Builders Will Accept 10 Percent Net Profit for Navy Work
American ship builders at a White House meeting with Secretary Daniels agreed to take government contracts at a flat 10 percent net profit. They pledged cooperation to speed Navy construction, and the Pentagon will call on other builders to take on submarine chasers and possibly destroyers. Steel makers and other suppliers will be invited to assist as the administration prepares a national emergency proclamation and an emergency fund of over 100 million dollars to accelerate ship and munition production.
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Washington, D. C
Daniels
Congress
Navy
Wilson
Kidney health and Foley Kidney Pills promotion
A March health note explains how perspiration increases kidney load and urges care for overworked kidneys. It quotes B H Stone of Reading Pa praising Foley Kidney Pills as valuable. the ad attributes the endorsement to A M Fischer.
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B. H. Stone
Reading
A. M. Fischer
Official Notice to Property Owners on South St Marys St SA
City Clerk Fred Fries announces by publication a notice concerning a resolution affecting property on South St Marys Street between Market and Garden Streets. The notice outlines actions under the specified resolution and related matters.
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South St. Mary’s Street
Market Street
Garden Street
Fred Fries
City of
San Antonio
Fontainea
Public hearing ordered for South St. Marys Street improvements
San Antonio city commissioners order a public hearing for paving South St. Marys Street from Market to Garden, with special assessments on abutting properties. The City Engineer’s statement and cost estimates are approved. bids awarded to Uvalde Rock Asphalt Co. A hearing is set for March 19, 1917, at 4:00 p.m. in City Hall.
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Rite State ‘of
Texas
Bexar
San Antonio
St. Mary Street
City OF
San Anto
Jon
St. Mary's Street
Market Street
Garlern Street
Uvalde Rock Asphalt Co
Old Street
Honda
Seettan
Bexar County
Hell
Clinton G. Brown
Fred Fries
Chy Clera
Barratry Bill Moves Toward Governor for Approval
The Texas House sent a barratry law expansion to the governor for approval. The measure applies the barratry ban to all persons and targets ambulance chasers. Senate action increased Bexar County district attorney maximum fees from 5000 to 6000 dollars a year, with House concurrence.
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Austin
Tex
House
Lange
San Antonio
Senate
Bee
Bexar County
Legislature Extends Thanks to San Antonio Chamber
The Texas House, with Thomason of Nacogdoches leading, unanimously adopted a resolution thanking San Antonio and its Chamber of Commerce for the hospitality shown to lawmakers last Saturday and Sunday. The resolution requests the speaker send a copy, attested, to the chamber.
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Bexar County
San Antonio
End of Friendship Story
A brief dialogue depicts two people reflecting on a friendship that started well but deteriorated as plans shifted and different attitudes altered their bond. The exchange suggests a common pattern where initial harmony gives way to distancing.
Internal Bathing for Health and Contagion Defense
An advertisement urges Internal Bathing with the J. B. L. Cascade laxative to keep the lower intestine clean, praising its health benefits and claiming over half a million users. It cites Dr. P. G. Rowland of Fort Worth and invites readers to visit H. L. Wagner's Drug Store in San Antonio for a free booklet and demonstration of the device.
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P. G. Rowland
Law
Fort Worth
Texas
H. L. Wagner
E.houstonst
San Antonio
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Promise Kidney Refreshment
Timeless health claim promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a cleanse for kidneys and bladder. It touts rapid relief from overindulgence effects, notes U S government chemist approval, and urges purchase with a money back guarantee if not as represented.
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Haarlem
U. S
Holland
New York Doctor Promotes Minimal Grippe Treatment
Dr James Bell of New York City argues in Lancet Clinic that excessive medicine worsens influenza. He treats after fever and chills pass with laxative salts or citrate of magnesia and uses one anti k a mma tablet every three hours for fever pain and headache relief. He recommends A K Tablets for headaches neuralgia and pains.
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James Bell
New York City
Bell
British cavalry within twelve miles of Baghdad
Major General F B Maurice said British cavalry are now within twelve miles of Baghdad in a war office update. In Laredo Texas Michael Rost a private with the Third Cavalry machine gun company was killed last night. Trinidad Flores is alleged to have fired the fatal shot after Rost entered Flores premises. The case is under investigation.
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London
Bagdad
Associated Press
F. B. Maurice
War Office
Laredo
Tex
Michael Rost
Third Cavalry Machine Gun Company
Trinidad Flores
Rost
I Talked Him to Death in a Barber Chair
A man in a barber chair recalls a strange death by words. The barber asks about a large claw on the watch chain and the man replies he killed it with talk. The exchange ends with the barber pressing for details and the man revealing the line he used.
Splendid for Bad Coughs Colds Bronchitis A Remedy
An inexpensive home made remedy promises quick relief from bad coughs colds and bronchitis with simple ingredients and proven effectiveness. The article promotes a cost effective approach for respiratory ailments and notes rapid symptomatic relief.
212 Ounces Pinex Cough Syrup Promises Fast Relief
A home remedy touts 212 ounces of Pinex as a superior cough syrup. Mix Pinex with sugar syrup to yield a pint for about 54 cents, claiming relief for bronchitis croup whooping cough and asthma. The ad promises guaranteed satisfaction and directs asking for 212 ounces of Pinex from The Pinex Co. Ft Wayne Ind.
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United States
Canada
Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Be Careful in Using Soap on Your Hair
Instructions advise against alkali laden soaps and advocate plain massified coconut oil as a cheap greaseless cleaner. It lasts months, creates rich lather, cleanses hair, rinses easily, and leaves hair soft and bright while removing dust dirt and dandruff.
San Antonio Leader Passes Bee Fee Bill and School District Amendments
Representative Lange secured final passage in the House for a Bee bill raising district attorney fees in counties over 100000 population, effectively boosting Bexar to 6000 dollars, with the measure returning to the Senate for concurrence before governor approval. He also pushed through amendments to the San Antonio Independent School District charter and a road system act enhancing Bexar county commissioners' authority.
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Austin
Tex
Lange
San Antonio
House of the Senate
Bee
Bexar County
Senate
House
Langé
Senator Bee
San Antonio Independent
The Loneliest Spot on Earth on Tristan da Cunha
A historical sketch describes Tristan da Cunha as a tiny isolated island far from continents, with a 1000 foot mountain, rocky cliffs, and a self-sufficient community of farmers, cattle raisers and shepherds. Potatoes, mutton, fowls, and fish form most of the diet.
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Napoleon
St. Helena
Earth
Tristan d’Acunha
Tristan d'Acunha
Danderine promises hair growth and beauty
The ad extols Knowlton's Danderine as a cheap fix to stop dandruff and hair loss. It claims rapid results within ten minutes and real growth after two weeks with soft glossy hair. A test with a damp cloth supposedly shows immediate softening and shine.
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Knowlton
Bitter Dublin floor clash over home rule split Irish parties
In the House of Commons on Wednesday Irish Nationalists pressed an immediate home rule for Ireland, forcing Lloyd George to offer two settlement options while Ulster leaders rejected such terms. John Redmond led a walkout with his followers, amid fierce exchanges and censure from Nationalists.
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London
House of Commons
Ireland
Ulster
John Redmond
Lloyd George
Carson
Admiralty
T. P. O'Connor
Mr. O'Connor
William A. Redmond
John Lonsdale
United Kingdom
Asquith
Dominions
England
Redmond
Prison guards seek plan to detect ventriloquist inmate
The Kansas City Star reports a ventriloquist prisoner at Leavenworth dominates nightly voices in the cell blocks with stage like tricks. Guards and inmates hear distress calls and dialogues ending in fights and plan a reward if the disturbance is stopped soon.
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Leavenworth
Kansas City Star
Southwestern Automobile Accessories Jobbers Club Formed
The Southwestern Automobile Accessories Jobbers Association was organized in Dallas with ten Texas member firms. Delegates from San Antonio Houston Dallas Austin and Waco elected G. W. Hawkins president Oscar Dunlap vice president and E. E. Rhoads secretary treasurer. The group aims to expand to Oklahoma and other Southwestern states and aligns with a similar regional body.
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Dallas
Tex
Southwestern Automobile Accessories Jobbers Association
Texas
San Antonio
Houston
Austin
Waco
W. C. Bu
L. Frank Saddlery Company
G. W. Hawkins
Oscar Dunlap
E. E. Rhoads
Oklahoma
Butler of Corsicana Automobile President at Dallas Meeting
Texas Automobile Dealers Association gathered at Lakewood Country Club on March 8 electing officers including C. S. Gerberson of Houston as president and Roy Menger of Dallas as vicepresident with H. H. Bryant of San Antonio as another vice president and W. F. Rose of Dallas as treasurer. The secretary to be chosen by directors.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas Automobile Dealers
Lakewood Country Club
Deat. C
New Aerial Battle Cruiser Plans Submitted to War and Navy
Washington March 8 An aerial battle cruiser designed by Charles R Wittemann and developed for offensive fighting has been perfected and its plans submitted to the War and Navy Departments. The five plane machine is powered by three motors with a twenty four hour sustained flight and can mount three anti aircraft guns.
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Washington, D. C
War and Navy Departments
United States
Charles Ri. Wittemann
Aviation Committee
Wittemann
Aeronautical Society of America
Aeronautical Society
Aeronautical Engineers
Society
Army
Navy
Swamp-Root Kidney Remedy Popular in Atlanta
The Jackson Drug Co announces three decades of sales for Dr Kilmer’s Swamp-Root. The letter praises its reliability for kidney liver and bladder troubles and notes steady demand with few complaints. Deelith 1915.
Letter to Dr Kilmer and Co Binghamton NY
A correspondence from a reader addressed to Dr Kilmer and Co based in Binghamton New York. The letter discusses a medical or health related matter and seeks guidance or remedies from the company famed for patent medicines. The tone is formal and seeks practical information.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N.Y
What Swamp Root Will Do For You
Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You. Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer Co. for a sample bottle. It will convince anyone and you will receive a booklet about kidneys and bladder. Mention the San Antonio Daily Light. Regular fifty cent and one dollar bottles sold at drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
San Antonio
War era airships to rely on speedy planes over gas bags
The article notes five planes built with Wittemann and Samuel C. Lewis, a licensed pilot from US and France. Lewis aided the Belgo Franco British air fleet and trained many aviators. Governments including Britain France Russia and the United States show interest in this advanced fighting machine.
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Wittemann
Samuel C. Lewis
United States
France
Lewis
Food riots blamed on high prices and scarce eatables
In Philadelphia on March 8 investigators report protests from the downtown area stemmed from residents inability to make annual bank deposits due to high food prices and scarcity. They found no real food shortage in the city.
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Philadelphia
Smith
Food Commission
Fire at Boone county poor farm leaves four missing
A fast spread blaze at Boone county poor farm in Boone Iowa on March 8 destroyed buildings. A rescue by firefighters saved fifty three inmates while four persons including an aged woman remain missing and feared dead. A defective flue caused the fire.
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Boone
Iowa
Boone County
Divorce Yourself from Pain and Kidney Disorders
An article by Dr. L. C. Babcock promotes simple remedies for kidney trouble and uric acid disorders. It claims daily hot water, plenty of pure water, and Anurie taken before meals can override kidney issues and reduce rheumatic and urinary symptoms. The piece touts Anuric as a discovery of Dr. Pierce and advises buying it at drug stores.
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Pierce
Surgical Institute
Buffalo
America
Nurie
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