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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1915
Page
2
Commissioner Al Steves examined fire department applicants after reviewing police reappointments. He conducted on site visits to fire stations to personally assess each firefighter’s qualifications including literacy and physical ability. Steves aims to ensure proper training and competency across the department.
Unspecific ad text touts Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a pure tonic for the stomach liver and bowels. It claims to support digestion and general health and urges trying two bottles for effect.
Commissioner Steves reviews first department members this week and conducts a departmental needs study to assist budget planning. He visited the new Central Fire and Police station and chose an office on the second floor, while Humane Society officers prepared a nearby quarter.
The Jitney Transportation Company of Texas, with capital stock of 160000, organized in San Antonio to operate jitneys citywide. Incorporators include K. M. Bmist, W. Crow, John Netdert, G. M. Dewsy, William Haensier. plan aims to connect all city sections with the Jitney service. Formal application expected Monday in Austin.
Commissioner of street maintenance James Hughes will recruit needed forces to restore neglected streets. Kearny, supervising the department, says exact staffing is undetermined but work will start promptly. The city plans extensive improvement projects, with funds tight but efforts to reinstate damaged streets ongoing.
A raspy vintage classified style advert promotes Dadson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable remedy. It claims the elixir will cure bilious, sluggish feeling, prevent griping, and let users wake feeling great after a nightly spoonful, with a warning not to share it with children.
Fragmented passage discusses royal kinship linking the King of England, the Czar, the Emperor of Germany, and other monarchs. It cites war as a struggle of rulers, notes Wilson’s call for love among men, and promotes a book titled The Nations at War as a detailed, authoritative account with a wide edition offered to readers at 88 cents.
A well dressed white man was arraigned on vagrancy charges and convicted after police seized a stack of £20 gold pieces and a $1000 currency roll. Judge Lowther imposed the maximum $290 fine, finding the gold to be counterfeit and the currency roll described as a flash roll.
The defendant, a professional confidence man, was arrested Friday night at a San Antonio hotel. An attorney presented he is a legitimate investor, while city detectives testified to suspicious movements. A detective publication stating the maltreatment of criminals in the U S was entered as evidence, including the defendant’s photograph.
London dispatch notes Turpinite, an explosive claimed by French inventor Purple, could deliver a far stronger weapon against German gas tactics. Described as brownish and absorbent by cotton, it allegedly kills within a kilometer. King George and Lord Kitchener debated its use as a countermeasure.
An ad style snippet touts a product named TIZ and its supposed benefits for tired painful feet. It claims quick relief from burning, bunions, and swollen toes and suggests purchasing a 4B cent box at a drug or department store.
British and French traders have chartered a steamer following United States exporters and will voyage along the South American coast. The voyage aims to capture German trade and is expected to succeed. The ship will travel down the west coast of South America, through the Straits of Magellan, and home via the Panama Canal. Plans include a broader exhibition voyage in the Stack Sea when conditions permit. A prior exhibit tour of Canadian railroads may resume after the war.
London dispatch details a study by Karl Kitchen er on officer losses in April. He notes about 39 officers killed or wounded versus 19,168 rank and file, a high officer casualty rate. Proposals include removing the Sam Browne belt to reduce sniper targeting and preserving rank insignia only on sleeves. The report also briefly mentions dye trends linked to breweries and silk hose color development.
A New Yorker claims a book by Edward Woods offers a three day method to end tobacco use. The text promises calmness, clearer nerves, improved digestion, and reduced appetite after removing nicotine, with claims of better memory and general fitness.
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