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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1916
Page
7
A simple method uses powdered delaione and water to cover the hairy surface for about two minutes. Rub off, wash the skin, and every trace of hair is gone. Use the dejatone in an original pack to avoid disappointment.
The Light newspaper promotes its Want Ads as reaching 70 percent more readers in San Antonio than other papers. It claims high results from exclusive use, convenience of phone submissions, and listed pricing: 15 cents for 11 words one-time, 45 cents for 18 words four times, 75 cents for 15 words seven times, and $1.05 for 15 words ten times.
President Wilson plans a public tour that aides his renomination bid and challenges Bryan. Doubted ambitions include Roosevelt’s potential role while Republicans and Progressives watch. Observers expect the journey to influence party unity, deter Bryan’s allies, and shape the 1916 campaign dynamics.
An old advertisement touts Panderine as a solution for dull dry hair, claiming it cleanses dust and dirt from strands and leaves hair light, wavy, and fuller looking after a few weeks of use. It suggests applying a moist cloth to comb through each strand for best effects.
Population movement in San Antonio shows many residents relocating to areas outside city limits as new houses rise. Mr. Appler's 1916 directory counts about 36,000 changes in residence in the last year, signaling a prosperous trend with more families moving to surrounding districts and better housing.
Local tailor I G Lentz of Commerce Street notes dyes remain plentiful for high grade woolens. He explains demand mirrors dye costs, claims dyes used in high grade fabrics. He also cites a looming wool price rise and stockpiling spring woolens to meet consumer needs at current prices.
Jan 27. The House plans to take up a bill regulating the sale of convict-made goods after the child labor measure. The committee supports the measure to remove impediments to local laws enforcing sales within state borders of convict-made goods, a prior identical bill passed the House in the Sixty-third Congress but failed in the Senate.
A U S to protect Austrian prisoners recounts from Rome via Kurtago of famine among Serbians held. Durazzo crowds suffer, with starving citizens seen, while Austrians make no decisive efforts amid fighting in Montenegro and Albania. Confused dialogue fragments about Philadelphians and New Yorkers follow with garbled quotes.
Wendell Kraus 41 died at his daughter’s Austin home after noon Wednesday. A native of Germany, he lived in San Antonio for years and then Austin since 1909. He leaves a son W W Kraus of San Antonio, a daughter Mrs W A Goodman of Austin, and five grandchildren. Body sent to San Antonio for funeral at 4:30 PM Thursday from Ludwig Undertaking. Pallbearers listed. Also obituary notes Mrs Margaret Elliot, former Elliott Feather Shop owner, died in Kansas City at 95 After a long San Antonio residence she moved to Des Moines and later Kansas City. She is survived by 10 siblings and parents.
An authority warns undigested food ferments in the stomach if not properly processed, causing indigestion from excess activity. Suggested remedies include soda salts to neutralize acidity, clear the stomach of gassy masses, and a week of intake with water before breakfast to promote digestion.
Police report the body of a man who murdered his wife Mine Tulman and daughter Mrs. Germily Mazel before taking his own life in a Bronx apartment. The skulls of both women were crushed, and a ransom note and rambling messages were found. About $4000 in currency was missing from the scene.
London January 27 German lieutenant Boelke identified here as the pilot killed yesterday in German official messages. He was cited by Berlin in January 18 report for bringing down his eighth enemy aeroplane, a feat matched by Lt. Timmerman, both awarded the Pour le Merite.
The London report claimed Japan delivered a note with severe demands aligned to last spring's Tagianese program to the Chinese minister in Tokyo. The foreign office today said the report is untrue and that no such note has been delivered.
A dated recipe describes a simple bay bay bay cress barbo compound glycerite to apply to the scalp for two weeks, then biweekly. It claims to stop dandruff, kill germs, reduce itching, and darken gray hair within ten to fifteen days, with enough mixture to heal the scalp.
The report notes demands by Ispan linked to the original Japanese demands on China, postponed after a May treaty, with focus on Japanese participation in China’s political, financial, and military governance. An unrelated item mentions a vacancy for a tenant in a furnished room. Judge Woods in Austin expresses confidence in securing the attorney general nomination.
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