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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1916
Page
3
J C Herring of Rockport rancher and stockman meets with Texas General Land Office commissioner in Austin to pursue additional leases for Matagorda Island. He notes pastures on the island host mostly cattle with few rattlesnakes remaining, replaced by numerous jack rabbits.
Miss Mattie Campbell fractured her right arm after slipping and falling at the Sequin local rink yesterday morning in Seguin Texas.
A vintage drugstore ad urges readers to mail a cutout with 5 cents to Foley & Co. in Chicago to receive a trial package. The offer promises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills for kidneys and rheumatism, plus a cleansing cathartic for constipation and biliousness. A. M. Fischer, Druggist, Gibbs Building signs the ad.
Senior Surgeon Pierce reports on border typhus prevention measures at Laredo Nuevo Laredo and Eagle Pass. Disinfection includes steam treatment clothing shedding baths and hair washing with certificates issued for each passenger. Vaccination required for crossings and deportation of vagrant imports. Hot air ovens used at Brownsville Matamoros Hidalgo with American side stations. Six hospital tents provide overnight disinfection facilities.
Cleveland Moore of Bell Florida describes a skin illness affecting arms face and neck with itching burning sores and hair loss. He credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with complete healing after specific usage patterns. The ad promotes the Cuticura Skin Book and world wide sale.
A health column urges drinking a glass of hot water each morning with a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims internal sanitation improves skin clarity and overall health within one to two weeks.
The Western Paving Company and the Uvalde Rock Asphalt Company were named favorites as the city divided four paving contracts at the meeting. Earlier let bids had the two firms winning 19 of 20 streets. New awards covered Avenue E Houston to Fourth and South Laredo San Marcos to Pecos to Uvalde Rock while Main Avenue French Place to Summit and its offset went to Western Paving. Summit Avenue and Belknap area bids were rejected due to lack of funds from property owners.
In Austin Texas during the past week sixty-one people registered for hydrophobia preventive treatment at the Pasteur Institute a record for the facility. Most were bitten by dogs believed rabid including 28 from Van Alstyne bitten by a single dog. Also notes invites for draft mule and bell horse bids at Fort Sam Houston and a Sunday Southern Pacific rail service from Sutherland Springs.
Paris figures show second quarter 1916 credits total 7.8 billion francs, a daily 87 million spend. Full year 1915 cost 22 billion francs, first half of 1916 totals 15.5 billion. From Aug 1914 to June 1916 national outlay reaches about 47 billion francs, with 37 billion on military needs.
Letter praising Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root for kidney and bladder trouble. User shares trials of multiple remedies before success with Swamp Root, signed by B J Fenstermaker of Lakewood Ohio. Notarized on October 18 1915 by WM J Klotzbach.
A vintage advertisement urges sending ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co. for a sample size bottle and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. It notes full-size bottles available at drug stores and asks readers to mention the San Antonio Light.
Securities valued at two million pounds sterling suspected German owned and seized from mails in transit are now in the prize court. They have not yet been declared absolute contraband but may be added to the contraband list. Seizures continue under orders in council as such securities credit hostile belligerents and can be lawfully held. Innocent owners can prove ownership via their banks, causing only a possible delay.
Rumors say Nueces county local option election won by prohibitionists may be contested. County commissioners’ failure to advertise the vote is cited as basis. Mayor Roy Miller and Judge Walter F Timon, anti prohibition advocates, left for Austin likely to discuss contest proceedings.
Col. J. T. Stockton arrives in Corpus Christi to supervise re organization of the Corpus Christi Musketeers Company C Texas National Guard. The local troop will be held in readiness for border duty and many local men have volunteered to go into Mexico if needed.
Cuero Texas March 14 The Civic League women plan further park improvements including a tea garden or meeting space for warm weather. Benches and tables will be installed to provide resting spots for ladies and children to enjoy the municipal band programs on Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons.
While William Thiele and his wife visited a neighbor last Saturday a thief drove onto the Seguin farm and took a wagon load of corn. The theft occurred during their absence from the home.
Cuero Texas March 14 The Commercial Club has a committee at work on a White Way. The committee will meet with the city council to seek cooperation in their portion of the expense. The project aims to save on the city light bill. More than 100 posts with electric lights are planned.
Beeville Texas March 14 Rufus Wilder aged about 36 was killed this morning at Yougene in a sap train accident. The incident involved local crews responding to the scene with details scarce and authorities investigating the cause.
A Sap passenger train struck Wilder below Beeville as he approached the tracks. His neck was broken and he died after the impact. Wilder, who lived in the area most of his life, leaves his mother Mrs. T. S. Wilder and brother Polly Wilder, an old Sap engineer. The funeral was held this afternoon.
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