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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1908
Page
13
In a satirical column Aunt Mary argues the push for the directoire gown is driven by men not women. She mocks flashy fashion, notes male behavior as evidence, and cuts to the point that the trend reflects male vanity more than female choice. Urges Urino Laxative fruit Syrup as a health tip.
Lodge Meetings tonight include Lauvice Schuetze Slatin lodge No 3 at Mann Sana Hall and Rome Council No 7 of the Order of Pendo at Wandmen Hall. Sop ba hb bet W. W. Wangh and wife of Talesting attend the new Mavericl venue.
Special to The Light Austin July 2 The Texas secretary of state Davis weighs treating oil leases as principal assets when filing corporate charters under the 1907 law. Leases counted as capital boost stock values, permitting limited cash payments. Davis questions lease value and may bar charters listing leases as major assets if halfstock is not paid in cash, affecting filings and potential approvals.
A fragmented reminiscence on the superstition around the number 23 in local life. Notes on telephone numbers, a license plate request to change 23, and the social humor of the digit in daily commerce. Mentions Alek, Frank, and Fearce Robinson as referenced figures.
In San Antonio vacation work for boys is varied and limited. Bicycle messengers and office errands fill many slots, with a few enterprising youths starting their own quick delivery service at the market square. Two brothers, aged 12 and 14, reportedly earned about $16 monthly by running a homegrown courier and package delivery routine while another pair mix gatekeeping and bicycle tasks for local shops.
A San Antonio citizen endorses Don’s Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles. The testimonial from Mrs. C. L. Felton claims relief after trying multiple remedies and urges readers to buy from Bexar Drug Co. and outlets nationwide with Fulfillment by Faster-Mmm Con BUMo as sole U.S. agents.
Paris crowd erupts as a bus horse known at Quinds station interrupts a Grang theater performance of Sigurd by trey. The tenor stalls when the horse is revealed, prompting three rousing cheers for the animal. The audience drowns the orchestra, and the horse withdraws toward the station, leaving the theater in stunned silence.
Paris reports a bride and groom wed under police escort after the groom, Theophiie Fray, 94, previously jailed for burglary, was brought by four detectives to St Martin. The bride, Alexandrine Badelman, 18, faced heartbreak but requested the ceremony proceed and it did before the groom returned to custody.
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