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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1916
Page
2
Advertisement touts Pope's Diapepsin as a quick remedy for indigestion from spoiled or poorly digested meals. It claims the product digests food, relieves gas, belching, and upset stomach within minutes, and is available for fifty cents a large case at drug stores.
San Antonio branch of the Needlework Guild of America uses St. Mark's parish house as a collection hub for money and clothing for Paris Texas fire sufferers. Committees oversee press transport retail wholesale efforts while numerous donors provide clothing quilts sheets underwear shoes wares and cash contributions.
A heavy fog slowed the New York Central train No. 86 splitting into two sections. The second section rear-ended the first at Amherst causing multiple deaths and injuries. Survivors described a chaotic wreck scene with several badly hurt passengers.
Mothers praise California Syrup of Figs as a harmless laxative that cleanses the stomach liver and bowels in children. The ad urges checking a coated tongue to detect constipation and recommends a 50 cent bottle with full directions for all ages. Counterfeits are warned and the genuine product is made by the California Fig Syrup Company.
Henrietta Fretelliere a veteran San Antonio resident since 1845 died at 318 North Flores Street at 6 PM Tuesday. Born in Paris in 1833 she came with brother Theodore Gentilz to join Castro colony aiding city growth. Survived by sons August E and H P Fretelliere and daughters Matilda and Louise. Funeral at Zizik Parlors then St Marys Church with interment in St Marys cemetery.
Lieutenant Joseph W. Allison of the Thirteenth Cavalry died at Fort Bliss base hospital after returning from General Pershing's army in Mexico. He had been treated for a cold that developed into pneumonia.
The arrival and registration details list L. M. Reynolds Chicago and Irving H. Blatt New York at the Gunter, James E. Cook New York and Ss. W. Fitzgerald Boston at the St. Anthony, plus others at the Menger and related hotels. The piece notes Dr Garlick’s illness, the Park Hotel project in Seguin, and Park Hotel Operating Company stock plans with Baker as managing director. It mentions a $75,000 Park Hotel investment and a planned four story reinforced concrete building with a roof garden.
Dr. H. Star reports typhus fever epidemic in Laredo and along the Texas border completely wiped out. The statement marks a significant health milestone for the region as authorities confirm elimination of the outbreak.
A hotel operating company will take over the Park Hotel in Seguin as construction finishes. The move follows the hotel's recent development under a new ownership plan and aims to establish ongoing management for the property.
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