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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1918
Page
6
A conference on seed prices will be held in Houston on March 33 to discuss schedules and pricing. The call for the meeting was issued by KA J e den, Federal food administrator for the state, with a protest about rising seed costs and supply concerns.
An advertisement touts Pinex cough syrup and Norway pine extract as a fast acting cough remedy. It claims immediate relief, heals throat membranes, and eases bronchitis croup whooping cough and asthma with a pint of the mixture costing about 85 cents. It urges buyers to ask for 21 ounces of Pinex with directions.
A price interpretation committee for seed supervision was organized at a meeting in Austin chaired by E W Vale director of markets at the State Department of Agriculture. The panel will oversee a seed treaty conference in Houston and address seed care boxes bags and other essentials. The effort marks the first such committee in the state and comes amid investigations into seed sales including a $1200 seed potato shipment dispute involving a Belgian farmer in San Antonio and a Maine seed dealer.
A 14 year old boy in San Antonio is accused of arson in a film fire that destroyed about 360 000 worth of moving pictures in Austin. Detectives Curyer and Norton report the blaze followed an employment discharge from a film exchange. Authorities say the youth will be transported to Austin on Thursday to face charges.
Soldiers of the 90th Division take pistol practice at Camp Travis on a new range near Salada Creek. Officers and enlisted men train on stationary and bobbing targets, with 12 moving targets and special timing to hit within seconds. More than 10,000 men are expected to use the range as training continues.
Drops of magic Freezone ease corn pain instantly. Apply to the corn and it stops hurting, then lift it off with fingers. No pain. Try it.
Ad touts a tiny Freezone bottle sold by druggists for a few cents. The product allegedly removes hard and soft corns and calluses between the toes without soreness or irritation. Claims credit to a Cincinnati genius.
Soldiers stationed near San Antonio express loneliness and seek “home folks” from their states. Readers respond inviting them into their homes, offering support, addresses, and even lanterns to guide visitors. The Light department lists unansivered requests from many states and counties seeking correspondents.
Chief Ganeaster announces seven substitutes assigned to aid the police force with a plan to raise the roster to twenty five. Lancaster laments difficulty finding suitable men as vacancies persist and arrests continue during the push to enforce a ten mile zone law. An overnight vice squad operation on Montgomery Street arrests a woman for disorderly conduct and several Black residents for vagrancy or associating with undesirable characters.
A letter to Haile president of the chamber of commerce states the Chquisher of Commarea 18 will present a regulation heafiare tors flag to the recruit division at Nelly Field. The note mentions possible sources of wear and asks for donations or assistance.
A military letter expresses an Allé citizen wish to donate one item. The lieutenant notes many men in the division are new recruits and did not attend the ceremony. The text references an impressive ceremony and the current standing of the Ting.
The president urged taxing and lowering the cobra as a lesson while the Chamber of Gommaerne would serve itself of this pririlerc, rather than waiting for donations from citizens.
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