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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1912
Page
3
All communications for publication must bear the sender name Katherine M Joseph editor. Office old phone 176 new 1369 home 2863.
Mrs J R Davis hosts a matinee and tea for Miss Ruth Burleson. First Presbyterian ladies hold luncheon at the church at noon. Our Reading club meets in the afternoon at the clubhouse. Self Culture club gathers in the afternoon with Mrs R G Callahan.
Texas Department of Agriculture reports daily inquiries and requests for seeds. Chief Clerk Lindsay notes many Texans wrongly assume the state distributes free seeds, as the federal government does.
Mrs J R Davis hosts a matinee at the Plaza with twelve young ladies and Miss Ruth Burelson as guest. Central Christian church plans a seven social at 728 North Olive Street. Mrs J E Forrester invites guests for her sister on February 16. Mrs Otis Forrester and Georgia Armstrong visit Galveston sister Mrs Alex Villaret on Magnolia Avenue. Mrs Villaret hosts during the stay. Elvira Adriance of Galveston a joint honoree. Mrs R G Pepperwell visits daughter Mrs R G Callahan on West Commerce Street. Dorothy Smith to host B Natural Musical Club at 330 Summit Ace. Grace English Lutheran Ladies Aid meets at 8 pm at the church. Miss Pirie attends National Educational Association session in St Louis February 26 to 29 on Home Economics in Rural and Industrial Education. Invited to Claxton celebration. Parish Aid Society meets at 10 am with Mrs G W Johnson on West Craig Place. Christ Church ladies tea at Mrs Duval West on Mistletoe Avenue with musical and literary program. Altar guild girls assist in entertaining. Younger set plans a dance at Turner Hall on Saturday February 24. Girls Dancing Club meets at Harmony Hall Club Rooms. Agnes Wohlfarth celebrates birthday with cut flowers and ferns.
Trial package offered for Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets claimed to aid indigestion in adults and infants. Testimonials from mothers in Hoboken and Erie County describe improved appetite, growth, and survival of a baby after use. Full boxes cost 50 cents and a trial package was available by writing to F A Stuart Co. Marshall Michigan.
Freshmeats were served and the afternoon was pleasantly spent. Guests included Olga Krisch, Hilda Wegel, Gussie Black, Alma Krisch, Josie Icke, Alma Jud, Cleo Grona, Edna Maier, Stella Masch, Edith Raybould, Adelaide Lacoste, Florence Icke, Cleo Drennan, Erna Donop, Maggie Casey, Essie Davis, Florence Weyel, Nellie Casey, Edna Webb, Hilda Weyel, Pauline Gadwiler, Marie Laux and the hostess Miss Bennett Craig of Port Arthur who arrived to visit Mrs. George Taliaferro on Evergreen street. Miss Emma Witmer leaves tonight for New York and Chicago for three weeks.
An old ad explains why sugar tastes sweet only when dissolved in the mouth and touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as equally effective for adults and children. It pledges the product as the original tasteless remedy, standard for many years, priced at 60 cents.
The state insurance and banking department will be busiest this month as all life health accident fire and miscellaneous insurance companies must renew permits by March 1. The note appears in a February 5 Austin report referencing San Antonio and Austin entities.
Daughters of the Confederacy plan 3 PM programs with readings and papers on secession topics. Graduate Nurses meet at 701 Camden Street at 3:30 PM. Young Women’s Christian Association anniversary and reception at 8 PM with speeches by Miss Mabel K Stafford and Rev Philip Cook. Bonn Avon School class officers named. Tuesday Musical Club events announced. Travis Park Methodist Woman’s Missionary Society gathering at 3:30 PM. Needlework Guild appeals for garment collection amid steady donations to multiple charities totaling 1500 garments in 1911 and ongoing fundraising after a Christmas incident helped a paralyzed recipient recover partial use of her legs.
In large cities hospitals many inmates are women facing surgeries for female illnesses. The piece urges trying Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound before surgical procedures, citing grateful letters from women helped by the remedy.
Tentative arrangements for annual officer elections and state president naming were made at Post D meeting at the Menger hotel. Poor attendance due to bad weather postponed important business to February 18. Delegates to the state convention in Houston in May will be on the March 3 agenda. national convention set for Peoria Illinois from June 17 to 24.
Una McRae, the disabled child aided by a nationwide dime shower, now can wiggle her toes and turn from side to side after the generosity of Texans and others. Her progress comes after weeks of support from readers and communities.
Advertiser warns against harsh medicines for kids and endorses Rexall Orderlies. It highlights mild action, lack of diarrhoea, and a money back guarantee at H. L. Winer at the Rexall Store on East Houston and Avenue C. Packages vary from 12 to 80 tablets with prices listed.
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