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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1917
Page
5
An affordable home remedy uses 2 1/2 ounces Pinex mixed with a pint of sugar syrup to create a full pint cough syrup. It claims rapid action against throat and chest coughs bronchitis and related conditions with a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co Ft Wayne Ind.
A beauty expert promotes a fast facial hair removal method using a paste of delatone and water. Apply to the hairy area, wait two minutes, rub off, then wash to remove all traces of hair. Emphasizes using genuine delatone to avoid disappointment.
Major Robert R. McCormick of the First Illinois Cavalry told the Senate military affairs committee that the English army was better organized and equipped than the American force in Texas last summer. He condemned the War Department for failing to supply proper gear and noted Illinois troops had to buy machine guns privately, risking reliance on charity if a battle occurred. He cited a German observer’s surprise at American neglect and poor camp conditions at the border.
A medical column links cold weather to rheumatism and uric acid buildup. Dr. Valentine Mott Pierce cites Prof. Haig of London and advises consuming hot water daily, Anuric tablets, and periodic liver cleansing with Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets to prevent gout and painful joints. He urges open air exercise and a careful diet.
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm for nasal relief from colds and catarrh. It promises open air passages, reduced mucous, and night breathing ease after applying a small amount inside the nostrils. The copy urges readers to obtain the product from their druggist.
The speaker criticizes hospital and transport failures, calls for universal training and service, and argues effective national defense requires every citizen to be liable for immediate call. He lauds General Parker and warns against reliance on the National Guard and volunteer soldiers alone.
Reports state the bloodless revolt in Costa Rica has not produced conditions for U S intervention per requests by deposed president Alfredo Gonzales. The State Department awaits word from American Minister Hale who sheltered Gonzales at the legation while Frederico Tinoco, a former war minister, proclaimed himself provisional president after a coup. Unofficial notices suggest Tinoco enjoys public support in the republic.
Report says bandits attempted to cross from the United States into Mexico near Brownsville. They were repelled by troops under General Ricaut who said American forces pursued them on the U S side of the border.
In pioneer days grandmothers used root and herb remedies for family ailments, later found in modern drug stores. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, a botanic remedy first prepared by Lydia E. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts over forty years ago, has helped many American women.
The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra under Emil Oberhoffer played two concerts at the Grand opera house drawing large crowds. The 85‑piece ensemble impressed with Tschaikowsky Symphony No. 4 and Liszt concerto features, while soloist Wynne Pyle was recalled five times. The stage proved too small for the grand performance.
A Minneapolis Orchestra afternoon program offered a study in pianissimo effects with Dvorak Carnival Overture and Schubert Unfinished Symphony No. 8. Violinist Richard Czerwonky drew multiple encores with harp, then Liszt Les Preludes Sibelius Valse Triste Grainger Shepherd Hey and other pieces showcased brilliance and varied tone color.
Dr Otis W Caldwell of the University of Chicago will head a new modern school at Teachers College Columbia University funded by the General Education Board of the Rockefeller foundation. The program aims to remove dead wood from the current system and exclude Latin and Greek in favor of practical studies for business and industrial life.
The performer was averse to spoiling the program's proportions by encores and declined, though at the conclusion he was recalled repeatedly.
An old advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It touts tonic properties and lists a 50 cent price.
The Salesmanship Club of San Antonio will organize at a noon luncheon Monday at the Gunter hotel. Heads of departments, sales managers, and local and traveling salesmen may attend. W S James and T H Ethridge push the movement affiliated with the World Salesmanship Congress begun in Detroit last July.
An old advertisement claims Cascarets remove bile and bowel poison for clearer heads and lighter steps. It touts benefits like rosy skin and lively energy, and says mothers can give Cascarets to sick children without risk of griping.
English pupil David McQueen, 24, died after a 50 foot plunge in a two seat plane piloted by him with instructor John Frost. Frost, president of Frost National Bank, survived with minor injuries as the plane veered during an abrupt turn. Miss Stinson blamed McQueen’s grip on the controls. McQueen had come from Vancouver and was being watched for aviation hopes in Britain.
An advertisement touts Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer as a safe, effective method to restore gray or faded hair to its natural shade. It claims gloss and vitality for men and women, warns against dangerous dyes, and offers money back guarantee. Available at Sommers' Drug Store and other outlets.
The San Antonio grand opera committee announces the engagement of the Boston National Grand Opera Company to present Madame Butterfly and Tosca at the Majestic on February 9. The prospectus lists local organizers and supporters including H S Affleck Atlee B Ayres H W B Barnes John Bennett Jr John Carrington E B Chandler Dr Frederick J Combe Judge James R Davis H D Elliott and others. H W B Barnes is local manager as the group works to place San Antonio on a permanent touring itinerary led by Max Rabinoff and associates. Seats go on sale next Monday.
Powell Valley Drug Co lines praise Swamp Root kidney medicine with twenty years of reported success and no complaints. L. H. Clapp signs for Pennington Gap Va dated November 4 1916.
A San Antonio Daily Light reader is invited to send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York for a sample size bottle and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. Regular drugstore sizes priced fifty cents and one dollar.
A 50 cent bottle of Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound promises to darken gray hair quickly and evenly. The ad claims natural looking results and a youthful change after one or two applications, noting the product is a toilet requisite not a medicine.
A. J., a Southern Pacific machinist from 602 Avenue C, reports four pounds gained and renewed strength after using Tanlac for years of stomach, bowel and dizziness problems. He says the remedy rebuilt his digestion and energy, with relief continuing after two bottles. Tanlac is sold in San Antonio by Wagner Drug Company and J. H. Meier under a Tanlac representative.
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