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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1917
Page
14
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute for calomel. It claims calomel causes cramping, nausea and salivation, while Liver Tone revives the liver without sickness and suits adults and children.
Puerto Rico marks citizenship with mass flag displays and a public holiday plan as celebrations roll from Mayaguez to San Juan. Bond prices rise on the change, while residents warn that shipping disruptions could drive up living costs and threaten food supplies.
London officials report the Eastbourne Poor Guardians will not provide food or lodging to vagrants until conditions improve. The stance argues that every man should be at work in these times and treats tramps as non-existent.
An old time patent remedy promotes Sloan's ointment for stiff necks, rheumatic pains, neuraglia, gout, lumbago, bruises, strains, sprains and muscle stiffness. Claims quick penetration and soothing action without skin staining. Available at all druggists in 25c 50c and 1.00 sizes.
Fort Sam Houston will host the first meeting of a special board to examine applicants for commissions in the Officers Reserve Corps. The board will meet Friday afternoon with night sessions possible for nonlocal applicants. First Lieut. Walter Acker Jr. will aid the board as it reviews candidates new to military training seeking second lieutenants.
A nervous young man questions bachelors wealth while a militant colored woman offers a sharp reply. She asserts that poor men marry and rich men do not, noting men are willing to share nothing with a woman rather than something.
John A Maner 27 died at 11 55 PM at 219 West Theo Avenue. He was Texas born and lived in San Antonio three months after military discharge. Funeral 4 PM Thursday at home. interment National cemetery. Edward Manning 45 died suddenly at the Fair Grounds at 4 PM Wednesday. died of natural causes. Body held by Shelley Loring Undertaking pending East St Louis relatives guidance. Hugh Nichols 58 died 7 PM Wednesday in his Rusk Street apartments. Native of Little Rock Ark. survived by widow and three daughters Ruth New York Eula Harrington Dallas Gladys San Antonio. Body to be sent to Ozark Ark Thursday night for burial by Riebe Undertaking.
Medical experts warn nine tenths of stomach troubles stem from excess hydrochloric acid. They advise a simple antacid and astringent approach using Bisulated Magnesia after meals to neutralize acidity and prevent further acid formation. Use dry powder or tablets, not liquid, for relief.
Cape Town dispatch reports that fever, climate hardships, and other conditions in German East Africa have intensified. British authorities are training local natives to fill roles traditionally held by white settlers.
More than 100 girls from Bexar county canning clubs will gather in San Antonio on April 15. Mrs. H L Landrum of the University of Texas will lead lectures and launch a county wide campaign for spring and summer. Local clubs and city federations coordinate with the Chamber of Commerce Manufacturer's Club and City Clubs for the event.
Rome reports the Italian government has ordered censorship of phonograph records used by German spies to transmit news during wartime. The move targets recordings that could relay intelligence or propaganda to enemy agents. The action underscores Italy's strict wartime information controls and security measures.
The Concepcion Creek sewer pumping plant is finished and operating. Notices go to property owners from Schley Avenue to city limits and Hackberry Street to Roosevelt Avenue for house connections. Cost runs about $14,000. Alamo Iron Works installed automatic electric pumps. After testing, the city will take over.
A quip attributed to a gargoyle mockingly contrasts a claimed two year break from labor with the idea of a bank night watchman. The exchange humorously frames idle time versus guarding money in a nocturnal role.
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