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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1915
Page
5
An old advertisement touts a “square dealer” who honors specific product requests by name, contrasting with vague promises. The dealer lists items like wall paint, tires, gum, corsets, toothpaste, juice, and soda, inviting customers to verify they will receive exact manufacturer named articles.
Washington March 27 certified products guaranteed by governments are popular abroad, according to the Bureau of Standards. The article notes that certification signifies quality, with examples from Australia and Argentina, and cites limited wartime testing capacity and occasional refusals amid urgent requests.
An old newspaper ad touts Cascarets as the surest way to end a cold by cleansing the liver and bowels. It claims one or two tablets tonight will remove the cold by morning, highlighting a ten cent price and quick relief.
A temporary restraining order was issued by Judge S. G. Tayloe against the City of San Antonio, Major Gluntant, Brown, and Police Chief Lancaster in a suit by Robert T. Greene of the Jitney Association. The complaint questions the March 8 ordinance that licenses and taxes jitneys as a franchise and seeks to block enforcing provisions that would restrict street use and impose an occupation tax. The hearing set for April will decide the injunction and related issues of city authority over jitneys.
Officials announce a strict Safety First campaign with lapel buttons bearing Safety First and the railway name. Houston executives meet to discuss new rules and vigilance, stressing injury prevention for passengers and employees.
Reports from Dallas indicate Texas governor's quarantine bars all animals and fowl to prevent disease. The policy, effective February 20, forbids transport of livestock and domestic pets into the state, impacting canaries, dogs, elephants, and other creatures, and halting scheduled shows and imports. Railroad officials and legal advisers weigh the ban's scope and implications for travel, entertainment, and hunting activities within Texas.
San Antonian Tutin Croswell Lalla Cormer, a former Antonian at the University of Texas, has been invited by the Carnegie Endowment Association for International Peace to lecture in the North and South this summer to influence U S public opinion toward peace. The program is backed by a $10,000,000 endowment and a committee of leading economists from England, Japan, and the United States. Croswell Wad, highlighted by his University debates, will earn his law degree from Columbia this year and plans to practice law in Dallas or Houston. His sister, Miss Mary Gower Hall of Ron Avon School, is mentioned as his sister.
Mrs. Thomas Bevis of Dallas describes severe monthly pains and abdominal suffering after an eighteen year struggle. She credits a tonic named Cardiol with easing cramps, aiding sleep, and finally restoring health after using several bottles. She reports returning to work and normal activity following treatment.
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