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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1917
Page
9
Paris report says fighting around Caurieres Wood and Douaumont near Verdun continued through the night. German troops tried to drive French from trenches, but the French recovered ground yesterday and the war office noted ongoing bombardment along the front.
A vintage hair care column advises careful washing and a canthrax shampoo to remove sandruff oil and dirt. By dissolving a teaspoon of canthrax in hot water a full cup of shampoo is produced, creating a cooling lather that leaves scalp clean and hair glossy and fluffy.
A dubious extract from eggs combined with typophosphites and iron is marketed as Hypo fuclane Tablets by druggists. Advertisers claim the tablets boost nutrition, raise red blood cells, and add 20 to 40 pounds in weeks, advising weighing before use.
British forces attacked the German lines east of Bouchavenes and north of Perrone on the Somme after heavy artillery. The assault was repulsed and subsequent British attempts were thwarted by German fire, according to army headquarters.
A staff correspondent notes British and French troops have moved their meeting point well south of the Somme. The new line north of the river is heavily shelled but less ruined than Posieres and Beaumont Hamel with Dompierre and Assevillers among visible ruins. Dompierre Cemetery bears stark war scars.
The article links cold weather to rheumatism through uric acid buildup. It cites Prof. Alex Haig and advises drinking hot water, using Anuric tablets to dissolve uric acid, and a three to four week regimen. It also recommends open-air exercise, diet, and Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets to cleanse the liver.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that Southern Pacific may keep the New York to New Orleans and New York to Galveston steamship lines if the company corrects specified objectionable practices within sixty days.
Albany March 6 Bills to extend military training to all New York State boys aged sixteen to nineteen were passed by the Assembly and Senate. The amendment broadens eligibility from 22 000 to 230 000 and requires three hours of training weekly from September 1 to June 15 each year.
A dress rehearsal for the Tableaux Vivants to be staged Thursday evening at the Grand Opera House proceeds under the Fort Sam Houston Red Cross branch and San Antonio chapter for the American Red Cross. Jack Burke assists. twenty pictures feature Fort Sam Houston and San Antonio women. Tickets available at hotels Grand box office and Red Cross HQ in the Gunter Hotel.
The Uncle Sam Oil Company promotes stock with a plan to raise 200000 dollars to acquire properties and expand drilling in Kansas Oklahoma and nearby districts. It touts 2100+ wells 14 new locations and a 22000-shareholder base while promising profits from rising crude prices and a projected forty million dollar value by year end.
A.W. Bruce of Galveston says Tanlac restored his health after months of severe inflammatory rheumatism. He lost weight to 127 pounds and suffered nightly, but after six bottles his pain vanished, appetite returned, and he gained at least twenty pounds while resuming normal activity. Tanlac sold in San Antonio by H. L. Wagner Drug Co. and E. J. H. Meier.
Entertainment committee reports totals from a card party at the Travis Club and a twilight concert at the Majestic. Card party proceeds were 361.05 while the twilight concert yielded 234 after expenses, as stated by the respective chairmen.
Rural police confront a speeding motorist who denies the charge. The officer offers the notebook and mentions the sergeant, while the motorist deflects by arguing and offering to pay a fine rather than disturb the sergeant at his meals. The scene unfolds with urban and rural authority dynamics.
Advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable remedy for biliousness and liver sluggishness. It warns calomel causes sickness and salivation and claims the tonic restores energy without side effects for adults and children.
In New York on March 6 Dr. Chakraberty Hindoo physician and Dr. Schunner German described conspirators plotting a military expedition against a friendly nation. They allegedly took funds from Wolf von Igel and prepared literature for an Indian invasion via China with a Chinaman agent. A chemical lab was seized and contraband disguising powder sought. authorities report passports and official papers in the seizure.
In Hoboken a German sailor Fritz Kolb was arrested after two bombs and large quantities of high explosives were found in his hotel room. Police pursue links to a supposed plot against U S munitions plants and connections to Black Tom Island and Kingsland shell plants.
The trial of four defendants charged with conspiring to murder Premier David Lloyd George and Arthur Henderson began at the Old Bailey before Justice Low. Defendants include Mrs Alice Wheeldon her daughters Miss Anne Wheeldon and Mrs Alfred George Mason and Mason's husband, all held for trial after a Derby hearing on a poison conspiracy case.
The Dutch authorities ban bread exports to Belgium starting Saturday due to a domestic shortage caused by the German submarine war, according to a Roosendaal dispatch.
A sailor named Jack painted railings with the words What Paynte. A friend teased him about spelling, but Jack replied that if he spelled it correctly no one would notice. The exchange captures a playful moment of wordplay and pride in simple spelling.
A vintage advertisement promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a cheap at home hair darkener. It claims to restore natural color, gloss, and youthfulness by brushing through hair, with results visible by morning after one or two applications. It notes the product is for cosmetic use only.
The Porto Rico House of Delegates passes a resolution expressing complete loyalty and affection to the President and the United States in any crisis that may develop, promising Porto Rico's support to the national government.
The Tennessee state Senate adopts a resolution by Republican John C. Houk denouncing the minority in the national Senate that defeated the armed neutrality bill. A copy will be sent to President Wilson and to Vice President Marshall as presiding officers of the Senate.
Lisbon reports the death of Manuel de Arriaga former president of Portugal announced today after confirmation from officials in Paris marking the end of an era in Portuguese politics.
The Exchange Telegraph Company reports a dispatch stating that Belgians will be hard hit by the new restriction. The message implies economic or social strain resulting from the policy.
T H Morgan of Elizabeth City North Carolina reports lasting relief from back pain and fatigue after using Dr Kilmer Swamp Root. He says weight rose from 110 to 160 pounds and that he felt well after four bottles. Notarized April 10 1912 confirms sincerity of the statement.
A promotional solicitation to Dr. Kilmer & Co. of Binghamton New York urges readers to send ten cents for a sample bottle of Swamp Root and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. It promises to convince users and mentions wider availability of fifty cent and one dollar bottles in drug stores, with a note to mention the San Antonio Daily Light.
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