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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1915
Page
7
Advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as a remedy for sore throats swollen glands and lung troubles. It claims pure liver oil and glycerine boost germ resistance and healing, aiding tubercular defense and general lung strength. Physicians allegedly prescribe it to avert throat issues and strengthen lungs. No alcohol or harmful airings. Always insist on Scott's.
The nominating committee's report lists A. B. Weakley as president candidate to succeed L.3 Clegg and Clegg as a board nominee to fill Chester H. Terrell's vacancy. Five directors up for terms are L. J. Hart Fred W. Cook W C. Rigsby DP. L. Conroy and T. N. Grantth. Directors meeting tallied attendance.
A leaky old advertisement prompts warning against calomel a toxic remedy while championing Dadson's Liver Tone a vegetable product claimed to cleanse the liver without side effects The text touts it as harmless for children and guarantees quick relief from bilious sluggish feelings, contrasting with calomel’s dangers and side effects.
Cuero Texas plans a community Homecoming Thanksgiving with lodge and Civic League events. Churches will hold morning services to allow attendance at evening programs at Turner Lot. Commitees report invitations issued and expect good weather for a notable celebration statewide. Coal rates in Mississippi River Valley to be reformed by ICC lowering through traffic charges.
New York reports a case like the Bollinger baby in Chicago. A New York physician urged immediate surgical help to save a girl born with paralysis and deformities. the parents refused consent arguing operation would not cure and would prolong a crippled life. The father said better dead than a life of misery, noting the child would be a burden to family and society.
K B Nagle, a 21 year old first year Brain and Ate student at the University of Texas, is the sole candidate from the university to pass the Oxford Rhodes qualifying exam. Notification came via Dr W J Battle from H T Gerrens, secretary to the Oxford delegates. Nagle previously attended Polytechnic Institute, Fort Worth, and is the son of W G Naugle, a Fort Worth retired farmer.
In El Paso on November 24, workers demand payment in silver, sparking a strike that halted transport on the Mexican Northwestern line from Casas Grandes to Chihuahua City. The stoppage follows Villa decree backing silver payments after the railroad ferries freight for Villa officials in paper currency, leaving workers unpaid in silver.
This vintage ad extols California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children and adults, contrasting it with harsh calomel and castor oil. It urges mothers to use the fruit laxative, claims it cleanses the liver and bowels, and warns to avoid counterfeit products while directing readers to buy from the California Fig Syrup Company.
A Mrs Martha Seavey of Unionville Missouri reports relief from a female ailment after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes weakness nervous spells and improved health and urges other women to seek the same aid. The company notes thousands of similar testimonials and offers confidential correspondence with a woman reader.
Washington Nov 24 strong support for the bureau of naturalization plan to enlist public schools in educating and Americanizing citizenship candidates. About 400 citizen and towns have joined the movement. During the current scholastic year superintendents of schools ...
The bureau will monthly provide the fame address age and nationality of each alien filing declaration of intent or petition for naturalization to local classes. Applicants are informed that their cases are forwarded to educational authorities and urged to attend. Since October 1, notices have reached about 40,000 declarants 20,000 petitioners and 15,000 wives of petitioners.
A vintage blood cleanse advertises a rapid malaria remedy claiming to destroy the germ and purify the blood. It promises quick relief from ague and renewed energy, insisting drugs cannot provide the same result and offering free medical advice from the company in Atlanta.
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