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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
9
A health supplement promotion claims Sargol tablets help increase weight by 3 to 5 pounds weekly for underweight individuals. It cites user reports of rapid gains, notes the product is harmless, inexpensive, and often guaranteed with money back offers from local druggists.
Field dispatch reports Lieutenant Ante video who deserted with fifteen troopers to join bandit activity. The group hides in the hills by day and raids defenceless towns by night, prompting a pursuit from column commanders and local authorities. May 20 field report notes movement toward Columbus, New Mexico.
Henry Rudolph of Carmi Illinois says backache and night waking vanished after using Foley Kidney Pills. M Fischer advertises the pills as acting promptly and efficiently to relieve symptoms like aching in the back, rheumatism, and sore stiff muscles.
Antevideo, a young Mexican lieutenant, rode with fifteen men toward the hills promising banditry and wives in valleys. After a clash with Villa sympathizers, two of his five followers died, three fled, and he vanished, last seen alone near an American ranch as his expeditionary force grew distant from Pershing era tensions.
I G N section crew car derailed one mile east of Rockdale Texas killing instantly U S Blount of Palestine and injuring Martin Butler and Albert Pfaff who were taken to Taylor unconscious. Foreman James Casteel and three workers were cut and bruised as the crew camped nearby for weeks.
Caspar Whitney reports Belgian and northern French civilians live on one third of necessary rations. Bread lines grow daily in occupied areas, and resistance weakens as relief volunteers expand to forty thousand. Upper middle class suffers from high prices and lack of food.
Organization of the first motorcycle company in the United States Army began at Fort Bliss with First Lieutenant Clyde Lastman in command and Second Lieutenant Floyd C. Hecox as second officer. Eight non-commissioned officers and thirty-three privates joined, with duty planned west of El Paso along the New Mexico and Arizona borders.
A home remedy suggests using one ounce of Par mint double strength with a quarter pint of hot water and four ounces of granulated sugar. Take one tablespoon four times daily to relieve head noises and clear nasal passages. The remedy is described as quick, inexpensive, and easy to prepare.
A Magnolia Petroleum Company project on the Sap railroad property will add three large oil storage tanks to Boerne Texas boosting local storage capacity.
Colonel J A McCalmont returned from San Antonio where he oversaw mobilization of Texas troops. He praised the militia’s showing and said nine new National Guard units will be organized under Governor Ferguson’s authority, with no expected obstacles.
A hearing will consider the petition of fire insurance firms in Texas for a 33 1 3 percent rate increase on mercantile risks. The May 25 session in Austin examines the proposed higher premiums during market conditions and risk assessments.
Fragment of an old newspaper ad offering a 5 cent trial package from Foley & Co. Chicago. The slip invites readers to mail in name and address to receive Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for bronchial coughs and colds, Foley's Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets for various ailments.
Advice stresses seeking a dentist for dental troubles as the teeth support overall health. Promotes Dr. Gilbert Morris, Specialist, located at 209-211 Swearingen-McCraw Building as the trusted professional.
The State Fire Insurance Commission began hearings at 10 o clock on a proposed 10 percent rate increase for dwellings and apartments. Delegations from major Texas cities oppose higher rates while C M Dickson for the Texas Policy holders Protective Agency objects to both the rate hike and policy forms. Insurance company representatives are present as the hearings may run for several days in the Senate chamber.
May 25 report lists charters granted to City Mortgage Company of El Paso with 300000 capital stock and incorporators A B Stewart J F Williams Herman Andreas C H Teague and William H Burges Tyrrell Wilson Investment Company of Beaumont 100000 capital stock with W C Tyrrell J C Wilson and E E Townes The Jenkins Drug Company of Italy 10000 capital stock with F H Jenkins W M Jenkins and C L Jenkins Permits granted to Lone Star Petroleum Company East Orange New Jersey capital stock 50000 Texas headquarters at Beaumont French Battery and Carbon Company Madison Wisconsin capital stock 50000 Texas headquarters at Dallas
The Texas university announces commencement week beginning June 11. The bac calaureate sermon will be delivered by Dr Burris A Jenkins of Linwood Boulevard Christian Church Kansas City Missouri and services on Sunday June 11 will be conducted by Rev Frank Jewett of the Texas Bible chair.
An unidentified Mexican man drowned in the Guadalupe river at Seguin on a twenty-foot rise Tuesday afternoon. He swam to a boat that floated downriver and was struck by drift as he returned midstream, causing the boat to capsize. The body remains unrecovered, with officials noting he likely became trapped beneath drift and debris.
The National Security League will hold a conference in Knoxville Tennessee on May 27 with invitations sent across the South urging other cities to participate.
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