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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1913
Page
6
At Wigwam Theater No 1 on Alamo Plaza the two reel drama The Heart of a Jewess stars Hebrew actors from New York's Yiddish stages. The Schadchen character is a comical highlight. Tomorrow Soldiers Three and Poor Jake's Demise will be shown.
At the Grand yesterday the Allard Musical Comedy Company staged the one act tabloid farce The Doctor's Troubles. Joe Massey played the doctor with Jess Allard in a black face role and Benny Lane as the soubrette delivering a well received Japanese singing number.
Musical Comedy Company continues at the Grand with The Doctors Troubles for the remainder of the week. Earl T. Mott sings an entire new set today. Country Store No 2 follows at 9. Tonight at 7 45 The Doctors Troubles starts. Labor Day features a big Country Store with over $200 in prizes. Amateur night tomorrow. Three new reels shown today.
The piece contrasts the two types of women with the Summer Girl enjoying life and the Summer Woman described as worn and exhausted. It claims kidney trouble, not female illness, as the cause and promotes Foley Kidney Pilg from Fischer Drug Co. as a direct help.
W. A. Gras of Del Rio and Charles and Herbert McDougal of Jourdan ton are guests of Carter Griner at his Sixth street residence, according to a social note.
The Merry Maids' Musical Club will entertain this evening with a rustic lawn fete at the home of Judge and Mrs. J. G. Griner.
Old 174 percent and new 1359 lines show Miss Elizabeth Houston and Mrs. R B Minor sailing to New Orleans then New York for Episcopal and art world events. Rob Minor of Texas, Paris voyage, Garden party at Miss Correvon’s, Beulah Patterson to read at Alamo Heights, Aubrey Culberson visiting Kerrville, many social gatherings and future tours outlined.
Miss Beulah B Patterson will conduct the Friday afternoon story hour at Alamo Heights school tomorrow. She will read A Real Chinese Story and The Boy and the North Wind, an old Scandinavian folk tale. This is the last story hour of the summer and children must return library books before school opens.
Mr Thomas A Coleman and Mrs Coleman with Miss Marguerite and Miss Birdie Elizabeth arrived yesterday from the ranch and returned last night. Miss Zulime Pettus will entertain at cards next Wednesday morning.
William Steinhardt of the Hudson Company reports Baker electric trucks arrive with a repair kit including two extra chains and a spare light bulb. Bakers are said to run 20 hours in 24 and travel 75 to 100 miles on a charge. E. H. Labadie Automobile Co delivers a Maxwell 35 touring car to L. K. Root & Co for a Gillespie county demonstration and agent appointment. F. G. Blumberg inks Chalmers and Paige deals in New Braunfels. Henry Teas of Marsden Machine & Supply Co, Beeville, visits San Antonio.
J. D. Auld of this city completed a 147 mile journey through the mountains near Comfort and Kerrville. He notes extensive low-gear work yet only twelve gallons of fuel were used for the whole trip.
The Woodward Carriage Company reports two Overland Model 79 touring cars shipped today. One goes to Marsden Auto Company of Beeville and the other to Whittlesey Machine & Supply in San Benito.
A car load of 1914 Buick touring cars and runabouts is traveling from the factory toward the local branch and is expected to arrive the first of next week. The shipment highlights Buick's growing distribution to regional outlets.
A car load of Paige Bruns wick cars and a shipment of one ton Federal trucks head to Alamo Auto Sales, local Paige and Federal distributors. The Paige model features elaborate equipment including an electric lightning and starting plant and demountable rims. price listed at $1075.
Velie Auto Sales reports the sale of a Velie four-35 touring car to E J Cordray of Galveston. Delivery is arranged for El Campo with shipment planned for today.
The preparation soothes mucus linings and eases gasping and tickling in the throat and bronchial tubes. Fischer Drug Co. announces its use for hay fever and asthma symptoms.
Miss Grace McGee hosted the Merry Maids Musical Club yesterday afternoon. The program featured Ella Frass performing a piano solo Hold the Fort, Edith Raybould singing The Curse of an Aching Heart with Lena Michel at the piano, and Winnie Converse playing Cavaliera Rusticana. Afterward buneco was played and prizes were awarded to Miss Bessie Barnes Mrs J G Griner and Miss Lorene Tengg. A buffet luncheon followed.
The Jewish Literary Club will meet tonight at Redmen's Hall with Dr. J. W. Carhart speaking on The Effect of Foods on a Nation and Its People. Miss Rose Polansky will perform a piano solo and Miss Wolf will read.
Helen tours the Louvre in Paris after a cab mix up lands her at the Louvre Hotel and later wanders galleries with an American guide who speaks little English. A New Yorker helps her navigate exhibits and later hints at meeting again at Hotel Ronceray, leaving Helen exhilarated and self aware.
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