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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1914
Page
5
An old promotional claim suggests dissolving dandruff with four ounces of liquid argon applied at night will remove all dandruff and itching, leaving hair silky and lustrous after several applications. It touts availability at drug stores and asserts low cost and universal success.
The Alamo Council of Boy Scouts held a Tuesday night reorganization meeting at the YMCA. Three troops received formal recognition by the council as part of the restructuring.
Emily Solson writes in Home Queen about using a wax skin treatment to erase aged look after illness. She details applying an ounce of wax nightly and a saxolite wash to restore youthful color, claiming no wrinkles by the wedding day.
Officers elected include Dr W E Lueter as president R H Wester as vice president W L Atlee as secretary treasurer and W C Quaiff as scout master The court of honor lists Wee Bourn Dr B G Atlee E E Dilly J D Malone and T M Barton Troops recognized are No 1 Travis Park Methodist Church No 2 San Marcos Street Methodist Church and No 3 Wesley House
Funeral set for 10 o clock Thursday from family home. Dougherty long served Texas journalism as part owner of papers in Paris Waco and Corpus Christi and was once reporter and city editor of the Houston Post. He spent the last two years in private publicity work after a week long illness.
San Antonio hardware and implement dealers held a Tuesday meeting at the Chamber of Commerce auditorium to warn merchants against price cutting as a path to bankruptcy. Speakers J C Tips M F Heck and B J Coleman led the discussion chaired by D Neal with refreshments served. Next gathering set for June 16.
The Texas attorney general will decide if stock workers' compensation insurers may transact mutual business under the employers' liability act. The Texas Employers' Insurance Association operates on a mutual basis and can write cheaper insurance, prompting stock firms to propose riders allowing mutual coverage and awaiting official ruling.
In heavy rain and mud, Robert S. Kampmann of San Antonio shot 77 to lead the ninth annual Texas Golf Association qualifier for the state title. Louis Jacoby of Dallas and George W. Rotan of Waco posted strong 82s as Fred Tarrant of San Antonio, age 17, led early scoring with an 84.
Advice touts Jad Salts as a remedy to flush kidneys and stop bladder irritation. It claims meat eaters overwork kidneys, causing dull pain, headaches, dizziness, and rheumatic twinges, and recommends four ounces of the solution daily before breakfast to restore kidney and bladder health.
A letter from Mother M. Stanislaus of the Convent of St. Anne in Sanford Florida describes recovery from a severe throat condition after using Eckman’s Alterative. Four physicians recommended surgery before the remedy led to tissue exit and lasting health improvement over ten months. The notice promotes the linage’s efficacy for bronchial and throat ailments and offers a booklet from Eckman’s Laboratory.
Fragmentary notice notes a quirky ad line about pest entitlement and perfection lard with unclear context and no verifiable event, person, or organization details.
At Sandwell England on May 20 the British amateur championship moved into the third round with American contenders Charles W. Evans Jr. and Harold Weber advancing while Francis Ouimet was eliminated by Young Tubbs. Tubbs defeated Ouimet 3 up with strong play as Weber and Evans posted further wins in later rounds.
The Scottish Rite bodies in San Antonio will assume possession of their cathedral site at St. Marys and Convent streets on June 1 with a homecoming meeting set for June 4. Five prominent masons will receive jewels and caps honoring their ranks, including T. T. Vanderhoeven with a 33rd degree jewel and cap. Temporary lodge rooms will be used on the site until a cathedral is funded and built.
Ernesto Rios a known Constitutionalist and friend of General Francisco Villa stays at the Gunter in El Paso for a few days of leisure before returning home. He says the visit has no political meaning. One of his brothers serves as chief of staff to General Panfilo Natera who leads Constitutionalist troops in Zacatecas state.
John Skousen, an American rancher at Colonia Juarez, was seized Sunday by bandits believed linked to Rodrigo Quevedo. He was carried into the mountains and no ransom demand has been made. Authorities fear he may have been executed.
Thomas H. Ball, candidate for Texas governor on a prohibition platform, arrived in Dallas on May 20 en route to Darlington for a campaign speech later the same day.
County Judge James R. Davis and Commissioner Charles X. Gutzeit plan to travel Thursday to Birmingham, Alabama, with other commissioners to inspect the Tarvia road binder factory. They expect to return to San Antonio by Monday of next week.
The article promotes S. S. S. as a vegetable blood purifier to treat sudden skin eruptions and related conditions. It claims dormant germs in lymphatic spaces trigger illness, urges rapid use, and warns against mineral substitutes while noting Swift Specific Co. of Atlanta markets the product.
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