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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1915
Page
5
The Duchessa d Aosta Society of young Italian girls in the city invites the public to attend the Indoor circus at 221 225 West Commerce Street. The event supports earthquake relief in July with the Wortham Miller Shows assisting. Calliope tunes play daily from 4 to 6 and 8 to 9.
An advertisement promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safer alternative to calomel. It markets the product as a gentle liver cleanser, promising improved digestion, energy, and regular bowels, while warning calomel poisons or sickens. The piece urges readers to buy a bottle with a money back guarantee from druggists or dealers.
The San Antonio baseball club reports a growing lineup as Cap Leidy arrays the infield. Key candidates include McCuller for first base, Knaupp for second, Haleni for short, and McClelland for third, with Harbison seeking a berth and additions from Des Moines and Chestertown discussed. Cap Leidy faces choices as coach Thomas weighs duties while Montgomery and other clubs hold potential players.
Local brief notes a chicken theft in San Antonio with details of the incident and reports a police contact. Also mentions a fruit dealer fined for noncompliance with notices and an upcoming music ball at Murner's Hall with local civic ads and community notices.
A garbled catalog of real estate transfers records numerous deeds, parcels and prices. Transactions include Dobbs to Charles J. Jornal for 5.5 acres on Isom Road at 2000, and multiple transfers in Crosby Spafford and surrounding blocks with prices from 10 to 2900 dollars, various lot numbers, and notes on deeds and notes. Many entries list grantees, grantors, parcel locations, and consideration amounts in a dense, OCR-damaged ledger style.
A verbose account extols the grass doctor and the field agronomist Professors Scribner and Leribner. It traces the role of agronomists, the first U S Bureau of Agronomy, and the global and exhibition work under the Department of Agriculture including notable honors from France and multiple international exhibits.
An old time medicinal ad extols Musterole as a clean white salve made from mustard oil. It promises relief for sore muscles stiff joints and back pain with a cooling afterglow and blister free application. The copy touts uses from sore throats to colds and even pneumonia prevention with claims of hospital grade quality and price around 2.40 per jar.
W H Powell a wealthy Chicago contractor warns San Antonio must abolish dust and continue its greeting program to attract more tourists. Powell and family left for Hot Springs after a brief visit. he says the winter climate here cannot be matched elsewhere in the United States and notes the city has made notable progress in nine years since his first visit.
In Fort Worth Texas a group of men and property owners filed for an injunction to block enforcement of a new regulatory ordinance. The request asks suspension of the law until a referendum election can be held, likely on April 18.
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