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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1914
Page
6
Advertisement offers home preparations for scalp and hair tonic using quinzain and alcohol, eye tonic with crystal tin, weight loss with parnotis, wrinkle eraser with almozoin cream, kidney-tonic body-builder, dandruff cure with canthrax, and spurmax lotion for skin. Includes several named persona tips and the Betty Dead’s Beauty Book offer.
Miss Lucile Bettencourt entertained her cousin Miss Ruth Werner of Galveston with a hay ride around the south loop Wednesday evening. Refreshments followed the ride, and a number of Miss Werner and Miss Bettencourt’s friends and relatives attended.
Mary Pickford headlines at the Royal Theater today and tomorrow in Caprice with Earnest Truax and Owen Moore. The rural comedy follows Mercy who, after marriage to a hunter who wounded her, rebuilds her life and returns to happiness with her husband as Mercy grows through study and class standing. Also showing a two reel Keystone comedy The Heck Out.
Warren Kerrigan and his sister Kathryn star in Samson a six part production at Wigwam One today. Kerrigan nearly died in a scene fighting a monster lion Nero the Universal lion was used and almost killed him but guards fired shots. A new ventilation system provides fresh ice cooled air through floor grates and exhausts via four roof fans.
Manager Valdez announces an ambitious amateur program at the Grand with about twelve acts and many new songs. Two performances start at 8 30 and 9 45 p m. Tomorrow night the theater hosts a political meeting. Auriema will change gowns and songs for tonight. The program includes a three reel western drama Children of the West.
Bexar county maps priced at two dollars are offered for fifty cents at the Light office. The display is in today’s paper and readers are urged not to miss this inexpensive aid.
Mrs. Annie Davies announces the marriage of her daughter Annie Louise to George Karger on Wednesday June 24. The couple will reside at home in Comfort Texas. Miss Davies is known as a Sunday school and kindergarten worker in this state, in charge of the Episcopal diocese kindergarten work at Comfort.
The Milam School Mothers' Club invites members to a Friday afternoon tea at 410 Carson Street hosted by Mrs. E. T. Smith. A musical program and lawn games for children will be organized with Mrs. W. H. Nixon and Mrs. F. E. Haines coordinating activities. The notice then promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a tonic for fatigue and vitality during hot weather.
Advertisement snippet promoting Palm Beach style suits by Lentz with Medina dam excursion priced at 3.00 and a limited time Ring 123 offer.
Mrs. Garrett P Robertson hosts Miss Lucile Bourland to a 1 o'clock luncheon at the Travis Club. Leon Kaufman honors St Marys College graduates with a lawn picnic at 1101 San Pedro Ave. William Foster entertains the younger set with a Salado hayride and picnic supper. Married Ladies Sodality hosts a card party 8 to 11 pm in the parochial auditorium. Zulime Herff hosts Girls Five Hundred Club. Zeta Tau Alumni luncheon at the Travis Club.
Unionville resident Mrs Martha Seavey credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after severe weakness nervous spells and loss of speech and sleep. She says her doctor offered no help and urges other women to try the product.
Mr and Mrs Edward W Deeffinger host a Friday evening bridge at their Palm Heights home. Guests include Miss Lucie Williamson of Kerrville and numerous invited friends for a 500 game from 3 to 6 pm.
A list of community figures names including Bera Zoeller Grace McClannahan Grace Walker Alice Correvon Phyllis Shiner Hazel Avery Doris Avery Esther Clements Lorcie Sloan Dicta Hutchins Mae Van Hoogenhuyze Myra Hoogenhuyze Elizabeth Herndon Emily Weston Ruth Taylor Neppie Storm Gladys Williams Ross McKenzie Gladys Dalkowitz Zelma Pryor and Mattie Pryor appears in the society pages.
Mrs J O Terrell and Miss Mattie Terrell plan to Floresville Thursday for W B Toone and Mrs Toone thirtieth wedding anniversary. Woffords take a Corpus Christi summer cottage with guests Miss Bessie Heilig and Charles Bradbent. Morton of Cleveland and Addie McKenzie wed at Miss Addie Stanfield's Garden Street home with Father James H Quinn officiating and music by Mrs Cole man and Miss Ivey. After a breakfast the couple sails to New York then home to Cleveland. Rowena Nye to spend the summer with her parents after Wellesley College graduation in June 1915. Langholz and Helen Baetz wed at Grace English Lutheran with Heraldic attendants and a daisied church setting.
An editorial notes that few motor car sales lack a woman buyer and that comfort style and control attract women, while a strong demand for value and economy guides most purchases. It argues women influence purchases and seek money's worth in today’s cars.
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