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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1914
Page
12
London reports reveal a covert campaign where reformers hired detectives to infiltrate the suffrage movement. Letters intercepted show spies posing as sympathizers to uncover plans of militant suffragettes, with police and private operatives cited as uncovering the network.
Gary Indiana becomes Model School Town as William Wirt leads United States Steel backed program blending kindergarten through college with trade training and extensive recreation. The Gary system uses specialist teachers, flexible classing, and integrated facilities to tailor learning to each child’s talents, preparing youth for life and work.
An advertisement touts TI L FAXES and PTLZ as cures for aching swollen feet. It claims rapid relief from tender, burning and sore feet with a supposed formula that draws out poison and stops pain. The copy promotes buying a 26 can box for 25 cents at druggists and department stores.
The Gary night schools provide vocational training in trades and domestic science, keeping students in classes after 4 pm. Pupils repair furniture, paint, plumb, and assemble school goods while evening programs attract workers, dancers, and lecturers, making the schools a vital public service.
April 25 report notes renewed interest in Waterloo battlefield relics with ships delivering bullets from the Balkan fronts. A hundred ton cargo of bullets arrived at Marseille aboard the Chimes and a few other vessels unloaded smaller shipments to meet steady tourist demand.
In New York City a wave of petty graft hits the wholesale trade as buyers press for favors and commissions. A tale of a lace ring incident exposes how buyers sidestep sales staff, with shipments and returns illustrating improvised leverage. Meanwhile a sensational note links Ike Meyers to Steve Brodie and a trend of publicity stunts. The piece also sketches a radical feminist alliance plan to build a twelve story apartment with entirely outsourced household tasks managed from basement facilities.
Fraudulent health ad text urges readers to drink four ounces Jad Salts daily to cleanse kidneys. It references uric acid, pains, and various symptoms while promoting a grape and lemon juice salt mixture as a cure. The piece imitates a medical warning voice to sell a product.
The readable lines describe a promoter remarking on efforts to boost appetite and vitality using a tonic. Mentions of a woman, washing, and love calculations appear as garbled marketing prose. The passage references a tonic claimed to improve digestion and appetite, with dubious health claims embedded in the text.
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