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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1914

Page

2

Vitalitas Credited By Real Estate Figure In Houston

H. C. Bush of 1514 Texas Avenue, long ill, credits Vitalitas with a dramatic recovery after doctors claimed his life was near end. He says ten days after starting Vitalitas his condition improved, prompting his doctor to prescribe it for himself. The ad claims Vitalitas cures indigestion and related disorders, with Wagners Drug Store promoting it at 407 E Houston.

H. C. Bush Texas Avenue Houston Mr. Bush Vitalitas Aia Wagners Drug Store

Folklore Society Names Next Meeting Site and Officers

At the Texas Folklore Society annual meeting in Austin Baylor University in Waco was chosen as the next meeting site. Elected officers include President Dorothy Scarbrough Baylor University Vice President R A Law University of Texas Secretary W A Webb Beeville High School Treasurer Miss Parker Austin High School The executive board selections include Dr Law and Dr L W Payne.

Austin Tex Texas Folklore Society Baylor University Waco Dorothy Scarbrough R. A. Law University of Texas W. A. Webb Beeville High School Miss Parker Austin High School Law L. W. Payne

Otto Riebe Undertaker Ad

Otto Riebe undertaker advertises services from his private chapel at 177 North with phone number 341.

Otto Riebe

Shriners Gather in Atlanta for Imperial Council Meeting

About 16 000 Shriners arrived in Atlanta for the fortieth annual imperial council meeting with May 11 expected arrivals and two parades scheduled. William S. Irwin of Wheeling is to arrive for a 21 gun salute as hotels and railroads prepare for overflow crowds. The event runs through Friday with elections, reviews, and a Thursday excursion to Savannah.

Atlanta Shriners Mystic Shrine Imperial Council Order William S. Irwin Imperial Wheeling W. Va Seattle San Francisco Savannah

Niece of Alamo Hero Endorses Plant Juice in Dallas

Mrs. M. Bowie Burns, niece of General James Bowie, reports dramatic recovery from nervous trouble and kidney pains after using Plant Juice. She credits the remedy with restoring appetite and sleep and recommends it to friends. Sold at Fischer's Drug Store in Dallas.

M. Bowie Burns James Bowie Texas Beal Avenue Dallas Fischer’s Drug Store

Alabama runoffs decide next governor and state officials

Alabama voters go to the polls in Montgomery to choose the governor in a tight runoff between B B Comer and Charles Henderson along with the state agriculture commissioner and attorney general nominees. Also on ballots are races for state committeemen and county posts while Frank B White seeks the U S Senate to fill the Johnston term.

A. A. Hershams J. A. Wade Alexander City W. L. Martin Montgomery Im. H. Riddle Tallademia Alabama Frank B. White Birmingham United States Joseph F. Johnston Captain White

Hawks at Saunders Ranch After Barbecue Hunt Hawks

A party of hawk hunters visited Alderman George W. Saunders Sunday at his 1300 acre ranch eleven miles southwest of the city. They enjoyed a barbecue of beef and mutton while discussions cited two hawks shot by hunters to settle a dispute over a promised $5 reward. The visit highlighted a massive mesquite tree in the yard and local plans for paving blocks from such trees. The Saunders holdings include oil wells and running water, with plans to add natural gas to tenant houses.

George W. Saunders Alderman Saunders Lambert Chapa Lancaster Bexar County Saunders Ranch

Personal crisis reports rise in Chicago study

Coroner Peter Hoffman of Gael county reports personal crisis figures grew far faster than population, urging inquiry into social justice conditions. He notes 328 firearm deaths in Chicago last year, 20 more than Spanish-American War losses, and a total 10,992 deaths in the city, with about half avoidable through public safety education.

Chicago Chicagay Eter Hoffman Gael County

Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Boosts Women’s Health

An advertisement portrays girls in poor health at work and urges using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound to restore vitality. The copy claims a forty year track record of helping women with ailments specific to their sex and encourages readers to try the remedy.

Lydia Pinkham

Greeks Deny Crucifixion Story From Durazzo

The Greek legation in Washington states there is an official dispatch from Athens denying a cable from Durazzo Albania that Mohammedan Albanians captured by the Epirotes at Harmova were crucified in the Orthodox church at Kodra.

Washington, D. C Athens Durazzo Albania Harmova Kodra

Floods Sweep Texas Rivers Across Fertile Lands

Rivers including the Brazos and Colorado are out of their banks, flooding large stretches of farmland at their mouths. Eastern Texas streams are also swollen and railroads struggle to keep schedules amid rising waters.

Houston Tex Brazos Colorado Texas

Commission Fights Against Hookworm in Texas Counties

The Texas State Board of Health hookworm commission has finished surveys in thirty counties, roughly half of the infected counties. About forty counties remain with high disease prevalence requiring free county dispensaries and campaigns. Southeast Texas covers 27,542 square miles of 640,000 people. 35,000 examined, 28 percent treated. Among 146,000 school children, 25,000 were checked and 39 percent found with hookworm disease.

Austin Tex Texas State Board of Health Texas

Nordica dies of pneumonia in Batavia voyage end

The American soprano Mmme Lillian Nordica died in Batavia from pneumonia after a troubled voyage from the Tasman, where she was a passenger that ashore December 28 in the Gulf of Papua. She was being sent to the United States in a Chinese casket, with care from a physician until April 1.

Batavia Java Mmme Lillian Nordica Sen United States Madame Nordica Tasman Sheas Gulf of Papua Thursday Island Madame Nordi

Seven students to graduate from Austin Theological Seminary

A class of seven will graduate from the Austin Theological Seminary this year. Dr. R. E. Vinson calls the year the most successful in the institution's history with enrollment at thirty. The baccalaureate sermon was at First Presbyterian Church by Rev. F. J. McMurry of Sherman. Missionary address by Rev. J. B. Hudson of Victoria. Alumni address and commencement exercises follow.

Austin Tex Austin Theological Seminary R. E. Vinson Firs Presbyterian Church F. J McMurry Sherman J. B. Hudson Victoria

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