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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1915
Page
2
The government decided that all of New Zealand surplus supplies of meat, beef, and mutton be reserved for the imperial authorities. The move follows requests from London for provision and underscores New Zealand's role in wartime food management.
An old fashioned newspaper ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as the quickest, surest relief for cold symptoms. It claims to clear stuffed noses and sinuses, relieve headaches and feverish tiredness, and end misery without inconvenience, selling for 26 cents at drug stores.
The city council met with only four members present and took no final action on the proposed ordinance drafted by City Attorney Gillette. Alderman Weakley sought restrictions on street purger stands and vehicles in park drives, while police were authorized to remove such stands. A resolution to limit speeds in Brackenridge park drives was introduced before routine ordinances were approved.
A friendly recipe note urges bake plenty of biscuits until well browned and ready for supper. It emphasizes a generous syrup cup to accompany the meal and invites readers to prepare ample servings.
Velva is promoted as a nutritious versatile product ideal for busy households. The ad touts Velva as a tasty daily food for waffles muffins and batter cakes and claims cost savings at meal times. It urges readers to cut coupons and mail for a premium catalog.
The annual Home Economics Week at the University of Texas ends with more than 800 total registrations, exceeding last year’s lecture totals. Noted speakers include Scott Nearing from the University of Pennsylvania, Dr S M Gunn of MIT, Helene Douise Johnson of New York, Henry T Bailey of Boston, Thomas Whitney Surette of Oxford, and Maggie W Barry of Sherman, covering finance health art poetry and literature.
Mrs J W Joyce a San Marcos resident and member of a pioneer San Antonio family died at home after a long illness. She married Rev W J Joyce in 1862 and left children including Mrs Winchester Kelso of San Antonio and others in Texas and California. Funeral attendance included family from San Antonio and Dallas. She celebrated her 72nd birthday last Christmas.
In Austin on February 1, a series of bill debates dominated by drainage district creation and anti pollution measures. The House defeated an amendment that would grant passes or rehabilitative relief to ex Federals and Confederate soldiers, farmers, and others. A separate Senate bill sought damages from Texas by Imperial Sugar Co. over $100,000 for breach, property loss, and waste on Sugarland plantations.
In Austin on February 19 the House spent the morning on tallying and passed on second and third readings twenty two measures. Among engrossed bills were a county court for Jefferson County, a Morris County road law, and a bill creating the Frio district.
A fragmented list of acts and proposed measures includes creation of Sabinal and Murphy independent school districts in Uvalde and Collin counties, changes to county courts and irrigation exemptions, and proposals affecting districts from Dickens to Hidalgo counties. The notice references road and animal inspection laws, tax provisions, and railroad public works, with several counties named including Collin, Potter, San Saba, Taylor, and Comanche, among others.
In the Texas Senate the discussion centered on a bill proposing an eight hours workday for eight months plus a rest period, with amendments about Sunday rest and employee choice. Senator Wiley backed a right to work, while Senator Westbrook argued for organized labor and opposed the amendment. Petitions supported a 54 hour limit and the Robertson law repeal, and telegraphs urged passage of the company bill.
The Senate confirms A. S. Fisher of Georgetown as judge of the new criminal district court for Travis and Williamson counties. The court will handle criminal and divorce cases, taking civil matters from the Twenty sixth and Fifty third district courts. John Shelton and S. Wisher are noted figures in regional judiciary. Fisher is brother of Chief Justice H. C. Fisher of the Third Court of Civil Appeals.
The Texas Senate approved multiple measures, including education focused bills, while the House backed a restructuring proposal. Bills authorize commissions and appointments, with actions signaling shifts in state training services, university and college oversight, and district attorney staffing. The governor approved the signing, with officials in Austin reporting on the legislative outcome.
The United States steamer Santa Marta, with passengers for New York, lost its rudder early today near Cape Hatteras and requested a coast guard cutter be sent. Position logged at 35.28N 74.35W, entering West in a heavy northerly gale.
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