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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1913
Page
5
Fancy brooches in bar style and cameo priced from 50 cents to 95 cents. Tortoise shell hair pins, combs, and barrettes. mesh bags range from 75 cents to 4 dollars 25 cents. Brocaded hand bags priced at 69 cents and up.
A Duluth wedding breakfast feature quotes a bishop urging sensible views on marriage. He says marriage is not a dream of love but relies on steady commitment with love often stored quietly to endure. The piece mentions a 1915 exposition in Düsseldorf detailing German achievements across fields.
The Artesian Belt Railroad calls a stockholders meeting for January 31, 1914, at 10 a.m. in San Antonio Texas to vote on authorizing bonds secured by a first mortgage and to consider amending the charter for possible railroad extensions. H E Hildebrand, president, attests.
The Chamber of Commerce in San Antonio organizes a flood relief drive for victims along the Colorado and Brazos rivers. Donations include money, clothing, and provisions, with early remittances to Governor Colquitt and swift shipments to Caldwell and San Felipe. Local citizens, businesses, and workers contribute amid urgent need.
Multiple obituaries note deaths in San Antonio area. John F Noffsinger aged 44 from Alamo Heights, survived by widow and children, with Springfield interment planned. H W Truax 40, formerly of San Antonio, died in Dayton Ohio leaving widow and three children. Amanda J Jones 80 of Alamo Heights Cambridge Oval native of Kentucky survived by five daughters and two sons with interment in Kentucky. Andrew H Nohse 65 noted.
J Walter Morris, famed President and Manager of the Fort Worth Baseball Club, Lauds Plant Juice as a superior tonic for biliousness and general health. Prominent Texans from bankers to laborers share testimonials praising the remedy’s ability to restore health and vigor, with Fischer's Drug Store selling the product.
John Nohse years old died suddenly of heart trouble at his Goliad road home twelve miles from the city. He collapsed while in the fields and died minutes later. Survived by widow a son Henry seven daughters Ella Molly Bertha Clara Helen and Gertrude and several siblings. Funeral Saturday at 2 from 288 Obraje street under Hermann Sons auspices with interment in Hermann Sons Cemetery.
George Wideman was elected delegate to represent Bexar county at the Farmers Union meeting in Fort Worth on January 14 to discuss negotiable warehouse bills and related issues. Advisory delegates T. P. Dougherty N. E. Collins and D. H. Voss named. Noted advocates N. H. Rhodes and other leaders to speak.
Advertisement for Virgin Oil of Pine by Leach Chemical Co offers a sugar lump with drops of pine oil to relieve colds and coughs in five minutes. Priced at 50 cents, with money back if not satisfied, available through Wagner's Drug Store A M Fischer and other druggists in San Antonio or by mail.
The article notes San Antonio sold its entire bond issue quickly while other cities’ bonds lingered. Mayor Brown foresees smooth investment placement, with local banks competing for deposits at 3 to 4 percent. Chicago firms will take a $60,000 commission, part of $68,000 total already paid.
The city plans large scale improvements funded by a $3,450,000 bond issue approved last July. So far $30,000 of the first $500,000 has been spent on Commerce street widening while preparatory work for paving and sewer construction continues. The bonds allocate $1,500,000 for street paving and include $800,000 for sanitary sewers, $300,000 for storm sewers, $125,000 for a city hospital, and other amounts for bridges, sidewalks, stations, and utilities.
Continued flood conditions prevented state officials led by Comptroller W. P. Lane from appearing Friday morning, causing a postponement of the suit proceedings.
Chester Basse’s suit against the comptroller, seeking to stop license cancellation over alleged illegal demands by Worth Ray, is postponed until normal conditions allow the comptroller’s legal team to attend in San Antonio. The hearing was set a week ago but continued after this Friday.
John Keene a 19 year old white boy appeared before Judge Lowther in the police court Friday morning to answer a vagrancy charge brought by the police. He is described as a frequent juvenile traveler.
Policeman Huston testified the youth traveled nationwide four times in five months. The judge questioned him about riding Pullman cars and whether inside or outside. The boy answered both. Chief Lancaster wired the lad's parents. The court imposed a 50 dollar fine.
The London County Council has decided to issue an offer to close all barber shops in London at the same time, marking a sweeping regulatory move across the city.
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