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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1913

Page

8

Obituary notices for Moore and Lister in San Antonio

Funeral services were held for A. J. Moore at the First Baptist Church with full Baptist attendance and interment at Mission Burial Park. Speakers included Rev. S. J. Porter and others. pallbearers listed. Lister death reported in Galveston with survivors including husband, two sons Ralph and Frank, and daughters Hannah and Helen.

First Baptist Church C. Todd B. A. Copas San Marcos E. M. Lewis Beacon Hill Church T. V. Neal Prospect Hill Church Richard Johnson J. G. Boles N. H. King Lister F. A. Lister Galveston Tex San Annio Ralph Lister United States Frank Lister Hannah Helen Lister

Social notes reveal broad calendar of visits and gatherings

Beulah B. Patterson notes visitors from Pleasanton and Ore City guests at the McCullough home. Mrs. Holmgreen entertains Mrs. Northrup and others with informal games and refreshments. Mrs Haile and Miss Evelyn Haile head to Washington and Lynchburg for studies. Mrs Scott travels to Tucson and Los Angeles. Katherine and Margaret Mitchell host a youthful gathering with games and later refreshments. Laura Schlather is honored with a linen shower by Veneta Lodge sisters, hosted by the Schlather couple. attendees include Rosa Durst and several local ladies.

Schlather The Veneta Lodge Laura Schlather O. E. Schlather Laura la Schlather Mesdames Rosa Durst Anna Roegelein Augusta Redinger Augusta Schmitzler L. Kreszenz Wall Louisa Lenker

Merry Maids Car Club Hosts Rustic Lawn Fete

The Merry Maids Car Club entertained at the Griner home with electric lights and lanterns on the lawn. Members wore Nell Brinkley caps, carried lunch baskets, and enjoyed banco, games, dancing, and ice cream cones for about sixty attendees.

Merry Maids J. G. Griner Nell Brinkley Banco

Memph is Bachelors Hit With Tax for Bachelorshood

A social debate on marriage and morality cites statistics on unmarried men. In Memphis a bachelor tax funded a sanitarium for babies and mothers, sparked by a business club and city commissioners after converting an idle horse race clubhouse.

Equitable Life Insurance Society United States W. L. Wilcox Cornell University Memphis Tenn Tri-State Fairgrounds Memphis Business Men's Club Board of

Purified by New Process Says Cosmetic Line Grows

The ad touts a purified cosmetic product with a soft velvety appearance that lasts until washed off, prevents sunburn and returning ep erations, and notes rising popularity. Available in White, Flesh, Pink, and Brunette by toilet counters or mail for 50 cents from Nation al Toilet Co in Paris, Tennessee.

Nationad Paris Tenn

Memphis Bachelors Tax Ordinance Funds Baby Care Initiative

City commissioners enact a bachelor tax requiring unmarried men 21 or older to show a certificate to access streets and venues. Funds from licenses and fines go to the Bachelors' Baby Club for a summer hospital, feeding and nursing sick babies. The old gambler clubhouse becomes a pediatric care center. Memphis bachelors urge other cities to adopt similar surplus pin money use.

Memphis Bachelors’ Baby Club

Guano Riches From Chincha Islands Wealth Large

The Chilean guano deposits are valued far above any gold mine. Chincha island guano pools reach 180 feet deep and the 1 billion dollar value reflects export restrictions. From 1840 to 1872 shipments grew from a few tons to millions, with a 1862 peak of 435000 tons and 2.86 million tons loaded in 1860s. In 1872 Peru banned further guano exports.

Chile Chincha Lima Europe London England Chinchas

Visitors Arrive at San Antonio Hotels From Many Cities

A long list of travelers checks in at local hotels including Luis Martinez de Castro from Los Angeles en route to Mexico City and Captain Henry H. Scott, U S A, at the St. Anthony. Others come from Kerrville, Eagle Pass, Dallas, Monclova, and Pachuca with stays noted at the Menger, Gunter, Bowie, St. Anthony, Bexar, Crockett, Savoy, and Crockett hotels.

Luis Martinez de Castro Menger Los Angeles City of Mexico W. F. Faust Monterey Bowie Samuel Pearson Kerrville Crockett A. C. Green Palestine Savoy J. R. Sanford Eagle Pass Gunter H. M. Schutz Tampico Tamaulipas Mex St. Anthony Harry B. Scott Sedalia John C. Craven Bexar van Etton Minneapolis Henry H. Scott James B. Wells Brownsville J. S. Buckley George J. Goldsmith Denison Bowle Otis E. Crosby Houston A. D. Lawrence G. A. Reyes el Campo J. M. P. M. Craven George W. Bancroft Elizabeth Bancroft Orange The Clint Maulding Range Thomas A. Shaffer Victoria Otto Kabelmacher Bulverde J. W. McGlasson Waco E. L. Lewis Fort Worth Lawrence Reynolds Corpus Christi J. B. Frey Dallas I. K. McKellar Monclova J. W. Rainbolt Gonzales H. Bateman Bryan N. B. Ware Pearsall Alice Ainsworth Bess Ainsworth Austin St. Anthony Hotel

Mrs Potter Walnut Tint Hair Stain Promises Youthful Look

Gray hair makes a woman look older. Mrs Potter's Walnut Tint Hair Stain claims to restore youth by staining hair to a natural brown or black shade. It rubs on in minutes monthly, is lead and metal free, with no odor or grease, and a year’s supply costs $1.00 per bottle. Cincinnati company offers free samples and a mail order test.

Mrs. Potter Mrs. Potter's Hygienic Supply Co Groton Bldg Cincinnati Ohio

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