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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1913
Page
7
An 1900s medical ad touts S. S. S. as a blood purifier to support kidney function. It claims improved kidney tissue activity and relief for rheumatism cystitis bronchitis and other weak kidney symptoms. The Swift Specific Co. of Atlanta advertises S. S. S. and offers free medical advice via its department.
The Pub licity League of the Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday night to elect officers and directors for the next year and to review the group’s activities over the past twelve months. Incumbent president W. S. Conness is expected to be re elected. The director slate appears largely unchanged with current directors listed.
Mrs Janet McKenzie Hill edits a Boston Cooking School Magazine recipe feature praising a KC Nut Cake. The article details batter steps with nut meats and almond frosting, plus a white chocolate icing option, and promotes sending casings for a free Cook’s Book.
Secretary Bryan assails subsidized patriotism and sensational newspapers as motives for war. He argues nations will move toward peace through arbitration agreements, education, and public discernment of true causes. He praises growing moral awareness and envisions treaties reducing war risk.
In Birmingham on May 19, about 3000 union carpenters plumbers iron workers painters and other craftsmen walked out after master builders and contractors refused a five cent hourly raise to 50 cents. Three skyscrapers are affected and about 5 million dollars in work is interrupted. Some contractors already signed with the union feel the impact as well.
Norman Hapgood announced that Harper's Weekly will be purchased by the McClure Publications, incorporated. Except for Hapgood, Harper's officers and managers will remain the same as those of the MacClures, with no radical changes planned immediately.
About 1000 delegates and visitors attend the biennial session in Houston. St Louis Denver and Buffalo vie to host the next meeting as the executive talks proceed after welcome ceremonies.
A Woodmen of the World hall program by Albert Sidney Johnston Camp No. 144 United Confederate Veterans featured old Dixie songs, stirring speeches, and honors for Adjutant Godfrey Peterson. Rev Clyde Broomell spoke on Friendship while performers from the Natural Orchestra and local talent presented nostalgic Civil War era songs and recitations.
Announcement of a new motor car service by Southern Pacific between San Antonio and Sutherland Springs begins next Monday May 26. The system will run two round trips daily using a pedo type car and mirrors the regular train schedule. The service aims to boost summer excursion business and marks the first motor car operated from San Antonio though other Texas lines already run such cars.
The Department of Agriculture urges health inspectors to denature condemned milk and return it to farms to feed livestock. Rennet can turn spoiled milk into thick curds at a small cost, about three cents per ten gallons, offering potential savings in beef and pork production. Experiments show the best temperatures for the powder to work efficiently.
The three daughters of Cuero District Judge John M. Green graduate on May 27. Annie Louise completes study at Texas State Normal in San Marcos and receives a life certificate. Louise earns a degree at the Girls Industrial College with a life certificate. Belle Green graduates Cuero High School with class honors.
A drive for an eight hour workday began at a conference of delegates from the International Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen. The union says Standard Oil employs about 2000 firemen across New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
The Supreme Court did not convene on the current Monday for the first time in weeks. Due to a backlog of cases, the court recessed and will resume on Monday May 26.
The Kohler Campbell plan guarantees pianos for five years from purchase. Defects in material or workmanship are repaired or the piano replaced, at no cost, when returned to sellers. Buy for 257 dollars after a 5 dollar initial payment, with two hundred two weeks to pay and a 15 cent weekly cash dividend for earlier payoff.
Fragment references a cooperative, piano, and possible venue or arrangement. Readable portion lacks context, making the event or action unclear.
The article explains the cooperative plan includes all features of the player piano offer except the terms. The player piano is priced at two dollars per week rather than one dollar and twenty five cents per week.
The program for the Baptist Young People's Institute meeting in this city on May 30 to June 1 features Rev. George E B Stewart and Rev. J R McGill among speakers. Sessions include union work, manuals, selected addresses, a round table, a stereopticon talk on Palacios, and meals at the church.
The text critiques vague ads that promise guarantees without specifics. It argues a true guarantee must name facts and penalties if not met, using an example of piano guarantees: materials and workmanship, no defects for five years, with a free replacement if broken.
Fire endangered the archives of the geological survey as five blazes in six days prompted an inquiry. Firemen rescued by smoke and gas, some needing hospital care for days, and a strict probe into the cause began today.
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