City canvass seeks 1000 more workers for religious visitation
In San Antonio a city wide religious canvass needs 1000 additional volunteers to visit every home next Tuesday between 2 and 4 pm. Over 2500 visitors are already participating with 19 districts across eight wards. Instructions emphasize multilingual cards and district chairmen guiding volunteers from Guadalupe Catholic hall to First Presbyterian and other headquarters.
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San Antonio
Guadalupe Catholic Hall
J. Shreve Durham
J. A. Navarro
Second Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church
First Ward
Southern Pacific
Nogalitos
Somerset Road
F. L. Batchelor
Glenn Avenue
Hillcrest Baptist Church
South Flores
Elsie Avenue
Ward
International & Great Northern
Man from Litchfield Credits Hood’s Sarsaparilla for Boil Cure
A Litchfield Connecticut man writes of persistent boils and salt rheum on his arms then credits a six bottle Hood’s Sarsaparilla course with curing all eruptions. He urges others with impure blood or boils to try the remedy and to request further details with a stamped reply.
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W. A. Caldwell
Litchfield
Conn
Hood
Caldwell
Bedding inventory notice for cold season bargains
Advertisement urges buying wool and cotton bedding before prices rise. Items include all wool double bed sized sets 68 by 80 inches gray plaid with crocheted ends, wool nap blankets 70 by 80 inches gray plaid with crochet, cotton filled silkoline covered 72 by 84 inches full size, and extra large comforters 81 by 90 inches priced down from 3.50 to 2.89 with second floor location.
Postal Banks Advertised to San Antonio Public
Postmaster J. J. Stevens plans an intensified push for the postal saving system in San Antonio. A letter from Third Assistant Postmaster General A. M. Dockery urges public notices on growing deposits, cooperation with foreign associations leaders, and outreach through school teachers and human interest stories to raise awareness and deposits.
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San Antonio
J. J. Stevens
A. M. Dockery
Stevens
Dockery
Winter complexion remedy using mercorized wax treatment
An old Woman's Tribune tip recommends nightly use of mercorized wax as a face coating to remove dead skin and reveal younger skin. Benefits include reduced chapping, blotches, pimples and wrinkles with one week of nightly applications and inexpensive Saxolite and hazel solutions as a supplementary wash.
Post Office Seeks Data On Postal Savings Rules
The Postmaster General asks for public input to ease statutory limits on postal savings deposits. Local incidents show $600 at once limited to $100 and a $2000 deposit refused, highlighting the need for improved knowledge of the system. Perfection card.
Miss Olive Smith Sings at Vesper Service in San Antonio
Miss Olive Smith of the Marguerite Smith company will sing at the 5 PM vesper services in the association assembly room with Miss Holzschuler directing music and Mrs. E. D. Love leading. The Young Women's Christian Association also hosts a Business Women's Club meeting at 7 30 PM Thursday with parliamentary drill by Mrs. J. T. Smith and a paper on Woman and Morality by Mrs. Dan Leary.
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Miss Olive Smith
Marguerite Smith
Young Woman’s Christian Association
Miss Smith
San Antonio
E. D. Love
Young Women’s Christian Association
Business Women’s Club
J. T. Smith
Dan Leary
Reservoir Refill Follows Recent Rains at Newton Dam Site
The Southton dam project led by Frank R. Newton and partners shows a nearly complete structure with floodwaters backing up over a long stretch. After October floods wrecked the partially built dam, construction resumed as rains remain possible this season. Newton expects no further risk from heavy rains.
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Southton
Frank R. Newton
Newton
Artesian Belt Railroad Calls Stockholders Meeting
The Artesian Belt Railroad announces a stockholders meeting on January 31, 1914 at 10 a.m. in San Antonio Texas to decide on issuing bonds secured by a first mortgage and whether to amend the charter to allow extensions of the railroad. The notice is signed by President H J Hildebrand and Secretary W B Hamilton. The document also includes a snippet stating wages in Spain range from 86 to 54 cents per day.
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Artesian Belt Railroad
East Houston
San Antonio
Bexar County
Tex
H. Jg. Hildebrand
W. B. Hamilton
Dairymen face charges in skimmed milk case in San Antonio
Four charges were filed against local dairymen for selling skimmed milk labeled as pure milk. Milk sold to tuberculosis patients at the poor house is cited. Board of health plans maximum fines and next week trial, with 26 adulterated milk cases since August 26 and only three losses. County Attorney Dan Lewis backs enforcement. ad ends with Horn Palace claim.
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Board of Health
San Antonio
Dan Lewis
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Sabinas
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San Fernando
Frank Allen
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Moore Building
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Comal Street
Comal
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Second Ward
South Laredo
Parral Street
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Parral
Parrai
James Mudd
San Antonio Loan and Trust Company
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Peacock College
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Larece
Freds
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P. H. Spengler Sr
Beacon Hill School
San Jacinto
Virginia
Fourth Ward
Commerce
Myrtle
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J. G. Bear
Gunter Building
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Lexington
Camden
William Spengler
Beacon Hill Christian Church
Craig Place
Blanco Road
River
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Fairview Avenue
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Woodlawn
Belknap Place
Fifth Ward
Chestnut
Madras Ditch
J. D. Malone
Beth-El
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Sixth Ward
S. P
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Calvary Baptist Church
Hays
Pine Streets
Country Club
M. EB. Buckley
San Antonio Loan and Trust
Patrick's Cath
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van Ness Avenue
Seventh Ward
Palmetto
Florida
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Presa
George M. Connor
Sherwin & Williams Paint Company
McKinley Avenue Methodist Church
McKinley
Porter Street
Porter
Palmeto
James Anderson
Anderson Street
Garden Episcopal Academy
Highland Park
Rigsby
Palmetto Street
Water Street
Water
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Meyer & Webb Insurance Company
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Carl F. Behring
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Nero
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Woman's Tribune
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