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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1911
Page
4
The ad urges readers with weak stomachs to take Diapepsin to relieve indigestion sour stomach and related symptoms within minutes. It claims 50 cent cases restore appetite improve breath and digestion and ensure meals taste better. It promises renewed energy and fewer bad nights and miserable days.
Governor Wilson and a Democratic committee in Trenton backed a bill for election reforms in New Jersey. Provisions include civil service exams for officers, five-voter party nominations, direct primaries for governor and congress, direct primaries for all delegates including national conventions, and pledges by legislators to back top primary vote recipients for U.S. senator or refuse to accept primary results.
New York Citys board of education yesterday adopted a resolution opposing a pending state bill that would prohibit public school pupils from belonging to secret societies or fraternities. The board argued it has no more right to bar fraternities than to regulate other liberties.
The Rathskellar in San Antonio offers lunch service from noon with a solid selection of deli items. Elite Cafe provides short orders and fast, friendly help for customers seeking a quick bite.
The Princeton committee raising the Cleveland memorial tower fund reports $95,500 raised toward a $100,000 goal. Only $4,500 more is needed by March 18, the 74th anniversary of Cleveland's birth. Most donations are in $5, $10 and $20 installments.
The Daily Light describes a trek to Mount Sinai where Moses allegedly received the law. The author notes Sinai as a bare 8000 foot summit with a monastery and hermits, then previews a journey into Egypt to view ancient civilizations and the Sphinx.
The Rockefeller Institute in New York reports a near term cure for infantile paralysis. Dr Simon Flexner says a definite remedy may be announced within six months and notes prevention has been achieved. He outlines understanding of the germ, its transmission, and infection methods with accurate detection despite its minute size.
Three gunshots disrupted a private dining room in a small uptown hotel. William Hall, a railroad clerk from Chicago, and his wife Della were found shot. Mrs Hall died minutes later. A revolver lay beside Hall and a dozen cartridges were found in Mrs Hall's stocking.
Wheeling March 9 Following requests from a dozen militia officers over the state Adjutant General Charles D Elliott has wired the war department tendering the services of the officers and the entire Virginia National Guard if desired
Washington reports war department plans to test a lighter pack for Texas deployed troops. The new kit reduces load from 56 to 46 pounds and replaces heavy gear with compact items including a half shelter tent, poncho, canteen, first aid, rations, and a lighter hat to improve comfort on hikes.
The Chicago board approves plans for Nicholas Senn school to house the first swimming pool as part of the regular curriculum. An expert will teach pupils at the Southport and News avenues site with a second pool planned for Hyde Park. The Senn building will sit on ten acres, cost 600000 for construction and 100000 for equipment, and include fifty classrooms each with forty pupil capacity.
An advertisement from Bexar Drug Co promotes a remedy to neutralize and remove poisons that cause backache rheumatism nervousness and kidney and bladder irregularities. The copy claims the product builds up and restores natural organ action.
Reports from the Brooklyn navy yard say a thief who stole 45000 from the battleship Georgia at Guantanamo Bay was captured. He was an aide to the paymaster, non commissioned, and was brought back aboard the Georgia in irons.
Boston March 9 Advices to the American board of foreign missions say authorities near Pekin Tungca and Pao Ting Fu in Chili province checked bubonic plague spread. Fear rose in Pekin mid January but eased after success. Tien Tsin saw similar results. The disease reached a village near Pao Ting Fu but not the city and had a high fatality rate with one recovery in about twenty five cases.
Wm Faxon 90, a Clinton County church singer and wealthiest man, had his voice recorded years earlier to be played at his own funeral. At his service in Ovid Michigan yesterday his strains joined hymns sung by his son and daughter as his open coffin lay in the parlor.
Foley's Honey and Tar for the children touted as best and safest for coughs colds croup whooping cough and bronchitis with no opiates offered by Bexar Drug Co.
A new find presented to the American Museum of Natural History by D C Stapleton comprises over 100 stone seats carved by stone age artisans. About half came from prehistoric burial mounds, mostly from Mexico and South America with some from other regions.
Hartford March 9 The supreme court sitting here denied the request of certain Knights of Columbus members to reserve a mortuary fund now between 500000 and 600000 for distribution to members before 1902. The court found the corporation holds the funds in trust for all nine members and their beneficiaries.
A new submarine cable laid through the South Atlantic links Monrovia Liberia with Pernambuco Brazil. Ambassador Dudley says a German company will operate it and anticipate further lines from Liberia to major points along the eastern South American coast to Montevideo and Buenos Aires.
A testimonial filled advertisement extols Cardui as a reliable tonic for womanly ailments. Mrs J M Shepherd of Durham North Carolina claims it restored her strength after four months of fatigue and hard work. The piece praises decades of use, natural ingredients, and urges readers to consult their druggist.
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