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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1915
Page
10
The report notes a sharp rise in library usage for the year 1915 with total circulation near 120000 projected for 1975. October figures show peak activity, with most days hundreds borrowed and only one day under 800, central library and branches listed with multiple schools and settlements involved.
An old home remedy note claims indigestion often stems from constipation and urges avoiding purgatives. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative solution and offers a free trial by writing to Dr W H Caldwell in Monticello.
National Security League field secretary W B Brewster will address a Friday night meeting at the Gaster Notel on national defense, urging citizens to back Congress in military and naval expansion. Local branch leaders push for greater participation and a turnout above seven thousand. In San Angelo, nearly 200 physicians attending the Fourth District Medical Association meeting departs for Carlsbad to inspect the Texas Tuberculosis Sanitarium.
An old advertisement touts Pape’s Dispersin as a safe candy tasting remedy for peptic troubles. It claims quick digestion of food, relief from sour stomach, heartburn, gas, and nausea, with no need for laxatives or liver pills. The ad urges readers to ask a pharmacist to show the formula.
Suffrage group announces opening of new headquarters at 209 Went Columerce Street Best Goer iy near the Army Nations Bank. Program includes talks and music with refreshments by Manufacturers' Club. Members plan a week of publicity and literature distribution to sway public opinion before Thanksgiving.
The Texas Supreme Court refused to grant a writ of error in the Knights and Daughters of Tabor case against Smith Johnson, upholding a $12,000 verdict for an injured Black man and setting a state precedent. The long case centered on ritual attire and a sword worn by a Tabor master during initiation.
Medina Oil & Gas completes a well in the Alta Vista field with berms finished and casing set to 38 feet. About 60 barrels of oil were bailed Tuesday afternoon as preparations continue for deeper drilling to roughly 875 feet. Fuels Oil reports a near 800 foot depth on its well. Panama Company begins hunting operations using the same vig as for the Citizens' well.
Four year old Hardley David Kiardsey died at home on Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock after arriving in San Antonio a month ago from Jersey City for his health. He is survived by his wife, his mother Mrs. C. L. en of Jersey City, own sisters Mrs. Jank Frueler of Round Break, N and Mrs. Richard Conplell of West Hoboken, XS J, and two stepsons, J. A. Buchner and Mrs G A. Basse of San Antonio. The body is being prepared by Waters Undertaking.
Fragmentary OCR text appears as a garbled note with names such as Senga Simony Heswlar and references to a president ambassador voter. unreadable phrases imply a disrupted dateline or editorial note with no coherent event or attribution to report.
A garbled personal mention lists names and phrases fragmentarily. It references Linn, Tox, Pope of Purpus Christ, Me, Fran Anders, Gunter Hye, ATR Waiver, and various unrelated terms, with scattered place mentions and unclear actions. The readable items resemble a chaotic asides page note rather than a coherent report.
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