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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1914
Page
6
The seller announces deep discounts on premier instruments to fund a remodel of the current storefront. Local shoppers are invited to take advantage of the reduced prices while stocks last.
Heavy rains in Anderson County wash out tracks and damage the State railroad. Repairs will take at least six weeks, with damage spanning from Herring Station to Palestine. A mile of track washed away at a key point and a mile of telephone line destroyed.
Alvarado Texas resident T A Hensley reports long relief from digestive disorder after using Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy. He cites rapid improvement from colic indigestion and inactive liver and urges others to try the treatment via local drugstores or Mayr's factory literature.
San Antonio Belt and Terminal Railway Company stockholders meet April 6 to finalize plans for Katy terminals in the city. C. E. Schaff and Edwin Chamberlain to attend as leaders of the Katy system. Projections include a $1.5 million terminal investment contingent on a free city right of way. Industrial and employment benefits forecast for San Antonio.
The Rockhill Country Club boulevard now runs uninterrupted from San Pedro Avenue to the club’s northern property after purchase of the Beakley-Stephens tract for 1500 dollars. The 1800 by 300 foot strip completes a several mile private road open to pleasure vehicles with a planned subway crossing at the International and Great Northern tracks forthcoming.
The attorney general's department approved several bond issues in Texas on April 4. Bee County, Monteola common school district No 27, 3150 dollars. Fruitvale independent school district, 2300 dollars. and Pe cos waterworks, 10000 dollars.
H C Glover becomes joint owner with H L Knight as of April 1 at the Knight-Glover Motor Car Company a larger auto house and distributing agency. Glover previously led Wallace Carriage Company and will head the retail sales department amid an extensive Chevrolet and Lyons Knight campaign.
An advertisement proclaims consumers deserve top quality and persistence to obtain it, urging readers to request the best available options. The copy emphasizes determination and assurance of superior value in a promotional voice.
Pecos and Northern Texas Railway files suit in District Court Austin to stop Texas Railroad Commission from enforcing an order that would require building and maintaining a passenger depot at Hurley. The railroad claims Hurley is not a station and the commission cannot designate a station, though it may require a depot if conditions justify it. The court issues a temporary writ pending final decision.
Many cases of piles have been cured by a trial package of Pyramid Pile Remedy. When it proves its value, obtain more from your druggist at 50c a box. Fill out the free coupon and mail today to save yourself from the surgeon’s knife.
Main Avenue High School students won the county debate and senior declamation titles in a Bexar County series under the Debating and Declamation League of Texas. Henry Lee Taylor and Gilbert Lang defeated San Antonio Academy’s Lucius Lamar and Albert Powers. Robert Field claimed county declamation honors with The Truly Great. William Dunn won junior declamation on The Henry Grady Memorial Address.
Richardson Tex April 4 The National Editorial Association dates in Houston April 23 27 and a Tex tour ending Dallas May 4 plus the Texas Press Association in Wichita Falls May 21 23 are too close. The executive committee votes to postpone the convention to June 18 19 and 20.
A Siberian dispatch describes Irkutsk’s fire service with district watch towers and guardtowers spotting smoke. Fire engines are antique, pulled by a troika, hauled by Cossacks, and followed by primitive hose carts and water hogsheads with a dusty procession. Colquitt Names Delegates to National Conference of Charities and Correction.
A speaker compares daily tasks to a broader life lesson and promotes Norwell land investments in Texas. Prices start at 25 to 75 dollars with terms: 20 percent down and 20 percent monthly payments, cash discount ten percent. The Norwell town site lies on the Artesian Belt Railroad line near Christine, with rails nearing the town.
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