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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1916
Page
5
Rev. Joseph B. Erwin, a prominent Methodist Episcopal Church, South minister aged 70, died in Nashville today. His ministry spanned 46 years.
Mrs J M Gaskill of Etna Green Indiana says severe backache and sharp pains vanished after a single box of Foley Kidney Pills. She attributes urinary trouble as the cause and notes relief from backache swollen ankles and rheumatic pains. A M Fischer endorses the remedy as safe to take with such ailments.
Recruiters seek top rated men in San Antonio for a unique sales proposition. Calls welcomed to learn how eggs and momentum can generate steady earnings. Safe as a government bond.
Troops returning from Eagle Pass will be issued winter garments by the quartermaster corps upon arrival in San Antonio. The First Maryland infantry, due about 8:30 Wednesday, will be supplied in one hour and continue eastward. Additional units from Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, and West Virginia are also mobilized for homeward movement with similar provisions.
Norman Prince, a young American aviator, received the Legion of Honor while on his death bed at a hospital in Geardtmer Vosges. He fought in a major aerial raid, kept his gun in action despite wounds, and died after striking an aerial cable while attempting to land.
Engineers firemen and shopmen of the island’s largest railroad strike for a 25 percent wage raise. Only mail trains operate as the disruption spreads around Porto Rico. Bayonne strikers hold talks with Standa Oil manager to press for wage increases of 20 to 30 percent based on pay bands.
Court martial to assemble at Brussels for the trial of fourteen accused of conspiracy per Rotterdam dispatches. Included is Dr Bull, a wealthy Englishman charged with aiding Edith Cavell's escape by funding a nurse. Dr Bull, once dentist to the Belgian royal family, will be defended with help from US Minister Brand White.
Delegates at the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in St. Louis push efficiency systems and expanded publicity for church propaganda. Rev. James Wise proposed a permanent church publicity commission to reach the public mainly through newspapers and periodicals.
Women face recurring ailments that cause long illness and doctors may offer little help. A simple medicine from roots and herbs, Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, can help restore health and can be bought at the nearest drug store.
Austin Tex Oct 17 The legislative committee of the Texas Good Roads Association chaired by W J Warren of San Antonio met to draft a bill for a state highway commission. The group includes legislators county judges and other road supporters. A Tillotson bill model is expected and Governor Ferguson appears aligned with the plan.
Ad lists Universal Electric Sad Irons from Sam Speir Hardware Co. The promotion promotes electric irons with emphasis on reliability and value. Local hardware retailer showcases these irons as featured household appliances.
Dr W B Collins Texas health officer reports from Albuquerque that doctors see continued progress against tuberculosis and seek a preventive serum, though none exists yet. He notes belief that with proper nourishment and rest 90 percent of cases may be cured if not too advanced and mentions new dormitories at the Tuberculosis Colony in Carlsbad Tom Green county nearing completion.
American consul figures show Paris imported 20,000,000 fewer quarts of wine in August than in 1915, while cider and beer imports rose by about 6,000,000 quarts. The dispatch also notes a meat shortage in Paris and urges frozen meat imports by consumers and others.
An old style advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm to relieve catarrh and nasal congestion. It claims instant air passage opening, soothed mucous membranes, and relief from headaches and dryness after applying a small amount in the nostrils. Reach for a bottle at the druggist.
Major General Frederick Funston Brigadier General Henry A Greene and Brigadier General Hill were guests of honor at a Monday night informal dinner in the Menger Hotel hosted by officers of the Third and Fourth Illinois infantry Nearly one hundred officers attended Capt N B Clinch acted as toast master introduced by Captain Bollinger All three generals responded to toasts This was the second time in a week Funston figured in entertainments by the Illinois regiments in San Antonio Texas
State Senator Claude Hudspeth of El Paso, a holdover, spent the day in Austin with the governor. He will introduce a Senate bill to raise the state ranger force to 80 members, the full legal limit, arguing the rangers are an important branch of Texas law enforcement and aiming to curb wartime theft.
The senator will introduce a measure to appropriate 100000 dollars annually to pay bounties on wolves and other predatory animals including jack rabbits. Hudspeth has pushed similar bills for years and claims these actions reduced predatory animals statewide.
Physicians urge attention to kidneys as filters of poisons and waste. Reduced water intake and heavy foods strain kidneys, causing back pain bladder issues and other signs. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root advertised as a proven remedy. sample offered by mail from Kilmer & Co. in New York referencing Antonio Daily Light.
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