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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1915
Page
3
Robbers jumped a man on Mason Street near the corner store, grabbing his wallet and $40 in cash. The victim fought back briefly before two masked men fled down the alley, taking the contents and a small amount of change from a passersby.
Fragmentary birth notice lists individuals Ate Te Mey and Te Mey an ek Steion with February date. Mentions Halli dak and San Tet piundtee with partial names and dates. Other readable items include Berane sis atr46 and Juan Caress with associations to Frieawey 08 133.
Subscribing readers are invited to nominate family or friends for the Light's Auto Prize Contest. Subscriptions earn votes, with 6000 or 7000 daily votes possible by carrier or mail, and 1000 votes per daily renewal. Six cars are up for grabs along with multiple other prizes across districts, with nominations due by press Saturday to ensure inclusion.
Fragmentary notice notes city districts and meetings with garbled text. It mentions submission of a list and timetables but provides no clear dates or names. Readers should await a readable official update for precise locations and schedules.
San Antonio's Municipal Band held the third concert in its public series Thursday afternoon at 3 40 o clock. Crowds filled the park and veranda of the Anthony Hotel watched as the program mixed popular music marches and classical pieces with smooth transitions. Director Willen J. Smith has worked with the band on rehearsals and the group will next perform in San Pedro park with patriotic tunes.
Captains and guests entertain at a Lovelock buffet honoring Mrs Anne Benwist of St Louis as Jewish Literary Club hosts annual dance at Turner Hall. Board of Directors meets at 6 30 p m. Woman's Missionary and Mothers clubs plan meetings with chicken supper, while Mrs Selma Borvheres hosts at 260 Mckinley. Mrs Vann travels to Kenedy and Runge. Mr Brown mourns home. Hert School Mothers and Teachers hold a 5 45 p m meeting Friday. Mr and Mrs Potter and Mrs Newloi Tatler plan trips to New Orleans, then California, returning to San Antonio by November 1. Mrs Safford arrives to aid her parents. Mrs Pobha returns from a week-end visit. Cadets plan a Friday evening event. Mu Ku Sigma hosts Saturday at the Gunter. Woman’s Club music program features Italian composers. new officers elected to fill vacancies. Mrs Dunne returns from Austin promoting women’s suffrage.
An old advertisement touts Pape’s Diapensin or Papetisi as a speedy, harmless remedy for indigestion gas sour stomach and dyspepsia. It claims rapid relief from headaches dizziness and nausea when taken after eating, urging households to keep a bottle on hand.
Intrasy a fragmentary item notes a tonic called Groves Tartelass and mentions strengthening the pale and sickly, with scattered references to a mod unit and river, likely an old product or remedy without clear context or full details.
A sequence of five fires caused about 4000 in total losses. The Weir home at Lanis street and Somerset road burned after an explosion of a gasoline stage. The Patterson residence at 408 Belden avenue was destroyed with unknown origin. The Woodward Garbage Company basement blaze on Avenue C damaged property but was contained. Smoke from auto fire and other incidents caused several firefighters to fall ill. efforts limited damage, with substantial property saved elsewhere.
Fragmentary obituary notices list burial permits for individuals aged 78 to 88, with multiple names and scattered dates in February. Mentions hospitals and streets, including San Marcus and Fernando Street, with unclear spellings and partial ages.
Circulars from the Texas Railroad Commission state that effective March 5 shipper claims for damage to goods shipped by rail in Texas will have six months to file. Previously four months was allowed. The change aims to standardize claim periods and allow shippers to seek damages for losses at railroad points in Texas.
An advertisement touts St Taewy's Cure as instant relief for rheumatism and sciatic pain. It claims quick skin tolerance, end to aches, and states the remedy has cured millions, urging readers to quit suffering and trust the product.
Amusements at the Grand opera house feature a pig dep-frative program and a Shakespearean piece "Athelly" from the George Reine Attraction company. The bill includes "The Poor Lily Rich" and "The Fables! Miclent Reunion" with children’s matinee next Saturday. Also presented are "A Pair of Sixes" and performances by Guerra and Carmen, Bruce Morgan and Betty, The Four JeremIe Kings, and many vaudeville acts. The Queen theater showcases multiple acts with Eddie Young, and beginning Sunday Eddie Clarke arrives for a vaudeville engagement with several film reels and a three-reel feature "Mongrel and Master."
An ad promises rapid relief from nasal congestion and catarrh with Big's Cream Baby. By applying a small antiseptic cream in the nostrils, it allegedly penetrates all air passages, soothes inflamed mucous membranes, and offers instant relief from stuffiness and headaches. Enable breathing, claim quicker relief, and urge purchase at the druggist.
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