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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1916
Page
9
A New Orleans firm filed libel in federal court seeking $105000 from the Mexican gunboat Progreso the yacht Melchor O campo and the merchantman Plan de Guadalupe for repairs.
Doctor touts Nuxated Iron as a safe, absorbable remedy to raise blood iron, claim strengthens nerves and muscles. Test involves a two week course of five grain tablets after meals, with promises of doubling strength and curing indigestion in many cases. Produced by H. L. Wagner and other local druggists.
At the Texas insurance hearing in Austin the Lumber Dealers Association led by Thomas Griffith protested proposed fire rate penalties on shingle roofs and an added 10 cent surcharge. Al bert Steves and F L Hillyer argued higher costs hit small homeowners and could stifle development while noting no data tying shingles to fires. The hearing may conclude soon with further counsel arguments.
San Antonio flyer Clyde Balsley in the French aviation corps is named for the Military Medal after bravery in air combat with German planes. He was wounded in the hip and hospitalized near Paris. his mother received word from Keut that he should recover soon. William Thaw of Pittsburgh and Victor Chapman of New York also served. Thaw is in hospital awaiting surgery and to receive the Legion of Honor cross, while Chapman was injured in the same air battle. Oklahoma mobilization of the national guard was halted with four companies already in camp at Chandler due to rain and a War Department order.
Henry Wagner of Temple resigns after a year as executive department stenographer to Gov Ferguson. He will run a large ranch about 20 miles from Temple with his family. Noel Brown of Honey Grove succeeds him, appointed by Governor Ferguson after serving as assistant journal clerk for two Legislature sessions.
Boerne plans a preparedness parade on Saturday June 24 with the Home Guards and Mounted Rifle Club leading a 500-strong march. Enlistments reach 72. Sheriff J M Laner organizes the mounted unit of 61. Local veterans assist with training, logistics, and equipment including three autos donated by Walter Froehmess.
The Texas Hotel Clerks Association wrapped a two day convention with officer elections and a banquet at the Gunter Hotel. J K Moore of the Adolphus Hotel Dallas was chosen president. Other officers include Fred Wolf Percy Purcell P V Myers J P Connolly and R E Wood with a board of control named from Houston Dallas and Fort Worth hotels.
Summer colds are serious says C. E. Summers of Holdredge Nebraska after using Foley's Honey and Tar. He reports relief after the first dose and claims his cough was entirely cured after two days with the recommended use.
A gathering in San Antonio praised local hotels and the press for hospitality with a Gunter Hotel banquet deemed a success. R L Sanders and assistants J M Thompson Roland Burge A C White and Dan Hudson were lauded for the fine program. A separate item notes a Little Rock firm offering 8000 mules for army use within sixty days as bids for 20200 mules were requested.
A New York physician explains that most stomach troubles arise from acidity and fermentation. He recommends a teaspoon of pure bisulated magnesia in half a glass of hot water after meals to neutralize excess acid and boost blood flow, claiming rapid relief and better results than artificial digestives.
A beauty tip suggests less frequent shampooing with a simple homemade wash. Dissolve a teaspoon of canthrax in hot water to create a thick, soothing lather for the scalp. Rinsing leaves the scalp fresh and the hair drying quickly with bright luster and soft fluffiness.
In El Paso on June 22, Mexican officials pressed to have National Railway cars returned to Mexico for overhaul. The request stems from Mexican government efforts to reclaim rolling stock now stationed in the United States.
An advertising note explains the Squeegee Tread design of the Diamond tire. The name came from the Squeegee Window Cleaner, with a rubber bar wiping away moisture to allow the next bar a firm foothold, making the tire an effective non skid on the road.
An upbeat promotional description extols Grove Park Inn in Asheville North Carolina as a fireproof year round resort with a 120 acre 18 hole blue grass golf course sourced Mount Mitchell water from Biltmore Dairy milk and cream from Geo Vanderbilt estate tile floors and mosaic interiors. It boasts air quality quiet rooms long on comfort and refined guests and invites inquiries via Southern Railway offices.
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