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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1914
Page
2
The ad promotes Vitalitas as a nature based medicine from the earth that aids stomach liver kidney and bowel issues. It claims to revitalize tired bodies and overcomes germ disorders, appealing to those with indigestion rheumatism and nervous debility and urging purchase at Wagner's Drug Store.
Much interest at the Battle of Flowers Association meeting as San Antonio merchants pledge handsome prizes for top entries. Donors include Bell Jewelry and Vertzberg Jewelry with silver loving cups, A Levytansky, Po McNeay Teairy, Joske Brothers, and G S Dunster Manufacturing offering varying awards from $50 to $60 each. Additional gifts anticipated from other merchants.
An odd, ad laden fragment extols Parisian Sage as a scalp conditioner for the Auburn Hair Girl. It describes using Parkelan Sage to reduce oil and remove dandruff while styling with a light, glossy finish and a primmed, grease free look.
A Friday meeting announced prizes for entries in the Watule of Flowers parade the first such offer in ten years. Various committees and individuals were listed as entrants or organizers including Mrs. TA Nye, Mr Alfred Duerer, Mrs. J B Affleck, Mrs Rebecca Fischer, Mrs Lane Taylor and the Daughters of the Republic, with floats prepared by Alamo Auto Sales Company and other local volunteers.
Adjutant General Henry Hutchings and Captain Wagner meet with General Bliss and Colonel Scott in San Antonio to discuss joint summer maneuvers between the Texas National Guard and the regular army. Troops from Louisiana Oklahoma and Arkansas are expected, with training to be provided to militia units.
The article reports General Francisco Villa advancing on Torreon, routing Federal troops and signaling constitutionalist control of northern Mexico. It describes Villa’s forces, the shattered Federal garrison, and celebrations in El Paso as Torreon falls, with refugees to be held and possible border actions from Washington.
The readable text appears as garbled OCR with scattered phrases and names. It references various names, places, and terms, but the core meaning is unclear. The item seems like a damaged notice or archival snippet with no clear event date location or outcome.
A Texas based veterinary expertDr John T Arnolddeclares Plant Juice the best remedy for digestion illness and fatigue praising its science backed plant extracts. He predicts wide benefits for digestion nervous fatigue and general health and endorses Fischer's drug store as a source. The rest of the text then shifts to political updates on US Mexican relations and wartime diplomacy, mentioning Lind Carranza Huerta and The Hague conference in a broad, non-specific context.
In February a note tried to derail the Hague conference plan by urging governments party to designate the permanent council of arbitration for the third conference. Secretary Bryan forwarded the note to American diplomacy authorities and a copy reached Nelson at the Mexican capital, who forwarded it to the Mexican foreign office.
Gen G C Brezo ne from Vera Cruz arrived in San Francisco to arrange a Washington conference on halting hostilities in Mexico. He said the plan has not yet taken shape but could gain world powers support and end to the fighting with noncombatants behind it. In Douglas Arizona two Sonora residents Alfredo Cubillas and Carlos Cubillas were deported for Huerta allegiance after work at Cafones Consolidated Copper Co. offices.
A fragmented report notes a youth science group called the Tuntar Ivionsitie Society facing a crisis. The text mentions breeding pressure and a questionable motive tied to Antonin and a wider faction described as VNR Belenwhite Wek. Details are obscured and uncertain.
The document describes plans for reorganizing a group into six district departments each led by a presiding officer. Departments will meet separately on a monthly schedule, with a Bengal meeting to occur. Roles include presidents and vice presidents across chemistry, wireless telegraph, photography, physics, electricity, and aviation societies.
President faces sustained opposition in the Senate executive session over Daniels nomination. Senate and White House talks continue as supporters push for withdrawal while opponents claim enough votes to block.
An injunction suit filed in the Fifty-seventh District Court asks LL Ward and other Bowen's Iskna owners to reopen the river bid channel and to restore the old flow, alleging the new channel causes erosion and damages to Hutchins hotel property and surrounding improvements. Defendants include La Fayette Ward Albert Ward and the city of San Antonio. Preliminary hearing set for April 11 at 10. The petition cites floods in October and December as the cause of damage to houses trees and other improvements.
A 1914 testimonial from Miss Bibi Suod of Allstead Ga claims Resinol Soap and Hesinol Ointment cured her eczema after years of itching and burning. The ad notes physicians have prescribed Resinol for nineteen years for skin troubles and urges readers to obtain free literature from the Resinol company.
Fragmentary notes indicate Bowen Island tract owners were asked to cut a new channel and seal the old one. A speaker presses for immediate action, while another insists on waiving a real estate clause amid a tense lanugae scene.
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