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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1913
Page
6
The Equal Franchise Society gathers at 3 30 p m in the Wolff and Marx building new quarters. The Daughters of the Court of Isabella hold an organizational meeting at 8 p m at the Knights of Columbus hall.
Mrs. Eleanor Maury Luter in Seguin visits Mrs. Walter Nolte as Catholic women gather at 8 this evening to finalize plans for organizing the Daughters of the Court of Isabella.
Greetings have been received from Misses Mary Hammond and Margaret Terry who are spending time in Corpus Christi. A special meeting is planned to discuss their stay and related arrangements.
Miss Norma Friedrich hosted a veranda party at her Cuero home featuring the guest of honor Miss Geneva Grunder. Guests shared games, prizes, ices and cake as rain altered plans for a lawn gathering.
A group including Rie Collins Alberta Irish Grace Newnam Katherine Ramsetter Catherine Craddock Ann Powers and Ruth Finch left for an automobile tour of the West and will be away for an extended period. Rev. and Mrs Sterling Fisher of San Marcos visit Mr and Mrs D P Barr on Avenue C after weeks at Epworth. Mrs Harry Landa of New Braunfels visits Mrs Rena Campbell for the day. Mrs C W Bubler and children plan a summer on the Great Lakes returning in September.
The Deputy Collector of Customs at San Antonio announces seizure on July 19, 1913 of six cases of Japanese merchandise consigned to Japan Art Co., San Antonio, for violation of the 1909 act. Any claimant must appear and file within 20 days. H. C. S. Smith Deputy Collector.
Misses Mildrey and Lorene Moege lin hosted a birthday gathering Saturday afternoon on Fredericksburg road. Games and refreshments followed. Prizes went to Agnes Potter May Remling and Odeille Harris. Attendees included Amy Remling Jessie Cavin Agnes Potter Odelle Harris Margaret Fuller Marguerite Mills May Laura Remling Mildred Lorene Lucille Moegelin and several families.
The piece contrasts the carefree Summer Girl with the worn out Summer Woman. It promotes Foley Kidney Pills as a direct aid for kidney trouble causing fatigue and sleeplessness, a Fischer Drug Co. advertisement.
J M Waterbury of New York City, calling himself the world’s champion endurance pianist, began a piano marathon at 7 a m in a store on Olive street and had played 27 hours by 10 a m Friday. He aims to surpass a 65 hour record, continuing until after midnight Saturday. He’s fed tomato soup and chili, chews gum, smokes, drinks brandy, and an attendant dusts talcum on the keys hourly to ease sliding. A crowd watched Friday as the sidewalk was blocked.
The fragrance in Lehn & Fink's Riveris Talcum charms readers with daintiness and a wholesome clean feel. It touts purity and a fine cooling texture gentle on sensitive skin, urging shoppers to buy a large glass jar at the drug store.
In an interview Stella Barre recalls six years of vocal study and the early doubt she faced. She advocates balanced practice, breathing exercises, and mental imagery for beauty, dress, and stage presence, warning against fatigue and urging perseverance.
An 19th century advertisement touts Gouraud's Dream as the least harmful skin preparation. Dr L A Sayre praises its use to a patient, noting it is for sale by R Hopkins & Bon at 8F Great Jersey Street in London and distributed across the United States Canada and Europe.
A robin in Fort Collins became intoxicated after eating cherries that had been dumped in a backyard. Mrs. A J Baker watched as the bird flailed at a fence post and staggered, one eye closed, until the effects wore off.
The Grand Opera House filled all three daily performances with the Allard musical comedy company presenting School Days. Jess Allard impressed as the silly kid while Bonnie Lane and Joseph Massey also appear in varied roles. The Royal Theater runs a heavy program featuring The Quakeress, Kentucky Foes, The Flirt, The Robber of Angkor and more with amateur night Friday.
A long OCR style catalog lists numerous grocery firms with street addresses and city names including ANCIRO Barnes Eis erlch Elm St. Grocery, Forestello, Goldenbag er, and many others across San Antonio, Bandera, Seguin, Kerrville, New Braunfels, and more. The compilation names individuals and businesses such as BRADGERS, Adams, and Meyer, with scattered cross streets and county towns.
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