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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1915
Page
7
Licenses listed for 72kt Overland with entries Cling to Palit Street. Ford vehicle owner Hottman B D Fi2i Buick owner Joe Cuslnnede at 424 North.
Building permits issued for a new addition at a North Plains property labeled Duratiso and a Sragm dwelling with value listed at $1890. John Brown received a permit for a shed and avnioxs at Tenth Mi?ect for $800.
Health department moves to remove weeds from delinquent lots citing noncompliance. Owners get ten days to act before the city clears properties and levies costs against the parcels. City hopes to build a weedless San Antonio within weeks as crews target private vacant lots after deadlines expire.
Real estate transfer notices list parcels near Furves So 83 and surrounding area with prices around $130. The fragmentary item references Frate Neentana and Semaine Vih meres as parties, indicating transfers or filings, but details are incomplete.
An old advertisement touts Dadsdar's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to dangerous calomel. It claims calomel is mercury that harms the liver and bowels, causing sickness, tooth loss, and cramps. The pitch extols Liver Tone as gentle, harmless, and effective, promising morning vitality and regular bowels with no salivation.
The article portrays General Alexeleft at the helm in a northern theater, emphasizing simplicity in command and restraint in the German and Russian fronts. It notes a calm, orderly headquarters at Ye Tile Lullshetty, with a staff of 38 and a quiet, unassuming general aged about 68, regarded as having the sharpest restraint in the Hessian forces.
Corpus Christi residents push for improved highways to attract tourism. Secretary D. EH Col. notes traffic from outside points rising, with about fifty cars daily, potentially over one hundred if the proposed system is built. Economies from travel include per car passenger spending and local revenue from tourism and side trips. Marriage licenses listed follow.
John B. Carrington, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, notes a statewide push for cotton storage warehouses. He says discussions covered warehouse needs, marketing, and administration, with a Houston next year and San Antonio the following year as possible meeting sites.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions several names and terms such as Boer, Shaye, FEMen, FAREED, UMS Wu, Leys Vibe, and AAC SGous, with scattered phrases about an army, humor, and teen topics. The legible content is sparse and lacks clear context or a coherent event.
City health officials announced a program to require licenses for corral operations on the west side. Officials said applications are ready and a 4 percent permit fee will defray costs. The drive accompanies a general cleanup campaign citing improvements and stricter sanitary standards.
A pre war map by Sewer Engineer Ervin details old and new sewer lines, showing 120 miles of old sewers and 6.7 miles of new ones with dark and dotted markings. It outlines costs per foot, estimates for expansion, and a proposed bond issue to fund a comprehensive system.
Fragmented obituary notices report Frankin Franke age 2 residing Tadley Ohis died Monday morning at West Summit avenue apartment. Survived by widow Maree brothers Juin W redd Samuel Cttranks of Pindlis Ohio. daughter Miss Sadie. The baby to be sent Hindley interment. Also Mrs. Jonise Schneider 69 died at home 221 Lamar Street San Antonio resident 22 years with two sons Fenty J Schneider Port Juna Ore and Charles Schneider City. two daughters Mrs. De Trinkle and Mrs. Louise Miller Galveston. Funeral Monday 2 o'clock interment Cemetery No. 4. Reverend Jul Hartmann of St John Lutheran Church to officiate. Funeral of Walter E. Bell railroad fireman killed in Santa Rita NM to be held 8 oclock Monday from Riebe Todemaking Company chapel. Interment Achar Hasonle cemetery. Automobiles by But phones $74. Adv. Pearce Havinson Undertartine Co. 1982.
A string of visitors and arrivals fill the Menger and Gunter hotels with names scattered across Tex Hob. Bay city Tad B R Davie and others from Pennsylvan ia New Jersey Tennessee and Ter. are registered or noted as guests or arrivals. The snippet mentions several localities and travelers staying or passing through, reflecting a bustling hotel scene.
In England the meat shortage deepens as wartime strain tightens breeding stock. Farmers shed breeders to curb costs while prices surge. proposed cures include government permits to slaughter and a crown subsidy to keep herds intact, with the Board of Agriculture weighing options.
Len Steele, aged about 60, was fatally shot at his Gainesville home near Mountain Springs last evening by his son, 20-year-old Wil Steele. The son used a shotgun while the father fired a revolver, with the killing following a quarrel over treatment of the boy’s mother. Police and local officials report the incident as a family fatal shooting with the suspect in custody.
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