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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1917
Page
5
The Texas Supreme Court granted rehearing and reversed a prior ruling in Osce Goodwin versus Mrs. Roxana Gunter. The suit seeks 10000 in commissions from the sale of a Grayson county ranch. The case returns to district court for retrial after a remand.
In Farm and Fireside discussion the line the hoe behind the gun surfaces as a critique of shifting focus from wartime front lines to home front agriculture. The piece notes patriotic slogans reflect public priorities and questions if policy matches the home front effort.
Dr. Cutler apologizes for lateness admitting he just operated on a man for appendicitis. The stately hostess asks what was the matter, and a judge interjects the exchange ending with curiosity about the patient.
A vintage home remedy advises catarrhal deafness and head noises sufferers to mix one ounce double strength Par mint with one-fourth pint hot water and four ounces granulated sugar. Take one tablespoon four times daily to relieve head noises and open nostrils. Easy to prepare, low cost, and pleasant to take.
In Petrograd a division appears between the provisional government and the Socialist element. Government presses Wilsons note as American diplomacy while Socialists decry its phrasing as unacceptable. A 61 member council under M Kokoshine prepares to draft a permanent constitution and address land redistribution.
In Petrograd on June 11 loyal forces under a provisional government suppressed mutinous regiments on the Roumanian front. After officers were assaulted and ringleaders named Philipoff pledged surrender following a decisive bombardment and ultimatum. A loyal general risked his life to save prisoners by jumping into a firing automobile.
Washington reports on June 13 say Russia’s provisional government nears stability and remains a war factor. President Wilson and the cabinet discussed Russia briefly Tuesday with a general view that the worst of the storm has been weathered.
A Petrograd dispatch to Reuters reports preliminary returns showing the Socialist bloc including revolutionary Socialists Democratic Socialists and Laborites winning the Petrograd district municipal council seats. Women’s suffrage was applied for the first time in Russia in this election. Cadets trailed in second.
A Washington Star quote records Senator Sorghum defending transparency and stating the suspect remains unclear to the public, prompting questions about forthcoming speeches and public understanding.
Springfield, Mo June 13 A coroner s jury found the death of Baby Lloyd Keet was caused by a party to this jury unknown Dick Carter is the only person charged with murder in the infant s death Prosecuting Attorney O Day in Tulsa seeking details on kidnap plots and planning four arrests within 24 hours
About 20 000 soldiers will be registered by the War Recreation Board with cards sent to Fort Sam Houston Camp Funston Camp Funs ton and Camp Kelly. General Parker supports sending recreation secretaries to camps and plans downtown clubs with libraries reading rooms cafes and music. A badge bearing U S W A B will identify members and a transportation line between Camp Funston and San Antonio is planned with weekend trips.
A Victorian style health blurb advises mothers to check a child's tongue for illness. It promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle once daily laxative to relieve constipation and related symptoms in babies and adults, warning to beware of counterfeits and to buy only the genuine product made by the California Fig Syrup Company.
Mrs. Ida Zwally of 1823 Hay St. credits Tanlac with curing eight months of stomach trouble. She describes loss of appetite, sour stomach, chest pain after meals, backache, headaches, insomnia, and fatigue, then says she now feels better, eats well, and wakes ready for work. Tanlac sold in San Antonio by Wagner's Drug Store and E. J. H. Meier via a Tanlac representative.
At 1 am a motorized unit and Fort Bliss troops moved to Ysleta after reports that about 25 to 40 Mexicans attempted to ford the Rio Grande. Cavalry patrol engaged, no casualties reported. The Mexicans retreated and the forces found the area quiet on arrival.
A historical account highlights the fer de lance on Martinique as one of the earths deadliest snakes. It describes eight varieties, its deadly venom, rapid onset of death, and the drastic treatment of immediate amputation used by Martiniquians to try to save victims.
President Wilson and cabinet weigh steps to speed food bills as labor leaders and lawmakers urge early passage. Hoover plans broad food administration once Congress acts, with labor-backed campaigns if needed. The piece also recounts a narrative of a family reunion in Loomis Street and a late-night domestic incident.
George Sullivan, long believed dead in the Maine disaster at Havana harbor, reappears in Chicago Bridgeport knocking on a rear door. His sister, thinking him a hungry wanderer, serves him tea and bread as he recalls his mother’s bread while he eats.
A historical note describes shutters to regulate air flow for a car radiator that can be operated by pushing on the steering wheel.
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