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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1917
Page
2
A drug store remedy promises to dissolve and destroy dandruff using four ounces of plain liquid arvon applied at night. By morning most or all dandruff disappears and repeated applications remove every sign of it. Itching stops and hair becomes fluffy lustrous glossy and soft.
Felix D. Robertson former Texas National Guard captain is named lieutenant colonel on Governor Ferguson official staff and plans to accept. He led home guard efforts in Dallas to aid families of indigent guardsmen and previously commanded Ix Company, Second Texas regiment in Waco. He is the son of Confederate general Felix K. Robertson.
A Vienna message from Amsterdam dated March 2 reports Emperor Charles has appointed General Count Karl Huyn as governor of Galicia, replacing General von Miller.
The Yarrowdale affair left three Mount Temple mariners dead and American prisoners endure harrowing journey across Baltic waters. Captured off Yarrowdale they faced quarantine at Neustrelitz then Karlsruhe, with scant rations and shoes for weeks. Despite hardship Major Schonebeck aided the prisoners while officials pressed for word on Americans aboard.
A letter from Miss Cassie Brown of Danville Illinois describes doctors giving up on her. She credits three grain Hypo Nuclane Tablets with restoring appetite strength and weight after a bloodless anaemic state. The tablets are said to produce new blood and flesh and are sold by druggists for 90 cents.
An old medical advice piece urges meat eaters to flush kidneys by taking four ounces of Rad Salts daily in water before breakfast for a few days. It promotes Jad Salts as a grape and lemon lithia remedy to cleanse sluggish kidneys and prevent bladder irritation.
The American hospital unit from Naumbourg led by Dr. Sauer of El Paso arrived in Copenhagen tonight. They will be followed by the Oppein unit and the Deutsch Eylau unit, all sailing for America at the first safe opportunity. An independent unit at Graudenz will stay in Germany for now.
In Washington on March 2 the Swiss minister Dr Paul Ritter delivered a note to the State Department stating Germany will release the Yarrowdale prisoners on March 7 after quarantine regulations are met.
Queenstown March 2 The missing boat from the British steamer Galgorm Castle has not been found. Two Americans who left the steamer in the boat are William Jackson 19 of New York and David Walker 18 of Standardsville Virginia.
Representative Slayden of Texas opposed the administration bill to retire aged federal judges. The measure, backed by Attorney General Gregory, passed the Senate but faced strong criticism as it failed by eight votes.
An old advertisement promises a 24 hour cure for colds using tablets labeled LAXATIVE BROMO QUIN INE. Druggists refund money if the treatment fails. The box bears the EB. W. signature and the price is 25 cents.
San Antonio Brewing Association announces City Bock Beer on tap at all saloons tomorrow. The ad hails the beer as the acme of perfection and toasts friends while advising that no orders are solicited or accepted in violation of Texas liquor laws.
Mrs Sallie Hudson of Tallapoosa Georgia describes severe nervousness fainting spells dizziness and heart fluttering. She credits Cardui with lifting her health after nine bottles improving weight from 108 to 122 pounds and restoring sleep and energy. The advertisement promotes Cardui as a woman s tonic and cites many grateful letters.
An advertisement promotes home dry cleaning using salvite and gasoline. It claims easy, inexpensive results on ribbons, silks, laces, furs and more, with a two ounce salvite mix in two gallons of gasoline. Instructions warn to work outdoors due to flammable fumes and to avoid heat.
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Benjamin of Minneapolis, I Mendal of Kansas City, Charles O. Graves of Brownsville, G. W. Ford of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. John McKay of Houston, W. H. Anderson of Galveston, W A. Craig of Laredo, O. B. Octon of Houston, J. C. Terry of Louisville, Simon Miller of New York, Margaret Sipperly of Lockport New Jersey, Oerts Schreiner and Gus Schreiner of Kerrville are listed as guests or residents at the St. Anthony Gunter and Menger hotels.
Detailed army orders list militia officers by state and rank with leaves and replacements. Captain Allen J Greer of Tennessee militia and Captain William L Reed of Vermont militia are noted for leave and assignment changes. Lieutenant Colonel Clarence C Williams is relieved as ordnance officer of the Southern Department and to accompany troops to Washington. Major Harry B Jordan will assume ordnance duties in the Southern Department after Williams’ relief.
General Pershing visits Brownsville district on a four to five day inspection trip. He will tour Texas troops at Corpus Christi then proceed to Brownsville and into the Rio Grande Valley to Sam Fordyce and Harlingen before returning to headquarters accompanied by Col. Malvern Hill Barnum and Lieut. James L. Collins.
The Senate’s army appropriation bill with a 1.5 million dollar authorization for San Antonio improvements appears likeliest to advance. Naval affairs action is expected before night. If unaltered the army bill would be considered after the armed neutrality measure, potentially rushing to conference before Sunday noon.
Washington reported practical elimination of Francisco Villa as a factor in Mexico. An American consul cited Villa’s poor physical condition as the reason, with General Murguia, Carranza commander, echoed the assessment to another American official.
Governor Whitman ordered the State Athletic Commission to prohibit the March Monday night boxing match at Madison Square Garden between Les Darcey and Jack Dillon, after labeling Darcey a slacker. The ruling blocks the bout in New York City.
British outlets react to German submarine policy and President Wilsons address to Congress. Foreign Office statement notes arming ships could force war. papers like Russkaya Volia Den and The Den offer mixed views. The Bourse Gazette calls the move a step forward.
A vintage advertisement urges using California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative to relieve children's colds and digestive issues. It claims a teaspoonful moves clogged waste quickly, easing fever and sore throats, with dosing guidance for babies to adults and a warning to avoid counterfeits.
A series of ten Texas interviews extols Vitalitas for chronic indigestion rheumatism nervous debility and kidney ills. Witnesses include Dallas Henry A Hodge vice president Southland Life Insurance El Paso J C Mulrane Copper Co Liberty L C Chambers County Treasurer Austin Rev H L Watson San Antonio R I Greer stockman. Sold by Sommer's Drug Store and other druggists.
The government says it will use all available means to uphold the republics honor and protect its citizens lives, signaling resolve to maintain its former policy commitments.
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