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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1909
Page
4
City Engineer Giraud estimates Houston street paving will finish within 10 days. The project has run for six weeks with a remaining section in the business district to complete. Olive Grove prize dance set for Turner Hall on Monday February 15 with Art at music and tickets from 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Spec Dr E T Hughes resumes practice after continued illness. Georgy Lowder and Miss Kate tot lins married yesterday afternoon at Rev Father Plowell s residence St Patrick s church. Reception at Mrs Anderson Crosby street. Among the Suess were many out of town guests. The couple received many presents. Also notices for a Calico pall at Degree of Honor and a Hermann Sons ball at Beethoven hall. Ads clutter the page include a court suit and various want ads.
Two days remain for The Light's Lion and Mouse contest closing Wednesday. A reader letter proposes renaming the drama to A Woman's Victory or Conquered by a Woman, arguing money and power themes are better conveyed by a different title. Contest winners will share twenty four seats based on judges' merit. readers are invited to submit ideas and clippings.
A clipping invites submissions for a prize essay contest with ten awards ranging from seats at various venues to a luxury box. The notice lists the prizes, hints at broader literary rivalry, and includes a signed appeal by W. W. Hinting of Victoria Street. It preserves archaic diction and public notice tone.
Advertised in a San Antonio pharmacy trade notice, Vino tonics claim to restore appetite and aid weak patients including women and children. The text touts the product as superior for strength and vitality, promoting its use for various ailments and soliciting orders through A. M. Fischer, a local druggist.
A lively review by Harry Boone praises a new stage production at the Opera House. The story blends politics and romance with ward bosses, finance figures, and a London-to-Brooklyn style plot. Louis Vondrielks stars as a ward boss with a sharp tongue, while Relix Haney and Melano deliver dramatic turns in a production noted for wit and crowd-pleasing moments.
A long, mixed critique praises a San Antonio theater season with strong turns by John S. Robertson and Albert Lutchea, Ruby Ridges, Evelyn Monova, and Bibel Bramion. It highlights Royal theater acts, Pretty Miss Nobody at Empire, and Happy Hour vaudeville with Lorralneated Powell dogs, the Sinclairs, and Mme Puig, plus Grand Opera House plans and fencing notes by Miss Crawford.
A brief notice titled The Lion and the Mouse announces a new fuel concept known broadly as a how Kina Argher Craw, with details limited by the readable text. The item appears as a short community notice referencing a product or idea described in obscure terms.
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