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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1917
Page
2
Arrangements are made to deliver three third class cruisers ordered from Italy by Porfirio Diaz to the government. The ships were partially built at Genoa and unpaid. Carranza will consider a ship subsidy bill with an export tax cut of 50 percent for goods carried on Mexican ships, and a proposal for two naval schools.
Reports from Port Aransas indicate excellent fishing off Mustang and Padre Islands with red snapper particularly plentiful. Sportsmen are making daily catches that excel in both quantity and quality.
An ad promotes Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer as a natural alternative to dyes for gray hair. It claims safe, permanent results via exposure to air and sunshine, with endorsements, prices, and availability at Summers Drug Store and Hessig-Ellis Drug Co Memphis. It also mentions related Q-Ban products and a free booklet.
Major Generals Hugh L. Scott and Tasker Bliss pledged to help pass the Sheppard bill seeking 300000 dollars to buy land east of Fort Sam Houston. The property is now leased to the government with troops stationed there, and San Antonio Chamber of Commerce representatives will press secretary Baker on the mission.
Public health ad urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs as a gentle liver and bowel cleanser for children and adults. It claims rapid relief from constipation and listlessness, touting a 50 cent bottle made by the California Fig Syrup Company and warning to ensure authenticity at the drugstore.
Co W Martin of 101 Cactus St San Antonio testifies his kidneys were weak and backache frequent before using two boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills from Twentieth Century Pharmacy. He says he was cured and remains free of kidney trouble. Price 50c at all dealers. FosterMilburn Co Props Buffalo NY.
Southern Department authorities deem the Fort Sam Houston aviation post essential and seek a Senate hearing Friday. Generals Scott Bliss and Squier are to testify at Senator Sheppard's request while discussions with Secretary Baker aim to invite him to San Antonio. General Bliss hints at moving here after retirement, and delegates attend a US Chamber of Commerce convention.
A Rotterdam telegram indicates Germany will respond to President Wilson's peace efforts. Count von Bernstorff is to state Germany will help formulate peace plans if allies request and negotiations can proceed. Austria likely to make a similar move and Bulgaria may follow.
In Austin Texas on January 31 Judge Duval West dismissed nine equity docket cases after parties failed to appear. The case of R 8 Love vs San Antonio Fredericksburg and Northern Railway Company saw master in chancery reports on allowances and classifications approved. In criminal business two pleas of guilty by Louis Landau and wife of Brenham led to $50 fines for conspiracy to conceal assets from a bankruptcy trustee.
A conscientious bride says she caused her husband’s cheerful mood by swapping his breakfast food with birdweed, admitting she mixed up the morning packages. The story paints a light domestic scene with a humorous consequence as the husband departs in high spirits.
Bellefontaine Ohio resident Mrs J F Lamborn reports Vinol restored her energy after subsequent failures from other remedies. Advertisers list Vinol ingredients beef peptide cod liver peptide iron manganese glycero phosphates and claim it helps weak nervous and debilitated conditions. Multiple druggists and stores across Texas advertise availability.
A Breton dispatch reports about 260 lives lost when the auxiliary cruiser Laurentic struck a mine off the north coast of Ireland and sank in ten minutes. Rescue boats were overwhelmed by cold seas and a half gale as castaways drifted for hours before aid reached shore.
In a Texas Court of Criminal Appeals session, Marta and Bonada seek a rehearing to disqualify Judge A J Harper and review the affirming opinion in their murder case. They argue Harper vacated his seat after forming a law partnership in El Paso on November 20 1916, challenging his qualifications while the court ruled he did not vacate. The defendants were convicted of killing Eugene Smith in Travis County on October 9 1915 and sentenced to death. the mandate followed the December 27 1916 rehearing denial.
British losses for January total 960 officers and 31,394 men, a decrease from December. No lists appeared during Christmas holidays. however, the first 23 days of December recorded 815 officers and 36,350 men.
New York January 31 The government sues to dissolve the sisal trust raising international law questions yet experts see no lasting international complications. The case involves Mexican revenue from sisal sales to the United States and the Comision Reguladora del Marcado de Henequen defending its market methods.
San Antonio man D Neal matched Archie Crisp by scaling the San Antonio College building along the same route. Police arrested him for exhibition without a license, but released him at the precinct.
A Mexican Central passenger train reached Juarez after being fired on by bandits near Moctezuma, 110 miles south of Juarez, yesterday morning. The troop escort returned fire from behind a sandhill as passengers cowered on the floor.
The ad argues Vitalitas benefits some but not all, urging readers to judge their need. It compares natural health approaches, cites mineral elements, and claims rapid relief for stomach liver kidney and blood issues. Sold by Sena Drug Store and all druggists.
A small newspaper notice announces prompt delivery from The Prescription Druggist located at the Be dell Building corner Avenue C and Travis with phone numbers Cr. 3537 and Tr. 3537 for orders and inquiries.
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