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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1912

Page

13

Parisian Sage hair grows thicker says Milwaukee user

Mrs. C. Borchardt of Milwaukee reports in an ad that Parisian Sage hair product gives thickening growth. The tonic, claimed to be American made by Giroux Manufacturing Co., Buffalo, costs 50 cents and is sold in drugstores and department stores.

John B. Claflin Claflin New York

Adopted trio of sisters cheer Griggs family in Cleveland

Harry W. Griggs and his wife, leading Cleveland orchardists, planned to adopt a child. They met a three year old girl who felt bonded with her two elder sisters aged six and seven. The Griggs concluded adopting all three would be best for the younger child and the sisters. Today three happy girls live in the Griggs home.

Harry W. Griggs Cleveland Mr. Griggs Griggs

Mail Order Burglary and a Chance Read in Court

A Brook amn police report recounts the arrest of Al eot Bridgeman for breaking into a store using a jimmy. He claimed waiver of examination in police court, and a cited burglar’s handbook allegedly influenced his actions with lines about how to act in court.

Urglar Brookamn New York Times Aleot Bridgeman Jimmy Bridgeman

Caustic Banter Sparks Rumor of Engagement

In a vivid exchange a speaker quips about a woman's sense of humor while another voice contends the claim, suggesting social friction and a rumored engagement within the circle. The lines reveal tension and wit in a private exchange carried into public memory.

Lon C Hill in Kansas City

The Kansas City Star reports Lon C Hill of Harlingen Texas the richest Indian in the world and a major Rio Grande valley landowner visits Kansas City. He sold land for two million dollars in two months and still owns ninety thousand acres valued at about four million dollars claiming he cleared thieves from the valley and built a thriving community with law and development.

Texas Rio Grande Valley Kansas City Lon Indian Territory Lon Hill Hill Mr. Hill Rio Grande The Texas University Low Hill Rea New York Kansas City Star

A Fashion Note on Fuller Trousers From An Old Judge

A quip from a judge observes trousers becoming fuller and asks when the swelling will take place in the place he usually keeps his money. The verse playful and period in tone.

Old Gotham hotels fade as Broadway's hotel era ends

The article recalls the decline of classic New York hotels from the Hoffman House to the Bartholdi and Gilsey as lofts and offices rise. It notes the Continental’s demolition in favor of a twenty story office building, and traces changes along Broadway from Fourteenth to Thirty-fourth streets, with the era of grand hostels giving way to commercial towers.

Bartholdi Twentieth Street Continental Gilsey Broadway Fourteenth Thirty Fourth Street Metropolis New York Times Thirty-fourth Street Clarendon Everett Florence Westminster Fourth Avenue Irving Place Old Continental Barnum’s Hotel E. L. Merrifield George Francis Train New York Albemarle Twenty-seventh Street Thirty-first Street Breslin Twenty-ninth Street Sturtevant Martinque McAlpin Thirty-third Thirty-fourth Cafe Martin Twenty-sixth Street Fifth Avenue Delmonico Victoria Grover. Cleveland Paran Stevens Brunswick St. James Coleman Martha J. Lamb Twenty-seventh Twenty-eighth Streets Gilsey’s Twenty-fifth Street Hoffman House Georginia T. Fry Greenwich Conn Madison Square William Jennings Bryan van Wyrth McClellan Samuel N. Pike Eighth Avenue Twentythird Street Twenty-first Street Park & Tilford Aberdeen Hotel Broadway Square Morton Fourteenth Street Morton House Nugent Morton Brothers James Morton Union Place House Sheridan Shook Chester A. Arthur James G. Blaine Grover Cleveland Lester Wallack A. M. Palmer Sinclair House Boniface A. L. Ashland Eighth Street Washington Place Waverley Place St. Denis Eleventh Street Broadway Central Bond Street Raleigh

Courtroom quip on Miss Dashington's bathing costume

A judge remarks on Miss Dashington's bathing outfit, noting uncertainty whether the garment is a short skirt or a wide sash. The exchange reflects whimsy within a courtroom setting.

Alpine sanctuary protects Alpine wildlife in Engadine

The Swiss establish a wildlife sanctuary in the Upper Engadine near Zernez and the Ofen Pass to prevent extinction of birds and beasts. The park, remote and wooded, is patrolled in summer. a recent snow cover hid chamois, roebuck, deer, hares, foxes, and snowhens with many small birds. Nearby facilities are scarce, accessible mainly by ski routes to Zernez.

Alps Upper Engadine Val Cluoza Zernez Ofen Pass

The Strangest Map for the Blind in London

A remarkable tactile map is planned for London to help blind people understand the city through raised relief. It will convey main streets, key landmarks, and access points using a dot and dash pattern accessible to touch.

London

Sibilant Praise Where an Usher Confronts a Man at Show

An usher approaches a man causing disruption during a performance. The man insists he was not hiss ing but praising the singers, claiming his words were misinterpreted as a remark about the singing being a nuisance.

Sammie

Show Draws Laughs as Wife Sheds Tears at Detroit Show

A Detroit audience enjoyed a performance with humor and emotion as a man recalls his wife shedding tears during the show. The remark highlights lighthearted relief and marital sentiment from the evening.

Detroit Free Preas

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