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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1913
Page
5
A terse note promises receipt of funds and a return of the principal with interest. No names, dates, or places are provided to identify a party or transaction. The fragment indicates a financial obligation but lacks specifics for context or enforcement.
Mrs. Lizzie Golding forced entry into a room vacated by two boarders and found an oil stove burning in both the bedroom and kitchen. She and boarder J. M. Hensley extinguished the flames before fire units arrived. An hour later affidavits charging a man and his wife with attempted arson were filed in Justice Campbell's court and warrants issued.
Dr. and Mrs. Beverly T. Young host at home for Blue Bonnet Card Club. Capt and Mrs Joseph Cusack entertain with a Plaza theater party and buffet supper. Miss Bodien Martin holds a matinee party followed by tea.
Mrs Louis Falkstein hosts informal meet with Memphis mother Mrs J L Frost as San Antonio’s Married Ladies Dancing Club shines at the Menger Hotel. Six dances and a cotillion mark an elegant evening with Votes for Women banners and floral decor.
An advertisement claims Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets relieve stomach discomfort within minutes after a heavy meal. It explains how undigested food causes gas, bloating, and foul breath, then asserts the tablet provides missing digestive elements, digests food rapidly, and restores comfort. Sold for 50 cents at druggists.
Blanche August hosted Friday night at Madison Street while the Alpha Delta Epsilon Club met with Mrs. Edward Boyle on Sherman street. A yellow chrysanthemum table, yellow candles, and a two course luncheon preceded the officer election with Mrs. A Toepperwein chosen president and Mrs. Ross Webb as treasurer. Present were Mesdames W. McBride L. Dromgoole C. W. Fechtner Sgitcovitch W. L. Reilly Edgar Hyatt Fred Maurer Edward Jenner Ollie Hanzal and the hostess.
The Jewish Literary Club meets at 8 tomorrow night at Red Men’s Hall then attends Dr. Deutch’s lecture at Temple Beth El. Several other clubs plan meetings, dances, reports, elections, and study sessions across city locations including 217 Lexington Avenue and the Maverick Hotel parlors.
A detailed interview with Miss Dawsey McNaughton aka Bunty, star of Bunty Pulls the Strings at the Grand. She praises American girls and Scots charm, notes the play’s realism, and commends co-stars Mr Harris and Mr Blume while recalling Mr Moffat's life-based characters. Hood's Sarsaparilla mentioned for cold recovery.
Dustin Farnum stars in The Littlest Rebel with a battle scene praised for realism after veterans advised on rehearsals. Grand Opera House hosts four shows starting Thursday with a Saturday matinee as Elks Minstrels prep for next Monday and Tuesday. A noted ship propulsion patent from Switzerland merges steam turbine and oil engine for each propeller.
The Study Circle of the Jewish Council will meet at 3 30 oclock tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs L Goodman 119 East Elmira Street All members are asked to attend and visitors are welcome.
Miss Edna Brack hosted the Graduate Kindergartners Club yesterday afternoon. Topics of interest were discussed and tea and sandwiches were served. The next meeting will be January 28 at the George Leroy Brown Kindergarten with Miss Bessie Capt as hostess.
A five mile race pits DeLloyd Thompson in a Wright biplane against J. D. Moore in a Buick racing car at the Lillie School of Aviation event on the fairgrounds Sunday. Secretary J. F. Carter will award a silver loving cup to the winner.
A San Antonio beauty parlor advertises scientific massage tied to Hot Sulphur Baths as an effective weight loss method. Readers are invited to try with access via the South Flores street car line.
A 25 cent package of Pape's Cold Compound is advertised to end Grippe and relieve severe cold symptoms with every two hours for three doses. The ad promises rapid relief of headache feverishness stuffed nose sneezing sore throat and other cold complaints with no quinine and a pleasant taste. Belongs in every home and requires no substitute.
Tax collector J A Bitter demands 1912 state and county real estate personal property and poll taxes by January 1 1913 to avoid 10 percent penalty and costs. county judge J R Davis notes. Matthews Cafeteria offers sixty hot dishes on steam tables at 222 Losoya Street. other local services listed. Bond election set February 20 1913 in Houston for 1 000 000 bonds to fund roads and bridges. emphasis on highways connecting Houston to neighboring county seats.
The Pansy Embroidery Club entertained last evening with a Mexican supper and china shower in honor of Mrs. Charles Reynolds. After dinner the game of hearts was played and prizes were awarded to Mesdames W S Duff, Charles Reynolds and H G Muenster.
Corpus Christi will form a Trades Labor Council with ten local unions already active. A meeting is planned within the week to organize and perfect the council structure amid ongoing union agitation.
SANTA FE New Mexico January 15 The governor outlines a statewide taxation reform proposing assessments at cash valuation for all property and a uniform enforcement law for both large corporations and small owners, calling it the centerpiece of the legislature's agenda.
San Antonio banks completed their annual elections with no personnel changes for 1918. Directors were re-elected at several institutions including San Antonio National Bank, Groos National Bank, City National Bank, Frost National Bank, National Bank of Commerce, Alamo National Bank, Lockwood National Bank, and the State Bank and Trust Company, with officers named or re-elected as listed.
Dr Gotthard Deutsch, noted Jewish historian, will lecture on Prospects and Aspects of the Jew during a joint B n A i celebration. Edgar Lodge 211 and Leo N Levi Lodge 675 of Bnai B rith sponsor at Temple Beth El with stereopticon views. Dr S Burg chairs and Rabbi Samuel Marks delivers the introduction.
The note explains loss of appetite as a sign of decreased vitality and possible serious illness. It emphasizes its impact on those needing steady energy and suggests a great constitutional remedy as best medicine.
An old advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and tonic that strengthens the whole system. It promotes the familiar liquid formula and also condensed tablets called Sarsaparilla.
Preliminary tables from the adjutant general show a noticeable decline in enlistments and re-enlistments under the new law that lengthens service. Recruits are now enlisted for seven years with four years active and three in reserve, a shift from prior terms.
A. M. Fischer and D. E. Colp of the Chamber of Commerce will travel by train to Victoria for the second Alamo Victoria San Jacinto Highway Association meeting. Delegations from Bexar Guadalupe Gonzales DeWitt Victoria Jackson Wharton Fort Bend and Harris counties expected to attend. The group pursues an improved San Antonio to Houston route via Seguin Gonzales and Victoria with local support already underway. Judge J P Strueber of Edwardsville Texas announces he will no longer perform elopement ceremonies.
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