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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1914
Page
5
J. T. Bowman reports from Austin that Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce pledged 500 to the Texas Panama Pacific Exposition fund for a suitable Texas building at the fair. The April date is recorded with the pledge details.
Trains entering Houston faced delays due to high water on several lines. Officials report no worsening conditions expected as rainfall subsides, though lower Texas streams rise toward flood stages. Detours may be required to reach destinations.
Troop B of the Third United States Cavalry under Captain Hamilton S. Haskins received orders to move to Brownsville immediately. The unit was relieved by a Texas National Guard company from Galveston, which has its quarters on Texas Avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets.
After a day of sights the National Editorial Association members were hosted in San Antonio with Mexican supper features and local entertainment. John H. Kirkpatrick chaired the reception. John B. Carrington acted as toastmaster as editors toured the Alamo missions and enjoyed pictures of the Alamo fight, a Gunter ball, dancing, and a late train departure to continue the circle trip through Central and North Texas.
San Antonio sculptor Pompeo Coppini studies plans filed in the city engineer's office for a life size statue of the late Mayor A H Jones to grace the new Commerce Street bridge. Alderman Chapa backs the idea and urges community subscriptions to fund it with possible city aid not yet calculated. A Gonzales native says residents there would support the commemoration.
A brief moral and medical essay argues excess in daily habits harms Nature and signals illness through symptoms like a coated tongue. It claims the mucous membranes warn of toxins as bile and blood require cleansing and disinfection for relief.
An ad touts PoDoLax as a podophyllin based laxative that eases bile release without the harsh griping of older remedies. It claims to remove nausea and ache while appealing to households as a trusted product costing 50 cents per bottle.
Be wise in time and use the Hyomei inhaler at first symptom of catarrh such as frequent head colds sniffing or mucus in the throat. It is presented as the only effective treatment with quick relief, no stomach dosing, and a money back guarantee if not benefited. Available from all druggists with the complete outfit priced at $1.00.
Judge W B Hopkins in Corpus Christi issued an injunction shielding C W Gibson and Lone Star Fish and Oyster City from interference by W G Sterett and deputies during a $10,000 suit over seining. Gibson argues the law is confiscatory and unconstitutional as seined waters may lead to seizure without a hearing.
A special election in Yoakum Texas Tuesday voted on $30 000 school bonds due to wording error in March 18 bond issue. There were 282 votes for the bond and 224 against in a very quiet election with little interest shown.
About 200 Austin boosters will join the Austin Chamber of Commerce for a May 6 trade trip to Katy area tributaries to Austin.
M G Rannty announces the Merchants Reciprocal Interinsurance association's headquarters are affiliated with the Retail Merchants' Association of Texas in Austin on April 29.
The annual meeting of the Young Women's Christian Association will be held Tuesday evening in the auditorium of the new building. Postponed from January 18 due to the building program, the event will feature special reports on progress, music, talks and a possible address by Miss Mabel K. Stafford.
Advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla relieves dyspepsia and stomach discomfort. It promises rapid improvement by improving blood quality to aid digestion and reduce symptoms like bad taste, fullness, headache, heartburn, and nausea.
Paris April 29 A Swiss biologist Henry Spahlinger describes a tuberculosis treatment using intra muscular injections of antigenic solutions and ferments tailored to patient condition It is claimed to dry lung cavities remove bacilli and halt fever rapidly in incipient cases allowing patients to return to work high hopes but experts remain cautious.
An old Musterole ad touts fast relief for lumbago and other ailments. It highlights easy application, soothing effect, and broad uses from sore throat to pneumonia prevention, with 25 and 50 cent jars and hospital sizes.
New York April 29 Dr Simon Frexner director Rockefeller Institute labs received the Cross of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor from France for services to science and aid in supplying anti meningitis serum during the 1909 cerebro spinal meningitis outbreak. The honor was conveyed to Dr Frexner by the French ambassador in Washington last night.
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