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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1916
Page
3
A dated public service or advertising blurb urges mothers to provide sunlit rooms and proper nutrition, noting the government warning that milk as sold is unfit for human food. It advises nursing as long as possible and gradual weaning to the closest substitute to natural milk.
An older newspaper ad argues against raw cow's milk for infants. It promotes Nestlé's complete powdered formula as safer, claiming it is purified, germ free, and only requires water boiled a minute. The ad offers a free trial package of 12 feedings and a baby care book from Nestle's Food Company.
Today’s Army orders list transfers for Captain G W Packer of the Third Infantry to Fort Slocum and Major Ches F Crain of the Infantry from the University of Wisconsin and Major John K En Pennsylvania National LIEUTEN Wington and One ff Clayton relieving command at a field hospital in the Southern Department. A resignation is noted for Second Lieutenant a C Hield of Minnesota.
A string of visitors with ties to Palestine Laredo Mexico City Fort Worth Houston and El Paso are recorded staying at city hotels including the Menger Gunter and St Anthony. Names include T M Campbell Miss Fannie Camp o Benjamin Cardenas Paul W Avery Fr M Prather G E Dilley E D Grover J S Perry Louise Kes ler W Taylor J G Kilbourne BE C Breton L L Hewlett D J O Keefe W F Browne T H Morrow and J F Taylor among others.
Hallie Butler of Runge and Forrest M. Anderson of Dallas are guests at the Menger. J. T. Lewellen of Dallas and A E Findley of Benavides are registered at the Gunter. Peté Cummings and D K Bowie of Galveston stay at the St Anthony. C Garcia Fuentes of Mexico City registers at the Gunter. L E Barrows of Fort Worth stops at the St Anthony. Dr and Mrs C O Watson of Corpus Christi registered at the Gunter. C DeWitt of Fort Worth stops.
The final form swimming and diving contest of the summer, held at the YWCA pool Thursday, will determine the season's cup. Top scorers were Rosalie Block and Lottie Kingsbury with 38 points each, Margery Mangum 31, and Mrs. R. L. Brandt 23, with others including Francisca Mason Julia Martin and Jean Holland. Events span form swimming and diving disciplines. heated pool possible for winter use if demand exists.
Southern states yet to contribute soldiers face heavy withdrawal as War Department orders most national guard units from border duty to return home. Alabama Georgia West Virginia Florida Mississippi Colorado named for relief, with other states to follow.
A health note urges everyone to begin each day with hot water and lime stone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels. It claims improved digestion appetite and overall vitality and promotes a quarter pound purchase as a cost effective solution for constipation biliousness and pale complexions.
Quartermaster officers conducted an experiment to speed troop movement by unloading field packs from trucks while the men walked the full distance. The method aimed to hasten travel without reducing load carriage.
The 1916 Barnum & Bailey parade, debuting October 14, represents a $1,000,000 investment and a global design effort. Artists from around the world crafted elaborate wagons, tableaux, and gilded details, featuring a traveling zoo and 480+ performers across three rings and aerial acts.
Mother Mary Emerentiana, leader of the Vincentian Sisters of Charity, renounces allegiance to Emperor Francis Joseph and applies for American citizenship in Federal court. Thirty other sisters of the Austro-Hungarian teaching order expected to follow this week.
Three Piece Sets priced at 1.39 include one bath towel and two wash cloths with crochet edges. Five Piece Sets 2.98 add mat and towels with monogram spaces. Seven Piece Sets 3.50 comprise mat towels towels guest towels and wash cloths. Wash cloths 25 cents each. Novelty bath towels with matching cloths offered in shades and patterns at 50 65 89 and 1 for towels and 10 12 14 15 and 20 cents for cloths. (Second Floor).
Washington reports the farm loan board will hold a Texas hearing in San Antonio between November 20 and 25 during its southern swing. Fort Worth pressures may add a stop on the return. San Antonio chosen for its location between New Orleans and Arizona and New Mexico points.
The Department of Agriculture will distribute practical forms of official cotton standards to county agents in cotton regions. The goal is to educate growers on grading, encourage exact classification, and reduce reliance on approximate grades used in gin, street, and warehouse sales. Detectives Long and Carver were accused of attempting to rob George Buck of Praeger Hardware. Buck reported being forced to a dark side street, but the suspects fled and were later arrested after Buck identified them.
Two young white men aged 19 and 21 were arrested Tuesday afternoon by City police on charges of attempted highway robbery. Authorities described the suspects as the men alleged to have staged the crime on a city road, with investigation continuing to identify accomplices and motive.
The El Paso Herald argues public schools should focus on fundamentals to improve spelling punctuation and math. It laments diversions in schools that leave students with only shallow knowledge and calls for a partial return to strong mental training.
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