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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1915

Page

8

Examinations Begun By Pharmacy Board In San Antonio

The State Board of Pharmacy opened the first sittings for registered druggist candidates in the Menger hotel ball room at 9 o clock Tuesday. Forty two candidates took the bacteriology test led by John A Weeks of Ballinger. Afternoon exams covered toxicology physiology starting at 2 o'clock led by W H Cousins of Dallas and H L Carleton of Taylor. Seventeen San Antonians and candidates from Palestine Houston Worth Worthington and many Texas towns attended. Examinations continue through Thursday with Wednesday and Thursday subjects not yet decided. A long list of candidates from Iola Dallas Fort Worth and other cities attended.

State Board of Pharmacy Menger Hotel C'Clnck John A. Weeks Ballinger W.H. Cousins Dalas H.L. Carleton Taylor Thurstty

Birth Record Notes Missing Context in Fragment

Fragmentary birth record entry mentions Bosaz im Mr anit Mra and Mena Giten with unclear dates and placeholders. It references a street address, a fee amount, and several garbled names, rendering a precise event or person identification impossible from the readable text.

Bosaz Anit Agarite Sirs & JL Boylan Gnerer Street

Do You Get Up With A Lame Back A Kidney Ad

Pain in the back signals possible kidney trouble and cancer danger warns a 1900s advertisement. It touts Swamp Root as a cure with testimonials and urges readers to order samples from Dr Kilmer & Co. at Binghamton NY, highlighting kidney liver and bladder benefits and offering a sample by mail.

Giher Kilmer & Co Binghamton Mies Wren Shane Lool Bimmer Binghanyan Besture Antonie Ails Linke

Carranza Family Leaves San Antonio for Saltillo Return

Mrs Venustiane Carranza wife of the first constitutionalist army leader accompanies her daughters Julia and Virginia Carranza on a Tuesday night trip back to Saltillo Coahuila their former home. They are to be escorted by Samuel Belden the legal representative for General Carranza. The family has long lived in San Antonio and friends here include both Mexican residents and Americans. Carranza’s forces have the Coahuila situation well in hand and his return to Saltillo signals continued recognition by the United States government.

Vénustiane Carranza Julia Virginia Carranza Saltillo Coahuila Hame Carranza Carpratina Juarez Mexico San Antonio General Carranza United States Coahuita Huerta Madera

Thorough oilfield tests and major land leases planned

Multiple large land leases and oilfield development plans unfold around the Marra discovery. Cassin lease secures 1700 acres with a 26 year term. eleven wells planned, heavy production shares proposed. Water and gas pressure issues surface at the Mayra well, guiding future subsurface behavior. Oil stock exchange discussions emerge in San Antonio with a six member roster, initiation fee, and a plan to resemble the New York market.

Nave Marra Willan Crissin Tk Lamin Ad Steves Cassin Leg Howell Bawell Winisin Jovaind Wong Manette Pathipte Peres Anves Toya Mayra Phin OM Stock Exchange Cliizens San Antonio Oil Stock Exchange Gunter Hotel Tuch New York Stock Exchange Mason M. Bierce Ft Nct Medina Git Company

Twelve Years of Failing Health Weaverville Woman Recalls Cardus Cure

A Weaverville North Carolina resident recounts twelve years of illness with monthly bed rest and pain. She credits Cardus with rapid improvement, regaining strength, and able to garden and perform housework after taking it. Her husband and neighbors urged the remedy and others note its fame in distant cities.

Weaverville N. C Mes Atyhagail Hampton Place Cardus Tung Tienda Strang

Unclear corporate note on stock and directors

Fragmentary text mentions capital stock of 26000 and references to directors and officers including president treasurer and others. Also mentions sinking a well with unspecified purpose and weeds. Details are too garbled to confirm names, places, or dates.

Ci Flees Ani Diretors Wetlum Pemlleee Goators Aidativmar Darectors

Jubilation Meeting to Celebrate Winter Advertising Campaign

A large crowd from the Thousand Club is expected at the Gunter Hotel on Tuesday night to celebrate completion of the $10,000 winter advertising campaign. Subscribes may share ideas on spending to maximize results. Executive committee invites participation from all interested citizens with brief addresses planned after dinner.

Gunter Hotel

Bonded Indebtedness of Schools Compared Across Cities

A Tuesday prepared comparison shows San Antonio carrying higher school bonded debt per capita than Houston and Dallas, with values and tax rates listed for Dallas, Howeton, Fort Worth and other districts. The report notes the board’s need for a new high school facility and plans tied to the 1978 compulsory education law.

San Santonio Houston Powualton Beaux Ss Antanas Dallas Howeten Port Worth Fan Antonin Vendeg Evtews Ceneun Tas Vale Ceniey Ac Keased Valuca Wehoel Wehoul Fort Worth

Kampmann Rejects Grand Opera Stage Plans

Kampmann, managing director of the Menger Hotel, states he will not leave the hotel business to pursue Grand Opera. He plans to reopen stock exchange at the Menger and resume hotel duties, continuing piano study with Prof. Arthur Claassen. He recently toured New York and the Adirondacks, winning a golf championship at Lake Placid with a record 76 and a gold medal prize. The oil prospects in the region are drawing attention from New York speculators, with plans to boost winter tourism in San Antonio.

Kampmann Menger Hotel Menger Weir New York Victor Herbert Cat Crolgs Wile Ha Ail Stock Exchange Vietort Herher Lake Plaeid Adiron- Macks Spears

Favorites in Band Concert Draws Eastern Residents

The concert features Professor William Smith and Professor Stith presenting a wide program of operatic selections and popular medleys. The performance begins at 8:15 PM with many eastern city residents expected to attend.

Ommad Hille Dystibe San Antonio South Uiehts Stith Tax J. Strauss Grand Pantosin Wallace Czardas I. Laban Broadway Baron Tretick Alma A. Hayes

Local mentions and places appear in jumbled text

Fragmentary personal notes name many individuals and places including Romine Yale, Austin, Denver, Lockhart, Texas, and Tennessee. The text lists various people and affiliations in a scattered, non coherent fashion with unclear actions or dates.

Building Permits in Josephs Orphanaee

Fragmentary OCR reveals a note about a dwelling on Flures aureet with a permit context. The text includes stray phrases about an examination and questions, suggesting garbled reporting of a public building permit or municipal notice. No clear dates or authorities are legible.

Woman’s toll of wifehood and motherhood warned of remedies

An overburdened wife endures painful symptoms from bodily strain and nervous distress. The ad asserts Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound can correct organic derangements, urging sufferers not to give up hope until trying the remedy.

Lydia E. Pinkhan

Marriage Licenses Listing An Unknown City Pair

A scrambled entry lists names Ragen Gebegs ifihan and Niko tee Vinita Rete sn Wel ja von Vries at Moral. The fragment hints at marriage license activity but lacks clear dates or locations. Further readable details are needed to confirm the exact names and jurisdiction.

Ragen Gebegsifihan Niko Tee Vinita Rete von Vries Moral

Dandruff Cure Claim From Simple Home Remedy

An old advertisement promotes a scalp treatment promising to remove dandruff with a nightly application of a paste or product, asserting that four ounces of the remedy will suffice for any amount of dandruff. The copy claims visible results by morning and suggests over-the-counter purchase at drug stores.

Straight Hair Made Curly While You Sleep

An ad describes a method that claims to transform straight hair into curls during sleep. It details a device or product used with a cape or scarf, promising long lasting, natural looking waves and reduced frizz.

Steen Sivepius

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