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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1917
Page
3
Memorial observance marks the fall of the Alamo with ceremonies at Ben Milam’s grave in Milam Square Tuesday afternoon at 4 18. City public and private schools join, with patriotic songs, short addresses, and wreath laying by students. F F Collins and Miss Sa lead talks.
Rah King leads a group of children in singing Columbia Texas Land Texas Hero Song The Flag With the Single Star and America Arrangements are led by Sara Adams Sarah King Mary Gaensten L Hudson Mattie Ditt mar and DeZavala directing staff
Beeville Texas reports 17 degrees above zero on Monday morning, with ice and frost widespread. Officials fear all corn and crops are killed, marking the coldest March day and winter in this section's history after a February low of 16 degrees.
A promotional blurb discusses women fading with age and claims Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound has restored health and happiness for over forty years. It urges readers to try the product.
San Antonio Lodge No. 216 elected W. A. Williamson exalted ruler at its annual meeting attended by over two hundred members. Officers chosen include W. G. Sharber leading knight and J. I. Kline representative to the grand lodge. A Thursday smoker will discuss plans for the state convention in May with an elaborate entertainment program.
Margaret Sanger, birth control advocate, is released from New York jail after serving a 30 day term for disseminating prohibited information. The Birth Control League plans a testimonial dinner next week for Sanger and her sister Ethel Byrne, who hunger struck during imprisonment for assisting the clinic.
Lucius Teter of Chicago, bank president and commerce official, told San Antonio business leaders that the nation backs preparedness and a concrete program from President Wilson and Congress. He urged expansion of playgrounds, stronger Chicago San Antonio ties, through Pullman service, and noted San Antonio’s growing role as a trading hub for Mexico.
vintage ad touts Tiz foot bath to cure corns bunions calluses and burning feet. claims instant relief and odor control with a 25 cent box sold at drug stores and department stores. promises happier feet that can dance and won’t make you limp again.
A Chicago traveler envisions a winter Pullman service enabling a direct Chicago to San Antonio trip. He recalls liking San Antonio from prior visits and notes a 1918 centennial exposition in the city, with Chicago Association of Commerce officers helping host the San Antonians.
A March health note highlights extra work for kidneys due to reduced perspiration. The letter from B. H. Stone of Reading Iowa praises Foley Kidney Pills as a valuable remedy, stating they are worth their weight in gold.
Advertisement touts Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer as a healthful, natural fix for gray hair. Claims gradual, safe color return, soft glossy hair, and youthfulness. Warns against imitations and lists purchase at Sommers' Drug Store or Hessig-Ellis Drug Co. Memphis Tennessee.
A fragment notes that energetic, forceful business men sought to undertake meaningful projects for their city and state, reflecting a drive to improve local governance and economic development through collective action.
We advertised for a girl to fill the ads office assistant role and asked each applicant about their experience. Several who answered stated they had been sick much of the time, revealing their unavailability for the position.
The speaker notes a shift toward nursing, saying they have become a nurse and are currently recuperating. They mention a cousin in St. Louis who is a doctor, highlighting family medical ties.
A man on a subway reads a paper from Mexico claiming General ing does not avoid shared rations and comments on a soldier’s fate. His friend asks if the soldier received any rations, reflecting on the fairness of leadership.
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