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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1918

Page

9

Doan's Kidney Pills Endure As Back Pain Vanishes

Mrs Doewra of 516 Montana Street San Antonio reports using Doan's Kidney Pills for dull back pain and kidney discomfort in 1908. The remedy removed the disorder and she recommends it. By 1917 she still endorses Doan's, kept in house, price 60 cents, Foster Miles Co Buffalo New York.

Dean Whitney Vere San Antonio Mrs. &. Dacwra Montana SL Doan Kidney Mills Doewra

Former saloon men face new difficulty in sugar ruling

Food Administration opposes opening new saloons as soft drink places. Houston reps argue saloons and soft drink venues class differences. A forthcoming sugar ruling may restrict fountains and syrup use, with 1917 population limits driving pro rata sugar shares. San Antonio growth complicates supply expectations.

San Antonio Federal Food Administration Houston Hoover National-Food Administration Food Administration

Soldiers and Civilians Share Sugar Shortage Strain

San Antonio faces a sugar shortage as soldiers boost candy and soft drink demand. Army rations will cover essential sugar needs while civilians suffer supply constraints. Local food administration hopes for relaxation due to population increase but warns full compliance when rules tighten.

San Antonio Food Administration

April temperature ends near normal despite cool spells

The April report from the local weather bureau shows temperatures overall near normal, with multiple cool spells. Early month highs exceeded normal by up to 50 degrees, then cooler periods from mid month, and a late excess of 6 degrees on the 30th, leaving April around a 69 degree average.

California Lands Versus Rio Grande Valley Claim

S. 2 Bishop of Dallas, who controls 14,000 acres in the valley, hosts North Texas farmers in San Antonio to view irrigated lands promised as farmable with 10 to 160 acre tracts. He touts high alfalfa yields, Rhodes grass, and fruit, saying Texas climate rivals California, with cheaper land and quick path to settlement. A private car tour continued toward Harlingen as they inspect farms.

California Rio Grande Valley S. 2 Bishop Dallas San Antonio North Texas Camp Travis Tie Evergy Redlams Texas Sam

Malaria sufferer credits Taniac for health rebound

S. W. Curlin of San Antonio says after years of malaria and costly treatments he recovered strength with Taniac. He details seven Hot Springs trips and money spent with no results before finding relief after two bottles. San Antonio outlets Wagner's Drug Store and Meier's Pharmacy sell Taniac under a special representative.

S. W. Curlin King Wiliam Street San Antonio Texas Hot Springs Gulf Refining Company Beaumont Tanlae J Taniac Wagner Meier

Exchange of Money Orders With Mexico Resumes May 1

The United States and Mexico will resume international money orders on May 1 after a long interruption. Post offices in Laredo Texas and Nuevo Laredo will operate the exchange offices with orders issued in the United States payable in Mexico and vice versa. The new system aims to prevent fraud and delays by processing orders through a cross border network and certified exchanges.

United States Mexico Laredo Texas Nuevo Laredo United States Post Office Nuevo Toredo San Antonio Kas

Harper Herald editor held in Gillespie County Texas

Harper editor and publisher L R S Mayhall of the Harper Herald is jailed in default of a 4000 bond on charges of disloyalty and violating a state statute. He faces grand jury action after an examining trial before a local justice. | The loyalty tongue incident in Harper led to a controversial editorial linking a national group to wartime discord.

Predericksburg Tex May Harper Harper Herald Washington

Shaw declares America faces its greatest crisis in war

Leslie M. Shaw secretary of the treasury urged a united effort to win the war at the St Anthony ballroom. He warned America might have to send ten million to France and said the crisis surpassed Valley Forge. He denounced Germanys aims and urged citizens to buy bonds and back local committees against slackers.

Leslie M. Shaw Biig Werg Germany America Belgium France Russia Shaw

German efficiency a myth on democracy and schooling

Dr Albert Dun can Yocum of the University of Pennsylvania challenged German efficiency as a myth at the Pottstown Teachers Institute. He urged democratic social opportunity and universal play, pushing for schools to become social centers and for the playground movement to broaden access for all children. He warned democracy requires equal opportunity and active cultural exchange.

Gude Pottstown Trussian Albert Duncan Yocum University of Penneyslvania

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