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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1914
Page
3
Jewelry worth about $1500 including watches and rings was stolen from Bell Jewelry at 227 West Commerce Street last Saturday night. Police and sheriff’s department were notified Sunday.
Musterole advertises a mustard oil based ointment that relieves neuralgia headaches and other pains without blistering. It claims benefits for sore throat bronchitis croup stiff neck asthma and more with 25c 50c jars and a hospital size option. orders can be mailed from Cleveland Ohio.
Local ad promotes Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy for balky bowels and stomachs. Claims one dose convinces, targets chronic stomach trouble and constipation, and notes Sommer's Drug Stores now sells the product.
The sheriff's department issued a description of jewelry and a $200 reward for arrest and conviction. Entry was gained by sawing the rear door bar. the dark rear yard allowed uninterrupted work. Loot packed in a suitcase includes eleven gold watches, 72 ruby gem rings, 56 gold filled lockets, shirt studs, rings, and small trinkets. The steel safe containing diamonds remained untouched.
Firemen found kerosene soaked rags papers and an oil lamp near the origin in a 315 West Commerce street store. Fire officials suspect incendiary start. damage about 560 dollars. Proprietor Becker, insured for 15,000, was at the theater when flames appeared.
At the fourth congress of the International Surgical Association in New York on April 15, surgeons from both nations presented papers on grafts and organ tissue transplants. American and foreign delegates attended clinics across several New York hospitals.
A San Antonio carpenter named John Lessing Jr. testifies to Dean's Kidney Pills easing backache kidney trouble headaches dizzy spells and poor vision after sluggish kidneys. He bought them at Bexar Drug Co now Fischer's Drug Store. Price 50c. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Obituaries announce William Michael Rush died at 39 in a San Antonio sanitarium with widow and mother surviving. Bridget R Bennett aged 53 died at 915 West Houston. Maspero Teresa died at 4 with Immaculate Heart rites. Sarah McDonald, 45, wife of W G McDonald, died in a local sanitarium after years in San Antonio.
The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Lon H. Herrington of Bexar County. It held the Texas medical act constitutional requiring practitioners to register and be examined. Herrington, a chiropractor, argued massage rather than medicine. The court found the evidence clearly showed guilt. he was fined 150 dollars and jailed one day in County Criminal Court.
Newcomb Carlton was chosen president of the Western Union Telegraph Company replacing Theodore N. Vail. Vail remains with American Telephone and Telegraph, as Western Union was recently divested. Carlton had long served as vice president of Western Union.
In Denver on April 14, "Mother" Mary Jones remains jailed while state troops withdraw from Huerfano county. Authorities indicated her release from Walsenburg jail was expected to occur tomorrow as the troop withdrawal completes by late today or tomorrow.
Uvalde Texas April 14 Will Davenport accused in the killing of J C Fenley was found not guilty on habeas corpus grounds and bail was set at twenty thousand dollars after testimony without further argument.
The eighth district Woman's Christian Temperance Union gathered at Houston Tex April 15 for its annual session with Avrigites from six counties in attendance.
Spring sickness hits every person in our climate and Hood’s Sarsaparilla is advertised as the cure. It claims to purify, enrich, and revitalize the blood, helping appetite and energy return.
John F. Lehane, general freight and passenger agent of the Cotton Belt Route in Tyler, Texas, publicly endorses Plant Juice. He cites personal relief from liver troubles and rheumatic pains and urges readers to try the remedy as a nature based tonic sold at Fischer's drug store.
Following the tonnage celebration at Aransas Pass a memorial will be drafted for the interstate commerce commission to grant Port Aransas the same railroad rates as other Texas ports. John B. Carrington will prepare the paper and local businesses will supply relevant tonnage data. About 2500 people attended the event including E A Holmgreen John B Carrington James Kapp P J Owens and E O Burton.
To Mr and Mrs William Tadlock a girl born April 9 at 3822 Hickman. To Mr and Mrs E Mueller a boy born April 14 at New Mexico alley. To Mr and Mrs Lon Rogers a girl born April 8 at 302 Baylor. To Mr and Mrs Jose Martinez a boy born April 10 at 318 North Concho. To Mr and Mrs Henry Rible a boy born April 19 at 1721 Buena Vista. To Mr and Mrs Joe Dengel a boy born April 7 at 615 Van Ness. To Mr and Mrs Alfred Epp a boy born April 13 at Pleasanton road. To Mr and Mrs Z R Crenshaw a boy born April 5 at 110 Mississippi.
Howard Nelson aged 68 died April 13 at 119 Upson Street and Paulina Torres aged 1 died April 13 at 212 South Laredo Street. Burial permits issued by local authorities list both deceased.
Reports of credentials committees and other items filled the program at the third district Federated Clubs gathering in Tyler Texas. Principal speakers included Mrs Fred Fleming of Dallas Mrs P E Buchanan of Fort Worth Mrs R L Browning of Terrell and Dr Stockton Axson of Rice Institute Houston. The convention will adjourn tomorrow.
Terrell Texas is approving a $125000 bond issue for a new high school building and a city hall. The decision was confirmed by a message from Austin received today.
An advice note recommends liquid arvon as a simple at home cure to dissolve and destroy dandruff. By applying about four ounces at night, most dandruff vanishes by morning and three or four more applications remove all signs. It claims itching stops and hair becomes silky and lustrous.
The San Antonio Council of Mothers reports two months of cash buying pressure has prompted grocers to offer cash discounts on staples. Premium bacon, Pioneer flour, and butter saw notable reductions. large orders, Crisco, canned tomatoes, and beans also priced cheaper. Meats show 20 to 25 percent savings. Women urged to monitor prices, place large cash orders, and keep grocers accountable.
The Texas Supreme Court docket lists applications granted and refused across counties including Bexar, Tarrant, Dallas, Harris, and more. Several cases advanced, others dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, with a June 3 reset and May 6 submission dates noted for various actions. The Court of Criminal Appeals also issued affirmations reversals and remands among numerous appellate entries.
On brief for both Claude Lafoon Jones Fi nis James Delta Earnest E Edwards Dickens Robert Capshaw Angelina ex parte J T Phelps Liberty ex parte Viv ian Taylor Liberty ex parte Lottie Bell Barnes Bexar on brief for both L E Scott from Chilgress Earnest Irving Tarrant Steve Harvard Angelina On brief for the state Pomp Cunningham from Hill H L A Holman from Lamar On motion to recall execution Pete La fulla from Bexar On motion for rehearing George Barnes from Harrison Kate Shaw Collin Audie Singleton Williamson Johnnie Anderson et al Nacogdoches Cases set for submission April 29 Aaron Somers from Washington Harry M Harris alias John M Harris Cherokee Jill Fields San Jacinto Woodward Moore Ward Willy Hillis Bowie Campbell Wil liams Upshur F W Sorell San Saba re-Aargument
In Kansas City the AFL convention of the rails department opens with a resolution to submit to the federal industrial relations commission evidence about 35 000 striking Illinois Central Harriman shopmen. It cites public welfare impact and job losses as coal mines close and miners and farmers suffer losses and business failures follow.
The federal commission on vocational education in Washington announces hearings on national aid. The first three days cover government department officials, then representatives from education, agriculture, industry, commerce and labor groups join. Data will be compiled for a June 1 report to Congress and resolutions to states.
A persuasive health notice urges readers to protect eyesight and try a free prescription using Uptowa tablets dissolved in warm water to bathe the eyes two to four times daily. It claims rapid improvement and warns that neglect leads to blindness, insisting the remedy is harmless and widely beneficial.
Local authorities on education engage various bodies nationwide to coordinate policy and oversight. The effort aims to align curricula funding and governance with national standards and local needs.
The Texas comptroller reports many saloons stayed open on the school trustee election day. Each license holder may have his license declared forfeited, Comptroller Lane announced.
An old advertisement promotes Jad Salts as a remedy to flush kidneys and prevent bladder disorders. It claims heavy meat consumption harms kidneys by forming uric acid and urges daily use of four ounces of Salts in water before breakfast for several days to improve kidney function and blood purity.
Washington D C December 3 1913 A complainant A Jackson reports relief after using Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment claiming two applications stopped itching and healed skin humors pimples dandruff sores and burns Sold by druggists and offering a free trial by mail Dept 4 R Resinol Baltimore
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