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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1916
Page
9
Seguin Tex October 10 Seguin welcomes visitors for the thirty second Gebirgs Saenger bund singing societies gathering with several hundred guests in the town for public concerts on the square held morning and afternoon.
An old folks advertisement promotes Cascarets as a gentle natural tonic for the bowels. It claims aging makes bowels less elastic and likens the need to glasses for weak eyes. The copy emphasizes daily use, no harsh physics, and a 10 cent price.
A traffic ordinance amendment to ban dazzling auto lights in San Antonio was passed with exemptions for fire and police vehicles. Lenses must diffuse light or be ground to avoid glare above 42 inches. City Attorney Gillette noted patented lenses may be used but are not required.
The Feast of Sukkos begins Wednesday evening October 11 and runs eight days through Thursday October 12. Observances include services on first and last days, with Hot Hammood labor permitted on intermediate days. The four species are taken on the first days, pulpit adornment with palm myrtle willow and fruits, and booths recalled from biblical times as a harvest and early thanksgiving festival.
The Cotton Belt stockholders met last Saturday in Tyler and elected officers James M. Herbert of St. Louis as president J. W. Everman as vice president and general manager R. D. Cobb as secretary and J. W. Hogan as treasurer. Directors elected include Herbert Morris Greer Everman Lehane Cooper Joiner Garrity Connor with Lehane replacing H E Farrell and Herbert replacing Britton as director.
Advertisement asserts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is a valuable general tonic with tonic properties of iron and qunl nine, priced at 50 cents.
Dr E H Golaz chemist from the Pure Food Department reports from Fort Worth on a dozen trial cases. Six defendants pled guilty while others were deferred. A separate suit seeks an injunction to halt sale of water claimed contaminated by sewage.
William F. McLean and Mrs. Hes ter McMillan Craig married in Corpus Christi yesterday morning. The groom is a conductor for the Gulf Coast line based in Corpus Christi and is well known to Texas travelers.
Judge O A Stubbs and Crystal City officials appeared before the State Board of Education seeking $500 to establish a domestic science department in Crystal City High School. They plan to add a manual training department after domestic science and already have an agriculture department in place.
Frea W. Davis the commissioner of agriculture visited Boerne Fredericksburg and Temple for the Bell county fair at Midway. He reported the fair the most successful ever held in the county with farmers showing prosperity and ample funds.
Corpus Christi leaders headed by Mrs Maggie B Moody plan a campaign to secure the proposed Home for Aged in Corpus Christi. The drive seeks 1000000? Wait. Adjusted: The article notes 77000 in the fund with a goal of 100000 for the structure and outlines the Texas Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star and Dr A C McDaniel of San Antonio as key figures. The piece lists numerous Texas charters issued and local incorporations.
A vintage advertisement encourages readers to mail a cutout with five cents to Foley & Co. Chicago to receive a trial package. It purports Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for bronchial coughs croup and other ailments along with Foley Kidney Pills Cathartic Tablets and related remedies.
Seguin Texas October 10 cotton reached the season’s high with better grade selling a little above 16 1/2 cents. One bale brought $110 plus a further amount from the seed, signaling strong prices in the local market.
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