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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1915
Page
5
A San Francisco talk at the Panama-Pacific Exposition warned that cheaper fruit grades and fancy labels mislead buyers. Dr Primibine argued many packaged foods lack nutrition, and heat processing destroys vitamins. The discussion linked low-nutrition to Pellagra and warned against deceptive labeling.
The Austin city council adopted a jitney ordinance effective Wednesday requiring drivers to carry licenses and pay a two dollar fee. Owners must pay an annual occupation tax of thirty dollars and post a nine thousand five hundred dollar bond. The measure, challenged as unconstitutional, may head to higher courts amid conflicts with state appellate rulings.
A Danish government loan of 740,609 kroner at 4 percent failed to secure public backing. The program, tied to a national program, faced withdrawal risk as banks and guarantors encountered issues. The premier warned the economy could suffer from the collapse, with concerns over repayments and interbank concerns amid uncertain ventures.
An old advertisement warns against calomel as a bile remedy and promotes Hodgson's Liver Tone as a safe, all-vegetable alternative. It claims calomel is Mercury and dangerous, touts a 61 cent bottle, and guarantees a restored, vigorous liver by morning, with promises for the whole family.
A historical excerpt discusses how Jewish Americans prefer the term Jewish Americans over other labels. It quotes Col Kah arguing Jews are not separate from America but equally entitled to national citizenship. The piece reflects debates on identity and rightful belonging within the broader American nation.
Austin August 2 The Texas State Farmers Institute will restrict free rail passes for delegates. Delegates must prove attendance at sessions to receive a free round trip pass. Passes may be issued overnight but only usable if the holder shows participation in the institute program. District officials and business leaders have raised concerns prompting the move.
A charity event in San Gayden featured German songs and tableaux to raise funds for the German Red Cross. About 1500 people attended, including many German Americans, with proceeds aiding relief efforts abroad and locally.
Event featured Germanist and Columbia groups under entwined flags of America and Germany. Performances included a German language program with songs Die Wehrmacht am Rhein and The Star Spangled Banner, plus moving pictures of fighting in German trenches.
Austin Aug 2 State Fire Marshal Wallace Ingush of the state fire insurance commission reports 68 000 fires since December 19 1910 with 58 000 cases preventing. Of 2700 reports mercantile risks show 14 872 fires preventable while 6480 are preventable in dwellings and outbuildings. Proportions imply 73.6 percent preventable across mercantile risks and 86.1 percent in dwellings.
Berlin dispatch reports a new German battle cruiser launched at Wilhelmshaven and christened by imperial order as Von Hindenburg. The ship, 23,000 tons, was laid down in July 992 and was to be completed in 19 a. The event occurred amid German naval ambitions and announcements from Berlin.
A defiant anti monopoly appeal urges investors to back the Uncle Sam Oil Company amid claims of corruption and political power shaping the oil industry. The note touts Osage Nation lands, refineries, and pipeline assets as backing, promising large dividends and rapid profit for early buyers while denouncing combines and trust abuse.
Jeck Higgard a 42 year old local operator from Coahula Mexico and long time worker nearby was found dead with a gunshot wound to the chest on the Medina River banks near Ven Onruy Texas shortly after two oclock Sunday afternoon. He had come to San Antonio two months earlier with his wife and daughter. two Mexicans and a driver accompanied him on the trip from Me dina county. He had been in ill health and had driven to the river for business. The body was brought to the city by the Shelley Loring Company. He had worked as an operator near Esperanzas Coahuila for nearly two years. The Mexican revolution had led him to be asked for tribute by various leaders and then collected until his estate was exhausted.
San Antonio highway enthusiasts plan a sight seeing trip to locate a bir loop for winter tourists. A 450 mile route will cover El Boerne Fredericksburg Brady and San Angelo among prints visited. The group will depart August 12 and return August 29 with several people already signed up.
An obituary notice from the United Confederate Veterans describes a memorial gathering for a deceased comrade at the San Plog camp in Cah Priday night. The American veterans group will hold a vigil and assemble at the camp with attendees from the local confederate veterans chapter.
A telegram from Monserrate indicates she will leave San Diego with her husband’s body on Sunday and arrive here by Wednesday night or Thursday morning. The funeral is expected to be held Friday after the body’s arrival.
Back yard farms in Fayette county earned vegetables valued at 410 859 raised by workers at two H Prick Cole Company plants. At the Leisenring plant only two of 165 yards were not cultivated as officials completed the annual prize awards. In Austin Texas a Sheet Metal Workers Union meeting endorsed Sunday motion pictures and a referendum on Sunday amusements will be held by the Austin Trades Council.
Eagle Pass Texas August 4 The Light now arrives via a new auto route, arriving hours ahead of other papers and serving a region long cut off by poor railway mail service. The paper claims to practically monopolize the daily field and highlights its importance to readers in the area.
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