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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1913

Page

3

Banking Department Deposit and Interest Terms

The banking department will take deposits and pay interest. It will issue loans on approved collateral. Interest is 4 percent per annum, payable semi annually.

Safe Deposit Boxes Offered For Security and Storage

A department store advertises steel safe deposit boxes for securities and valuables at prices from $3 per year. It offers burglar and fireproof storage vaults for large, bulky valuables.

Real Estate Loan Ad Promises Mortgage Notes and Advice

Real Estate LOAK department offers loans on real estate and sells first mortgage notes. They pledge guidance on investments and the benefits of Real Estate Serial Notes to potential clients.

Foreign Exchange Checks Available Worldwide

The Foreign Exchange Department announces Travelers' Checks available in all parts of the world. This service provides secure, convenient payment options for travelers and international transactions.

Foreign Exchange Department

Pape's Diapepsin Offers Fast Digestive Relief

A humorous source text promotes Pape's Diapepsin as a quick and harmless remedy for sour gassy upset stomachs. It claims the product digests food, relieves indigestion in five minutes, and costs fifty cents for a large case at drug stores.

Socials and teas fill busy Austin social season

Mrs H P Drought hosts informal gathering from 4 to 6 for Mrs Carl Hahn and friends. Mr and Mrs Dwight E Potter entertain with a bridge party for Miss Baker of Colorado Springs and Mr Day of Houston. Mrs Frank A Barber hosts a card party in honor of Mrs J M Eskridge’s guest Mrs Edgar G Wessendorff of Richmond Texas. The event features yellow decor with narcissus and ferns and a long list of attendees.

H. P. Drought Carl Hahn Dwight E. Potter Miss Baker Colorado Springs Mr. Day Houston Frank A. Barber J. M. Eskridge Edgar G. Wessendorff Richmond Tex Eskridge Sparks EB. Hillie Ackley P. Skinner Templeton Leon Walthall Matthew Bigger Pittsburg Jane Baker

Elegant gatherings fill city homes with flowers and music

Mrs. Eysenbach and Mrs. Beretta hosted a large dining room affair with narcissus arrangements and Victrola music. Mrs. L Harrington celebrated her husband’s birthday with a tea for many guests. Mrs. N M Karney and Mrs. W Green led a Missionary Society benefit tea with a varied program. The Menger hotel suite hosted Mrs. William L Herff and Miss Eleanor Herff at a formal at home event with elaborate floral decor and a guest list of local society figures.

N. M. Karney W. Green Nina Robertson Miss Radley Ike Miss Gilbert Menger Hotel William L. Herff Eleanor Herff Killarney Ruth Kelso Ruth Lipscomb Jean Aubrey Rodien Martin Fairfax Janin Marjorie McGown Kathleen Scott Herman OD. Kampmann Herff Miss Herff George Eichlitz John Neal Hodges T. A. Coleman William C. Rigsby William Mitchell Wolf August Herff John Herman Kampmann Ferdinand P. Herff

Philharmonic Music Club Meeting Adds New Members

Max A. Krueger Adolph Herff Miss Frances Simpson Addison Zulime Herff attended a Melrose Hall event with dancing and guests. Three new members Misses Belle Mooney Julia Babcock Antoinette Battaglia were initiated and a brief impromptu musical program followed. The note invites readers to visit the Menger tea room to hear the Norwegian orchestra from 4 to 6 each afternoon.

Max A. Krueger Adolph Herff Frances Simpson Addison Zulime Herff Philharmonic Music Club Melrose Hall Belle Mooney Julia Babcock Antoinette Battaglia Menger

U. C. Club Hostess Miss Norma Icke Entertains Members

Miss Norma Icke hosts the U. Club yesterday with members Mrs Ella Anthony and others attending. The afternoon featured embroidery and music followed by light refreshments at the Mexican Cafe inside the Elks' Club building where a Mexican orchestra performed and chicken tamales are served Sundays.

Fannin School Mothers’ Club Winona Furman George Cummings Deedie May Smith U. C Norma Icke Ella Anthony Della Donecker Eleanor Dalling Helen Starke Vera Teich Edith Vanderstratten Mexican Cafe Elks’ Club Mexican Orchestra

Poll Taxes Paid. Limited Time for Travis County Voters

In Austin Texas on January 25 the county reports only 4000 poll tax receipts paid with six days left to settle the tax. The voting strength is about 7600 and the Menger dining room offers an a la carte luncheon and dinner daily for visitors and friends.

Austin Tex Travis County Menger

Riverside Supper and Barbecue Pig Dinner at 101 East Houston

A Riverside Restaurant announces a tonight special supper and tomorrow a Big Barbecued Pig Dinner plus an Old Fashioned Chicken Supper at 101 East Houston St by the bridge. Meals are 25 cents. owner A. Colman, plumber, also listed.

Riverside East Houston St the Bridge

Spurious Half Dollars Tied to Local Coiner in Harrisonburg

Police seek an enterprising coiner after spurious half dollars flood the area. Eighteen coins were found on a railroad track by a merchant’s wife, suggesting a possible escape on a freight train. Surrounding communities have been alerted. Women Volunteers to Market Farm Goods in Mobile

Harrisonburg

Pass Inquiry Underway

Denver observers report the government pass investigation advancing with more than twenty subpoenas issued for witnesses. The hearings, directed by Interstate Commerce Commissioner J. S. Harlan, include railroad and city officials and shippers as testimony continues.

Denver Colo Government Pass Interstate Commerce J. S. Harlan

Revival sermons spread across San Antonio churches

The city hosts multiple sermon series and revivals led by pastors from diverse denominations. Notable messages include The Young Man in Politics and The Genesis of Greatness, with additional services at First Evangelical, Trinity M E, Central Congregational, Laurel Heights, and South Side Christian churches.

San Antonio Travis Park Methodist Church D. Emory Hawk Cullom Hi. Booth Laurel Heights Methodist Church Frank Dyer Central Congregational Church Assembly Hall Elks George H. Badger Rudyard Kipling Trinity Methodist Church Orin Palmer Wright First Evangelical Church E. C. MecStravick J. L. Hunter Young Men’s Christian Association South Side Christian Church L. H. Harbord Hugh McLellan Central Christian Church Methodist Episcopal Trinity Avenue C Pecan Street Old Phone Crockett Epworth McKinley Burnet and Chestnut Streets EB. McStravick E. Garfield Johnson Government Hill Christian Mason Street New Braunfels Avenue Albert T. Fitts Palmetto Avenue Christ South Side Hunstock Avenuue Alamosa Avenue Hot Wells Ladies’ Aid Society Leonidase H. Harbord D. D Tommins Ave Harlandale Main San Pedro Avenues East French Place Batiste Blount Laurel Heights Methodist Woodlawn Avenue Belknap Place San Pedro H. Booth W. M. Bourn Epworth League Ella Bowden Grace Alamo Methodist Church South Alamo Wickes Streets A. Noble James Methodist Cibolo and Buena Vista Streets Nathaniel B. Read Buena Vista Street Old New Birth Jesus Wednesay Steaing West End Methodist Church South Les Ne BE. Booth Our Church W. N. Hagg J. W. Woodson Mae Coltrain McKinley Avenue Methodist Church McKinley Avenue Presa Street Townsend B. Johnson Iterian Utica Presbyterian Church West Poplar and Jackson Thomas F. Gallaher West Poplar Street Young People's League First United Presbyterian Church Ogden and Locust Streets C. E. McStravick R. P. Wright Westminster League Covenanters Church of Christ Porter Street South Heights South Flores Joseph Church In Nettle E. Green Piscopal St. Mark's Church Travis Park Philip Cook St. John’s Church Cherry and Burnet Streets R. Y. Barber Evangelical Lutheran, Missouri Synod Commerce Street Joske’s Luther William F. Bennhoff New Church Woman’s Club Camden Street Clyde W. Broomell New Jerusalem First Spiritualist Association Oscar A. Edgerly Florence Edgerly Lily Dale N. Y Monroe Hall Soledad Street Church of the Nazarene Avenue D Maverick Park William FE. Fisher Burnet Street H. L. Rice San Fernando Cathedral Main Plaza A. Besa Henry Schutten John Link

Catarrh Treatment Promises Quick Relief at Low Cost

An ad for 50c catarrh treatment claims to stop sneezing and colds, clear the head, and fortify the system. It touts the OXYLENE method and scientific equipment at Ye, Nose & Throat Dept, RRILL Medical Inst in San Antonio with daily hours listed.

Rrill Medical Inst San Antonio

Clover Leaf Club Elects Officers for New Year

The Culver Leaf Club met at Miss Lucille McGoldrick's home on Avenue B. Officers elected were President Miss Josephine Cavanaugh and Secretary Miss Elia Gunkel. A dance was planned for the near future.

Clover Leaf Club Culver Leaf Club Lucille McGoldrick Avenue B Josephine Cavanaugh Elia Gunkel

Second Prize Awarded in St. Louis Beauty Contest

Mrs. T. R. Winlock-Holland won the second prize in a St. Louis beauty contest. Formerly of San Antonio, she has lived in Poplar Bluff, Missouri for several years, where she was regarded as one of the city's most beautiful women.

St. Louis T. R. Winlock-Holland

Everywoman Tour Brings Large Production to Grand Opera House

Henry W. Savage presents the Broadway hit Everywoman on tour with a 37 speaking roles cast and a grand opera contingent. The show uses three transport cars, 150 workers, custom Paris costumes, a symphony orchestra, and a $60 000 production budget.

Henry W. Savage New York New Yorker Broadway Grand Opera House Paris George Whitefield Chadwick New England Conservatory of Music Savage

Barbers Contest at Plaza Theater Draws Prize Winners

H M Spangler shaved a man in 47 seconds to win first prize in a barbers contest during last night’s Plaza theater bill. J D Frizzell took second and Gideon Lane third with Charles D Cobb and Ashley as judges. Manager Spencer plans more events and a shoe shining contest may follow. The current Plaza bill ends tonight with promises of new attractions next season.

H. M. Spangler Plaza Theater Playhouse J. D. Frizzell Gideon Lane Charles D. Cobb Ashley Barbers’ Union Spencer

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