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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1913
Page
8
A Procter & Gamble booklet promotes Crisco as the richest digestible form of cooking fat, comparing it favorably to Crisco itself and to cream. It highlights discovery and manufacture details and offers 100 tested recipes with a free copy available from Dept. A, The Procter & Gamble Co. Cincinnati Ohio.
Officials of the Texas Cotton Seed Oil Crushers Association arrive in San Antonio for a three day convention beginning tomorrow. About 500 to 600 delegates from Texas and beyond are expected, with a busy schedule of meetings dinners and entertainments at the Gunter Hotel and Fort Sam Houston.
Ad touts Cascarets as a gentle overnight cleanse for stomach liver and bowels. Claims remove sour undigested food and foul gases, and deliver a clear head and sweet stomach by morning. Promotes a 10 cent box for adults and children.
Walter Granfield a 52 year old building contractor died after a wagon loaded with bricks ran over his body as he crossed Sap tracks on Castro street He had been seriously hurt yesterday morning and died yesterday afternoon at the local hospital He came from England 23 years ago and lived in San Antonio for 12 years He leaves a widow two sons Roy and Horace a daughter Hazel two sisters Mrs Emily Crawford of Jones Okla and Miss Nellie Granfield of Jones Okla Funeral services will be held at 4 o clock tomorrow from his home 344 East Mitchell street with Rev J B Dickinson of McMullin Baptist Church officiating Burial will be in Roselawn cemetery The services are under the auspices of the local lodge of the Order of Owls of which he was a member
Vital statistics show 24 Mexican infant deaths in April versus 16 among other nationalities in San Antonio. Overall April deaths reached 231 with 199 after adjustments. Mortality split: 120 men 111 women. Mexicans 34, Negroes 23, others 43. Pearl Forester sentenced two years for assault to murder in Sherman for the November 2, 1912 shooting of Sheriff Lee Simmons.
Secretary of State Bryan, returning from a mission to California, passes through Chicago and heads to Washington, offering no comment on the alien land question. In Texas, H Jackson, a famed horse trainer of McKinney, dies at 72 after a paralysis stroke, survived by a brother in Bonham.
Judge T S Maxey opened court at 9 30 this morning with no business on the docket the jury excused until tomorrow at 9 30. Equity settings were not made and the grand jury continued its deliberations. Neutrality law violations may be called tomorrow when criminal cases appear but trials are not expected.
Mrs. F. E. sues The Laundry De Luxe on North Flores alleging nuisance and seeking damages. The complaint states the laundry operations create a public or private nuisance prompting legal action.
Political advertisement outlines candidates for mayor city attorney assessor auditor treasurer and judge along with ward aldermen including names such as Clinton G Brown George R Gillette and George A Lowther among others reflecting a municipal ballot roster.
A Dinwiddie resident in the Seventy third District Court requests a temporary injunction to halt further operation of the laundry and seeks damages of 15000 dollars. Judge R H Ward scheduled the hearing for 10am on May 10. Demand the best for your money. Try Piel bottled beer.
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