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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1915
Page
8
An old advertisement promotes blood purification as a cure for skin troubles. It claims impure blood causes eczema pimples and rashes and urges readers to buy a product labeled as the best and safest remedy to purify blood and restore clear skin. The ad directs readers to contact The Swift Special Gaa in Atlanta for details.
From Fort Worth June 28 report on the Buy It In Texas convention. Howard G. Barritt tours Texas validating cooler mornings in San Antonio and touts the city for exile as a summer resort while a parade of Texas products and organizations closes the convention in a Fort Worth setting. Governor Prentis stays for the spectacle.
Boures of health everywhere are trying to exterminate rats due to menace to property. Do your duty with Stearns Electric Paste from your druggist. One application promises to kill rats overnight in homes, barns, or garages. Directions appear in multiple languages on each package.
San Antonio Water Supply Company plans to raise mains pressure from 31 to 125 pounds, triggering concerns over old service pipes and pavement. Recent bursts on River Avenue and Grayson Street prompt calls for repairs and owner cooperation, with potential water cuts if connections aren’t signed and safe. Commissioner Kearny and City Attorney Gillette weigh plan to share burden and ensure durable paving.
A strong quake continued from Pier One with fires and damage near Imperial general buildings. Walls cracked and one collapsed though no injuries were reported as telephone operators fled the building.
Calico Calis has declared in Mexicali after three strong earthquakes last night. Refugees report at least twelve dead and many injured as buildings lie in ruins. Hundreds sleep outdoors while dust roars through the streets. American cavalry patrol Mexicali while Villa troops are on duty.
June 23 reports from Berkeley California discuss traces of a major fault line linked to the 1996 San Prendiegs quake. Professor head of UC physical geology notes the fault may extend into the Mojave Desert. Camel collapse scene and references to Andrade and lower California segments are mentioned with unclear details.
The report notes Americans in the Yaqui Valley remain safe as tensions rise. Obregon discusses peace efforts and the assassination rumors surrounding Villa. President Wilson signals uncertainty about a broader settlement and U.S. options before any second step in policy.
A San Diego dated dispatch says photographs of unidentifiable American bodies were received from the Yaqui district. A column of 700 Mexican soldiers left Emayalme to attempt a rescue of two Americans and sixteen Mexicans who were repairing a railroad bridge over the Yaqui River near Corral. One hundred forty to 24 of the column attacked by Yaquis Sunday. 24 soldiers killed, eight wounded, 22 missing. Yaqui losses unspecified.
The next tehoot for suffrage will be held at the downtown suffrage headquarters 418 North Alamo Street. At the Woman's Club weekly meeting, talks covered growth of suffrage work, with Mrs W A Daniel absent, and Mrs Tailleterra of Houston, and Kurs A D Thompson of Utah debating the link between suffrage and Mormonism. Miss Helen Gordon spoke on attire and school vote, while Mrs P L Mulson discussed suffrage and religion.
The humid and oppressive conditions likely to yield showers and thunder storms. Major Allen Buell predicts cooler weather after the showers, with fair conditions Wednesday as a change develops. A high pressure area centers the U S while a Pacific storm area and southeastern winds bring moisture.
A Chicago reader praises Grape Nuts as a remedy for indigestion and chronic constipation. She credits the cereal with improving digestion, weight, and overall health after years of discomfort and failed experiments with heavy foods.
Havre dispatch notes doubt over authenticity of interview attributed to the pope reported by Louis Latapie. Italian papers question remarks about Cardinal Mercier and Belgian church coercion claims, citing the cardinal’s January 10 pastoral address as contradicting the statement.
General Eufemia Zapata, brother of Emiliano Zapata, warns that Mexicans will resist a US intervention with force. He states that despite being outmatched in arms, they will fight two hundred to one if invaded, and that Mexico will not be cowed by Yankee threats. The message is presented as a sample of revolutionary sentiment in Merion Cety.
A vintage beauty cure promises clear skin using resinol and a sequence of washes with reginol sap and More fel water. The method advises applying a medicated ointment for ten minutes, then washing and finishing with cool water. Repetition suggested. benefits claimed include removal of blemishes and a perfected complexion.
Battle reports from Petrograd indicate Austro German forces claim success near Lemberg after stubborn fighting. Elsewhere, Dniester actions, Dardanelles trench recaptured by British, and a pope interview fuels peace hopes. Austrians report river crossings repulsed while Russians claim concessions on several fronts and heavy prisoner totals in the area.
A wartime communique from the Mussolin war office notes continued Russian pressure near Lemberg 22 miles northwest of the Galician capital. It says desperate attacks were repulsed with prisoners taken near Rawn Wuxkn and tallies around 300 captured, with claims of further Russian success and sizable prisoner counts amid ongoing fighting in the region.
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