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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1917

Page

7

Full Crew Bill Dead in Texas Special Session

In Austin on May 8 the full crew bill faced opposition and fell to minimal consideration as lawmakers focused on appropriation and border protection measures. Railroads project the bill would raise annual costs by about $1 million, while allies seek to finish remaining business before May 17.

Austin Tex Miller Dallas Senate House Lattimore el Paso Harley Bee Suiter Bailey Henderson Leon Springs Fisher Petty Spence Nolan Rogers Blalock Hawkins Richards Stanley Beard Marine Corps Carlos Bee San Antonio Senator Bee Representative Williams Brazoria Williams Carlock Colonel Ball Thomas H. Ball Houston Attorney General's Department

Allen's Foot-Ease for the Troops

War zone hospitals order Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for troops. It is shaken into shoes and used in foot baths to prevent friction and fatigue. Young men in communities use it in drills for military preparedness. Sold widely for 25 cents.

Allen

Tiz Foot Remedy Promises Quick Relief from Pain

Advertisement touts Tiz for tired swollen feet and corns claiming immediate relief. Promotes 25 cent box available at druggists and department stores with a one year comfort guarantee or money back.

Restorative La Creole Hair Dressing Promises Gray Turnback

An advertisement touts La Creole Hair Dressing as a non dye remedy that restores gray hair to a natural dark shade, stops dandruff, thickens thinning hair, and promotes new growth. It claims harmless action and a money back guarantee, available via Van Vleet-Mansfield Co. Memphis Tenn.

la Creole Drugigsts van Vleet-Mansfield Co Memphis Tenn

Lightening Injures Boy Near Luling Texas

In Luling Texas on May 7 a lightning strike during a storm injured a boy, leaving him partly paralyzed in his right arm and leg. His father carried him home where the boy regained consciousness, crops suffered flood damage, and unseasonable cold followed the rain.

Luling Tex George Gray Young Gray Mr. Gray

Tenant Farmers Law Upheld by Texas Judge

Austin May 8 Judge D J Pickle of Travis County Court upheld the Tenant Farmers Law of the Thirty fourth Legislature in the case before him. The ruling affirms the constitutionality of the act and its application to tenant farmers in the state.

Austin Tex Josephine Romana Wilhelmina Casis Kingston Jamaica United States Casis Austin Public Oe Pee D. J. Pickle Travis

Prince v Green Rent Judgment Raises Local Test Case

Henry Prince won a judgment of 84 dollars against Wyatt Green for alleged rent overcharge. It doubles the claimed amount and marks a test of this law in the county, among the state's early applications. The defendant appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals.

Henry Prince Wyatt Green Court of Civil Appeals

Texas holds large feed and food conservation convention

Held in Austin on May 8 a convention for food and feed conservation will bring over 700 county judges and officials of commercial organizations from across Texas. The invitation stresses the state's vast cultivation area and its impact on national production goals. Organizers expect strong turnout.

Austin Tex Texas United States

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