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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1914
Page
7
The Boston dinner marks La Rochefoucauld’s tercentenary with Howells praising the French wit. He cites a line about folly as a reminder that perfection in wisdom is elusive. A playful exchange about debate follows in Washington Star quotes.
Local household items offered for sale at bargain prices. Furniture includes chairs tables and small chests suitable for apartments. Purchasers may contact the seller through the light want ad service for details and pickup arrangements.
In Kansas City lifting the church's role beyond salvation, Rev. J. S. Lyons outlines a united declaration urging churches to engage in social and labor issues. The report calls for fair wages, safe conditions, illness and old age support, and end to past evils through civic cooperation.
An advertisement extols S. S. S. a blood purifier that reportedly clears skin eruptions overnight and regenerates tissues. It claims to soothe eczema rheumatism and fatigue while urging readers to obtain the product from The Swift Specific Co. and avoid substitutes.
The General Assembly at Wagoner Oklahoma awaits a committee report on education to decide if existing McKenzie Tennessee and Leonard Texas seminaries will be used or a new seminary built. Also due are reports from publishing, ministerial relief, and young people's committees. It comments on opposition from women's church groups.
Tag day efforts across multiple committees raised at least $1099 by noon Monday with more funds expected from unreported cash and mailed checks. The largest collection came from Mrs. Mabel Massey Bates led groups of Daughters of the Republic Daughters of the Confederacy and Lamar School Mothers' Club, followed by the German Literary Society led by Mrs. A Sachs. Proceeds support a Texas building for the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915.
Louis Galli on South Medina street kept his team on a rail line to stop trains from passing. He fought officers and was jailed after being charged with obstructing a public street. A $100 fine was imposed with a notice of appeal.
Two motor deputies will be stationed along the south loop to arrest speeders and traffic violators this week. Sheriff John W. Tobin said the plan awaits formal order from county commissioners and will continue until speeding hazards are curbed. Tobin vowed full backing and personal help to secure convictions and penalties.
The Dramatic Club at San Antonio High School plans two plays in the school auditorium at 2 pm Friday to raise funds for football equipment debt. Casts include Therese G. Barton as the child in A Child in the House and Elizabeth Beal as the journalist in The Kleptomaniac alongside listed supporting roles.
The National Association of Retail Merchants at Louisville voted 2 to 1 against nationwide prohibition. Adolf Grasso of San Antonio reported delegates August Briam and others attended the session with about 600 members present. The next annual meeting will be in San Francisco in May 1915.
Officer Muenster shot a mad dog on Avenue E before noon Monday. The bullet glanced off a rock and pierced Postmaster Stevens’s glass office window, narrowly missing his head before stopping on a wall in the next room. The dog was killed after being found to be maddened.
An advertisement argues old age is a matter of stiffness and declining energy and promotes Vinci cod liver and iron tonic as a blood builder. It cites a 75 year old user from Corinth Mississippi and promises a money back guarantee if the tonic fails, crediting A M Fischer Drugstore in San Antonio Texas.
A 55 year old retired actor was arrested in East Commerce Street restaurant after Melletti of Uvalde accused him of stealing 17. Police Brady and Dillon detained the suspect Monday morning as Melletti and a companion fought with the actor and another man. The men were seen bleeding from blows during the dispute.
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