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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1914
Page
30
Public health advice promotes daily laxative use for infant constipation. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is advertised as a mild, non greeping remedy endorsed by families, claiming relief for various digestive ailments. Sold by druggists for fifty cents or one dollar with a money back guarantee. reach Dr W B Caldwell lists Monticello Illinois.
Democracy advances in Britain as University of Oxford plans a cooperative store managed by five senior and twenty junior members. Shaftesbury and Sir Horace Plunkett serve on the honorary council as undergraduates run executive duties. The store will stock groceries and tobacco to teach cooperation and cut costs while reducing university credit excesses.
Alvarado Texas man T A Hensley reports relief after first dose of Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy He suffered chronic digestive complaints including colic attacks bloating and inactive liver The ad claims rapid relief from stomach liver and bowel troubles and urges readers to consult local druggists or order the free book from the manufacturer George H T Mfg Chemist
The article reports district rallies and socials for Alamo Hive No. 22 L O M A in San Antonio Fort Worth with instructors and a May 8 9 rally date. It also covers Loyal Americans of the Republic Chapter No. 78 planning a banquet and drill contest May 28 with officers and a 150 candidate class.
A special meeting at Modern Woodmen Hall on Wednesday night April 29 drew large attendance. One candidate was initiated and an application for membership referred to the investigating committee. The drill team provided a fine exhibition and two members were honored for birthdays.
The San Antonio lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows marks its ninety fifth anniversary at 8 p m Monday in the Odd Fellows Hall with master of ceremonies Joseph Ryan. The program includes prayers, readings, vocal solos, readings on Odd Fellowship’s influence, quartets, and presentation of veteran jewels by local lodges and encampments.
With the Initiation Unity Lodge No 222 Knights of Pythias held a short business meeting Friday night May 1. On account of the disagreeable weather very few members were present. At the next meeting May 8 several candidates will be initiated. All members are urged to attend.
A large turnout at Modern Woodmen hall on Thursday night April 30 witnessed the initiation of 35 candidates from Myrtle Grove No. 1 Olive Grove No. 157 and Laurel Grove No. 1185. Officers from the three groves led the ritual and a floor drill with Sovereign Ray Toomey of Myrtle Grove directed the team. An exhibition drill and a closing dance were well received by members and visitors.
Knights and Ladies of Security San Antonio Council 0.1789 held its April 16 meeting with strong attendance. Fifteen new applications were received and a fifty-member initiation class was postponed due to bad weather. Captains appointed and members split into teams to recruit more. Degree team led by Sister Mills impressed with drills and figures. Next meeting May 7 will be a get acquainted session. all members urged to attend.
At Olive Grove No. 157 Woodmen Circle meeting on April 29, plans were set to unveil a monument to late Sovereign H. TM Conroy. Four candidates were admitted, Alice J. Smith transferred in, class initiation scheduled for April 30, and a social evening fixed for May 27. The group voted to invest 100 more in Woodmen of the World and Circle Building Co., bringing the total to 500. Imogene Parish won the drawing contest amid several visiting speakers.
The Humania Company of New York announces a new catalogue for colored women's hair goods. It claims large imports and manufacturing capacity, offers a money-back guarantee, low prices, and a full line including hair by the pound, nets, toilet articles, and straightening combs. Agents are sought.
May schedule announced for Miriam Rebekah lodge with meetings on the second and fourth Fridays. Members urged to attend the May 8 session as important business will be discussed. Central Woodmen Circle Groves held a April 27 meeting to finalize initiation plans for Myrtle Grove No 1 Olive Grove No 157 and Laurel Grove No 1186 with Ray Toomey directing the degree team and Edna Mason as musician.
The regular monthly meeting of Branch No. 146 U N A P O C was held in the swing room of the Post Office building. An amendment to the by laws on applications was advanced to third reading and passed. President Newman spoke on organization and cooperation. Delegates Brewster and Carson will receive instructions at upcoming conventions. A ball is planned for May 18 by younger members.
Washington dispatch estimates 10,000,000 Americans chew gum with ages 6 to 20 forming the core group. It traces chicle to Sapodilla sapote and notes Aztec origins, Mexico as a major sapot tree source, and outlines tapping, processing, and the manufacture from sap to gum. It cites 1913 import figures and tallies 300 million gum packages sold annually in the United States.
A tiny thread of gum an inch in diameter could stretch 497 875 miles from earth to the moon and back three times. Chewing that gum would release energy in foot pounds enough to rival Niagara Falls in significance if captured mechanically.
A long timetable shows trains arriving from Mexico the north and various points including Houston Galveston Fort Worth Dallas San Antonio Kerrville Victoria and Carrizo Springs with numbers and times. It also notes a Massachusetts minimum wage commission report highlighting that many women in industrial jobs earn insufficient wages and that under 20 percent of workers in any occupation earn more than a week’s wages.
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