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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1916
Page
4
Fragmented text promotes hot water washes to purge poisons from the liver, urging a morning drink of hot water and a phosphates remedy as a cure. It fuses medical-sounding jargon with sensational warnings and dubious preventive claims, urging strict diet changes and daily rituals.
A damaged ad recounts a patient’s recovery from kidney trouble using Foley Kidney Pills. The claimant from Hiver Missouri praises the pills for reducing symptoms like dizziness blurred vision and fatigue while promoting strength. Sold by A M Fischer in the local shop.
An old pamphlet style remedy promises quick relief from coughs and bronchitis. It touts Pines extract and sugar syrup to soothe a dry hoarse throat, heal inflamed membranes, and stop phlegm. claims rapid action within hours and suitability for children, with warnings to buy genuine Pines from a druggist.
An informal beauty guide notes a simple shampoo can be made easily at home with hot water and a teaspoon of earthray or similar. It claims to soothe the scalp, remove oil and dirt, leave hair glossy and fluffy, and finish with a pleasant arrangement.
Storms and heavy rains damaged McAllister Tulsa and Hartshorne Oklahoma with rail traffic only lightly disrupted. A tornado near Hartshorne leveled areas, causing extensive destruction and forcing residents to seek shelter in a church. reports describe high winds, fires, and broad impact across multiple counties as crews assess the damage.
Jan 27 heavy rainfall, over seven inches in eight hours, forced hundreds to seek higher ground in M A lest er Wal ister Oxla. No confirmed deaths, but railroads damaged and traffic crippled. City light plant submerged by the load, plunging the area into darkness.
Oklahoma City report states a natural gas main supplying Chandler and the intervening area was broken near Chandler at 9 am. Temperature was 15 degrees above zero. Gas shut off from factories and office buildings as crews divert supply to domestic customers. Repairs uncertain and risk to longer outages.
Reports from North Texas say last night’s rainstorm was the most severe in memory causing damage to fire communications and halting road traffic. A derailment on the Missouri Kansas Texas line near McKinn Greenville left a conductor and three passengers aboard unharmed as service resumes today. In Arkansas, serious blood conditions spread along rivers as storm impact continues.
Flood warnings extend across Arkansas as White River rises over load stages. Bentonville reports 2.80 inches rainfall. Georgetown and Wik In see rising levels. Fort Smith 4.2 feet above flood stage. Darranelle and Little Rock record varied levels. Five families near Watson, Deshi county displaced by floods. Governor Gays requests aid.
A committee led by E. D. Hadry and others from Woodmen of the World camps in Bear County will travel to San Antonio Thursday to attend a general meeting in honor of Sovereign Commander Fraser. Fraser will be hosted at a luncheon, then address the gathering, with a large delegation expected to welcome him. Fraser, longtime Woodmen leader, will later proceed to Omaha after the Texas event.
Snow and rain sweep across the region with temperatures plunging to near zero and below. North Platte Nebraska records eight below, Omaha and Kansas City report subzero readings. rainfall totals range from two to three inches in parts of the area while Fort Worth and Dallas report several inches of prior precipitation.
Pittsburg Kansas reports 59 degrees as springlike weather continues and city health officials urge homesick residents to rest at home to recover from gripe and pneumonia. Meanwhile Eastern Oklahoma floods force suspension of work as heavy rains cause widespread damage and landslides along Susmuges areas.
Washington January 27 debate on Philippine self government continued in the Senate. Chairman Flitehead presented a proposed amendment to admit independence after four years with exceptions. The plan aims for independence for Philippine islands within four years after self rule becomes effective, subject to Congress approval.
Reported efforts across major cities detail Jewish relief day activities in New York and San Francisco with Wilson proclamations guiding aid to European Jewish refugees. Fund drives target millions, donations update and committees pledge substantial commitments, alongside various business incorporations noted from Austin to Dallas.
A quirky ad style note describes a home remedy product named Got Rid of My Gorns With Magic Gets It sold by AcceRlate Every Fehere. The ad mentions Drops of Grist that dry overnight and a supposed direct action marketed by WE. Laprecce & Co. in Chicago.
Members of both houses show strong interest in a proposed full‑length military highway along the Mexico United States border with Canela aid, awaiting a vote after Senator Smoot’s objections. A Border Military Highway Association reorganization names officers and plans to send delegates to Washington to press the project, aiming to protect lives and property and possibly reduce border patrol needs.
The text claims supporters believe the plan now has provisions for materializing their plots. It states Congress will favor the enterprise and provide assistance, as speakers at a meeting expressed. Delegation will push sentiment among lawmakers while in Washington for the boxer military highway project.
Paris January 23 Emile Vandervelde a Belgian cabinet minister learned his Ixelles house was searched by German military authorities. Dispatch says Germans sought documents of an ambush or national character but found nothing. Vandervelde, president of the International Socialist Bureau, attended Hague talks January 6 and opposed directing bureau efforts toward peace.
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