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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1915
Page
11
Fragmented OCR text describes a social event with mentions of New York, Adolphe Desjardins, and a hotel in Philadelphia. It includes dialogue about shoes, echoes, and college students, with disjointed names and places. overall, it reads as a garbled reminiscence of a night involving travelers and guests.
Chicago financiers led by La Salle Street capitalists praise the Hamilton Swain tract’s gas and oil strike nine miles south of town. Dr. Stringfield and Mr. Barber report a deep, high pressure gas show and plan quick tests as operators push for a major well. With gas at 340 pounds rock pressure, experts expect substantial output while Chicago and New York money back the venture for rapid development.
Detectives recovered minor articles from a prisoner's home identified as stolen from downtown. Local ads note thefts of groceries and horses, a fire rescue, a Christmas event at First Presbyterian Church, and public notices of court adjournments.
An old time home-made cough remedy touts Pine extract mixed with sugar syrup to treat coughs, throat and chest colds, bronchitis, asthma, hoarseness, and croup. Claims promise rapid relief in hours and note Pine-Quinine benefits, urging readers to buy Pinex based products through drug stores.
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