San Antonio teachers travel far for summer study and rest
San Antonio school teachers spent the summer abroad and across the U S and Canada to study at universities in places from Berlin and Montreal to Chicago and New York. Post cards from Mrs Kate Schenck and others reveal visits to galleries operas and scenic trips from Pike's Peak to Niagara Falls.
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Jack
San Antonio
United States
Canada
Europe
Lukin
Mr. Lukin
Reichstagsgebaude
Berlin
Kate
Mary
Golden State
California
A. J. Spoor
Los Angeles
Miss Lytle
Chicago
Fritzi Scheff
Modiste
Studebaker
Garrick
Marshall Fields
Pike's Peak
T. P. Huff
Huff
Dominion Square
Montreal
Lillian Graves
New York
Lake
Wisconsin
Elizabeth Rait
Olga Scholz
Congressional Library
City of
Washington
Hirsch
Coloftado
Cheyenne Canyon
Emlie G. Gohmert
Lillie
Anna Jones
Cripple Creek
Anna F. Lachappelle
Philadelphia
William Penn
City Hall
Atlantic City
Miss Young
North Carolina
Niagara
Bakeley
Texas
Keen
Laura Massey
New York City
University
Columbia
Milwaukee
Georgia
Happiness Hunt For Beauty By Lois Josephine
A period voice reinforces a self improvement program urging deliberate happiness. Lois Josephine advocates banishing bitterness and adopting practical rules for appearance and health, including happy footwear, light meals, and simple, tonic diets to preserve beauty and vigor.
The Manicure Lady Sees Hoodoo Signs Fail
In a bustling streetcar scene the Manicure Lady laughs off hoodoo signs as luck improves. She recalls a broken mirror and a ladder incident, defends her father’s wisdom, but discovers her pocketbook is stolen, prompting a quick, discreet search.
Mrs Berman Hosts 500 Party for Daughter Lucille
Mrs Berman entertained yesterday afternoon with a 500 party in honor of her daughter Lucille. Guests included Miss Julia Arstein, Gladys Dalkowitz, Eva Gutzeit, Adelle Gutzeitsky, Annie Levitan, Frieda Barkin, Ruth Deutschmann, Alma Krisch, Olga Krisch, Ethel Bermin, and several Mrs. Pines, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Baldwin, Mrs. Cain, Mrs. Kalison, Mrs. Lee, Mrs. Budow, Mrs. Berman, Mrs. Wiederman, Mrs. Arstein, and others.
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B. Berman
Lucille
Julia Arstein
Gladys Dalkowitz
Eva
Adelle Gutzeit
Annie Levitansky
Frieda Barkin
Ruth Deutschmann
Alma
Olga Krisch
Ethel Bermin
Pines
R. C. Wright
L. Baldwin
W. Cain
Kalison
C. Lee
H. Budow
H. Berman
Wiederman
B. Arstein
A. Arstein
Dalkowitz
Panklin
The New Girl On The Streetcar Reveals A New Kind Of Talk
Two young women aboard a city streetcar contrast fashion and health talk. The new girl speaks of her mother’s recovery from illness through summer and mountain air, while the old girl obsesses over clothes and romance. The new girl is praised as healthier and more steadfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamma
Weyel-Wohlfarth Wedding Planned at St Josephs
The Weyel-Wohlfarth wedding will be held at 6 30 o clock Wednesday evening at St Josephs Catholic Church. Miss Cleo Grona serves as maid of honor and Edward Weyel as best man. No invitations have been sent.
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Weyel-Wohlfarth
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Cleo Grona
Edward Weyel
All Family Are Giants In One Philadelphia Family
The Stiegler family in Philadelphia shows extreme height across multiple members. Michael, 15, is 6 ft 7 in. sister Helen, 17, 6 ft 2 in. grandfather, 7 ft 1 in. brother Joe, 6 ft 1 in. father 5 ft 11 in. mother also notably tall. Michael’s pituitary gland was removed to curb growth but he later returned from a Virginia farm heavier, now a Boy Scout calling himself the biggest on earth. Doctors note nine of ten die when the gland is removed.
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George
Sullivan
King Alphonso
Spain
Bob Kifey
Paddy
Joe
Joseph A. Stiegler
Germany
Michael Stiegler
Virginia Ferm
Boy Scouts
Medico-Chirurgical
Shanghai Dictionary Marks Five Years of Scholarly Labor
A new Chinese dictionary published in Shanghai completes five years of work by China’s top scholars and replaces the 1716 imperial standard under Emperor Khanghsi. It includes many scientific terms and omits numerous obsolete characters.
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Shanghai
China
Khanghsi
Entertains at Lawn Party for Niece and Groom
Mrs. Dan Oppenheimer hosts a Friday lawn party at her Carolina street home in honor of her niece Miss Gertrude Percy and Joseph Froebel. Japanese lanterns decorate the lawn, cut flowers adorn the interior, music and games provide amusement, and two-course refreshments are served. Attendees include numerous Misses and Messrs Froebel Rockwitz Hoefgen Fischer Dencini Myer plus Mr. and Mrs. Sheffield Weis Corning Clark Percy and Winfield Myer among others.
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Dan Oppenheimer
Carolina Street
Gertrude Percy
Joseph Froebel
Margaret Dencini
Doris Hoefgen
Lucile
Ethel
Mildred Rockwitz
Virginia Clinton
Elizabeth Smith
Irene Froebel
US Leads in Far East Exports in 1912
The United States surpassed European nations in exports to Japan in 1912, leading in imports from the Far East when including Hawaii and the Philippines, marking a notable shift in trade balance.
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United States
Far East
America
Hawaii
Philippines
Japan
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London
Kepley Sample Shoe CO
Lois Josephine
Miss Josephine
Mamie Jones
Josephine
Woolworth
Wilfred
Father
Mayme
Sest
South
Almerene Stone
FOX Studios CO
Alamo Plaza
Stiegler
Helen
SR. T. Felix Gouraud
Rash
L. A. Sayre
Gouraud
Fend T. Hopkins & Bon
Jones Street
Hertzberg
Houston Street
Fg. Hertzberg Jewelry Company
Cor
HousTon and
St. Mary’s Sts
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