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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1916
Page
3
Vitalitas will not perform miracles yet many tests report marvelous results including relief and cures in chronic cases where others fail. It is said to cleanse the system by dissolving poisons and invig orate organs through its mineral properties. Sold by all druggists and recommended for indigestion rheumatism biliousness nervous debility and liver kidney and blood disorders.
District Attorney Linden filed two injunction suits in the Thirty seventh District Court to restrain two alleged disorderly houses on the South Loop. Judge Anderson issued a temporary restraining order and set a hearing for 11 o’clock Saturday. Officials say complaints signaled rowdy conduct and speeders alarming residents, with two deputy sheriffs appointed to enforce highway laws and arrest more than twenty violators.
Bruce Teagarden son of W B Teagarden division attorney for G H S A railway is in P and hospital with a fractured nose and dislocated shoulder after a cow struck their railroad motor car Thursday. He was returning from Carrizo Springs en route to Asherton when near Asherton Junction the machine hit the cow and threw him. He was brought to San Antonio for care.
A back door conversation reveals a man who says he once had wealth and constant travel. He explains that his wife kept him moving from Newport to Palm Beach and Europe, spending all they had until money ran out. He says the urge to travel lingered and led him to tramp.
Officials back a ten year free haul of four car loads of city garbage daily by Katy railroad. Commissioner Lambert would site the plant outside city limits, abandon the Rock Quarry park dump, and use four loading stations across the city. Bond funds of 1913 cover initial construction. plan may scale to one large incinerator if approved.
An open letter in The Rio Grande Rattler praises Colonel Harry L. Rogers chief quartermaster of the Southern Department for his efficiency in supplying troops. The piece notes Rogers’ prompt telegrams and relief of red tape, affirming he has done everything possible for the comfort and welfare of the troops despite occasional delays.
Several groups of elegant brassieres originally priced from 3 to 4 dollars are reduced to 1.95 dollars. The bundles include all sizes from 34 to 52 with complete range available. Third Floor.
Advertises 54 by 90 inch school sheets in single bed size with stout hems and good serviceable quality. Mentions prices 65c and 59c grades, available on second floor.
Fine undergarment nainsook bolts offered at 1.98 dollars for ten yards, priced regularly at 2.25 dollars. Forty inch width, splendid quality, second floor location.
A brief newspaper ad lists prices for personal care items including 10c packages of 20 Mule Team Borax at 6 cents, 19c tubes of Sanital Tooth Paste at 15 cents, 25c packages of Mavis Talcum at 19 cents, Woodbury's Facial Soap at 17 cents, and 39c La Blache Face Powder at 33 cents, location noted as First Floor.
Purred as durable and beautiful silk and wool poplin forty inch fabric priced at 1.25 per yard. Available in blues plum wisteria browns reds grays and greens on the second floor for dressmaking and tailor suits.
A description of elegant millinery detailing fur plume guinea feathers ribbons roses jet ornaments and feathers. The passage outlines simple yet effective trimmings used to decorate hats in a refined style.
The Rattler extols Colonel Rogers as a bold, modern leader of the Southern Department, calling him a "Big Man" who rejects worn rules and outdated customs. The endorsement emphasizes deeds over words and foresees effective performance as quartermaster.
J B Eddleman arrives from Comfort Texas as the new Brackenridge park golf links manager. He meets the citizens golf committee to draft etiquette rules for a meeting next week and expects hundreds to enter the big tournament opening September 23. Eddleman is not a professional but is a skilled player with years of experience.
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