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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1916
Page
6
Today’s Beauty Help Hair shampoo with canthrax remedy
Wash hair with a teaspoonful of canthrax in a cup of hot water then rinse with clear water. Hair dries quickly and looks brighter and fluffier, with less dandruff and scalp irritation, leaving a clean wholesome feel.
Rivers and harbors bill earmarks 40 million for Texas projects
Washington details show the rivers and harbors appropriation bill totaling 40 million dollars for ongoing works across the nation. Texas items include Port Aransas, Galveston seawall, Sabine Pass canal, and Houston ship channel with funded dredging, locks, and dam construction to deepen channels and improve navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
New York Harbor
House
New York
Mississippi River
Southwest Pass
Louisiana
Mississippi
Ohio River
Mississippi River Commission
Vicksburg
Congress
Ohio
Head of Passes
Rock Island
Ill
Missouri
Minneapolis
Savannah Harbor
Cumberland River
Nashville
Tennessee River
Tennessee
Alabama
Kentucky
Galveston
Sabine Pass
Porth Arthur Canal
Houston Ship Channel
Brazos River
Trinity River
Ouachita River
Arkansas
Arkansas River
Oklahoma
Pine Bluff
Ark
Texas
Galveston Channel
War Department
Texas City
Port Bolivar
Port Aransas
Port Arthur
Oyster Creek
Matagorda Bay
Aransas Pass Pass
Cavallo
Old Washington
Waco
Aransas Pass
Corpus Christi
Sabine-Neches
Neches
Port Arthur Ship Canal
Red River
Washita River
Fulton
Harbor Island
Rockport
Buffalo Bayou
Ship Channel
White Oak Bayou
San Bernard River
Turtle Cove
Home Made Pinex Cough Remedy Promises Fast Relief
An old family cough remedy recipe uses 2½ ounces of Pinex mixed with plain sugar syrup to create a pint bottle. It claims relief from coughs throat and chest colds within 24 hours and helps with bronchitis laryngitis and croup. The ad warns against imitations and offers a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co Ft Wayne Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Valentine Party Hosted by Miss Bernice McGee on Mason Street
In honor of St Valentine Miss Bernice McGee hosted a Monday evening gathering at her Mason Street home. The rooms featured plants and red heart streamers as guests enjoyed games, music, and two courses of refreshments. Attending were Miss Elizabeth Phelps Miss Bertha Faber Miss Minnie Goulding Miss Louise Logan Miss Bonnie Davis Miss Lela Moore and Messrs E B Adams Fred Dayes Chester Greeman Otto Covey Porter McCurdy and Dan McCurdy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Valentine
Bernice McGee
Mason Street
Elizabeth Phelps
Bertha Faber
Minnie Goulding
Louise Logan
Bonnie Davis
Lela Moore
Dan Goodrich
E. B. Adams
Fred Dayes
Chester Greeman
Otto Covey
Porter McCurdy
Dan McCurdy
Nichols Gro Co ad announces Wednesday sale specials
Local grocer Nichols Gro Co advertises midweek discounts with hams at 19 cents per pound, picnic hams 14 cents, breakfast bacon 22 cents, butter 5 cents, yard eggs 30 cents a dozen, canned goods three tins for 25 to 45 cents, macaroni and spaghetti three packages for 25 cents, and laundry soap twelve bars for 25 cents. Cash only, claiming lowest prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nichols Gro, Co. Ph
Ave. C
Miona胃 Dyspepsia Remedy Guarantee Promoted in San Antonio
Hundreds in San Antonio read in The Light about Wagner Drug Store selling Mi-o-na with a money back guarantee if it fails to relieve indigestion. The tablet remedy pledges cure, boasts many local success stories, and invites customers to try it with refund as assurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Wagner Drug Store
D. F. Houston Possible War Secretary Choice
President Wilson may not name a new secretary of war soon with D. F. Houston from the Agriculture Department as a leading candidate. Other names discussed include Carter Harrison Judson Harmon and officials like Peters Lane and Polk. Carl Vrooman could succeed Houston if he moves to the War Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Houston
Department of Agriculture
Carter Harrison
Chicago
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Peters
Treasury Department
Lane
Interior Department
Polk
State Department
Carl Vrooman
Agriculture
War Department
San Antonio Society Weekly Dansant and Club Notices
Tuesday night the San Antonio Club holds its weekly dansant. Mu Nu Sigmas meet at 8 at the Gunter. Patronesses of Music Festival host a reception at the Menger for visiting artists. Laurel Circle of Travis Park Methodist meets at 3 with Mrs. J S Ellison. Ladies' Aid of Prospect Hill Christian convenes at 2 for work. Les Jeannesse dancing class at 4 with Misses Helen and Edwina Irvin. Junior Symphony at 4 in the high school auditorium. Woman's Club literature department at 3 30. Equal Franchise Society at 10 in St Anthony Oak Room. Children under 14 meet at 4 at Elks hall for fiesta prep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society
Prospect Hill Christian Church
Equal Franchise Society
Oak Room of
St. Anthony
Miss Virginia Lamar Hosts Valentine Luncheon at Carolina Tea Room
Miss Virginia Lamar entertained at a Valentine luncheon in the Carolina tea room on Monday honoring Miss Caroline Gresham. The table featured a reed basket of red carnations with festoons of little red hearts, and covers were laid for numerous guests including Miss Caroline Gresham, Miss Mary James, and several others from Fort Worth and local households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Lamar
Carolina Tea Room
Caroline Gresham
Miss Caroline Gresham
Mary James
Carrie Lewis
Phyllis James
Lottie James Sehorn
Marcella Giles
Alice Simpson
Erna Felmendorf
Ann Adele Hicks
M. Larkin
Sadie Gaines
Fort Worth
S. Engelking
Terrell Bartlett
John James
Majestic party honors Miss Caroline Gresham in Carolina tea room
Miss Annabel Hicks hosted a Monday afternoon event at the Majestic, with tea in the Carolina tea room to honor Miss Caroline Gresham. Guests included Miss Caroline Gresham, Mrs. S. Engelking, Mrs. Terrell Bartlett, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annabel Hicks
Carolina Tea Room
Caroline Gresham
S. Engelking
Terrell Bartlett
Mary James
Phyllis James
Marcella Giles
Carrie Lewis
Virginia Lamar
Sadie Gaines
Alice Simpson
Lottie James Sehorn
Erna Elmendorf
M. Larkin
Marjorie Hicks
William Cassin
S. M. Gaines
W. W. Bogel
Travis Club Hosts Valentine Scene Dedication Event
The Travis Club held a gay Valentine event Monday night with St. Valentine as central motif. Hundreds of red hearts decorated the ballroom and dining room with white chair and table coverings and embroidered heart designs. Notable guests included Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Hussing, Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Pruitt, Dr. and Mrs. A. A. Luther, and several other couples and single guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis Club
St. Valentine
W. D. Hussing
R. T. Pruitt
John Hurst
A. A. Luther
Edwin Lamm
Sarah Jeffers
Mae Jeffers
Albert Tolle
Tyrrells Host Elaborate Valentine Dinner Party
Mr and Mrs Percy Tyrrell entertained seven course Valentine dinner Monday at the Gun ter in honor of Mrs Max Hamburger of Chicago guest of her daughter Mrs A Sachs. A heart centerpiece of red carnations and lace valentines set the table as valentine themed puzzles were awarded as prizes. The evening included a musical and literary program and dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Tyrrell
Gunter
Max Hamburger
Chicago
A. Sachs
Social Season Guests Attend Ma j estic and St Anthony Dansant
A long list of visitors and residents attended the Ma jestic and the St Anthony dansant on Monday night. Notable attendees included Mr. and Mrs. W W Hall Mr. and Mrs R O Proctor of Kansas City Mo and many El Paso Chicago Joplin St Louis and Omaha guests with Miss Amanda Guenther and William Church as honor guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic
St. Anthony Dansant
R. O. Proctor
Kansas City
J. O. Crockett
James G. McNary
W. T. Tooley
R. T. Holliday
J. A. Krakauer
el Paso
P. E. Burton
J. A. Gamble
Joplin
Lucy Carry
Fannie Watlington
Edna Steves
Amanda Guenther
Ruth Shaw
Helena Guenther
Elizabeth Guenther
William Church
Arthur Bergstrom
Percy Clarkson
Walter Giesecke
Willard Berman
Russell Hill
Henry Pancoast
Mu Nu Sigma
Jamie Kerr
Charlotte Newton
Adele Shaw
Phyllis Shiner
Russell Hughes
Gladys McFarland
Alfred Kilgore
Tom Mooney
Henry Hare
Wilson Coolidge
Carroll Wheeler
Ray M. Hare
Granville Thomas
Noah Allen
Elizabeth Hopkins
Margaret Coleman
Dorothy Gage
Ambrose Byrne
Frank Hicks
Arthur Surkamp
Philip Jackson
Roy Burnett
Margaret Mangum
Elizabeth Camp
Robert Barclay
J. H. Compton
M. J. Arnold
M. Kuehn
Joseph Damm Jr
Ingweisen
Omaha
Neb
J. W. King
N. A. Clay
Margaret
Juanita Sarber
Leon Bluestein
W. P. Hickerson
H. Morris
Harold Morris
Morris
O. B. Black
John H. Bogue
St. Louis
William Updike
R. K. Kauffman
New York
A. L. Herbert
F. J. Ryan
L. H. Elder
Hilda Briam
Viola Briam
Marjorie Metcalf
Rupert Gresham
Eugene Walthall
Stephen F. Austin School PTA to Meet Friday Afternoon
The Parent Teachers Association of Stephen F. Austin School will meet at 3 45 o clock Friday afternoon. Vocational Training will be the subject with speakers W J Knox Mrs R L Dinwiddie and L F E Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen F. Austin
W. J. Knox
R.L. Dinwiddie
L. FE. Campbell
Miss Katherine Landa Guest of Mrs. Sam Wagner
Miss Katherine Landa of Houston is the guest of Mrs. Sam Wagner of West Laure Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Landa
Houston
Sam Wagner
West Laure! Street
Woman's Club Literature Meeting to Hear Capers
At the department of literature meeting the Woman's Club Wednesday afternoon Bishop W. T. Capers will speak on Some Impressions of Southwest Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Capers
Texas
Mrs Oliver Billingsley Hosts Bridge Party in Marfa
Mrs Oliver Franklin Billingsley of Marfa entertained as guest of her mother Mrs Lee Kilgore with a bridge party Monday afternoon. The rooms were described with festive decor and players at several tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Franklin Billingsley
Marfa
Lee Kilgore
Turn Hair Dark With Sage Tea
Old-time Sage Tea and Sulphur mix offered as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound for 50 cents a bottle. Moistening a comb and applying to hair darkens gray strands, gives lustre, and claims to prevent dandruff itching scalp and hair loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth
Pink roses and handwork prizes at party draw
Guests at a social gathering enjoyed pink Killarney roses and sweet peas with prizes awarded to Mrs. E. T. Simmons Mrs. John O. Ford Mrs. Jesse Walker and Mrs. L. J. Hart for dainty handwork. Colonial box prizes went to five more guests. A buffet luncheon followed in the dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Killarney
E. T. Simmons
John O. Ford
Jesse Walker
L. J. Hart
Billingsley
J. P. de Lesdernier
Chris Buehler
German Literary Club concludes Faust study session
The German Literary Club met Monday afternoon to finish Goethe's Faust under Miss A. Perlitz leadership. Papers were read by Mrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goethe
Faust
A. Perlitz
After la grippe what coughs do to strength and health
Bedford Indiana reader F. G. Prevo reports that lagrippe left him with a severe cough and weight loss. He says Foley's Honey and Tar cured him after trying other remedies. The ad states Foley's Honey and Tar is a safe reliable remedy sold by A. M. Fischer, druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Prevo
Bedford
Ind
Foley
Club notes and social engagements listed
L. Gugenheim and Mrs. I B Hengan are noted social figures. Mrs. Max Hamburger of Chicago visits the club as a guest. Mr and Mrs H P Drought plan a Majestic party Saturday evening for Miss Caroline Gresham and her bridal party. The Los Angeles Heights Sewing Circle meets Thursday afternoon at Mrs. E J Roths with host Mrs. S H Schaffer on Los Angeles Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Gugenheim
I. B. Hengan
Max Hamburger
Chicago
H. P. Drought
Caroline Gresham
Los Angeles Heights
E. J. Roth
S. H. Schaffer
Los Angeles Street
Prospect Hill Church Hosts Silver Tea This Friday Afternoon
Prospect Hill Presbyterian Church invites the community to a silver tea from 3 to 5 PM this Friday. The event promises light refreshments and a chance to socialize with church members in a casual, friendly setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prospect Hill
Mrs W A Grant Hosts Guest In Wichita Visit
Mrs W A Grant entertained with her sister Mrs Franth Priestly of Mistletoe avenue hosting Mrs W C Millar of Wichita Kan as guest at 2906 West Commerce residence this day afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Grant
West Commerce Street
W. CC. Millar
Wichita, Kan
Franth Priestly
Mistletoe Avenue
Military Training for Orphans in Illinois
In Springfield on February 15, all physically fit boys at St. Charles School for Boys and the Soldiers' Orphans' Home will receive military instruction. The government supplied six hundred rifles to the boys and forty were sent to the orphans' home from Rock Island Arsenal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
St. Charles
Rock Island
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the Emmet Bank
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Houston and
St. Mary's Streets
Beauty
the Menger
Edwin H. Lee
Uss. P. Skinner
Jack V. Neal
Geo. B. Taliaferro
H. C. Feldman
Joseph Rosenfield
Wm. V. Dicimann
Z. D. Bonner
Charles Livingston
H. A. Baetz
Taliaferro
Cunningham & Birkhead
Citizens Bank & Trust Company
East Houston Street
Guaranty Fund Bank
St. Anthony Hotel
T. B. Baker
Pabst Engraving
Texas Projects
D. F. Houston
Secretary of Agriculture
Garrison
Fashon
Gouraud’s
FERD
T. Hopkins & Son
Great Jones St
Mu Nu Sigmas
Laurel Circle of
Travis Park Methodist Church
J. S. Ellison
Clinton Avenue
Les Jeannesse
Helen
Edwina Irvin
Main Avenue
Junior Symphony Society
Bonham School
Department of Literature
of Woman's Club
Elks Hall
Hilda Sengenberger
Southton
Mrs. W. W. Hall
Lagrippe
Victor
Sky Blue Water
Gluck
Alma Gluck
Mishkin
Alma
Thos. Goggan & Bros
Houston & Navarro
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