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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1916
Page
8
Railroads in the United States will impose new demurrage charges December 1 to curb freight car shortages. Shippers face 2 to 3 dollars per day after 48 hours, with escalating rates for successive days up to a cap. San Antonio shippers protested, citing market needs and storage issues.
Fragmented notice reports a halted withdrawal agreement linked to Cabrera amid confusion over a torpedo signer and a British official. The piece references Thomas H. Hobler and a foreign minister named Aguilar amid unclear government communications and lingering questions.
Members of the Christmas Cheer committee met Tuesday morning at Mrs. J. J. Stevens's residence, president. The gathering was informal with no definite action on start time. In previous five years the association has sent Christmas baskets to the poor containing groceries and clothing for children.
Former Harris County sheriff Archie Anderson said Tanlac improved his health after years of indigestion gas and fatigue. He described nightly sleep issues and poor appetite before starting the remedy and reported strong results after several weeks, urging others to try it. He recalled his public service and current status as a Houston property owner.
A heavy cold wave from the Rocky Mountains pushes east with freezing temperatures reaching the Mexican border. Lander Wyoming hits 10 below zero while El Paso records 22 above. Sleet and snow affect large areas east of the Mississippi as warnings persist along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts.
Brownsville Texas November 14 Guardsmen from several states push ahead with a national guard exercise described as the largest since border mobilizations. The start is moved to Thursday because cold weather slows preparations though officials report no ill effects and soldiers are cared for.
Kansas City weather report notes no freezing readings last night but record lows for November were established in parts of the Middle West with Nebraska showing two degrees above zero. Officials say the cold spell continues across the region as temperatures dip.
The report notes frigid conditions across central Texas and the southern Mississippi valley with subfreezing readings in several locations. North Platte Nebraska saw two above zero, while Roswell New Mexico and Phoenix Arizona registered unusually cold levels for November. Dallas 23, Amarillo 8 above, Fort Smith 20 complete the list of sharp temperature lows for November 25.
From Utica area reports on November 14 clouds lift to reveal twelve to eighteen inches of snow in the Adirondacks with many lakes frozen. Guides warn winter conditions persist, complicating travel and outdoor activity across the region.
Unusually cold weather floods San Antonio hardware and wood yards with orders. Prices jump as wood rises from seven to thirty seven fifty per cord, awaiting delivery amid car shortages. Auto engines struggle to start while truck gardens fear damage from freezing temps and a storm sweeps across Texas towns.
Ernest Kleiting of Jourdanton Texas was attacked by two white men at 21 oclock Monday night and robbed of a 71 jewel gold water presented to him by Alsecasa county citizens for services. Police chased suspects near the depot but failed to overtake them as Fort Worth recorded a 22 degree night.
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a gentle laxative and liver cleanse. It claims to clear headaches and improve digestion, with effects like clean tongues and sweet breath, and urges mothers to give Cascarets to sick or constipated children.
A fragment notes a girl named in context of a game where she fell with an umpire mentioned in a Boston transcript. The readable text is incomplete and provides no clear outcome or names beyond these hints.
An advertisement promotes Pinex cough syrup claiming rapid relief for dry hoarse or painful coughs and chest colds. It instructs making a larger at home supply by mixing Pinex with sugar syrup to yield a pint, promising better value than store bought options and urging readers to ask their pharmacist for the product.
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