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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1916
Page
7
An advertisement urges expecting mothers to use Mother’s Friend an external remedy to relax stretching muscles ease morning sickness and pain and help preserve the body’s shape after childbirth. It promotes a guidebook from Bradfield Regulator Co. Atlanta for women interested in maternity and invites readers to write for details.
The Lone Star Poultry Association held its annual banquet at the original Mexican restaurant with C. C. Leel presiding. Representative E. H. Lange urged making chicken stealing a felony and urged use of government bulletins on the industry. Several officers and members spoke and attended with families present.
Seguin Texas notices that starting next Monday most local businesses will close at 6:30 p.m. daily from March 16 until August 1 to reduce operating hours during the period.
Washington March 16 Internal receipts show a marked rise over last year with ordinary internal revenue near 266 million dollars versus 228 million in 1915. Customs receipts lag about six million. unofficial reports hint at more tax returns and a potential rise in payable taxes. The surge is not yet explained but is linked to emergency tax and higher use of taxed items.
The fourth semi annual conference of the Southwest Texas District Medical Society closed with a banquet at the Menger Hotel after an afternoon business session at the Bexar County Medical Society headquarters. Dr. George H. Moody presided as toastmaster with brief talks by several doctors including FE Sauvignet and C P Yeager.
A Kansas City resident shares a home method to darken gray hair and promote growth. The mix uses bay rum glycerine water and Barbo Computing powder with instructions to apply every other day then biweekly, claiming no scalp staining and a look 10 to 20 years younger.
During the afternoon session Dr Thad Shaw announced a new effective treatment for certain blood diseases, replacing salvatian, whose supply has dwindled due to wartime disruption. Dr I S Kahn spoke on X ray diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis with slides. Dr J H Grant discussed tetanus treatment. Dr M W Wooten presented a paper on typhoid vaccine. next convention planned for Laredo in September.
Berlin reports a cabinet change in the ministry of marine but confirms Germany will keep its submarine policy. An illness retirement for Admiral von Tirpitz is noted with Admiral von Capelle named his successor.
An Amsterdam dispatch says German authorities will census neutral foreigners who have lived in Germany five years. Those aged for service will be enrolled but not sent to the front, assigned to office work to release soldiers for combat. About 80 000 foreigners of fighting age are believed in Germany.
Berlin releases a semi official note stating Admiral von Tirpitz resigns from the naval ministry with honors and that his successor Admiral von Capelle will uphold existing naval policy. Submarine warfare will continue as outlined in the memo to neutral powers. Proposals issued for 158 draft mules and two bell horses by Fort Sam Houston Office Depot Quartermaster with sealing bids due March 17, 1916.
The Y M C A membership drive in San Antonio ends with 206 new members. First brigade led by Arthur Surkamp gains 106 members, while Ralph L Colby’s second brigade gains 100. George Wheeler's team records 39 members, and J Floyd Smith's team 32. A new members council is formed with Colby chairing.
City Commissioner A. Beversdorff died at his home in Luling Texas after a lengthy illness. A German immigrant who came to Victoria as a boy he served as mayor alderman and school board president. He was 66 and survived by two sons and four daughters all residents of the area except Mrs R J Milli can of San Antonio. Funeral services were conducted by Woodmen of the World with firemen and Knights of Pythias assisting and Rev Isaac Sellers of Weimar officiating the baptism of Mr. and Mrs Beversdorff thirty five years ago.
Cuero Commercial Club endorses the White Way movement and backs a Light Company installation plan with residents buying posts globes and paying the light bill. A peanut day for rural visitors is planned with peanut foods and displays as DeWitt county expects a strong crop aided by local buyers.
The London Post cites a serious Irish situation driven by Sinn Fein activity. It notes a vigorous south and west campaign against recruiting, high court acquittals amid applause, and calls for special or military tribunals. In Cork a committee organizing Saint Patrick's Day celebrations was offered multiple company use.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder and foot bath for tired aching feet swollen feet and sweating feet. It claims relief from corns bunions blisters sores and callous spots and suggests use for dancing parties patent leather shoes and new shoes. The note encourages trying it now and directs readers to mail a trial package to Allen 8 Olmeted Le Roy New York.
Advert describes Ely's Cream Balm as a fragrant antiseptic to apply in the nostrils to relieve head colds and catarrh. It promises instant relief by opening nostrils, clearing the head, stopping hawking and snuffling, and easing breathing. The copy urges purchase at any drug store.
The committee refused Belgian participation by German troops, stating the British army occupies Ireland and it would be absurd to invite a German contingent to a Belgian national celebration. The remark frames Allied wartime tensions and nationalist sentiment influencing ceremonial inclusion.
The Luling Commercial club, after solving good roads, moved to Guadalupe county to discuss road plans with Bethany farmers. An organization was formed with E F Wood president and Searcy Short secretary. An executive committee was named to lay off a special road district and circulate a petition for a bond election.
H T Strange of Gainesville Georgia says he could not sleep until after using Foley Kidney Pills. He reports after one bottle he is cured and now sleeps soundly all night. The ad claims the pills tone up weak kidneys, rid poisons, and boost appetite and energy. A M Fischer licensed druggist Gibbs Building.
An ad claims a nightly scalp treatment with four ounces of plain liquid argon will dissolve dandruff and stop itching. It asserts all signs vanish after multiple applications and promises hair becomes fluffy, lustrous, glossy, and soft. The remedy is sold as inexpensive and easy to obtain at drug stores.
Dr. George H. Badger led a discussion at the Equal Franchise Society open session on West Commerce Street with a large crowd listening to four outlook classes on voting. Speakers included Dr. W. C. Hirzel Mrs. W. Daniel and Mrs. J. C. Griswold with Mrs. J. M. Young presiding.
An advertisement from Wagner's Drug Store promotes Schiffmann's New Concentrated Expectorant. It offers half price on a 50c bottle with a coupon and a 60c bottle for 25c to try for bronchial conditions, coughs, bronchitis, asthma, whooping cough, and hoarseness. The remedy is described as plant based, non narcotic, safe for children, with home preparation instructions and a refund offer if unsatisfied.
Coupon offers 25 cents toward one 50 cent bottle of Schiffmann's New Concentrated Expectorant at H. L. Wagner's Drug Store, provided the recipient's name and address are filled in.
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