San Antonio May Build Self-Sustaining Garbage Plant
Commissioner Lambert seeks a self-sustaining incinerator in San Antonio modeled on St. Louis, with waste separation for resale value. The plan, to be sited near the Katy railroad on Salado land, aims to offset costs via saleable materials and a sterilizing unit, while a test tour to St. Louis will inform state of legality and revenue potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Lambert
Katy
Salado
Gillette
Dean's Kidney Pills Proclaimed By San Antonio Citizens
Local notice touts Dean's Kidney Pills as remedies for kidney backache and urinary troubles. Mrs A E Tonkin of 222 E Dittmar Ave reports improvement after one box and endorses the product. Price 50 cents at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
San Antonio
A. E. Tonkin
E. Dittmar Ave
Inside bath plan promises clear skin and vitality
An advertisement extols drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning to cleanse the stomach and bowels, claim internal sanitation improves complexion and energy. It links pale skin, headaches, and fatigue to indigestive wastes and urges purchase of limestone phosphate at local drug stores.
Don’t Let Soap Spoil Your Hair
Careful use of hair cleansers is urged as many soaps and shampoos harm the scalp by alkali. Pure coconut oil is recommended as a cheap, greaseless alternative that cleanses well, rinses easily, and leaves hair soft, fluffy, and manageable.
San Antonio to modernize garbage disposal with rail car plan
Commissioner Lambert says legal funding questions may be resolved by using general funds if needed and plans to run modernized garbage trains with covered sterilized cars. Dump stations will be on railroad switches in four city sections to minimize nuisance, with operation hoped soon after year start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Lambert
Katy
Stranger in London Mistook Directions for Old Broad Street
A stranger in London asked a casual passerby to direct him to New Road Street. The man paused, then walked on. Soon the stranger heard footsteps and saw the same man rushing back, breathless, asking if perhaps he meant Old Broad Street. When asked where that was, the man admitted he did not know either. The tale ends with a light Browning’s Magazine joke about a wedding farewell miscommunication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New Road Street
Old Broad Street
Geldbox
H'M
Browning
Bankers at ABA meet push reforms in national banking act
Kansas City, Sept 27 The American Bankers Association gathers to debate consolidating offices under the Federal Reserve Board and retiring greenbacks. John Skelton Williams urges bankers to put the people’s soul into dollars while warning against wealth concentration and urging more support for small enterprises. He praises McAdoo and notes U.S. as creditor nation with vast deposits and a need to balance profit with fairness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Federal Reserve Acts
American Bankers’ Association
National Bank Section
John Skelton Williams
Federal Reserve Board
R. A. Long
Federal Reserve Law
Association
United States
America
Bank of England
Bank of France
Bank of Spain
Bank of the Netherlands
Bank of Norway
Bank of Sweden
National Bank of Switzerland
Imperial Bank of Japan
Rome
Caesar Augustus
McAdoo
Hamilton
Gallatin
Chase
McCullough
Sherman
Federal Reserve System
Williams
Airships raid Portsmouth and eastern England ports
Telegraphed from Berlin dispatches report British naval base at Portsmouth and coastal fortifications near the Thames mouth, plus North Shields Lincoln and Derby, were bombarded by German Zeppelins on the night of September 25 26. The airships returned unharmed despite anti aircraft fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Sayville
Portsmouth
Thames
North Shields
Lincoln
Derby
England
Admiralty
Middle England
Cuero Debates Commission Form For City Government
Cuero Texas September 27. Local readers note San Antonio politics influence Cuero debate. Two approaches emerge. one group would abolish the city marshal and night marshal in favor of sheriff and deputies handling protection, the other seeks more peace officers including a traffic policeman. Await broader clarity before action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Tex
San Antonio
Cueroites
State Health Board Mulls Broad Reorganization and Policies
Austin Sept 27 The state board of health discusses reorganizing the entire department and revising the sanitary code with the aim to present recommendations to the Thirty fifth Legislature. A dinner at the Driskill honored Captain Roy Coutts for heroic service during Augusts tropical storm. The board may address infantile paralysis controls and consider lifting its current embargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
State Health Department
State Board of Health
Driskill Hotel
Roy Coutts
Aransas Pass
John G. McKay
Kalamity Bonner
Harpoon
Coutts
Texas
Infantile Paralysis Claims Tulsa Boy in Oklahoma
Tulsa health officials report the first Oklahoma death from infantile paralysis as 13 year old Fred Pattie dies after a three day illness. State officers say an epidemic is not expected but steps will be taken to prevent possible contagion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Okla
Fred Pattie
Series to Open Oct 7 with Johnson Statement
Chicago September 27 The world's series will open Saturday October 7 according to President B B Johnson of the American League who as a member of the national commission is ready to begin preparations for the series. With the race uncertain no final action has been taken yet by the national commission Johnson said I am certain however that the worlds series will start October 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
B. B. Johnson
American League
National Commission
British tobacco import rules withdrawn
Washington Sept 27 Great Britain withdrew regulations on cigar tobacco imports that American growers warned would ruin their business and authorized imports on a provisional basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Great Britain
Basis of Those in 1913 1914 and 1916
A brief note references the basis of those in the years 1913 1914 and 1916. It notes historical factors and contexts influencing the subject but provides no additional details or named individuals.
Infant killed in fall from go cart in Pittsburg
In Pittsburg Texas on September 27 Dave Henson attempted to lift a go cart with his infant inside. The child fell to the ground and broke its neck instantly, killing the baby. Nearby in Denton another incident saw a boy throw a bottle that struck a girl, Fay Fay, in the temple, causing a fatal injury 30 minutes later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Tex
Dave Henson
Denton
Sebastian
Fay
Also Mentioned on This Page
Levine
Kirschbaum
New York
Alamo Plaza
Beacon Shoe Store
Eee LL
Sharon
Doyle Bridge Optical Co
Commerce Street
Horlick
Prica
ST. Louis
Missouri City
New York City
Our
Information Bureau
St. & University
Albert
Southern Hospitality
R. B. Hurst
Southern
Marie Antoinette
Broadway
67Th 8St
Hotel Flanders
West 47Th St
Ager
NOA Spears CO
Losoya
Mission Auto CO
Lookey
Dubuque
Tom Keene
Ullmann, Stern & Krausse, Inc
Walnut
Dakota Sts
Princess
Eastman & Moore
FOX
Jean McElroy
Vanderkoors
Quack
Review
Wm. Fox
Wm. Farnum
Empire
Virginia Pearson
Pathe Weekly
Fantomas IV
Sapho
King Furniture
Mutual
State Health
Theater
Houston ST
Queen Ree Winion Picture House
Billie
Burke
Cloria
Jack London
South Sea Islands
Fall
Nearrich
Sophiey
Jove
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!