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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1913
Page
2
A VitAlitas display at Wagner Drug Store 407 East Houston San Antonio draws crowds as customers test the supposed tonic. An elderly man proclaims Vitalitas restores youth and urges buying extra bottles for his wife. The seller claims Vitalitas cures numerous ailments and guarantees its benefits.
Greatly improved crop conditions are shown in the Missouri board of agriculture monthly report issued in Columbia. Wheat is 98 percent of normal, up from 65 percent a year ago. The Servian government issued a February 23, 1913 decree exempting flour and meal imports from duty due to crop shortages caused by the war.
A combined trade excursion to promote good roads was set for May 21 from San Antonio to Seguin. The joint Chamber of Commerce committees issued the slogan Good Roads for San Antonio More Trade for San Antonio and outlined the itinerary with stops at Kirby Converse Schertz Cibolo Valley Marion Hilda McSweeney Seguin Schumannville Clear Springs New-Comal Landa Selma.
The upcoming Monday council meeting may stir partisan tensions as factions contest payroll passage. Mayor Steves holds council support, limiting Ryan forces. A Friday special session may name election judges and clerks for May 18 votes.
Union Meat Company offers fresh breakfast pork sausage in one-pound boxes at twenty five cents per pound. Also advertised are fresh Spanish mackerel flounders Gulf crab frog legs shrimp and seafood at Riverside Restaurant Hermann's Bar at 219 Soledad street under new management with liquors wines and cigars available.
Campaign chief T. T. Van derHoeven warns that a high turnout is essential to block Ryan and his backers. He stresses that a false sense of victory could hurt the league and calls for intensified outreach, meetings, and ads to secure May 13 turnout.
The southbound departure from San Antonio shifts to 11 00 am from 10 45 am and the northbound from Carrizo Springs moves to 6 10 am from 6 30 am with arrival in San Antonio at 1 15 pm instead of 1 35 pm. Trains meet at Leming instead of Pleasanton and travelers gain two half days in San Antonio due to overnight stays amid track improvements. President A R Ponder notes the late San Antonio departure accommodates other roads' travelers.
A banquet honoring Bishop Mc Coy Rev J Marvin Culberth and Miss Ada Trawick will be hosted May 8 by Epworth Army staff at Travis Park Methodist Church San Antonio with 200 guests expected. Toasts from guests solo and music planned under toastmaster Rev L B Booth. Organized by Harvey Van Slayck with Fred Thompson Bruce Banks.
The San Antonio Humane Society elected new officers for the coming year. James Anderson was named president with J P Ward as first vice president and Mrs N Wilson as second vice president. F W Smithers was chosen auditor.
The San Antonio school board will meet at 4 PM on Wednesday May 7 to elect a new schools superintendent and discuss summer school for retarded children and summer programs in domestic science and manual training. The building committee favors a twelve room Beacon Hill school with six rooms ready for immediate use. A principals meeting is set for 4 PM Thursday at Brackenridge High School.
After the May 13 election a joint county city hospital is debated at a meeting of officials. Judge James R. Davis and the commissioners weigh whether county and city should cooperate. Candidates Brown and Ryan promise support for modern hospital facilities. A civic committee urged unified action, while Davis remained noncommittal. New library acquisitions are also listed.
A compact list of names including Atlantis Latta Nisbet American Producer Gas Practice Mushrooms Drummond W H Poetical Works Hall G Found ers of Modern Psychology Nicholson Meredith The Provincial American Shoesmith V M The Study of Corn.
A local note records Ike Gilberg abandoning uplift work to focus on earning a living. The piece states the move won’t harm the uplift and will aid Ike, and adds that those worthy of uplifting typically uplift themselves, via Topeka Capital.
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