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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1911
Page
5
Large patent medicine advertisement touts Botanic Bloom Balm B B B as a universal remedy for rheumatism and related pains. It claims to send warm blood to nerves and joints, purify the blood, and cure conditions after other medicines fail, with a $1 bottle sold at Owl Drug Store 226 Ek Commerce Street.
Several precinct based clubs are forming to support the Citizens ticket. A Friday meeting at 1702 Jones Street will organize a club including voters from precincts 18 19 20 and 21 with many from the rock quarry district. A mass meeting to ratify the ticket is set for Wednesday April 12 at Beethoven hall.
A columnist argues that formal declarations of war are obsolete and that conflicts will begin with surprise strikes. The piece suggests nations will rely on stealth and deception, citing Russia and Japan, Dewey, and potential British and German actions as examples of a world shifting to sudden, unannounced hostilities.
A historical note recounts the February 8 1904 Japanese torpedo strike on Port Arthur and subsequent actions at Chemulpo. It cites a telegram allegedly from Nicholas ordering Port Arthur commander Alexieff to strike the Japanese if they advance, challenging claims of civilized restraint.
The Chocolate Soldier closes its San Antonio run tonight with a Chicago intact company led by Grace Drew and Grace Van Studdiford. Notable cast includes Margaret Crawford Edmond Mulcahy Frank H Belcher and the Whitney Opera Comique orchestra with three new members Lon Bergere John P Phillips Harry Davies. Performances April 20 and 21 with a Friday matinee. Van Studdiford praised for light operatic singing.
Grace Van Studdiford will present The Paradise of Mahomet at the Grand Theatre this Thursday evening. The charity event aims to raise funds for local arts programs and features a talkback with the performer after the show.
May Robson arrives at the Grand for Friday and Saturday performances on April 14 and 15 with a matinee Saturday. The production centers on Aunt Mary with Robson praised for her humor and strong character work, noted as a defining success.
A lively program tops the week with Eddie Ryan and the Bell-Wright girls singing dancing and changing outfits in constant rotation. Pearl Stearns & Co present Her Husband's Friend a solid comedy. Castallat and Hall offer a George M. Cohan skit while the Trevett quartet adds novelty and humor and Annetta Link sings and dances send a pretty closing note.
The Crown theater presents a Pathe Film masterpiece never shown in the city before. The venue promises a hand painted picture praised as one of the prettiest and unlike typical local offerings.
Mrs. Booker T. Washington’s wife arrives in San Antonio at 3 00 PM and will speak at 8 30 PM Friday at Second Baptist Church Chestnut and Center streets under the Women’s club of the Negro citizens. A reception is hosted by Mrs. Thomas Holley 318 Nolan Street before the lecture before she leaves Saturday.
Edward W. Tynan was sworn in as county treasurer after filing and having approved a 25000 bond with four sureties. The bond mirrors Alex Y. Walton’s resignation, and the State Bank and Trust Co acts as virtually the treasurer handling most funds. Visitor Gus Langston of the Katy, based in St. Louis, was noted among city guests.
A Tennessee mother credits Cuticura products with curing her six month old child’s scalp eruption that caused hair loss and red facial bumps. After trying doctors and other remedies with no relief, she used Cuticura Resolvent Ointment and Soap, reporting the child’s recovery and hair regrowth. The note is signed by Mrs F E Harmon of Atoka dated September 10, 1910, and sold through Potter Drug & Chem Corp in Boston.
In Fifty-seventh district court, Mrs. Alice Abbott’s suit against Sunset road over injuries from a train incident advances with defense claiming the bones in question are chicken bones not human. Doctors testified the splinters labeled Exhibit A are not human bones, and the case known as the celebrated chicken bone trial faces further testimony this week.
The piece cites Professor Arthur Keith on pituitary growth control and acromegaly, noting the pituitary body at the brain base influences stature and may permit future cosmetic growth. It mentions Pierre Marie’s link between pituitary enlargement and abnormal growth, and hints at possible future medical shaping of noses. R McKibbin of Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio railway reports strong farming aid stock interests along the route after trips to El Paso and west points.
A new Texas Land Trust Company, capitalized at 5 million dollars, is formed by San Antonio Waco and New Orleans financiers to loan on mortgages and develop Texas lands. Officials include N S Graham J C Bland J C Whyte A L Slaughter and others. Headquartered in San Antonio with offices in the Walker Building set to open soon.
A note asserts Uncle Sam buys paints wallpapers pictures and tyre frames from McDonald s at 322 E Houston Street to prove his faith in quality.
E. L. Samuels, a Las Cruces New Mexico dentist, arrived in San Antonio yesterday and plans to locate permanently. He has practiced in several western states and in Mexico and expects to join one of the city’s oldest dentists and make his home here.
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