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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1913
Page
10
Pawnshops in San Antonio report a 25 percent plus surge in loans on jewelry furniture and other items, driven by flood weather. Houston brokers note higher increases. Rain delays and flood mail hold ups push laborers traveling men and others to seek funds for Christmas. Lenders extend longer terms with lighter rates to aid those idle due to weather.
Frank Lefevre Reed of the University of Texas announces five winter term courses starting in 1914. The lineup includes The elements and types of music, Romanticism in music, the history of music, harmonic analysis, and choral singing.
In western England and Cumberland most rain arrives in winter while eastern areas see heavier rainfall in the summer half of the year. This contrast highlights distinct seasonal shifts across regional climates.
A granite statue of King Edward VII recently dedicated in Aberdeen is believed to be the first granite statue erected since the era of the Pharaohs.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the internal cure for rheumatism, claiming it corrects blood acidity and removes aches and pains. The copy argues external remedies are temporary and promotes the product as a permanent solution.
Senior Parish Aid of St Mark's will serve a hot lunch at the parish house on Tuesday December 16 from 12 to 2.
Mrs Florence T Shaw hosted a refined Japanese tea Thursday afternoon with guests in kimonos. Olive Martindale and Ethel McCaleb welcomed entries, followed by elegant rooms, lanterns, and a fountain. Tea was poured by Mrs Eugene Lawton and Mrs William George as around 200 callers arrived in traditional dress.
William A. Dunlap, heir to a hat fortune, denounces government action seizing gowns and jewels valued at $100,000 brought by Mrs. Dunlap. He vows to spend his last dollar to force return, claiming nonresident status while officials challenge his residency.
The event honoring Levy Meeks and Ruth McKinney drew about 200 dancers. The Baggett residence provided a grand reception area where four rooms were linked for dancing to an orchestra. Hand painted programs listed twenty dances while roses and plants decorated the space.
Receipts from Mr. and Mrs. Russell mark a reception on December 27 at 304 Brooklyn Avenue with a dance for their daughters Corinne and Elma Dill Russell. Misses Storrow Devine Smith, Pauline Washer, and Stella Steves feature. 170 guests attended the informal season debutante dance at the casino with elaborate decorations and a sixteen-dance program. The Equal Franchise Society plans a 10 AM meeting at Wolff & Marx. several local families and guests are noted, including visitors from Mark Center Ohio and El Paso.
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