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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1913
Page
8
Mayor Brown pushes real competition in paving to cut costs for property owners and boost bids. He considers city funding property owners notes and collecting as taxes to force lower prices and wider dealer participation, citing El Paso as a model.
An advertisement urges cleansing pores to reduce wrinkles and improve complexion during dry periods. It promotes Mercolized wax as superior to standard creams and powders, claims it exfoliates and reveals healthier skin, and offers a wrinkle remedy using eaxolite powder and hazel prep. The pitch claims rapid results within a fortnight.
The Pastores will be staged in English for the first time at the Grang Opera House on December 22 and 23 with advance seat sales strong. Citizens may join as patrons by mailing two or more $2 seats to John B. Carrington, with checks payable to Franz C. Groos. A souvenir program will list patrons and include a play sketch, cast, and the Pastores association’s aims to make this an annual central Christmas celebration.
Auction style listing showcases 12 piece fancy sewing boxes and a range of silver plated items including tea spoons and berry spoon, Parisian ivory toilet pieces, Williams' suitcase toilet set, and numerous other gift pieces.
Twenty five girls will meet Sunday at 2 o'clock in the San Antonio Humane Society office and travel to Bonn Avon School where a Christmas tree has been prepared by the school girls. The event is planned and carried out by the Bonn Avon students with names supplied by the Humane Society. The society invited the girls. The board meeting was postponed due to bad weather. A monthly report lists 56 people relieved and 450 animals plus 73 fowls aided.
Government exam notices announce stenographer and typewriter openings with entrance salaries from 900 to 1000 dollars in New Orleans Fort Worth El Paso Galveston San Antonio and Dallas. Applications must be filed by February 16 with the local secretary. Other exams include farmer chemist junior civil engineer student and paper plant investigator with varied January dates.
Pure Food Commissioner Abbott has received 25 milk samples from Austin dairymen for thorough analysis. If any milk is found adulterated, complaints will follow. Inspector Frank Bushick filed eight complaints against meat oyster fish dealers and merchants for keeping unsanitary stores.
Assistant Attorney General Harris directs county authorities to withhold bond approval for 165000 to finance a Nueces Bay causeway linking San Patrico and Nueces counties. A new election will be held within 60 days to satisfy the special-law requirements. Previous vote favored bonds almost unanimously.
The Texas department of insurance and banking released a condensed statement on 25 state banks with savings departments. Total resources amount to 2 927 062 dollars, including 2 070 066 dollars in first mortgage real estate. Liabilities total 2 885 115 dollars to depositors with 41 947 dollars in undivided profits. Cash reserve required 432 798 dollars, actual cash on hand 559 406 dollars.
An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a magical and harmless remedy for backache lumbago sciatica and rheumatism. A small trial bottle at drug stores is rubbed into the back and claims relief within fifty counts. It emphasizes prompt, lasting easing without skin burning or discoloration.
Sixteen troops of Boy Scouts in San Antonio were confirmed at the scoutmasters meeting led by Scout Commissioner Fred D Thompson. Plans for a winter camp during the last week of 1913 were discussed along with merit badges and guest speakers. Victor Keller president of the local council will outline the scouts’ position and future plans. Dr Darrough will speak on First Aid to the Injured and Dr O P Wright will discuss an all night camp fire in the White Mountains. An event is set for January 10, 1914.
A citywide gathering of scouts conducts examinations to award merit badges. Leaders oversee testing across multiple merit areas, with scouts from various troops participating to demonstrate skills and earn recognition.
Probation Officer J Ross Boles searches for the parents of a seven to eight year old African American boy who said he was lost and gave the name Claude Jackson. The child is at the city hospital for a badly abscessed tooth operation and officials ask for help locating his mother or guardians. Mme Alice Deschamps marked her eighty fourth birthday by playing tennis golf and croquet at Le Touquet.
The Associated Charities report for November shows 435 total requests after 255 at the office and by other means. Fifty-five visits occurred with aid including clothing, groceries, meals, lodgings and cash. receipts totaled 1076 with 933.48 in bank and 414.77 on hand at month end.
The Red Cross Christmas Seals sale is successful with $1,500 of seals distributed by Mrs. E T Jersig as local chairman. Board and club volunteers including Mrs. B T Jersig and Mrs. Frederick Murphey organized the effort across the city through a week of sales.
Ten registered Holsteins, the largest herd south of the quarantine line in Texas, were sold Saturday by J C Yantis to Robert Schallert of Ali Tex. Yantis terms the cows the finest dairy stock with averages of six gallons daily for eight months and one cow yielding nine gallons. The herd brought 2500 dollars.
A man claims a nonoperative cure for rupture that prevented surgery and enabled him to return to hard work as a carpenter. He urges readers to write to Eugene M. Pullen at 1112 Marcellus Avenue Manasquan New Jersey for full information.
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