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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1916
Page
8
Robert M. Field from San Antonio reflects on the University of Texas and its impact. He praises the diverse student body, the Y M C A employment help, supportive faculty, and the university traditions that shape integrity and ambition for Texas youth.
Mrs. R. C. Dunlap of DeKalb Missouri shares a signed statement urging readers with gall stones stomach trouble and appendicitis to use Fruitola and Traxo. She says three doctors advised operation yet she recovered after using the oil to soften stones and the tonic to aid digestion. The products are made in Monticello Texas and sold by local druggists including A M Fischers in San Antonio.
Several hundred Italian subjects who remained in Wuerttemberg and Baden after the break in diplomatic relations have been expelled. They were not molested previously as workers or for military service, but deportation follows Italy's seizure of interned German ships.
Washington reports a pending public buildings bill totaling 4.94 million for Texas. Dallas Rep Hatton Summers seeks 2.25 million for a new Dallas post office and site, rivaling the rest of the delegation's requests across the state.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a universal hair treatment promising quick results including abundant, soft and glossy hair with no dandruff. It claims two weeks of use yields new hair growth and stops falling hair, urging trial at local drug stores for a dramatic transformation.
Alamo Heights School held elimination contests to select representatives for the Bexar County Interscholastic League meet on April 1. Winners included James Hirsh and Everett Jones in junior declamation, Lilian James and Mason Magill in senior events, and multiple top placers in spelling, essay writing, bar chin, jumps, sprints, relays, and basketball throw events.
The Fifth District convention of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs will meet in Kingsville April 6 to 8. Committees include Credentials chaired by Mrs. W. L. Freeman, Rules and Regulations led by Mrs. J. M. White, Program under Mrs. Lee Joseph, Transportation chaired by Mrs. A. Sachs, and Resolutions headed by Mrs. J. B. Dibrell. Local board chairmen are Kingsville volunteers D. Finnegan, FE. B. Hoffman, Frieda Dahlman, and others. A rail fare rate of one and one third is set for April 5 to 9 on all railroads.
An advertisement promises instant relief from tired burning and swollen feet with Tig Tiz. It claims the remedy draws out poisonous exudations causing edema, reduces pain from corns and bunions, and allows wearing smaller shoes for 25 cents a box.
Marcus Phillips coordinates printing and badge work with E. D. Dunlap handling the program, M. S. Wood responsible for decorations, and Miss Frieda Dahlmann overseeing trains for the event setup.
The Prince of Wales will soon be captain and wear a third star in the Grenadier Guards. He asked to join the front early in the war and was sent to France as aide-de-camp to Sir John French after Ypres. He has served at the front with few leaves and is praised for his conduct under shell fire.
Seventy wealthy Swiss women from Zurich St Gall Berne and Winterthur informed the German Red Cross Society they are willing to adopt one or two German war orphans as relief aid and to foster future international goodwill.
The generous offer remains unaccepted as government consent is required for the expatriation of the orphans.
A conversation hints at starting a lawsuit in New York as a way to engage a lifelong occupation. The exchange frames litigation as a major future pursuit potentially shaping one’s career path.
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