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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1911
Page
9
Dispatch from Massillon Ohio says a gray cat crawled onto the pilot of the westbound Pennsylvania Railroad No. 9 at 7 this morning. The crew lifted the car from the pilot after the train stopped at Union station in Pittsburg, noting the feline rode atop the engine as the train traveled about 60 miles an hour.
Joseph M Weber presents Alma Where Do You Live a French musical play adaptation by George W Hobart at the Grand. The show mixes farce burlesque and musical comedy with fourteen numbers led by Nannette Flack and supported by Charles A Murrey and Maitland Davies. The production features attractive music by Briquet and a strong scenic display expected to draw big crowds.
Col Ike T Pryor travels to Kansas City for the Trans Mississippi Commercial congress to press a lease plan for public lands and oppose free raw materials. The Texas delegation of about 100 will also push for government control of the public domain and a tariff based protectionist stance.
The piece argues amateurs disrupt professional casting by courting flattery and endless tryouts. It laments managers who fear enemies among friends, notes the rarity of true self made performers, and cites Al G Field offering limited chances to prove talent. It warns against flatterers inflating amateurs with false confidence.
Bargain day at the Plaza theater draws a large Tuesday matinee audience and today’s crowd continues the trend. Charmion replications are handed out to patrons and next week’s headliner is Charmion, touted as the world’s most perfectly developed woman. The program promises balanced vaudeville withLos Alvaros aerialists Miss Emily Nice Edmonds Emer son and Edmonds in Only a Joke Knickerbocker Trio Lorraine and Dudley company in The Finish Burns and Lawrence Loya Troupe and Zimmer’s orchestra providing popular music.
The ad urges against sharing combs and hats due to germ transfer and promotes Rexall 93 Hair Tonic as a cure for dandruff itching scalp and hair loss. It claims the remedy restores color and strengthens hair through improved blood circulation and follicle health, with a free trial if not satisfied. Available in two sizes at 50 cents and 1.00 from The Rexall Store in San Antonio via The B. L. Weener Co.
A light wholesome program at the Royal features songs dances and laughter to lift spirits during bad weather. Highlights include a black faced minstrel act McFalls dogs and the Clara Cook Senora company performing The American Girl in Italy with a strong comedian and curtain calls.
Letters from readers describe Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a genuine cure for chronic constipation. The remedy trains stomach and bowel muscles for lasting relief, suitable for all ages and safe for infants. A fifty-cent bottle is advertised as a long lasting family laxative. Samples offered by Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Michigan by mail.
Dr Adelaide M Abbott of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union urges Franklin Park goats herd to supply milk to inebriates citywide. She calls goat milk a specific cure for intemperance and poverty, claiming it would curb alcohol related evils and improve nourishment.
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