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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1917
Page
3
Austin July 19 Governor Fer announced a limited Fourth of July pardon list but it grew to a little over 100 clemencies. Most beneficiaries had short terms and clean records with favorable board recommendations. The pardon advisers board keeps close track of prison records.
Robert Lee Texas July 19 report notes scarcity of feed and suggests mesquite beans as a possible hog feed source amid drought concerns. local farmers seek alternative forage as livestock needs rise.
Residents in and near Robert Lee use abundant mesquite beans as fodder for hogs and cattle, driven by high costs of alternatives. The crop provides a cheap feed option for farmers facing rising prices.
Leo W. Hargon was driving on an out of town road when a wheel came off his car. He was thrown to the ground and rushed to a hospital in Ulano with fractured bones but not in danger of death.
American forces in France advance toward white bread by implementing new quartermaster bakeries. The camp plans include a three months stock of foods and a ten days supply onsite, with field rations currently in use.
Student officers at Camp Funston start a long practice march. They leave with unknown destination and heavy packs, learn home cooking by cooking their own rations, and anticipate return by Friday. Nine men will proceed to aviation school in Austin for detached instruction Monday.
Sweet milk now 50 cents a gallon and 12 1/2 cents a quart. Buttermilk sold 20 cents per gallon while butter climbs to 35 cents a pound. Analysts cite higher feed costs as the cause of the increase.
Albert Halbardier of Boerne visits San Antonio and reports his wife’s dramatic recovery from indigestion after taking Tanlac. He says she gained appetite, energy, and strength, returning to housework and waking at 4 a.m. to help with milking, with no pain or gas. Tanlac sold by Wagner's Drug Co. and E. J. H. Meier in San Antonio.
Mayor Sam C. Bell presented Lewis Kayton of Troop 4 with the Eagle Scout badge at a Gunter Hotel lawn ceremony. Kayton, son of Mr and Mrs Benno Kayton, began as Tenderfoot in 1913 and rose through ranks to lead the Red Cross patrol.
Readable list shows Redfern Warner Nemo and Nadia corsets on heavy reductions from 25 to 33 percent. Styles include pink or white options with plain and brocaded fronts, self reducing models, and corsets in batiste and coutil fabrics.
Sale of home linens featuring many groups of table bed and decorative linens with reductions of a fourth. Bath towels 15c 18x36 12c 20x40 17c Huck towels 20c 19x38 17c wash cloths 15c on second floor.
Advices say the Santa Fe will finish a new branch from Lubbock to Seminole in weeks. The 70 mile line will serve a broad agricultural region and is planned to extend toward Mexico with El Paso as a probable final terminus, aligning with Midland and Northwestern.
Railway project extending sixty five miles from Midland to Seminole progresses toward completion with significant progress reported on the line. Construction crews work along the route as segments near finish.
A portion of the route will be operated by the Texas and Pacific Railway. The arrangement outlines management and service responsibilities for the corridor within the state.
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