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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1914
Page
2
Don’t say you don’t know Vitalitas it is the South’s wonderful product. It has no alcohol or dope and will not make you tipsy. It strengthens the system and fights biliousness rheumatism indigestion and other ailments. Take Vitalitas today investigate at Wagner’s drug store 407 E Houston St for sale by all druggists.
Obituaries list F A Martin 25, T J Collins 66, M B Matthews 71, W J Dawson, Ned Anderson, with deaths at homes on Theo Street South Flores Day Avenue and Dallas. Survivors include multiple siblings and children. Services and interment planned in Waco Kaufman Richhill MO and San Antonio with listed funeral arrangements and dates.
A bold statement urges readers to demand top quality and premium service, framing the message as a confident prompt to pursue superior value. The brief appeals to assertiveness and proactive choice without extra details.
Record cold night freezes crops from Arkansas to Tennessee. In Little Rock ice formed as temperatures dropped below freezing overnight, damaging garden truck and fruit. Jackson Mississippi hit 30 degrees while Vicksburg and Nashville report 38 and 32 respectively, with fears of widespread fruit loss. Sunshine returns with rising temperatures expected.
In Knoxville Tennessee on April 9 the cold snap caused the temperature to drop to 29 degrees. Forecasters expect more frost tonight with lighter winds and continued very low temperatures. The 48 hour variation reached 43 degrees, threatening crops especially early beans.
After one of the coldest April nights on record, Austin sees rapid warming as the sun returns and temperatures climb from a low of 37 degrees. The day shows sun and a steady uptick in the thermometer.
Muskogee Oklahoma reports the coldest spell for two decades with a morning thaw following a frost that left a quarter inch ice. Officials fear widespread damage to fruit and early gardens. The cold front extended from Bartlesville to Durant along the Kansas line.
A cold front pushed temperatures to below freezing along the Texas line. In Westville near the Arkansas border and across western Texas there were two consecutive icy nights, with similar conditions reported in other western areas.
There was no frost in the coast country last night and temperatures are moderating this morning. Skies are partially overcast with a general hope for clear weather, seen as greatly needed by truckers and farmers.
A general rain last night benefited staple and creek crops around Mercedes Texas with crops flourishing and onions selling at good prices to growers, signaling strong market demand.
Waco Texas reports a 33 degree morning with thin ice in the lowlands and a light frost. The cold spell did not damage fruit or vegetables.
In Mobile the temperature plunged by 32 degrees from yesterday to last night. The morning low reached 40 degrees while the previous high stood at 72 degrees, marking a sharp cold snap for the area.
Fort Worth dispatch reports United States government thermometers registering two below freezing at 7 this morning, killing garden and orchard blooms across the region. The cold snap threatens early crops and decorative plantings as frost tightens its grip.
A heavy frost struck Vernon Texas last night with fears that corn fruit and garden crops were killed and substantial ice formation reported across the region.
A light snow flurry fell in Greenville as the temperature hovered near freezing, creating a brisk early morning scene in South Carolina. Weather conditions prompted light seasonal disruption.
Snow fell in Richmond Virginia this morning marking the first April snowfall since 1898. Large flakes melted as they descended creating an unusual spring spectacle in the city.
A massive freeze in Springs Texas on April 9 left damage to trees vines and gardens as a heroic figure perished while battling the cold.
The Rockhill Toll Road Company, approved by the attorney general in Austin, plans a private toll highway along the Texas coast from Galveston to Point Isabel with a 200 foot wide strip and ferries across island passes. Officers include J. P. Withers president and H. C. King vice president. the project envisions a speedy coastal loop from San Antonio to Laredo to Brownsville and back.
An advertisement from Fischer's Drug Store promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a reliable remedy for coughs colds croup and other respiratory ailments. It claims prompt results for hoarseness throat tickling and wheezy breathing.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble often without knowing it. Kilmer’s Swamp Root is promoted as a remedy that restores kidney health, with claims of relief from back pain, headaches, and nervousness. A sample bottle is offered for ten cents by mail. regular bottles available at drug stores.
San Antonio Scottish Rite Masons of Pilgrim Chapter No 6 Knights Rose Croix prepare a Maundy Thursday ceremony at 7 45 PM in the Masonic Temple Losoya street. About 200 Pilgrim Chapter members are expected to join the extinguishing of lights mystic banquet and toasts by prominent Masons.
Open hearings on the administration bill to repeal the tolls exemption clause of the Panama canal act began before the Senate committee on inter-oceanic canals. Fifteen day meeting planned with authors of nine substitute bills or resolutions invited to explain proposals. Commercial groups in New Orleans New York Seattle San Francisco Portland and other cities to set dates for hearings.
A customer asks about the barber who used to rent the end chair. The boss explains they fired him for excessive talent, noting he illustrated stories by giving customers shave cuts. The exchange preserves a quirky, bygone shop humor.
Dr W B Riley will close the revival at First Baptist Church at 7 30 PM Thursday delivering The Solution of Our Difficulties. He leaves for Minneapolis after the service due to church duties. The revival has drawn many to unite with the church and a 6 30 PM street service precedes the final meeting.
Injured driver E Rutledge of a local candy maker was thrown from his wagon during a runaway on Avenue C at Third Street. A team of mules became unmanageable, dumping him to the street, and he was taken by Sloan and Hagy ambulance to City hospital.
Wellington Drilling Company and Amusement Company chartered in Texas with new incorporators. Missionary board chartered in Dallas. Amendments include Center Grain & Grocery increasing capital, The Peoples' Store name change, W L Pearson & Co capital rise, First State Bank Tom ball capital rise. Frick-Reid Supply Company granted Texas permit, Electra headquarters.
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General Blanquet reports Velasco's position at Cerro de la Cruz dominating Torreon with artillery as Federal columns head toward Torreon. Spanish papers omit Torreon capture. censorship planned on cable dispatches. Dr. Tupper polishes a Carranza statement on international matters during Juarez visit.
Dr Henry Allen Tupper special commissioner of the International Peace Forum travels toward New York and Washington and expresses optimism that peace is in sight for Mexico.
Special services will be held at Temple Beth El for Passover. Friday evening at 6 will celebrate the unleavened bread and Saturday morning at 10 will observe the Feast of Season of Our Freedom. A special children's service is planned for 4 on Saturday in the temple vestry.
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