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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1917

Page

9

San Antonio hotel men plan Medina Lake winter outing for film

Members of the San Antonio Hotel Men's Association and the Bexar County Highway League will transport to Medina Lake Friday to shoot a winter outing scene for A Westgard of the Naval Highway Association. Westgard and a cameraman aim to photograph about a hundred lake scenes in and around San Antonio. The project seeks to show boating fishing and hunting and be shown in more than 20 000 theaters across the North and East. The meeting at the Bexar Hotel opened at 9 am with President Charles Wuest presiding. The group will depart San Antonio at 10 am returning about 6 pm with basket lunches and visiting tourists joining the party.

San Antonio En’g Association Bexar Suuty Highway League E Medina Dam A. Westgard Naval Highway Association Westrd San Annio Bexar Ho 1 Medina Lake Charles Wuest Association

Your Kidneys Health Declares Urgent Warning

Swollen feet and hands, achy joints, and sharp pains signal kidney trouble. Early signs can lead to Bright's disease if unchecked. Advertises Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a natural remedy, claiming rapid relief and urging buyers to insist on the genuine Haarlem Oil Capsules.

Getig Haarlem KLD

General French Visits Mexico on Fraternal Mission

American military and civil leaders crossed into Piedras Negras to reciprocate a March 9 visit by Generals Peraldi and Trevino. General French led the Eagle Pass party with Major Connell and American and Mexican officials enjoying a formal greeting, a brigadier general salute, and an informal dinner.

Eagle Pass Tex Piedras Negras Peraldi Trevino French Connell Blocker Arredondo Chamber of Commerce Mexico

Car troubles cited in office commute exchange

Mr. Chuggins notes a twenty minute ride to the office while the caller arrived an hour after signaling departure. The late arrival was due to forty extra minutes needed to start the car, as reported by the Washington Star.

Paris Surgeons Identify Gangrene Germ and Prepare Serum

Two Paris surgeons announce the discovery of the germ that causes gangrene and report readying a serum to combat the infection. The claim highlights a potential medical breakthrough and begins clinical considerations for treatment.

Paris

Printed Wedding Invitations by Culling Printing Co

Culling Printing Company at Cr. 3338 advertises wedding invitations and engraved calling cards for immediate orders and custom designs.

Culling Printing Company

Moose Dance Nights at Moose Hall with Human Bros Orchestra

Friday gatherings for family and friends at Moose Hall feature live music by the Human Bros Orchestra. The event is an ongoing community social with dancing and entertainment each week.

Moose Hall Human Bros. Orchestra

Dixie St Patrick’s Dance at W C W Hall

Dixie St Patrick’s Dance scheduled for Saturday March 17 at the W C W Hall with Willett’s Orchestra performing. Dancing continues until 1 a.m. Free admission for ladies.

Dixie St. Patrick’s W. C. W. Hall Willett’s Orch

Tobin Captures Fugitive Real Sheriff Nabbed Bootleg Suspect

Tobin arrested a white man wanted in Chickasha Oklahoma on bootlegging charges. Chickasha sheriff said the man posted an appearance bond and left. He will be returned to Oklahoma City for further proceedings.

Tobin John W. Tobin Chickasha Okla Oklahoma City

Dan Lewis Attorney at Law Ad Notice

Attorney Dan Lewis lists his law office at 414 15 Kampmann Building, Travis 6413, offering legal services.

Dan Lewis Kampmann Travis

Jeffery Cars 1.50 Per Hour Service Ad

An advertisement lists Jeffery Cars charging 1.50 per hour for a car service. The notice emphasizes affordable rates and availability.

Ohio Society Elects Officers At Gunter Hotel Meeting

At the regular Ohio Society session in the Gunter Hotel ballroom on Tuesday night officers for the coming year were elected. John W. Elliott was named president with C. H. Perry and J. E. Melsman as first and second vice presidents. L. L. Whitaker was chosen third vice president and R. H. McClelland as secretary treasurer. Mrs. Herbert B. Linscott to be press reporter with Mrs. F. Fogelson and Mrs. S. B. Clark on the floor committee. Also named were W. J. Law, Mrs. H. F. McClelland and Mrs. H. V. Beardsley.

Ohio Society Gunter Hotel John W. Elliott C. H. Perry J. E. Melsman L. L. Whitaker R. H. McClelland Herbert B. Linscott F. Fogels

Dance at Turner's Hall Tonight

Turner's Hall hosts a dance this evening with admission 50 cents and ladies free. Willett's Orchestra provides the music for the event.

Turner's Hall Willett’s Orch

A block from high prices Riebe's Jewelry Store

Adv. notes Riebe's Jewelry Store at 306 Main Ave as a block from high prices offering deals. The ad highlights value and location with a focus on affordability for shoppers seeking jewelry bargains.

Riebe's Jewelry Store Main Ave

Packard Cars $2 per hour Cr 747 Adv

A brief advertisement offers Packard cars for hire at two dollars per hour with reference Cr. 747, signaling a car rental option in the era. The notice highlights affordable hourly rates and a specific advertisement code.

Packard

For Those Who Suffer Pain in Stomach Back or Joints

Dr Samuel Hamilton outlines a hydration and baking soda regimen for digestive and rheumatic pain. He cites X ray work and scientists and promotes Anuric as an antidote to uric acid buildup. He advises drinking hot water before meals and frequent outdoor activity for general health.

Cannon Grutzner Pavlov Fowler Hawk Pierce Surgical Institute Buffalo N. Y

Hertzberg and Kercheville Attorneys at Law

Hertzberg and Kercheville, attorneys at law, located in the 605-610 Brady Building. Their office address is listed for legal consultation and representation.

Hertzberg Kercheville Attorneys At Law Brady

Drainage Team Inspects Blanco Road Work Near City

County Judge James R. Davis with Highway Engineer Aaron C. Pancoast and Road Superintendent J S McNeel inspected drainage improvements on the Blanco road about ten miles from town. Pancoast oversees the project to stop rainwater from washing over the newly retopped surface.

James R. Davis Aaron C. Pancoast J.S. McNeel

Alamo Jewelry Ad Buys Gold Silver Diamonds

Local ad from Alamo Jewelry Co at 315 Alamo Plaza invites readers to sell or trade in old gold silver diamonds and coins. Adv.

Alamo Jewelry Co Alamo Plaza

O Connell Loan Co Window Display Ad

O Connell Loan Co on 112 E Houston Street offers all kinds of collateral loans with a window display.

O'Connell Loan Co Houston Street

Horace E. Wilson Lawyer Advertisement

Horace E. Wilson, lawyer, 516 17 State Bank Building. Criminal matters handled with discretion and diligence. Contact Cr. 8281. Advertising notice only.

Horace E. Wilson State Bank

Otto Zoller Reader Notice and Address Codes

Otto Zoller listed with auto package and baggage items in office transit records. Residential transit code 2926 and office transit code 2014 noted for reference.

Otto Zoller Office

Lubricating Oil Sold In Local Ad Range

Classified ad notes 5 gal lubricating oil pricing at 2.00 and credit code 6292. It lists Jeffrey cars at 1.50 per hour with credit code 7500.

Jeffrey

March dance at Hermann Sons Hall with Puppe's Orchestra

Hermann Sons Sing ing Society holds a March 17 dance at Hermann Sons Hall. Music by Puppes Orchestra. Tickets cost 25 cents. Adver.

Hermann Sons’ Singing Society Hermann Sons’ Hall Puppe Orch Advy

Lone Star Auto Livery Advertisement Prompt

New Jefferson cars featured by Lone Star Auto Livery. Phone numbers listed for inquiries.

Lone Star Auto Jeffrey

Signs of the Times Curios From Public Places

A Columbus Dispatch item highlights a traveling collector of quirky signs from hotels and public spots. Readable examples include hotel notices from Syracuse Kansas and Okemah Oklahoma, barbershop quips in Haviland Kansas, and railway etiquette on the KC and St Joe line, plus playful warnings about mirrors and swearing.

Columbus Dispatch Syracuse Kans Bath Haviland K. C St. Joe Missouri Roark Okemah Okla

Plans for Entertaining San Antonio Troops Post on Chamber Agenda

The Real Estate Board Retail Merchants Association Rotary Club City Club Spanish War Veterans and others join the Chamber of Commerce to map tentative plans to entertain San Antonio guardsmen returning from border duty. A dinner or luncheon will honor troops from Texas and other states as units muster out and travel to Camp Wilson and stations.

Real Estate Board Retail Merchants’ Association Rotary Club City Club Marfa Camp Wilson San Antonio Second Texas Infantry Corpus Christi Texas Alabama Ambulance Company Feld Hospital Sienal Company Nogales Third North Carolina Infantry F Paso Colorado Infantry and Field Hospital No Douglas Colorado Cavalry Brownsville First Tennessee Infantry Eagle Pass Alabama Tennessee Georgia Mississippi

Government awards seaweed and bone fertilizer harvest contract

A government contract worth millions is granted to George F. Brooks to harvest seaweed and walrus bone deposits on the Pribilof Islands. The sites are vast, with one deposit two miles long and six feet deep, identified by Geodetic Survey teams as among the world's largest fertilizer stores. The deposits are key cargo for Alaska trade.

Brooks Secretary of the Interior Redfield Interior Department Bureau of Fisheries Pacific Northwest States Seattle Wash Pribilof Islands George F. Brooks Geodetic Survey

Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh relief advertised

A promotional brief touts Ely's Cream Balm to open nostrils and relieve head cold or catarrh. It promises quick relief from congestion and breathing difficulties with a fragrant antiseptic cream placed in the nose, claiming soothing fixes for swollen membranes.

Ely

Various Forms of Headache

Dr J W Ray of Blockton Alabama explains that headache must be treated by addressing its causes and relieving pain until the cause is removed. He recommends anti-komma tablets, one every one to three hours, for relief in severe headaches and neuralgia, noting particular benefit for women.

J. W. Ray Blockton Ala

Chamber pledges to find jobs for guardsmen returning from service

The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce members' council pledged to secure employment for every guardsman returning from national service with no job ahead. They will actively solicit work rather than provide only moral support and plan an entertainment for returning soldiers. The meeting, led by J. W. Hucker, also set April for a general Chamber meeting and outlined future council activities.

Council of Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce Gynter San Antonio San Antonians Claude V. Birkhead J. W. Hucker

The Folly of Taking Digestive Pills

The article warns that post meal digestive pills fail to address stomach acidity and worsen chronic dyspepsia. It advocates taking about an ounce of Bisolated Magnesia after meals to neutralize acidity, reduce fermentation, and restore natural digestion, urging readers to ask for Bisolated Magnesia at the drugstore.

Screens vs Mosquitos Safeguard Your Home

A brief call to protect homes from mosquitoes urges ordering screens for quick delivery. The prompt emphasizes fast service to secure doors and windows against pests.

Dusty Argentine roads drive giants on wheels in wagons

A report notes that Argentina experiences unusually deep dust in summer and deep mud in winter, affecting wagon travel. Wheels on these wagons range from six to fifteen feet in diameter to cope with the extreme road conditions.

Argentina

Gas Fueled Cook Stove Aids Auto Tourists

Inventor unveils a cook stove that runs on gas from headlight tanks for automobile travelers. The device aims to provide a portable, lightweight cooking solution for touring motorists, simplifying meal preparation on the road.

Printless Newspaper Emerges in Indiana County

In Switzerland County Indiana the Farmers' Telephone Company operates a daily phone bulletin reported by exchange operators to subscribers at a set hour. The telephonic newspaper lists weather forecasts births deaths weddings accidents serious illness elopements and divorce suits as the day’s news.

Vevay Ind America Switzerland County Farmers’ Telephone Company

Impudent Fraudster Swindles Widow with Six Orphans Tale

A Baltimore American passage recalls a man who used a sad story about his widow wife and six children to wheedle money from a reader. The item condemns the impudent fraudster and exposes the tale as deceitful.

John

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Inter Quting Lake Ictures Medina Dam Steves & Sons Dr. Foster Gibbs Bldg Jeffery Samuel Hamilton, M. D Fire and Police Signs OF the Times A Sant In Soledad Auditorium Carson Allen Anderson Blumberg Briscoe Cadillac Chandler Chevrolet Davis Detroiter Dixie Dodge Economy Unit Ford Franklin Grant Haynes Hollier Hudson Jordan Kelly-Springfield Kissel Kar Lexington Liberty Locomobile Marion-Handley Mitchell Moon Monroe National Oakland Oldsmobile Pathfinder Pierce-Arrow Premier Regal Rev Saxon Scripps-Booth Smith Studebaker Velie Warner Auto Trailer Anderson Motor Sales Company Birdsong & Potchernick Blumberg Motor Manufacturing Co Central Tire Co Cicero Auto Company Citizens Auto Company Clem Motor Car Company Crockett Automobile Company Ford Motor Company Clifton George Company Grant Sales Company Gray & Reardon Harrison, Davies & Leigh Hollier Motor Company Kelly-Springfield Truck Co Herbert Kraft E. H. Labadie Auto Company McDaniel Auto Company Morgan-Woodward Auto Company Motor Car Supply Co Texaco Texas Company Houston, Texas
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