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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1915
Page
4
Strong winds Thursday night alarmed fire crews as flames sparked near Castroville pond and a large pasture west of the city. Fire Chief Wright led multiple companies in rapid outreach but said a quick return to stations was prudent with no water wells available and the risk of city-wide blaze if unchecked.
A derailed motorized wagon and ladder truck crash on South Alam Street halted a city streetcar run toward the stock yards. Fire crews battled a rear of a store blaze at Selvartz & Cohen, while storms earlier in the week sparked additional alarms. Chief Weight noted several fines left swept and a push to file affidavits, as trains and services faced disruptions from the incident and weather.
A health alert claims Americans must guard against kidney trouble from overeating. It touts “Jad Salts” as a grape lemon acid rinse to flush kidneys, reduce acidity in urine, and relieve back pain, nervous spells, and rheumatic symptoms, framing it as a safe, inexpensive remedy for家庭 use.
Five shots fired in a blind alley in St Louis left police chief Street wounded and officer Barmeier dead. Street claimed liquor impairment and a struggle over his wife, who died shortly after. A bartender recalls a revolver flash as investigators pursue multiple puzzling leads in the night’s事件.
Chicago inquiry reports books delivered like groceries as libraries push public access. Professor J. W. Searson warns reading in schools may revive reading in streets. advocates circulating options at public expense. He criticizes sex magazines as harmful to patriotism and social morals and urges alternative reading for youth.
San Antonio public school pupils raised 240 for the city's orphanages and a Thanksgiving offering. Heads of institutions will allocate the funds to the most needed articles, marking a larger cash contribution than in prior years.
An advertisement touts Pape’s Diapepsin as a fast relief for indigestion heartburn and stomach discomfort. It claims relief within five minutes, with no sour risings or undigested food, and promotes large city scent cans as a home remedy solution.
Fad farming, waste, and poor school work are criticized by H J Waters president of Kansas State Agricultural College. He spoke before the Texas Teachers Association urging curriculum to relate to farm practice and to boost crop yields. He cites corn field gaps, advocates seed selection, early planting, clean culture and proper rotation to raise Texas yields and curb idleness. The talk links education with farm productivity and rural progress.
Three of eight new pay as you enter street cars arrived in Corpus Christi Texas. General Manager D R Locher said the remaining cars will reach within a week and the western Hillcrest and Nueces Bay Heights extension would be completed within thirty days. The system has expanded rapidly and aims to be the best in the region.
The November issue of the Academ Record, the San Antonio Academy student body quarterly, is dedicated to Thanksgiving. It features stories such as A Story by Hanley Burton and The Vow by Sam Kirkland, with staff including editor A L Binck and others. A fire in Austin destroys valuable curios and relics belonging to Mrs Fannie G Igtehart, with $1000 in damage to the house and many items lost.
Juanita Rodriguez aged 115, once recalling the fall of the Alamo, died at the Bexar County Home for the Aged in San Antonio. Born December 14, 1748 in Craxack Mexico, she spent most of her life in Texas and recalled Mexicans, Porfirio Diaz, and Santa Ana.
In Austin, the Travis County Poultry Association exhibition features about 400 birds. Judge Davis of Farmersville hails the brown leghorns as Texas’ finest showing. The display also includes the United States’ only Japanese blubber ducks. The event blends rural breed pride with local judging expertise.
A Thanksgiving Day trip from Americus to Columbus ended in tragedy when an automobile overturned, killing Edith Hildreth instantly and Fenty Tanner of Americus four hours later. Four others were slightly injured as the party of young people traveled toward Columbus.
A local druggist notes falling calomel sales as Dodson's Liver Tone gains trust. The vegetable remedy is said to be safe, pleasant tasting, and druggist guaranteed. A 50 cent bottle promises money back if it does not work and claims to purge the stomach, wake the liver, and prevent headaches or weakness.
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