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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1913
Page
3
A fragmentary program notes performances at the Grand Opera House featuring The Love Affair a drama and several acts by Miss Thurston Henry Savage and others. Highlights include Pilzen and The Merry Widow with dancers and singers, plus a vaudeville lineup and a suffragette sketch.
Santa Fe system releases an illustrated brochure titled To Texas Winter Resorts detailing inducements offered to tourists. The open page shows photographs of Texas reading hovels and marks prominent pension inns including Gunter SL and Menger hotels. F. Fitna of Houston is listed with 22 tinge during his tenure.
A social calendar notes Mardi Gras activities at St Marys auditorium with Ladies of SS Marys hosting an evening. Mrs Robert J Rolfe entertained guests from Convard at a tea with yellow jonquil decor and a red green theme. The Dramatic Club met with new associate members and featured scenes from Henry VIII and a German drama review.
Numerous guests and business travelers are listed as registering or visiting hotels in Beaumont Texas and nearby Crockett, Granger, and San Antonio. Names include J R Watts, J I White, B S Buckles, and others from Dallas, Houston, Austin, and beyond, among hotel stays at Gunter, Savoy, and St Anthonys.
The fragment lists several birth entries, naming parents and addresses such as Ninah street, Sout Colorado etre, Burleson street, and South taredo street. It notes both boys and a girl born to various couples in January and February, with multiple spellings and partial names.
A jumble of burial permits and last night notices lists names, ages, and addresses with multiple February deaths including Matla Pieper 95 Florence Tubb 1 month and J. Petrie 74. The text also mentions a birthday party at Ka Loters walski Jr with attendees and a San Antonio Awake & Tall railroad official heading to Wichita Falls on an excursion.
An old advertisement extols Cascarets as a gentle natural laxative for seniors. It argues aging dulls bowels and eyesight and claims Cascarets maintain bowel activity without harsh effects. The ad stresses affordability at ten cents per box and suitability for regular use.
Morning and afternoon sessions at Mrs. Marcus W. Davie residence feature readings from Henry V and a flower poem. Mothers and gardeners groups plan talks on motherhood, sanitation, and city beauty with Dr. Mary Burnham and horticulturist Harvey Stiles 소개. Meetings note rescheduled dates and hostesses for Alamo Heights groups.
Daily Lent services begin with Ash Wednesday observances at St Marys Catholic Church. Masses are scheduled at 6 30 am and 9 am with ashes distributed after the first mass and at other services. A noon service and a 7 pm service recur each day except the 5 pm Peter Mass. Sermons run about 15 minutes with Rev Father Guinn delivering morning sermons except Saturdays.
An enthusiastic San Antonio Turn Verein meeting held in Tummey Hall last night planned a minstrel show in a few weeks. George Conti and Honey Ray Evans will lead the production with Talented club members to perform. Pete Hoefsen to be interlocutor and William Keller stage manager guiding a lineup of listed comedians.
Adelaide Thurston, famed American actress, captivates audiences in the upcoming The Love Affair under Francis X. Mupe’s direction. Her magnetic charm, graceful deportment, and refined beauty have solidified public admiration across the stage, with prior hits including The Little Minister and The Woman's Hour. The production promises elaborate sets and a showcase for Thurston’s enduring star power.
An 19th or early 20th century advertisement extols a syrup of figs as a natural regulator for liver and sluggish bowels. It claims gentle, non griping relief from bloating, gas, and indigestion and warns against harsh purgatives. The pitch urges readers to ask their doctor for the genuine Elixir of California Fig.
Old established druggists promote a skin cure claimed to end agony. The ad touts D D D as soothing and penetrating to destroy disease germs, offering a free full-size trial to readers and inviting them to judge its merits. It mentions a forthcoming event at a Jumbie Hall and promises a guarantee.
Stewie presents at the Grand Opera House on a Wednesday showcasing artistry and set construction skills in a vivid, live display. Audience witnesses craft as scenes rise from imagination in a compact performance segment.
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