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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1915
Page
8
A scrambled OCR style list shows license numbers and names such as W937 and 6099, with multiple garbled entries including person names, places, and vehicle identifiers. The fragment resembles a public licensing ledger with various district or state references and partial addresses.
A longstanding herbal remedy, Vinkhem Vegetable Compound, is claimed to restore women to health after years of backache headaches nervousness and irritability. The article credits forty years of success in controlling diseases of women and notes merit as a basis for trust in the treatment.
Opening services at St Marks marked the start of the synod with Bishop Anderson preaching the opening sermon. The session scheduled treasurer reports, committee work, and missionary planning as the group gathered from multiple states, with a procession and public welcome extending to St Mark's parish.
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century note describes a home remedy claiming to darken hair and cover gray. It mentions mixed compounds, applying with a sponge or brush, and that the hair becomes darker and thicker, supposedly making a person look years younger.
A garbled OCR tale describes jitney service gaining popularity in San Antonio with youths and riders watching. A boy sees great prospects as a rider hurries along Insistently toward Mobstoy and Bt 8 streets. The piece notes a rumor of rapid service and a driver being questioned, with the scene shifting to a street corner crossing.
A brief local notice reports marriage licenses issued in our area with names and dates unclear due to partial OCR. The readable fragments indicate license actions and the parties involved, without full details.
The article notes Examinations to start Friday at the Main Street school with a schedule indicating midwinter graduates and a large class expected. It mentions a ceremonial reception and several events surrounding the school’s graduation week, including a church service and community gatherings.
Fragmentary OCR lists silk fabrics with prices from $1.19 to $2.50 and mentions 40 inch silks. It includes stray terms Latins Meteor Salts Crepes and unclear references to fabrics, colors, and trades, with scattered stray figures.
AV models assign SP at Sh and S4 to SIO models in a late halt, with VWied Fluar noted in the discharge.
A garbled sale notice lists dress woolens priced at 69 cents per yard for ranges of 1.00 to 1.50. The fragment mentions 42 inch widths, fabric types like wool passah and whipeeredhs, with references to rexvdar 27 and SHAQ Wress womlens at 8 cents. The text is unclear but indicates a fabric sale with low prices and various fabric descriptions.
A fragmented listing notes table linens and napkins for sale with items described as damaged or soiled. Some pieces are nearly new, others oily or stained, with portions missing or worn. Fossil-like handwriting suggests a local auction or classified notice.
Obituary items list Senry Sleuving a 34 year old German native who lived in Bexar County over fifty years and died at home on the Bumdera road. surviving siblings listed. funeral details including Trinity Lutheran Church and local cemetery. Also reports death of Farnsworth, 2 years old, son of Mr and Mrs Farnsworth. J Connor, 42, formerly of San Antonio, dies in Denver apartments. funeral arrangements and interment details. Additional notices for St Craig death and church services, with funeral at L. Waters Undertaking Company and St Mary’s Cemetery.
A vintage remedy claims to open nasal passages and relieve catarrh by cleansing the airways. It promises free breathing, improved scent and scent-related relief, with a medicated formula that penetrates each air passage to ease congestion and offer fragrant comfort.
The article notes interment details and a funeral plan connected to the Cash Plan offered by Pearch-Robinson Undertaking Co. in Crockett. It mentions an auto ambulance service and remodeling stage, with reference to a forthcoming transport and a probable flight by a Miss Marjorie Brinson, an air pilot.
Miss Katherine Stinson flew three flights in her Wright biplane from the Houston maneuver Tuesday evening. Weather conditions favor a series of afternoon flights, with Miss Stinson and sister Miss Marjorie Stinson planning further demonstrations after a dry morning trial.
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