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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1913
Page
6
Officers and teachers of Travis Park Methodist Sunday School hold a monthly meeting at 8 p m in the church. Mrs Charles G Starr entertains at 3 p m at the Menger with cards and a 5 p m tea in honor of Mrs John Neal Hodges.
Miss Lottie James Sehorn was the honor guest at a Mexican luncheon at Mrs. Carr's Mexican Cafe. Miss Beatrice Giles and Miss Milby organized the event with Poinsettias as the flowers and hand-painted blossom place cards.
An appealing ad claims CascaRoyal-Pills correct laxative and cathartic effects. It promises relief after taking one pill each night for a week or two and asserts a cure. The price is 25 cents.
Advertisement offer for Williams' Kidney Pills to ease nervous system strain affecting kidneys and bladder. Claims relief for pains in loins side and back with a gaunt facial appearance. Sold by all druggists. Price not stated.
Mrs J M Allardyce complimented Mrs Henry Stumberg of Hutchinson Kansas with a twelve course Mexican dinner. Decorations featured Mexican colors red white green palms ferns poinsettias and white roses. Covers were laid for eighteen and sombrero plate favors graced the table. Miss Amanda Guenther travels to Sweet Briar Virginia after Sunday visit with Miss Booths in Houston. Musical Round Table plans a matinee at the Grand to hear Lohengrin.
Captain and Mrs. Dean Tilford entertained friends yesterday from 4 to 6 pm at Fort Sam Houston. Guests assisting included Mesdames H. L. Scott, Charles Treat, John F. Preston, Johnson and Wallace M. Craigie. The Burnett School Mothers and Teachers Club meets tomorrow at 3:45 pm with Dr. John O. Kemp speaking on Everyday Emergencies and musical selections by Ida Rabinowitz and Lilyan Poppe with Mildred Zimmerman. Refreshments will be served by Mesdames O. Ochs, T. Stephens, T. B. Estes and A. D. Zucht. city-wide invited welfare of the child.
An optimistic letter compares 1872 prices with today noting coal flour potatoes beef pork shoes and hats cost more then and now. It argues cost of living remains high and urges statesmen to seek remedies including using waste from appetites and arms for national wealth. Riverside Restaurant advertises meals and specials.
The advertisement touts scientific massage with hot sulphur baths as a weight reduction method. It notes a beauty parlor connected to the baths and directs readers to the South Fiores street car for access.
Australian scout Burt Shepherd recalls a clash with General Kitchener during the Boer War. Shepherd, head scout to Lord Kitchener’s headquarters, details a tense exchange over scouting methods and his eventual transfer. He later earned a bravery medal and pursued vaudeville after service. The piece notes thanks from the Protestant Orphanage and the Needlework Guild for 35 garments.
Mrs L T Sexton reports her infant’s head chest and arms broke out in a red rash forming brown scales followed by boils. After three weeks use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the head cleared the same hour and the infant recovered with no scars. Advertisement notes prices and free samples from Cuticura Dept T Boston.
The Aborn English Grand Opera Company comes to the Grand Opera House for four days starting Friday January 10. It is the only major English grand opera touring company now on the road and will stage Madam Butterfly Lohengrin Il Trovatore The Tales of Hoffmann and Lucia di Lammermoor with a larger cast and richer production. The double cast system means two singers share each role across eight weekly performances.
Frances L. Garside portrays Daysey Mayme Appleton leading a meeting of the Amalgamated Association for the Amelioration of Our Sex. She argues the home bound woman suffers from heavy telephone receivers, calling for a lighter weight phone device to enable women to conduct household and social duties without fatigue.
The Daughters of the Confederacy display a large heavy canvas painting measuring 6 12 by 10 feet. It shows four disciples and Mount Olivet, with Christ fading when viewed in light but brilliant on darkness. The piece will be on daily exhibition until further notice. Indians debate at Haskell Institute, Lawrence, on ethnic extinction. affirmative wins.
Master William Lee McGinnis celebrated his birthday Monday at the home of his parents on Hays Street. Guests included Eula Mae Kathryn Ragsdale Irene Andre Dolly Rilling Marguerite Grobn Irene O'Connor Ellen Dillon and Frank Edwin Weatherford J B Dillon Elmer Dave Engle J W Bailey. Mrs McGinnis and helpers Cecil and Phil Close assisted entertaining the young guests.
Mrs. C. E. Neidert of 722 Sherman St San Antonio testifies she was freed from back lameness and kidney pain after three and a half years of trouble by using Doan’s Kidney Pills. She notes relief, improved kidney function, and public endorsement. Sold by all dealers 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY agents for the United States Remember the name Doan’s and take no other.
The Mothers' Club of Stephen F. Austin school and several other groups announce meetings at 3 46, 3, and 3 45. The Missionary Society of Alamo Methodist will entertain tomorrow afternoon at the church. The History Club holds a memorial service Friday at Camden street club house. Camp Fire Girls meet Saturday at 9 30. Alamo Heights Mothers' Club reports a productive meeting with program including vocal trio, readings, and a talk by Professor Davis.
The Alamo Heights Mothers' Club, a large city group, hosts a Friday evening event in a school auditorium and arranges a daytime visit to observe children at work. The lunch menu includes braised flank steak, scalloped cabbage, carrots, baking powder biscuits, custard and tea.
Spokane audience hears Miss Anna Rogers of the domestic science department explain that tough cuts of meat offer more nutriment than tender ones. Cheaper cuts should simmer long at low heat while tender cuts require shorter cooking at low temperature, with a demonstration of beef cuts and preparation.
A column outlines DIY beauty tips including a dry shampoo from orms root, pyrox in for eyebrows and lashes, delatone for unwanted hair, Mothers Salve for skin irritations, and a magatone blend with witch hazel for a smoother complexion.
A home remedy using granulated sugar and warm water forms a syrup equal to store bought products. Add Pinex to the syrup for a cough remedy claimed to relieve severe coughs within 24 hours. The Pinex formula is marketed with a money back guarantee, available via druggists or The Pinex Co. in Fort Wayne Indiana.
Local San Antonio residents hear of a simple remedy mixing buckthorn bark glycerine and Alderika touted by H L Wagner a druggist in Hicks Building. The preparation is claimed to antiseptize the digestive system draw out impurities and relieve sour stomach gas and constipation in a single dose instantly.
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