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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1913

Page

7

Bexar County Girls Join Tomato and Canning Club Initiative

In Bexar County Texas 125 girls form the Tomato and Canning Club to learn scientific vegetable growing and home canning under USDA demonstration work led by W G Hand. The program began with a Boys Corn Club. now 500 boys and girls engage through public schools with plots at school and home applying taught methods.

Uncle Sam Bexar County Texas Bexar United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Plant Industry S. A. Knapp W. G. Hand United States San Antonio Hand Dabor Mr. Hand Department of Agriculture

Back to the Farm: Youth Canning and Vegetable Lessons

The piece describes agricultural club work teaching girls and boys to plant, grow, and can surplus vegetables for winter use. It highlights tomato focus, scientific canning methods, and demonstrations, with prizes based on quality, quantity, variety, profit, and written histories.

Department of Agriculture Nice

Mayr’s Wonderful Stomach Remedy Ad

An old advertisement promotes Mayr’s Wonderful Stomach Remedy as a cure for diverse stomach and liver issues. It claims 100000+ users improved and urges a test dose tonight with a morning result surprise. It offers a free booklet and lists San Antonio retailers and addresses for purchase.

Mayr Geo. H. Mayr Mfg Whiting St Chicago San Antonio Sommers-Me Biroy Drug Alamo Plaza Houston Street Buena Vista Santa Rosa Avenue Houston Soledad St Main Avenue Romana &T

Arrivals at San Antonio hotels include notable visitors

The list records numerous travelers in San Antonio with their hotels including the Menger Crockett Bowie Gunter St Anthony and Savoy. Notable names include Owen K Fritee Gonzales Tex G M Huntsinger Independence Kan Eugene Titsworth Dallas Miss M L Davis New York and many others arriving for visits business or short stays at local hotels.

Owen K. Fritee Gonzales Tex Menger Hotel G. M. Huntsinger Independence Kan Crockett Eugene Titsworth Dallas Bowie J. Devers Palestine Bexar Hotel Allen McLadden Austin Gunter Hotel Mra. E. Newman Kenedy Savoy Hotel T. F. Daniel Chicago St. Anthony M. L. Davis New York San Antonio E. H. Caulfield Seattle Wash Ritz Houston Bowie Hotel John Wytehe Waco Bexar J. J. Walden Fort Worth City D. J. Finilin N. J. Bobins Louisville Gunter W. T. Childress Baterville J. Williamson San Marcos P. H. Fockler Kansas City F. F. Terrell Bexand. R. Ward Crystal City Charles R. Graham Battle Creek Mich St. Anthony, Mra J. A. Mepaare Mrs. R. &. Dilworth Nales M. Gordy Cleveland J. J. Garrity Mra. T. L. Kirk Christine Berar D. P. Hayes Oklahoma City Jess Brown Asherton St. Anthony Hotel P. H Cathey W. L. Garden Jr Savoy Dr. R. Martin H. B. Lamper Columbus Ohio E. T. Alling E. B. Alling Harvard Maso H. A. Thayer R. B. Rodgers Southern Welding and Machine Company Springfield Rodgers Portland Ore

Late out of town arrivals at Harlandale Hot Sulphur Baths

The list shows numerous guests visiting the Harlandale Hot Sulphur Baths from cities across the country. Names include A. Richter of New Braunfels J F Burke of Cincinnati Ohio M W Hines of Kenedy Tex Mrs 8 J Cowart of Lufkin Tex Mrs Jack Jung of Kerrville Tex John Berg of Portland Ore Mrs Desmond of New Orleans La William G Craib of Rochester N Y Mrs J B Jones of Beaumont Tex Mrs C J Granger of Palestine Tex Mrs J M Boothe of Arlington Tex A T Habermann of New Braunfels J W Hunt of Gregory Tex H N Roys of Rollin Mich Willyam Weyrich of Fredericksburg F Shearer of Mexico Lewis A Combes of Nebraska J S Binford of Wichita Falls Tex Miss H M eee of New York gait Worthing hatton county and 2 Am yett of New York

A. Richter New Braunfels J. F. Burke Cincinnati Ohio Kenedy Tex J. Cowart Lufkin Jack Jung Kerrville John Berg Portland Ore Desmond New Orleans William G. Craib Rochester N. Y J. B. Jones Beaumont C. J H. M New York Gait Worthinghatton County Amyett

Births Reported From Local Homes Across May Dates

To Mr and Mrs Luckenbach a boy born May 15 at 321 South Olive. To Mr and Mrs Sanehen a boy born May 11 at 121 San Fernando. To Mr and Mrs Clifton a boy born May 12 at 832. To Mr and Mrs Garyardo a girl born May 14 at 211 South Santa Mean avenue. To Mr and Mrs Henry Quasse a girl born May 16 at 309 Blum. To Mr and Mrs Garcia a boy born May 10 at 514 South Colorado. To Mr and Mrs Henry Isner a boy born May 38 at 705 North Center.

L. C. Luckenbach South Olive Street A. Sanehen San Fernando Street J. F. Clifton Garyardo Santa Mean’ Avenue Henry Quasse Blum Street B. Garcia South Colorado Street Henry Isner North Center Street

Marriage Licenses Listed for Multiple Couples in Brief

A notice lists several couples granted marriage licenses including Frank Marion Diffy with Georgiana Beulah Popovich Paul O Blaner with Anna Mary Zuerich Jesus Huerta with Antonia Banda Seconding Rodrigues with Adelfina Vasquez Arthur C Cooney with Clara Spohr Fritz Liebe with Pauline Eckert Leon Rogers with Frieda Ethel DeNya Tony Dobrowolski with Flora Galle Malcolm McGregor with Juliette von Vechten Sceber.

Frank Marion Diffy Georgiana Beulah Popovich Paul O. Blaner Anna Mary Zuerich Jesus Huerta Antonia Banda Rodrigues Adelfina Vasuez Arthur C. Cooney Clara Spohr Fritz Liebe Pauline Eckert Leon Rogers Frieda Ethel DeNya Tony Dobrowolski Flora Galle Malcolm McGregor Juliette von Vechten Sceber

Automobile Licenses Augment City Records

Fragmentary OCR shows automobile license entries with names such as Allen and Harlandals and A. nne. The text references 3600-Charlee F. Starts and Alamo eights with a monetary amount $601-S. J. Johnson and St. Anthony Ko appear. A garbled note mentions urban population share at forty two percent.

de Ke “Allen Harlandals A.nne Charlee F. Starts Alamo S. J. Johnson St. Anthony Ko

Harlandale Baths Claim Remarkable Recovery

Nick Meiers of 218 South Alamo street writes that after ten Harlandale Hot Sulphur Baths he improved from rheumatism la grippe disordered blood and stomach trouble following Dr J O Kemp suggestion. He reports becoming an entirely new man after three weeks and ten baths.

Harlandale Baths J. O. Kemp Harlandale Nick Meiers South Alamo Street

Perfect Baby award tops New York health contest

Abe Idolowitz, three months old, of 165 Eldridge Street, is deemed the ideal baby by Dr. L Emmett Holt after scoring a perfect 1000 in the University settlement health contest. Dr. Stafford MacLean of Babies Hospital awarded the prize and praised the child as a model infant, with a $25 prize to the mother.

New York Abe Idolowitz Eldridge Street L. Emmett Holt Stafford MacLean The Babies’ Hospital Holt Abe

Breakfast sausage sold in one pound boxes at 25c per lb

Union Meat Company advertises odd time breakfast pork sausage in one pound boxes priced at twenty five cents per pound. The Dittlinger Lime Co of New Braunfels produces 600 tons of crushed rock daily, equal to 26 cars. See George T. Jambers for San Antonio for details.

Union Meat Company Dittlinger Lime Co New Braunfels George T. Jambers San Antonio

Government HQ macerators destroy millions daily

Macerating machines at Washington government headquarters shred an estimated five million six hundred thousand dollars per day, a figure cited amid ongoing charity worker activity in the capital.

Washington

Condemned Paper Seeks Funds for Good Works

A plea urges readers to donate the condemned paper money, arguing the proceeds could fund charitable projects and community relief programs, highlighting the potential benefit to the public.

Burial Permits for Local Residents Released

Francisco Montoya aged 1 year died March 1 at 608 Lakeview Avenue. Manuel Salazar 62 died May 11 at City Hospital. Clover Lewis 10 died May 16 at 911 North San Jacinto Street.

Francisco Montoya Lakeview Avenue Manuel Salazar City Hospital Clover Lewis San Jacinto Street

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