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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1916
Page
5
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item recalls a feud related death of Jiggs while traveling in Kentucky. The exchange notes that his ride in a cheap car was linked to the killing, reflecting a grim warning about travel dangers.
Rev William Bertrand Stevens Ph D rector of St Ann s Church New York has been called by St Mark s Episcopal Church San Antonio and may arrive in early 1917 Negotiations followed his visit with vestry and congregation He holds degrees from Bates Columbia Cambridge Theological School and New York University He has taught art history worked with the Bureau of University Travel and traveled in Europe He is married with three children and is active in religious education A vestry meeting will be held at the parish house Tuesday evening
A New Oxford physician in the New Oxford Times says deep breathing has limited value for increasing blood oxygen. He explains lungs regulate oxygen use, cannot raise blood oxygen, and that its main benefit is improved circulation warming extremities. Also notes UK wage gap: British women earn about 72 percent of men's wages.
Henry A. Voehl of Plainfield New Jersey recounts helping a close friend with a sprained ankle. The leg turned black but after using Sloan's Liniment daily the ankle improved in three days and the friend was working in four. Sloan's Liniment is sold in drug stores 25c 50c and 1.
Suffrage activists met at the Colonial Tea Room to discuss winter plans for the Suffrage Special and to gather input from executive, advisory board members and society members. President Mrs. James M. Young emphasized extending the outreach, with rural districts seen as pivotal to a favorable Texas vote.
Walter Walthall, local Katy representative, was asked to collect San Antonio pictures and data from the Chamber of Commerce for the backs of Missouri Kansas Texas menu cards. The push follows recent letters from local merchants and mirrors a previous Dayton Ohio publicity trend on railroad menus.
A 7s year old soldier was arrested for burglary after rifling the cash drawer at Casseb grocery. He admitted guilt saying money was needed badly. He described climbing a tele phone pole to the roof, breaking a sky light, and taking a Brazilian dollar from the cash drawer after opening the cash register at Grand Central Meat Market.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians will meet Wednesday at 8 o'clock in St. Mary's auditorium with Camp Wilson visitors invited and a report from delegates who attended the state convention in Waco on October 22. Also noted are real estate loan offers, building plan discussions for the Main Avenue high school project, a Navy move to 406 St Marys, and reports of thefts in the city.
A Lakeport New Hampshire testimonial claims a weak eight year old girl recovered strength and appetite after taking Vinol. The ad cites beef and cod liver peptones iron and manganese as key ingredients and lists multiple Texas druggists and stores carrying Vinol.
A mix of ads and notices reports a stove fire limited damage, a false alarm at Avenue C and Ninth, and a late court case over a billboard permit. Also listed are poll tax figures for October 1916, dental practice resumes, a Halloween dance, a Jersey cow feed price rise, and a postponed civil service exam for a San Antonio arsenal position.
The late Sir Robert Bail, famed astronomer and humorist, joked to a Stratford landlady that in 25 000 000 years all things return to their original state and they will dine again. She retorted that 26 000 000 years ago he left without paying, so settle today to be trusted for this meal.
A passerby offers help to a downed angler in a humorous exchange. The angler retorts sarcastically that the sweat is not from exertion, suggesting a lighthearted street scene during a passing show.
A majority of service car drivers near Camp Wilson have set fixed prices for rides to the quadrangle and to town. Passengers will pay five cents per trip to the quadrangle or post entrance and ten cents to town. The agreement, endorsed by General Funston and General Greene, aims to avoid army motor truck operation and soldier delays.
The article notes prices for rides to and from camp range from a nickel to a dollar depending on customer need and urgency, reflecting flexible early transport rates.
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a valuable general tonic containing quinine and iron. The ad promotes it as the standard remedy and notes a 50 cent price.
Notice promotes a rent advertising plan offering 15 words for 11 days including two Sundays for 1 dollar starting on a Thursday.
Mrs. Chas Rietz of Allen Mills Pennsylvania says she has used Foley's Honey and Tar for eleven years and would not be without it. The preparation relieves hoarseness tickling throat bronchial coughs and congested membranes and promotes restful sleep without opiates for both adults and children.
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