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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1913
Page
5
A reflective meditation urges readers to pause amid daily grind and seek awareness of beauty, kindness, and opportunities. It warns that routine dulls perception, and only by awakening the senses can one grasp happiness, grace, and the lingering bouquet of life at day’s end.
The article notes the use of potato flesh treated with acids and pressed into blocks to imitate ivory for piano and organ keyboards. It describes the process of removing the potato skin, chemically treating the white flesh, and shaping it into ivory substitutes sold for instrument use.
A long list of guests checked into major San Antonio hotels including J W Hott of Brownsville M Little of Laredo J W Felix of Dallas W R Schreiner of Kerrville Fr L Benson of Kenedy Luis Sparker of Temple W G Walsh of Kingsville and others R H Evans Marble Falls Jake Lockwood Taylor and a Denton auto party with Dr and Mrs M L Martin and others. Several residents from Austin Marble Falls Georgetown Nixon and Houston are noted among arrivals at the St Anthony Gunter Menger Bowie Crockett Bexar Savoy and other city hotels. Ringling Brothers advance agents are also registered at the Bexar.
Isadora Duncan, the famed dancer, declares she cannot bear to think of dancing again after the death of her two children who drowned in the Seine. She has cancelled a South American engagement and stays in seclusion at her studio, tending to destitute women in Albania while her brother remains there.
Mr and Mrs George W Hagy and daughter Mildred return from a two months trip through the north east and parts of Canada. He notes San Antonio changes, new commerce street activity, and improved river banks. He praises crops in Canada and forecasts continual prosperity. He is a director at Somerset Oil Company and mentions oil field progress and Louisiana wells. An advertisement promotes king with tin tag sausage from Union Meat Company.
Mrs Amelia Pearce aged 63 widow of John Pearce died at 7 this morning at 1614 Saunders avenue. She was born in England and lived in San Antonio nineteen years. Survived by three sons Arthur John Pearce England Percy T Pearce Houston Allan M Pearce San Antonio. two daughters Mrs Edward Bellar South Richmond Va and Mrs James H Isbell Muskogee Okla. many grandchildren. Funeral from home at 9 tomorrow morning with services at Prospect Hill Methodist Church at 9 30 Rev N B Read officiating. Burial City Cemetery No 4. Pallbearers named.
A London Chronicle fragment recalls Dr Johnson as a voracious fruit eater who savored strawberries and cream and visited berry growers. Mrs Thrale notes he could eat seven or eight peaches before breakfast and wished for more wall fruit during a visit to Lord Sandy's Om bersley seat.
A compilation of real estate transfers naming buyers sellers locations and prices in Artesian Gardens Lakeview Gardens Los Angeles Heights Arlington Heights Palm Heights and Craig Place plus scattered parcels near San Antonio. Notable entries include Wright to Trawalter 1918 for Lot 22 Block 2 and Gantt to Rattler 1913 for Lot 20 Block 233 with prices ranging from 100 to 4500 dollars.
M Garcia applies for alterations on Theo avenue. Williams seeks alterations on Nebraska street with Gus Heye adding onto Nolan Street for 200 dollars. C Berry plans a five room dwelling on Pecan Place costing 1600 dollars. George Loessberg repairs on St John street for 800 dollars. Taylor Morris proposes a three room dwelling on North Center street at 450 dollars. Miss L Deltsch to build a three room dwelling on Daw son Street for 400 dollars. V Ramirez plans two four room houses on Fl Paso street totaling 1000 dollars.
A list of automobile licenses numbers 3988 through 3996 with brands and owner addresses. Cadillas Josephine Hottell at 127 Pierson avenue holds 3988, Continental R H Chrome at 424 Main avenue holds 3989, Ford W Schmidt at 423 Carolina street holds 3990, Hupmobile Walker Moore Co at 823 Adams street holds 3991. Paige P H Hein at 222 Laclede avenue holds 3892, Paige W C Bruff at 616 East Elmira street holds 3993. Hupmobile E W Tynan at Prudential building holds 3994, Hupmobile Mrs E H Chapman at 657 Main avenue holds 3995, Excelsior motorcycle Henry C Garcia at 510% Dallas street holds 3996.
Five burial permits record deaths across multiple locations. J Lester Lovett aged 35 died August 25 at 204 Soledad Street. Stephen Mabrito aged 62 died August 26 at 207 South Zarramora Street. Oscar H Gray aged 23 died August 22 in Denver Colorado. Mrs Mary E Carter aged 29 died August 25 at 211 Halliday Avenue.
To Mr and Mrs Matt Berry a boy born August 24 at 220 River avenue. To Mr and Mrs E Hosmer a girl born August 24 at 406 Schley avenue. To Mr and Mrs Ernest Cadena a girl born August 24 at 1628 Hamilton avenue. To Mr and Mrs W H Harless a girl born August 21 at 209 Coffman street. To Mr and Mrs J Espinoza a girl born August 26 at 122 La Paloma Street. To Mr and Mrs Charles J Tarut a boy born August 15 at 609 South street.
Hamilton Ontario council discusses a bold proposal for an electric sign stretching a mile long and about a hundred feet high to advertise the city, signaling a dramatic push for luminous branding of local identity.
San Antonio observers witnessed the first train pass through Texas sole railroad tunnel, a 900 foot bore on the Fredericksburg line. The crew included construction workers and Fredericksburg merchants attended. next week regular service to the tunnel will begin.
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