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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1917
Page
4
A French experiment suggests that increasing the pressure of the current through arc lamp carbons can boost light output. The scene describes loading baggage and a cabman asking if everything is loaded, receiving a calm confirmation.
San Antonio city commissioners authorize paving Durango Street from South Flores to Laredo Street near the new Katy passenger station. San Antonio Belt & Terminal Co will cover the city's share. The meeting also awarded Myrtle Street sidewalk contract to David Lehr Jr. for 800 dollars and approved various bond and note payments plus reimbursements. George A. Lowther, new fire and police commissioner, attends and is congratulated.
Secretary John B. Carrington of the Chamber of Commerce reports a rapid employment bureau result. A young man secured a farm position within six minutes after applying, via telephone, and headed for an interview with a Gonzales road farmer. Carrington continues to list applicants and seeking farmers, focusing also on D'Hanis and Uvalde districts amid Mexican labor shortages.
A long list records visitors at San Antonio hotels including J F Clarity New York C Johnston St Louis H Goldschmidt New York and others. Names span New York St Louis Chicago Cincinnati Mercedes Texas and Houston with guests at St Anthony Gunter Menger Lanier and related stops. An inventor introduces an electrical engraving method that bakes powder into ink elevating its height after printing.
A service for soldiers was held at a church near a large military camp. The preacher urged brave men to stand, and all did except one who stayed seated claiming wax on his seat kept him stuck, jokingly calling himself one in a thousand.
Advertisement urges readers to take S S S blood purifier tonic each spring to cleanse impurities, boost appetite, strengthen the system, and prepare for summer. It notes the remedy is vegetable and has been widely used for over fifty years, with a free booklet offered by Swift Specific Company in Atlanta.
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