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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1915
Page
7
The Cotigons and allied companies advance the oxycontl well in the Alli Viste field after delays from varied drills. By Monday the well is expected to prove within a day with several shallow wells planned as the San Antonio Glue Development Company increases activity and drillers set casing and fuel lines.
Figures from the Department of Public Transportation show about 1500 people carried on special cars to the circus Saturday afternoon and evening. Speial trains ran from every line terminal to the circus grounds providing rapid service.
San Antonio approves a winter advertising campaign directing 26 display ads in ten newspapers across the Middle West for thirteen weeks starting October 24. Papers include Chicago Tribune and Milwaukee Sentinel. campaign emphasizes sports, tourism, and regional appeal with pamphlets and wide circulation.
Austin golfers led by Hebert H. Connerly faced San Antonio players at the Country Club in a Sunday match. The best score came from Frank M. Lewis and Fred Tarrant with 72 for 18 holes, as both sides played foursomes and exchanged picks and hits in morning and afternoon sessions. The visit followed a prior Austin trip by San Antonio golfers, described as a spirit call between clubs.
A 19 year old schoolboy, reported missing after seeking work for board, is placed with the Laitroad Young Men's Christian Association for a winter home. The item notes community efforts, unrelated notices, and miscellaneous local ads.
Austin Oct 11 The state treasury announced that Texas has a deficit with the general revenue fund exhausted and projects the condition to persist until about February 15, 1916. After opening today, funds would not cover current warrants though special warrants and Confederate pension warrants would be met as funds arrive. Treasurer J M Edwards said warrants would be registered and paid as funds permit, with remittances serving one of the treasurer’s duties for the state fairs.
Excitement grows in Turssis as a Duma bill proposes universal income taxes starting at five hundred roubles and rising with income. Laborers face 3 percent, higher incomes higher rates, plus an extra 2 percent tax for rising expenses. Widespread protests feared in urban districts as work classes face burden during wartime.
Burial permits were issued this week by the local office, with residents mentioned by initials and limited identifiers. Officials advised families to present required documents and follow the standard procedures for processing tombstone and interment details.
Fragmentary birth notice lists names associated with a newborn in Wa region. Mentions TC, Kathe, amine, Mr Getobey B27 and several surnames including Aller and Fon. Details are garbled but indicate a family birth notification with multiple observers.
A Petit Journal correspondent recounts a North France air combat where English pilots, after a failed mission, crash and suffer severe injuries. One blinded flyer clings to survival amid wreckage as comrades guide him under German lines, while a loyal dog is spared and receives no reward.
Reader sees a mix of building permit chatter and a royal fitness feature. The piece mentions Mes Be Reiniger and Ree van Riseel with vague project notes, plus a brief aside about the Prince returning to duties and avoiding excessive exercise while guarding against a hereditary tendency. It also notes safety saber guides patenting for gallus or estimators for tipview ume.
A World War I note describes a German trench scene where soldiers exchange newspapers with the enemy as war dogs deliver messages. It mentions a dog running into a trench and a sergeant reporting his family’s comfortable life behind German lines.
S. S. S. claimed to cure catarrh by cleansing the blood of impurities. An Atlanta lab supposedly proved the remedy, marketed as a long standing, all vegetable tonic. Ad urged readers to contact Gray Slur for free medical advice and to begin treatment immediately.
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