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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1914
Page
6
The orator will deliver a Wednesday night sermon titled Confession and Absolution and a Thursday morning sermon on Christ's Second Coming. He aims to reach the masses with popular music but notes the rich are harder to reach and more neglected.
A gold watch owned by J. C. Cox of 682 Victoria street, stolen April 4, 1913, was located by City Detective King in a pawn shop. It was identified by its serial number and other marks matching Cox’s records. The watch, pawned last Saturday by a negro, will be returned to the owner this afternoon. Police efforts to catch the thief have so far been unsuccessful.
Auto taxi baggage and messenger service offers touring cars from 1914 taxicabs and motor trucks for baggage or packages. Messenger boys available day or night with quick service and popular prices. Phones 749.
A meditation on a mother's joy and awe as she holds her newborn, comparing her bond to one who has endured shadows to bring life into the world. The piece speaks to mystery, blessedness, and the deep closeness of mother and child.
An offer promises Nestlés food serves twelve feedings and a coupon for a box and an accompanying book. The text also mentions a health standard chart and semen measurement claims. The message seeks to prompt coupon completion and product delivery details.
Franz C Groos outlines a timetable for widening Commerce street with street car tracks by July 1 and a new bridge ready by September 1. The Traction Company to begin laying tracks July 1, paving and sidewalks to follow, with total cost near 400000. San Antonio Drug Co front rebuilt by July 1, and delays from St Marys street resolved to speed work.
Police Captain Al Mussey raided a Dolorosa street gambling joint at dawn. Nine Mexicans were booked for vagabondage and sent to police headquarters for future court action. A larger group of ten was arrested for monte and pace games. One suspect fled into a tree line near city hall.
In Marshall Texas on April 1 washouts hit the Marshall and Moet line with waterlogged tracks. Delays affected service north of Germantown and near Crane’s Peak northwest of Marshall with sections submerged several feet.
An old health column extols Jad Salts as a harmless inexpensive kidney flush. It claims four ounces taken in water each morning cleanses sluggish kidneys, calms bladder disorders, and neutralizes urine acids, with a local druggist noting wide sales for kidney trouble prevention.
The forecast predicts sunny conditions after recent unsettled, showery weather that spurred spring growth. Major Allen Buell reports a fading low-pressure system over Texas, with rainfall totals from Palestine 2.26 inches and other stations showing lesser amounts. A westward high is expected to replace the lows by Thursday, bringing cooler weather.
Short promotional ad urging readers to seek the best deal, featuring the name Jane LARD and the phrase you are entitled to the best. The copy resembles a classified insert with a bold claim and a contact prompt.
The Senate approved Senator Kenyon's resolution asking Secretary Houston for a full statement on ties between the General Education Board of the Rockefeller Foundation and the Agriculture Department. It seeks names and positions of employees paid with Rockefeller funds and any officers connected to the foundation, plus their salaries. The move follows Rep McLaughlin's claim that 600 department workers also worked for the Rockefeller Foundation.
Corpus Christi April 1 announces Port Aransas will host the Tonnage Celebration on Tuesday April 14 with support from Rockport and Aransas Pass. The Progressive League of Southwest Texas says the event highlights local port advantages and regional cooperation.
Crystal Springs Mississippi readers are advised by Mrs C Barton to try Cardus, described as a women’s tonic that helped her recover from serious illness. She says after a six bottle course she gained weight and felt changed, and she recommends Cardui for other suffering women.
Mrs Pearl Laurent of 1014 Avenue B identified an iron chest containing engraved silverware found by Detective Joe Beck after lying hidden beneath a North Laredo street bridge for three weeks. The items include knives forks and spoons bearing old marks dating up to 40 years.
Mrs Inez Judd Loveless, once of Chesaning, writes from Straw Modoc County California about a steady stream of men passing the ranch. They travel with little beyond a blanket and 250, and drift north in summer south in winter. She urges California cities to curb recruitment ads and cautions newcomers on the hard knocks and high altitude. She notes plans to move to the Klamath country in Southern Oregon after buying a farm.
A clipped fragment notes entitlement to a beat and urges asking for it, with elusive quotation marks and stray capitalization. The readable bits imply a slogan-like demand but provide no clear event, person, or location for detailed grounding.
The Wo mans Club at 3 30 p m meets San Antonio de Bexar Chapter D A R at Mrs John J Stevens home to greet Mrs Albert Sidney Burleson of Washington. Mrs Harry Landa hosts the Wednesday Bridge Club at 230 p m at the St Anthony. Mrs Henry D Thomson hosts a matinee at the Grand with tea at the Menger.
A tapestry room benefit hosted by the Y M C A Woman's Auxiliary raised a sum at St Anthony with Mrs Maurer and Mrs Will as hostesses. Southside Equal Franchise Society meets Thursday afternoon with Mrs Hoffner. Pen Women scene included bluebonnets and Amelia Barr review. Various clubs plan April 14 and Thursday gatherings. General Burton visiting Fort Sam Houston with daughter Mrs Lee.
Plans unfold for departures to Los Angeles and Washington with stays in San Antonio and Honolulu. Mrs Lela Burton Wells and Mrs T M Watlington visit relatives in Texas and Oklahoma City while Miss Louise Giraud returns home Friday after a year away. Mrs Watlington, once Miss Bertha Griesenbeck, visits for a month before resuming home remodeling for a summer party with daughter Miss Fannie in Atlanta.
The Penn-Tex Oil Gas and Development Company received a Texas permit to operate in Austin. It holds several thousand acres in Atascosa County near Jourdanton and has begun drilling to 2700 feet. Fred E. Windsor of Warren Pennsylvania is president with officers Cable Schmutz and Raton from the east. Noah Allen is the Texas representative based in San Antonio.
Fort Worth Texas reports three inches of rain in three days giving way to clear skies and pleasant spring morning conditions in the city.
A City Council petition from the San Antonio Traction Company requests permission to abandon and remove a Pine street spur used for 13 or 14 years from the railroad crossing to the Government Hill line. Patronage is small, averaging about $4 daily, prompting the move. An advertisement for Witmer Crate Millinery Co. appears in the text.
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