the Chinese minister with seven demands from last spring. The foreign office today said the story is untrue and the Manchester Guardian cited its source yesterday.
A home mixture uses Bay Rum hingee ols Barbo Compound glycerine and water to make a scalp treatment. Apply daily for two weeks then biweekly until finished. Claims to rid dandruff stop itching darken gray hair and improve hair growth and gloss.
A light want ad notes a vacant furnished room and invites a tenant, listing location or price details as readable. The terse notice signals a simple rental inquiry typical of classified pages in period newspapers.
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