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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1917
Page
2
The article notes repeated earthquakes and volcanic activity affecting San Salvador, its harbor connections, and surrounding towns. It cites extensive destruction since 1873, with indigo trade and agriculture sustaining major losses and frequent Red Cross appeals for aid.
A digestive liquid laxative and liver tonic named LAX-FOS An Improved Cascara offers strong cleansing with a palatable aroma. It promises no griping or stomach upset and is advertised at 50 cents.
The obituary notes Paul Rose of 40 who died Wednesday night at a local hospital. The service is set for Friday at 5:00 PM in the William Cresswell chapel. Rose is survived by Gustav and Miss Rosie Rose. Paul was a native of Germany residing in San Antonio for ten years.
Well known local carpenter who lived in San Antonio for 34 years dies. Survived by his widow and children H L Cresswell O J Cresswell R M W W and Leno re Cresswell. Funeral Sunday at 9 from 121 East Theo Ave with burial at Alamo Masonic Cemetery. Lottie Belle Hinton dies in Gonzales at 10 with brother and sister surviving. body sent by Sloan and Hagy undertaking Co.
Bennie Wacker aged two, son of Mr and Mrs B Wacker of Bartlett, died Friday in a local hospital after care in San Antonio. The body will be sent to Bartlett by Sloan & Hagg Undertaking Co and Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co with Automobile Equipment and phone numbers 971.
Former Texas University students and alumni met at the Gunter Hotel to denounce Governor Ferguson's veto of the university appropriation and to commend Regents Cook Littlefield and Brents for their stand. A committee was formed to attend Friday's Austin meeting, with plans to mobilize more alumni support.
In Eron Texas on June 8 members of the Farmers' and Laborers' Protective Association of America and others believed to know of alleged anti conscription activities were before the grand jury.
Brig. Gen. Frank McIntyre, head of the Insular Bureau in the War Department, assumed extra duties as chief military censor in Washington D C. Maj. Duglas McArthur is relieved and will focus on engineer duties.
A wireless station with an antenna two thousand feet high will be built at Cintra near Lisbon. The station is described as one of the most powerful in the world and will operate near Lisbon.
The Congress of Peasants in Petrograd calls on the army to submit to discipline and defend revolutionary Russia, stressing duty and sacrifices to sustain fighting strength. A separate report from Poltava notes M Krustaloff-Nosar asserting autonomy for Pereyaslav district and peasants enforcing law in Kharkov area with armed actions against thieves and illicit alcohol.
Local visitors and residents are listed as guests or staying at the St. Anthony Gunter Lanier Menger and related hotels. Names include W. V. Galbreath De Soto Mo Mrs M B Donlin C B Helton Dallas L McNulty Dallas J H Frederickson Oklahoma City and others with several from Chicago New Orleans El Paso Eagle Pass and Victoria staying at Fort Worth accommodations.
A detailed detachment list shows officers by rank and unit including Major George H Shelton Major George S Goodale Major William Thirteenth Infantry Captain Allen J Greer Captain Instant Corrido Captain D Gassor Captain Thomas W Brown Captain Charles H Mason Captain Jay W Bradson Captain Charles E T Lull Captain George A Wildrick Captain Robert I Reese Captain William A Castle Captain Owen Seaman Captain William R Standiford Captain George Lynch Captain Thomas W Hammond Captain Walter G Grant Captain Samuel R Gleaves Captain George T Bowman Captain George P Tynder Major Lester J McNair Captain H Dearmond Captain Shem Miles Captain Fred T Cruse Captain Roger S Parrott Major John W Gulick Captain Chauncey L Fenton Captain Fulton Q C Gardner Captain Alfred A Maybach Captain Creswell Garlington Dana T Merrill Campbell Hodges William N Hughes Jr Major Malin Craig Edward L King Captain Fredrick S Young Captain Hugh A Drumm Arthur L Conger Major Nelson Margetts
The article explains overwork, over eating, and over drinking harming the kidneys leading to nervousness, constipation, headaches, neuralgia, backache, and lumbago. It notes frequent urination with dark foul urine and burning pain, sometimes resulting in hysteria unless treated.
An early advertisement touts the greatest kidney medicine as a remedy to regulate quell and neutralize kidney irritation. It notes the medicine is sold by all druggists.
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