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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1916

Page

5

Plans Approved for South Side High School Building

The school board approved tentative plans for a new south side high school by Alfred Giles Company and Carl V. Scutter. The $310000 project includes lighting plumbing and heating equipment with potential $8000 corridor flooring increase, auditorium seating 1200 to 1500.

New South Side High School Alfred Giles Company Carl V. Scutter

Texas Woman Testifies on Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription

A Texas woman testifies that Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription restored her mother's health and praises the tonic as a reliable female remedy. The piece promotes the product's safety and provides contact details and a 136 page booklet offer. It lists school and faculty names alongside pharmacy claims.

Texas Dr. Pierce Invalids' Hotel Buffalo N. Y

School No. 5 to 28 staff list and Douglass Grant pupils

A long roster of teachers and principals for several schools numbered 5 through 28 plus Douglass High School and Grant School. Names include Georgia Robinson Miss Mary Scott Mrs M E Van Riper Miss Mary Wester and many others with principals J A Cook Laura Massey Lizzie Tynan F S Bakeley and H Gates.

Georgia Robinson Mary A. Scott M. E. van Riper Mary Wester Kate Schenck Edna McNell Annie Meyer Mollie Miller Mary&. Bolin Clara Boettier Vivian H. Nolen Fannie M. Ripley Arda Talbot Maude Robinson Mary Stovall Iasa Evalyn Sterling J. I Unningham D. H. Clark Rachel Baer Benita Berry Dasie Barrett Ada Campbell Eva Harper Kate Lackner Marie O'Neil Etitia Petrie Lillian Puckett Charlotte Way Mollie Nelson Sarah Schapiro Davie Catron Ethel Beal Ruth Pressley Bessie, Webb M. A. Cochrane Sarah PD. Adams Alleene Thompson Martha Kyler Anna Guernsey Mary Huppertz Iva Chapman Ella McNeil Nancy Scott Carrie Josey Allie Hartman Ruth Taft Mamie Prawner J.A. Starnes Alice Wimberly Ethel West Ellce van Dorn Ollie Burns Nellie Ferris Blanche Hosea J. A. Loftin Idel Johnson Gladys Bailey Emma Benedict Douglass High School Jutton Minnie Bell Franklina Bumbrey Myra L. Davis Byrd J. Holland Marie B. Meyers A. A. Harper T. L. Lowery Lily Yebby Grant School H. Gates Tucker K. Maynard W. M. Lumpkin Q. B Fide Nettie B. Brooks Alice Hunt

Doan's Kidney Pills End Back Lameness Says Suden

F G Suden of 337 Gordon Avenue San Antonio credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing chronic back pain and headaches after use. He reports no kidney issues for over five years and endorses the remedy decades after first treatment. The ad notes a 50 cent price and urges readers to ask for Doan's by name.

San Antonio F. G. Suden Gordon Avenue Doan Suden Foster-Milburn Buffalo N. Y

Don’t Let Soap Spoil Your Hair

Advice favors plain coconut oil as a grease free cleaner for hair. Avoid alkali heavy soaps and shampoos, using a small amount of coconut oil with water to produce a rich lather that cleanses and rinses easily. It promises soft, bright hair and removal of dust and dandruff.

Long School Staff List Details Local Negro and Other Teachers

The article lists numerous teachers and staff by name across Cuney and Brackenridge Negro schools and various departments including domestic science manual training and languages. It names principals J R Morris and others, plus new nominees by Superintendent Meek such as Walter Webb and Charles McCullough for high school and multiple subject specialists across elementary and secondary levels.

J. P D. Lowery Mary E. Blancks G. W. Williams Grace M. Leonard P. F. Roberts Bertha Reed Bettie E. Turner Augusta Ellis Brackenridge School J. R. Morris Henrietta Boyd Jettie Briggs Julia C. Browne Ruth Crockett Ida G. Nunley Lizzie Patterson W. B. Williams Jane Applewhite Ida Millen Mary Andrews Hattie Miller Pansy Chapman Kate Andrews Jean Harweil Eileen Shugart Negro Matilda Woods R. P D. Jones R. B. Harbert Marcelito Bravo Bettie Browne Beatrice Thompson Emma Pirie Agnes A. Cotton Lula Griesenbeck Katheryn Cleaver Nellie Lytle N. S. Hunsdon Meek Walter P. Webb W. D. Moore Charles RB. McCullough Virginia Childress Commercial High School Martha Onderdonk

Wives and Mothers Learn Vinci Remedy at Local Drugstores

A non-secret constitutional remedy named Vinci is advertised as reliable for keeping a family healthy. Local druggists including Fischer, Meier's Pharmacy, Sap Drug Store, Main Avenue Pharmacy, Keene, Wagner's, Appmann Drug Store, and others in San Antonio and Sap, Texas guarantee it for coughs, colds, and run-down conditions.

A. M. Fischer Meier

Magnesia for Dyspeptics Recommended Over Drugs

A New York physician urges bisulated magnesia as a preferred remedy for indigestion and acidity. He claims it neutralizes stomach acid and halts fermentation, contrasting it with harmful drug forms and noting tablets and powder are widely available.

New York

Superintendent Authorized to Transfer Elementary Teachers

The superintendent may transfer eligible and fitted teachers from the elementary school to the high school to fill vacancies as needed. Names listed include Eva Carr, Lutie Sutcliffe, Violet Millard, Grace Spellessy, Lucy Banks, Stella Lara, Jessie Aiburger, Cecile Lachappelle, Carrie Bell Capt, Marian Harrison, Jeanie Polk, Mary Gilson, Serta Murray, Lorena Isom, Lara Price, Emilie Weston, Olle Marshall, Elizabeth Herndon, Elizabeth Moore, and kindergarten staff Lois Ellett and Monte Theobald.

Eva Carr Lutie Sutcliffe Violet Millard Grace Spellessy Lucy Banks Stella Lara Jessie Aiburger Cecile Lachappelle Carrie Bell Capt Marian Harrison Jeanie Polk Mary Gilson Serta Murray Lorena Isom Lara Price Emilie Weston Olle Marshall Elizabeth Herndon Elizabeth Moore Lois Ellett Monte Theobald

Governor Ferguson to Review Texas Troops Before Departure

Governor Ferguson, currently on his Bell county farm, will not return to Austin before Thursday morning. He plans to proceed to San Antonio to inspect Texas troops prior to their deployment, though he may delay his departure to next week if camp time extends.

Austin Tex Ferguson Bell County San Antonio Texas

Despairing Woman Becomes Happy Mother After Treatment

Mrs. George Stephens of Patoka reports use of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her infertility from female troubles. She credits the remedy with improved health and a healthy baby girl and urges other women to seek its benefits. The advertisement touts roots and herbs as the healer for displacements inflammation ulcers irregularities and backache along with nervous prostration and indigestion.

George Stephens Patolka

Napier Honored At Fiesta Banquet In El Paso

Walter P. Napier was guests of honor at a Gran Quivera banquet at the Gunter hotel. He urged members to emulate the Alamo defenders and was made an honorary life member. A pre banquet meeting elected officers Ed Finck president and others. The notice lists several incorporators and capital stock changes for regional firms.

Walter P. Napier Antonio II Gunter Hotel Gran Quivera Napier Alamo Texas Ed Finck Sylvan Lang Willard M. Berman Russel B. Wine S. van Wie A. E. Norton George A. Marsh Phil L. Jackson William L. Church J. Leslie McKhenny Harold Kayton Phil Jackson

Charters Issued for Several Texas Firms in May

Austin May 17 Charters issued for Harrold Dry Goods Co Wilbarger County with 8000 capital stock Incorporators J T Cameron A L Winfrey L J Massie Jones Wynne Furniture Co Paris 25000 capital stock Incorporators Will E Jones Dudley S Biard C T Wynne Pat Martin Co Italy 20000 capital stock Incorporators P H Martin T B Fuston W K McCullough J M Moffitt Co Cuero 10000 capital stock Incorporators J M Moffitt J E Gantt G C Briscoe O Connell Loan Co San Antonio 10000 capital stock Incorporators H D Manton J C Dupuy M P Brannan Phoenix Furniture Co Beaumont 100000 capital stock Incorporators A M Kaufman J J Solinsky A L David F Stone Baking Co Dallas 75000 capital stock Incorporators ...

Austin Tex Harrold Dry Goods Company Harrold Wilbarger County Capital Stock J. T. Cameron A. L. Winfrey L. J. Massie Jones-Wynne Furniture Company Paris Will E. Jones Dudley S. Biard C. T. Wynne Pat Martin Company Italy P. H. Martin T. B. Fuston W. K. McCullough Purpose J. M. Moffitt Company Cuero J. M. Moffitt J. E. Gantt G. C. Briscoe O'Connell Loan Company of San Antonio H. D. Manton J. C. Sdupuy M.P. Brannan Phoneix Furniture Company Beaumont A. M. Kaufman J. J. Solinsky A. L. David Stone Baking Company of Dallas

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Halbedh Florence Allen Margaret Bradford Ella Butler Mary Colegate Kate James Katherine Jarrell Annie Jary Viola Moore Gladys Morgan Lucy Richmond Carrie Saunders Georgia Underwood Bruno Kiesewetter Houston Heights R. V. Pierce T. P. Huff Una Elam Lillian Graves Anne Rather Ella Musgrave Virginia Smith Ollie Storm Emma _ Wescott Ida Bess West Lee Wilson A. Arnold Marie Albrecht Lily Bell Lucille Bell Hazel Duval Stella Ellison Viola Crowell Roberta Mathews Edna Martin Julia Moore Lydia Pagel Olga Scholz Millie Walker Alice Breeding Ll. C. Provines J. K. Harris Minnis Blumberg Iola White Ella Felder Etta Lackey Dorothy Kohn Willie Carsner J. R. Spell Frances Wonecker Effie Lewis Fannie Morgan Emilie Gohmert Caroline Burson Avis Chamberlain Eugenia Davenport Kate Mathews Mabel Reeves Agnes Robertson Jewell Saunders John J. A. 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