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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1916
Page
3
The Texas railroad commission announced decisions on September and October hearings but did not rule on the key issue of reducing cotton rates to Texas ports to preserve the ten cent differential to New Orleans. The panel ordered further action on the matter.
The commission approved an interlocking device at a Houston crossing but exempted the Houston & Henderson railroad. It also granted rail car and facility proposals including refrigerator cars for ice, new waiting rooms for Katy, depot facilities for Santa Fe, stock pens for Texas Pacific, and in transit milling for logs from Cotton Belt to Lufkin and Alto. A Sap track relocation and abandonment of Bellaire Junction and Wledgett were approved in principle pending legal points.
The Harlandale Baths are now open with new management and attendants praised for their expertise and courtesy. Tr. 3744.
A vintage advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as a sprayable antiseptic cream to clear nasal passages. It claims quick relief from catarrh and colds, easing headaches, snuffling, and breathing difficulties by soothing inflamed nasal membranes.
Captain Joe A. Owen state superintendent of public buildings and grounds is reported to have taken a turn for the worse at Lenton Infirmary after an operation that led to the amputation of his right foot. He had shown some improvement but deteriorated again. His two sons from Galveston are with him.
Indigent claim of backache relief credited to Foley Kidney Pills. Woman from Etna Green reports severe back pain and urinary trouble improved after a single box. Claims medicine aids backache swollen ankles and rheumatic pains with safe use.
The San Antonio council adopted Mayor Browns plan to retire 723000 of old bonds by September 15 1917 using sinking fund cash and transferred securities. The measure raises the tax rate from 16 to 17 cents for four years and aims to finish the old issue by 1920 while lowering future rates. The meeting featured disputes over refunds to Commissioner Garland and an extra police board proposal with sharp exchanges between Uhr Lambert and Garland.
The advertisement promotes Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a herbal remedy for kidney and bladder troubles. It claims to heal and strengthen kidneys with a gentle effect, urging readers to try a bottle or request a sample by sending ten cents to the company in Binghamton, N Y, noting the San Antonio Light.
A self treatment plan claims catarrhal deafness and head noises arise from a catarrhal poison. It promotes Parmint Double Strength with hot water and sugar, dosed four times daily, promising relief and restored hearing, plus cure for loss of smell and throat mucus.
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