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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1916
Page
1
A newspaper brief urges readers to avoid crowds and sneeze nearby dangers and to boost health with a purported natural tonic. It touts Vitalstas as a quick fix to increase vitality, liver activity, and overall vigor, claiming it cures indigestion biliousness rheumatism and similar ills. The ad promotes Summer's Drug Store as the seller with broad availability.
Major Buell reports a powerful cold front shifting through the nation with San Antonio near 28 degrees and possible low of 20. Wind gusts and freezing temps extend to the coast while snow and sleet blanket the East and Midwest.
A defective ad describes Hamburg tea known as Flamburger Brust Thee as a folk cold remedy. It instructs boiling water, steeping a teaspoon of tea, then drinking a cup to relieve congestion and flu symptoms. The text touts it as inexpensive and vegetable with no harm.
A powerful storm moved rapidly eastward Tuesday night, centered over the Missouri Valley, bringing generally cloudy weather with snow and rain across the northwest and elsewhere. The system stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific, with the southwest spared, and a cold wave is expected to arrive in the next several days.
ZERO IX THE VHANDET reports the Panhandle region in deep cold with temperatures around 20 degrees below zero typical for the season and livestock losses feared if the snap lasts. The norther extends toward the Gulf as Chicago records a storm leaving one dead and many minor injuries in its wake.
John Crank, 68, was found frozen to death after leaving home on an errand in St Joseph Massachusetts. In Omaha Nebraska, January 17 marks the twenty eighth anniversary of a historic blizzard that killed many people and stock as temperatures plummeted and heavy snow fell. Rail and streetcar service were disrupted and electrical wires failed during the storm.
Smoggy conditions and cold snaps sweep Southern California as temperatures drop. Officials note limited damage from recent frosts, with San Bernardino reporting 24 degrees above zero and lingering moisture aiding orchards.
Temperatures plunged across the region with readings dropping as much as sixty degrees in twelve hours. Fifteen degrees reported in one town while Wichita Falls saw eight degrees above zero despite recent rain and freezing conditions. Doctors warn the cold may curb an influenza outbreak as weather intensifies across Barstow and surrounding plains country.
A Senate resolution urges Carranza to protect American lives in Mexico and to intervene against bandits in northern Mexico. It calls for U S intervention if needed, cites Monterey and Chihuahua incidents, and notes officials aim to prevent further American casualties while awaiting official reports.
A testimonial for Plant Juice extols its health benefits claiming it cures stomach trouble and digestion issues. Robert Warrison of Detroit attests relief after one week of use saying it is worth its weight in gold and recommends it to friends. San Antonio distributor details are provided.
Statement by Stone of the foreign relations committee voices sympathy with Wallinger’s call for action. He supports permanent steps to protect Americans in Mexico and argues punishment should follow those responsible. Senator Gajl Maye and others refrain from criticizing the government while urging protection of life and property in Mexico.
Protesters in Washington demand action after an armed band killed Armenian workers on a train near San Yeahel fifty miles from Chihuahua City. Ninteen of twenty foreigners on the train were killed. Thomas M. Holmes survived. Carranza authorities censored details. U.S. officials and mining men reacted with calls for full satisfaction from the Mexican government.
The ad claims a home remedy cures dandruff by applying a scent to the scalp but the text devolves into chaotic reporting of Mexican conflict. It references General Manuel Medina and Villa forces near Madera Chihuahua with killings, arrests, and troop movements toward the border.
Hollth to investigate the alleged killing of nineteen American workers by Mexican bandits at the Cust huirachic Mining Company near Fil Paso. Names Watson and Wallace appear among the dead. Watson previously resided in Abielsi man.
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