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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1916
Page
9
Practice attorneys will elect a special county judge Wednesday at 10 AM to act during Judge James R. Davis's absence. The chosen judge will have full authority and serve about ten days, due to pending probate matters.
Special train departs 11 00 p m March 20 via Southern Pacific for the cattle men's convention in Houston with return fare 7 55 dollars. Also Sutherland Springs round trip Sundays 7 55 a m via Southern Pacific with 60 cent fare.
The city received the final 1915-16 school apportionment of 34 980, bringing total funds for the last scholastic year to 139 920 with several thousand still due from prior year. Recruits for the Navy are named and sent to Norfolk. Several business ads and public notices appear, including meetings on power topics, court actions, and local incidents such as seining in the river and a missing lap robe.
Mrs. J. M. Sprinkle of Sulphur Springs Virginia claims Cardui restored her health after two years of decline. She says one bottle ended abdominal side and back pains and allowed her to work again without a doctor or additional medicines. The ad promotes Cardui as a tonic and urges women with similar issues to try it.
A man found his house empty and later noticed two cushions missing from his car after returning from checking the vacant home. He filed a police report about the theft. Republicans in Bexar County plan a reorganizing meeting at the St Anthony Hotel Tuesday night to elect committees and organize precincts. Dixie’s 10th annual ball at W O W hall is scheduled for March 18 with Willett’s Orchestra.
The standard state examination for teachers across all grades will be held on April 6 in the offices of County School Superintendent P. F. Stewart at the courthouse. Professor Stewart expects about forty teachers to attend as questions come from the state board of education in Austin.
A. K. Riley of 627 East Quincy street reported a Monday night burglary. Several shirts and suits of underwear were taken, including two white shirts, one pink, one lavender, and one blue.
An affordable home cough syrup using 2½ ounces Pinex and sugar syrup, made in a pint bottle. Claims rapid relief for coughs, throat and chest colds in 24 hours, with benefits for bronchitis and hoarseness. Warns of imitations, urges asking for 2½ ounces Pinex from the druggist and mentions guarantee with refunds.
A remedial ad claims Ely's Cream Balm clears head catarrh by applying a small amount in the nostrils. The antiseptic, fragrant cream soothes swollen mucous membranes and provides instant relief from nasal congestion, headaches, and mucous discharge.
Special notices outline an ordinance to regulate billposting in San Antonio Texas. It covers licenses fees for billposters construction maintenance and penalties and repeals conflicting ordinances. It details license terms bond requirements and permit process and sets penalties for noncompliance.
The ordinance sets standards for billboard construction and maintenance, including post size, anchoring, surface material, and fireproofing. It requires permits, spacing, open space beneath, name plates, inspections, and penalties for violations with fines and potential removals as public nuisances.
The text notes that the ordinance or provision takes immediate effect with exceptions stated within the document and that it was passed and approved on an unspecified date. The fragment indicates formal enactment language typical of municipal or organizational authority.
A fragment from a March day in 191é lists Linton G Brown as mayor and Fred Fries as city clerk, confirming official city actions and attestations.
The city commissioners order Lexington Avenue street improvements from Avista Street to the river with asphalt paving, curbing, and related work. A public hearing is scheduled for March 30, 1916, to consider special assessments on abutting property and to review the city’s share. The resolution cites the City Engineer’s statement and outlines assessment methods under the Procedure Ordinance.
In a lively exchange Miss Fitz agrees to purchase a talking parrot from a dealer who notes the bird’s sharp temper when its meals are unsatisfactory. The scene blends humor with domestic fantasy as the buyer imagines the creature as a household man.
A witty Dallas News quip has the protector of chemistry asking a student about how gold can be released quickly. The student replies with a humorous answer: marriage.
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