This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1931
Page
22
A fractured ad style item touts Lydia E. Pinkham’s Tablets as a remedy for menstrual cramps backaches headaches and mood blues. It claims the product helps women handle “trying times” and stay attractive while improving well being and overall health.
Labor advocates argue a five day week boosts efficiency and leisure, while employers note increased productivity in many plants. The five day schedule is showing promise though some industries explore six shifts to balance output and worker well being amid automation and cost concerns.
A long, windswept desert narrative describes immense arid landscapes and myths of vast gold deposits. A Mexican goat herder endures a brutal sandstorm seeking shelter as wind and shifting sands engulf the scene.
A fragmented OCR item mentions Champagne King and a death by own action. The text is garbled with partial phrases and misspellings about a notable figure, likely referring to a self-inflicted death or tragic event. No clear dates or locations are recoverable.
Al Woods, a theater producer, is named in a bankruptcy notice. The fragmented text references financial difficulty and related identities, with unclear details but marks a legal financial action involving Woods and associated entities.
A fragmented desert tale follows a girl lost in shifting sands. She stumbles toward a distant railroad, hoping the train's arrival will end her ordeal. The sands reveal gold nuggets and a brutal fate as the desert erodes memory and marks.
J Frank Dobie recounts the Breyfogle Mine in Coronada's Children, detailing frontier mining life and local legends. The account blends historical notes with storytelling color, highlighting hardship, community, and the era's rough character.
VIENNA Oct 22 Avatrin mourns one of its greatest modern literary figures Die Artie Schnitzler novelist and dramatist who suddenly yesterday at the free GH had not been ailing and was about to dictate a new drama when ileal overlook Win.
Citizens joined a nationwide memorial for Thomas Alva Edison as street lights and many downtown power lines dimmed for a minute. Central Power, Westinghouse, and other companies halted nonessential circuits while the public utilities cooperated to honor the inventor of Menlo Park on a Wednesday evening.
Oct 29 Mingago reports solvent concerns at Safety State Bank as depositors receive letters urging withdrawal of funds. The note cites general business conditions and public unrest, stating the bank cannot provide proper support and that a payout of every cent is due.
Pleasant Tilt Mo Oct 22 G C J Cofer 24 a Communist worker who attracted attention last March by asserting he had been kidnapped and lagged in Dallas faces a year in jail and a 500 dollar fine for a speech here.
Unclear but ongoing counts show Bonifaz favored to win Ecuador's presidency. Officials report provisional results amid a fragmented field and independent candidates, with final decision expected after a formal tally at the Cancarrative.
A motion filed in the Harris County District Court seeks to block the withdrawal and sale of Liberty bonds by City Central Bank and Crest Co. The suit, brought by Mrs J Hall's attorney J Wy Mair, asks for bond depository assets to be declared and the statutory receiver restrained from delivering assets to the treasurer. It calls for the bonds to be excluded from liquidation and asks county officials to prevent their sale, citing over $100,000 in the county’s deposit balance with the bank at closing. Proceeds of a bond sale totaling $104,000 have already been turned over to the county, with remaining funds in vestigial status awaiting further action by Judge Frederick Stevens.
In Austin on October 22, 1966, Judge Toberison postponed the extortion trial of Sheriff Weely Townsend of Tasiop County. The judge postponed until tomorrow morning hoping the defendant would be ready to appear. The defendant, afflicted by illness, sent word via a messenger briefing the court.
The newspaper notes Walter W Head of New York is named scout chief to succeed the late Ja Rchiff, a noted figure and former president of the Toy outa of America. The six-issue Light's Free Neulal Directory promises valuable information for property owners and renters.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.