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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1915
Page
1
A garbled 1920s field note describes Jack Crenshaw of Birminellm Alo promoting Vitalltan tonic for chronic indigestion and general stomach ailments. He pledges personal testimony as a believer, urging readers to try the product and noting local interest amid broader political tensions.
Fragmentary report describes Yvilla and its beaten army departing Aguascales. It mentions wartime famine, political action, and unclear references to Mexico and southern regions. The readable text is incomplete, but hints at a decisive peace push and continuing turmoil.
In Galveston and across Texas, reports describe the remedying of cattle movement restrictions under Constitutionalists and the shifting front lines near Vera Cruz and Ban Jum de Alo. Messages from Consul Canady and General Carries indicate ongoing disruptions, with scattered passenger stories and two local business notices for Gansby Cope Gin Company and Home Oil Company, all reflecting a turbulent July period in Mexican and Texan affairs.
Washington reports a proposed act to shield U S dye manufacturers from foreign competition after World War I. The effort, pushed by the Department of Commerce and Federal Trade Commission, aims to revive domestic dye output and curb adulterated imports through new regulatory measures and possible congressional action.
Atlantic City article reports a national Prohibition push with resolutions urging Congress to submit the question to state legislatures for ratification. It notes a cross-country tour by Rev Howard H Russell and Anti-Saloon League support, claiming broad public backing and that 18 states already have or will have prohibitory laws, affecting tens of millions.
A garbled 19th or early 20th century advertisement touts calomel as a liver purifier. It claims cleansing the bowels cures bilious feelings and uses exaggerated language to sell a tonic with dubious efficacy and safety warnings. The passage blends chaotic phrases and skewed marketing hype about health tonics and liver products.
At Cambridge England theFresh Air scheme for invalided soldiers was tested at the General Hospital. After six months the hospital reports eleven thousand patients benefited with lower death rates and improved conditions. The program faced wind and sun exposure in south wards but showed a notable reduction in typhoid and spotted fever among the patients.
The Rotary Club event honored native sons from 28 states at Anthony Hall. Anthony Davis served as toastmaster, with speakers from New York to Georgia praising patriotism and the nation as foreign delegations from England Canada Germany and Scotland attended. The luncheon featured a state table display, a speech by O Sprague on regional pride, and an address by John Carrharton discussing The Old South.
A 1903 Florida hurricane left longleaf pines with compression wrinkles on one side, signaling storm damage. Scientists noted the patterns across trees from the same facility and traced the event to a violent storm from the south that year.
A chicken named Roeit, the set hen of Mmil Allesbach, will hobble on a wooden leg after a stump was amputated above the knee. Aleonol anesthetic was used. the operation succeeded and the stump is healing. Allesbach plans a bark-like wooden leg to attach to the stump, aiding the bird’s mobility. A San Antonio Chamber of Commerce delegation spoke to farmers about the cotton warehouse issue, but no local actions were decided.
In a District Court argument Judge Frank Hillyer weighed a motion for a new trial in the Lawson murder case. Lawson, convicted of first degree murder in the shooting of Deputy Sheriff John Nim, faces an affidavit accusing juror misconduct and claims of jury coercion, with alleged food denial and improper influence during deliberations.
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