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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1916
Page
8
Marcus A Goodrich, graduate of the June 1914 class of Main Avenue High School, is en route to China where he will be assigned to a United States battleship.
Morning woes of heat colds and catarrh ease as Hyomei Pocket Inhaler delivers medicated oil deep into nose throat and lungs. Breathing improves within dressing with a guaranteed full inhaler set offered by druggists like The Wagner Drug Store.
Honolulu reports a young man known in high school as a declamation and debate champion and Junior Scientific Society member who completed naval training in San Francisco and is en route to report for duty. He read a paper on an electric appliance he invented before the society.
The city board of health prints bilingual cards warning that spitting on sidewalks is unlawful and punishable by a $5 fine. A special agent will curb spitting on streetcar floors, with fines also set at $5, working with streetcar staff to arrest offenders.
John T. Willingham, Memphis park commissioner, urged public education on park value during a visit to Brackenridge Park in San Antonio. He highlighted municipal golf links and the Zoo, noted Brackenridge’s success, and invited Ray Lambert to Memphis to discuss zoo expansion. Memphis claims the greatest park zoo in the world.
An advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUIN INE tablets with a money back guarantee by E. W. GROVE and promises cure for colds in one day. It notes fuel oil from shale and slate being produced in Sweden for certain engine types.
Walter Walthall of the Katy reports January tourist travel to San Antonio from cities including St. Louis Kansas City Detroit Des Moines Cincinnati Indianapolis Terre Haute and Chicago. A record number of round trip tickets were sold with increases ranging from 21 to 500 percent over last year. Stopovers not counted. The Thousand Club campaign and improved train service helped draw visitors as San Antonio eyes future growth.
The sixth annual San Antonio Art League exhibit runs three weeks at Carnegie library auditorium featuring forty five paintings by national artists and twelve by locals. Local painters include R J Onderdonk Tom Brown Eloise Polk Magill Adams Henry Moody Alice Holman Stella Elmendorf Leo Cotton Julian Onderdonk. Sculptors Pompeo Coppini Elizabeth Eberle Waldine Tauch Fr Sam Houston. Sealed bids due March 28 1916 for hospital painting and plastering work. information from quartermaster. Houston and return cattle.
An older guide warns soaps and pre mixed shampoos dry the scalp and make hair brittle. It recommends ordinary malsified coconut oil as a pure, greaseless cleanser. A small amount yields rich lather that cleanses dust dirt and oil, leaving hair soft and silky and scalp healthy.
In Washington March 10 E de La Garza Jr a former Mexican senator says Felix Diaz waited too long to start a new revolution and is unlikely to land or regroup. He argues Diaz failed as a soldier and leader and cannot solve agrarian economic social or political problems in Mexico. The report disputes Diaz landing paths and notes military lines control across Mexico. Pastors and Sunday school workers are urged to meet at the Y M C A Monday to form committees for the state Sunday school convention with various appointees listed.
The state Sunday school convention is scheduled for April 23 to 26 in San Antonio. The St. Anthony Hotel will serve as headquarters. A mass meeting of all denominations on Easter Sunday will be presided over by President M. A. Wolffe.
Major Howard L. Laubach of the Nineteenth Infantry, assistant to Major Malvern-Hill Barnum, chief of staff of the Southern Department, is assigned to organize civilians training camp publicity at Fort Sam Houston. He leads public relations efforts and plans to stimulate civilian interest.
The piece notes secure co operation of Texas papers to inform the public about encampment plans to boost enlistments. Major Laubach observed the Plattsburg training camp in action. Claude V. Birkhead enrolled. Prominent Texans are said to take the training. Also an exchange over a painting leads to a police intervention.
Warning about chest and throat inflammation from colds and urging immediate care. Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey acts as an antiseptic, penetrates lining to kill germs, soothes irritation, reduces inflammation, and supports tissue healing. A testimonial claims instant relief after two weeks of chest cold. 25¢.
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