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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1912
Page
5
An article touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative tonic for the elderly easing constipation without griping. It cites testimonials from Mrs Louis Fawkners of San Antonio and Geo Wilmore of Crockett and offers free sample bottles by mail for home trial.
Harry Bulger brings The Flirting Princess to the Grand for a two hour forty minute musical comedy with a strong plot. The show is paired with hot advance sales and large patronage noted from New Orleans and Southwest Texas.
The Orpheum Players open at the new Orpheum theater on Houston Street with The Commuter a light hearted farce by James Forbes featuring Sammy Fletcher the bachelor friend. Suburban newlyweds and a mistaken morning scene drive a series of comic errors in this laugh filled opening engagement.
Tomorrow afternoon the Plaza theater hosts a weekly matinee for school children with special features. Little Miss Lorna Jackson will shower candy from an airship as part of a lively program including Les Salvaggis Parisian dancers Tele graph Four Cortland Marsden and Bessie Greenwood in a comedy sketch Ray Belmont and Mattie Hart Menlo Moore's Rah Rah Boys and the Plazascope in new motion pictures.
The Royal stage features Ray Lewis a graceful dancer Mitzie Ad mend a popular singer and De Balestrien's Teddy Bears with clever tricks. Three American Comiques Harmony and Comedy in Black and Brown receive high praise for nonstop laughter. Rutherford and Munroe perform a lively sketch including Miss Munroe's saxophone solo.
Maurice Tabuteau, the French aviator, set a new world aerodrome record at Pau for a two hour flight, covering 141 miles and 640 yards. He surpassed his previous mark of 127 miles 5 furlongs, achieving the feat at the flying ground in Pau, France.
Advertises Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a remedy for stomach tightness from undigested food with instant relief. Claims to improve appetite and sleep, prevent belching and gas, and notes the product is harmless and sold in drug stores for 50 cents a box. Offers free trial by mail from F A Stuart Co Marshall Michigan.
P Mendovitz a country youth with seven hundred dollars in his pocket was found guilty of vagrancy in the police court for habitual loitering in a Houston pool room. Judge Buckley noted the broad reach of the new statute and fined him five dollars which Mendovitz promptly paid.
Kingsville Texas residents Mr G L Wilkinson and his wife are traveling home from a trip to Waco Texas and are seen in the city.
A Comfrey Missouri reader shares daughter’s epilepsy relief after Dr Miles Nervine treatment. She shows no fits for over a year. the ad claims thousands aided, notes money-back offer if the first bottle fails, and cites Miles Medical Co. as distributor in Elkhart Indiana.
Restoration of the Alamo buildings is set to begin Monday with plans prepared under Governor Colquitt’s direction. J. B Nitschke states work will start on the high wall toward the Alamo plaza and involve filling the south archway, reopening two arched doors, rebuilding the convent wall, and extending the chapel area to balance the cross-shaped layout.
Thirty travelers from New England arrived in San Antonio as part of the George A. Marster annual tour conducted by F. W. Lund of Boston. Guests at the Menger Hotel include Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Johnson Newton Mass and others from Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Vermont Oregon Connecticut and New York with plans to explore the city if weather permits.
Paul Rainer died by his own hand in Salt Lake City last Friday and his remains were buried today in the Salt Lake City cemetery following wire notice to local officials. N. E. Sainsbury, a former close friend, says Rainer's estate is solvent with assets exceeding liabilities and memorial services may be held in a San Antonio church next week organized by his immediate friends.
An advertisement proclaims Abundant health from good blood and urges starting Hood's Sarsaparilla now. It claims to improve appetite and steady nerves, presenting the product as exactly what the body needs at this time.
Thieves entered the Ford residence at 302 Magnolia Avenue while Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Ford dined at the Gunter hotel last night. Jewelry and small valuables valued at about 60 dollars were taken. A rear porch screen was cut and a window broken. Two other nearby homes were entered. one intruder fled when surprised by a servant. The occupant of a third house could not be learned.
Groesbeck in Limestone county becomes latest Texas town to allege feedstuff and food delays on the Houston and Texas Central. Commissioner John L. Wortham informs Thornwell Fay, president of the Southern Pacific, that delays must be remedied without further hold.
The Toulon battle ship Liberte explosion is said to have been caused by ultraviolet rays. It is noted that rays rapidly decompose powder and other substances, suggesting a chemical reaction behind the blast.
San Antonio hosts the medical directors of about one hundred life insurance companies for a three day meet from February 28 to March 1 at the St. Anthony hotel. Expect 90 to 100 medical directors, many top professionals, to attend. This is the second meeting of the medical section following last year’s New Orleans convention. Dr. J Ford, Henry Hodge and Dr. Frederick J. Combe helped bring the event to San Antonio. Local arrangements are led by Drs. J. S. Lankford, William M. Brumby and W. A.
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