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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1914
Page
3
Citizens urged to secure a set of the People’s Cyclopedia now as supply dwindles. The Light office hands out the volumes to eager customers, highlighting the urgency of obtaining the reference work before stock runs out.
Mrs. Mattie Haley of Danville Virginia praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills for improving her health with just ten dollars spent. The ad claims forty years of use and urges consultation with Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential advice.
A five volume set offers all world knowledge, bound in English cloth and easy to handle. Friday marks the last day of a big sale with a $1.98 price, next week $12 regular price, saving $10.02. Great gift for students and families, ideal for daily reference. Display announcement elsewhere explains the distribution plan.
Secretary John B. Carrington works with the Chamber of Commerce to assess Mesquite timber for possible a factory turning mesquite into furniture and other hardwood articles. He surveys cutting costs, transport to railheads, and uses, citing J. W. Hale's Frio county timber with lumber 8 to 10 inches wide and 2 to 10 feet long.
A new Travis Club board has been elected. The fourteen directors include five one year term members Atlee B. Ayres Sam C. Bell Thomas L. Conroy Harvey L. Page Chester H. Terrell two two year term holders Dr. John B. Herff B. R. Webb and a three year group T. A. Coleman Otto Koehler H. L. Miller R. T. Pruitt Ed Rand J. H. Savage Dave J. Woodward Officers will be chosen from among directors at an early meeting.
Secretary of State F C Weinert announced he will not enter the contest for lieutenant governor after thoughtful consideration. The Democratic ticket now has three candidates for second place Senator Staples Bas trop County former State Senator B B Sturgeon Lamar County and J W T Loe Dallas.
A dialogue fragment features a terse exchange where a woman jokes about carving names on a tree, proposing to include her chaperone’s name to appease potential criticism. The mood shifts between playful defiance and social constraint in a colonial setting.
Secretary Daniels proposed selling the battleships Idaho and Mississippi to a foreign power for roughly the construction cost. Greece was identified as the buyer, with funds to be redirected to build a new dreadnought. Both ships, in commission since 1908, were deemed harbor defense assets not modern enough for line duty.
In Forest Park St Louis marks its 150th anniversary with a mass pageant and masque featuring 7500 actors, 42 000 seats, and hill viewing for 40 000 more. A Winged Victory statue will appear in a waterborne finale as envoys from other cities attend a Conference of Cities on municipal art and public welfare.
M Capps a converted Jew from Kan sas City Kansas preaches at the junction of Fredericksburg road and North Camal street from a Jewish perspective. Born in Mainz Germany he came to the United States as a youth and was an anarchist before his 1884 conversion in Chicago. He began preaching eleven years ago and services opened last Sunday continuing for a week.
Lentz, tailor at 312 W. Commerce St., promotes handsome lightweight exclusive patterns made on short notice for vacation wear. The ad urges readers to choose tailored clothes to fit social gatherings at pleasure resorts nationwide and joins in the social swim.
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