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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1916
Page
5
Char tered: Texhoma Oil and Gas Company of Wichita Falls with capital stock of $192,000. Incorporators are A. W. Walker W. B. Hamilton and H. M. Russell.
Zemo offered by druggists for 25 cents with a large bottle at 1.00. Claims to stop burning and itching rapidly and remove pimples, blackheads, rash, and eczema. Describes Zemo as easy to apply, non staining, and dependable for skin troubles from Cleveland.
President Wilson signed the Army appropriation law directing $13 million for aviation. The first reserve includes twelve Curtiss 160 hp airplanes with spare parts. preliminary plans mount a third aero squadron at Fort Sam Houston and a fourth to follow. Fort Sill will host a lighter‑than‑air unit for captive balloons with about four officers and eighty enlisted men.
An old time health column urges drinking a glass of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate before breakfast to cleanse the digestive organs, purify the body, and prevent toxins. It emphasizes internal bathing similar to external washing and promotes long term use for vitality.
Advice warns against alkaline soaps that dry the scalp and brittle hair. Recommends plain cocoanut oil as a greaseless, cheap alternative available at drug stores. Moisturizes hair with a teaspoon full, yields rich lather, cleanses, rinses easily, and leaves hair soft, bright, and easy to manage. It also removes dust dirt and dandruff.
Experiments at Mineola Long Island air field drop various bombs from aircraft to test bomb types and discharging devices. Lieutenant Colonel Colden L H Ruggles from ordnance, Major Alston Hamilton from coast artillery, and Major George G Gatley from Third Field Artillery observe the tests as six to seven officers are assigned to the course.
Mrs. J. B. Pagel through local attorneys Dougherty and Dougherty seeks $60,000 in damages from Texas Southern Electric Company after the death of Mr. Pagel who died instantly when he contacted a highly charged guy wire in Beeville Texas.
A compact reflection on taking time to verify before proceeding as drivers pause under a traffic officer’s command. The line emphasizes caution and thoughtful action over rushing forward.
A three cornered battle over General Trevino’s fortune began in Seventy third District Court with an appeal from Probate Judge Davis’s appointment of E O C Ord as guardian to Geronimo Trevino Jr. Ord argues guardian status and kinship while Mrs Trevino and Pablo Burchard contest.
About 150 friends and relatives attended the fifteenth anniversary celebration for Mr. and Mrs. John M. Garza at their home on 233 Ynde street. A banquet followed by musical and dancing acts featured Mr. Garza, chief inspector of the city health department, and a long list of attendees.
The Coca Cola Company of Atlanta filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission alleging a 50 percent rate increase by 54 railroads in the western classification territory. The complaint claims carriers reclassified the product to higher rates and asks for suspension of the advance.
Edward S. Wertz, a United States attorney for Northern Ohio at Cleveland, has been selected by President Wilson for appointment as United States district judge of the Northern Ohio district to succeed John H. Clarke who recently became an associate justice of the Supreme Court.
A fire nearly destroyed the broom factory inside the Jefferson City penitentiary yesterday afternoon. It marks the fifth prison fire in two months with the cause still unknown.
In Billings Montana on September 6 health authorities reported a new outbreak of infantile paralysis on the Crow Indian reservation near Billings. Sixteen new cases were noted by state health officials.
A small bag of unslaked lime was found fastened inside a piano just under the lid to absorb dampness and prevent string rusting. The concealment suggests a cheap moisture-absorbing device used to protect the instrument's strings or interior.
Kingsville, Texas announces the completion of purchasing the waterworks from Texas Southern Electric Company for 30000 dollars. Larger mains will be laid to improve artesian water supply and fire protection. A metered system, an automobile fire engine, and a paid department are planned to reduce insurance costs and match city standards, while TS Electricity builds a brick power house and smoke stack.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable tonic to cure biliousness and constipation. It claims quick relief without salivation or sickness and offers a money back guarantee if no improvement, urging use tonight and for children.
The artesian well reaches 730 feet with a planned 800 feet depth by September 20. The tower is now 80 feet tall and will be 115 feet upon completion.
The Nueces river fifteen miles north of Corpus Christi has surged, covering bottom lands with three feet of water. A freshening in Corpus Christi bay indicates rising tributaries and higher water levels in the region.
Yukon territory reports a narrow three vote majority for prohibition in the first vote. The move aims to abolish the licensed hotel as the sole saloon. mining districts largely favored prohibition while other areas split.
The Panama Canal is near full opening to traffic as two ships have passed through. Nine vessels wait on the Pacific side and ten on the Atlantic side for passage while Earth movement earlier blocked the waterway.
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