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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1914
Page
7
The article credits extraordinary merit of property for a boom as purchases rise from a payroll fueled by railroad shops and general offices. It notes excursion parties of buyers visiting North Pleasanton to make purchases, illustrating a thriving, wealthy town outlook.
Jesse Cooke the noted aviator is in San Antonio for about a month with a Bleriot monoplane overhauled for the season. He holds pilot license No 84 and has made over 460 flights. Cooke expects to conduct trial flights locally before heading to engagements. His home is St Louis where he earned a pilot's license at Kings Park under Aero Club of America rules.
A woman with a gunshot wound to the head was buried without an inquest as authorities, including the sheriff and district attorney, knew little of the death. The piece outlines state inquest laws and questions whether murder could go unpunished under existing procedures, citing Attorney General rulings and county practices in Bexar County.
Walton Hood, a local business man, was elected to succeed E G LeStourgeon as a member of the school board at Wednesday night’s meeting.
Mrs Eliza M Silsbee at 120 Carey avenue died at 6 20 am after a six month illness She was born April 15 1844 in Montrose Pa and lived in San Antonio 38 years Surviving are two sons Bertram Silsbee and R M Silsbee a daughter Mrs Benjamin Kite sister Miss Temperance Raymond three nieces and a brother Funeral from Trinity church with Dr O P Wright officiating Burial in City Cemetery No 4 Nearby notices list Mendel Jackson Guadalupe Martinez and other early deaths with funeral details in San Antonio and Kirby
Miss Cornelia H. Welch of Charleston West Virginia sent a five dollar check to Sheriff John W. Tobin to repay a San Antonio restaurant man who gave her excess change in 1910. The restaurant man recalled he was short that day and the matter was resolved after inquiry. An ad for Foley Kidney Pills claims success for rheumatism and kidney trouble with a testimonial from P. J. Boyd of Ogle Texas.
An old advertisement extols GETS-IT as the best corn remedy. It promises rapid removal with a few drops applied to each corn, claiming the product is magical and superior to plasters and salves. The copy stresses reliability and widespread consumer praise while urging readers to try GETS-IT.
The Majestic features Miss Charlotte Parry in The Comstock Mystery with seven distinct makeup changes and a strong supporting bill. Frank Milton De Long sisters Andra Lewis Helen Norton Leo Beers and the Lowes perform laughs and feats while Pearl Brothers Burns and Meyers and Farrell headline dance and a big all-star feature The Triumbh of an Emperor and a detective play A Prisoner of the Owl Gang in weekend showings.
Warner presents a brisk adventure feature described as a swift and thrilling action tale. The piece emphasizes rapid movement and intense scenes that grip readers with pace and danger.
Four large wholesale houses in San Antonio plan Saturday closures from 1 p.m. through April to July. A B Frank Co M Halff & Bro American Shoe and Hat Co and M Bernheim Co say Saturday morning orders will still be delivered before 1 p.m. Edith misses school after mud incident noted in a letter from a mother in the Ladies' Home Journal.
An elderly Fontella Virginia resident touts Thedford's Black-Draught as a universal remedy. He claims it relieves dizzy spells in twenty minutes and notes his wife benefited from cramps, headaches, catarrh, and neuralgia, with continued use for kidney issues.
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