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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1912

Page

35

It Happened in Potsdam at Grand Opera House

Al H Wilson presents It Happened in Potsdam at the Grand Opera House for five nights starting Wednesday November 30 with matinees Wednesday and Saturday Ada Meade stars. The comedy features a German youth in danger of losing a fortune unless a date is met and includes musical numbers sung by Wilson.

Grand Ra H. Wilson Potsdam Mr. Wilson Virginia Wil Grand Opera House Ada Meade

Not My Lady Fair and a New Yodel Publicized

A snippet mentions songs Not, My Lady Fair and Loves of Bygone Days alongside a new yodel The Twilight's Call, indicating a musical program or recital with several titles referenced. The text emphasizes cataloging works rather than describing performances or dates.

All Night Session at Plaza Captures A Laughing Crowd

W H Lytell and company stage An All Night Session at the Plaza theater this week. The 20 minute skit leads a lineup of six other meritorious acts, delivering continuous humor about a late homecoming.

Hearthstone W. H. Lytell Plaza Theater

Syrup of Figs Advised For Elderly Health

A vintage advertisement urges elderly readers to use Syrup of Figs to stimulate the liver and bowels gently. It contrasts figs with harsher laxatives, emphasizing natural ingredients and the full brand name California Fig Syrup Company to ensure genuine product.

California Fig Syrup Company

D. D. D. Promises Immediate Eczema Relief

An advertisement claims D. D. D. Prescription relieves constant eczema itch instantly after first drops. It guarantees a full-size bottle with no charge if the itch is not removed immediately. A. M. Fischer Gibbs Building urges shoppers to try and compare with other druggists.

A. M. Fischer Gibbs Bldg

Vaudeville Week Ends at Plaza With Matinees

The Popular Little Playhouse presents its usual Friday bargain matinee for ladies and a special Saturday school children's matinee closing another successful week of vaudeville at the Plaza.

Little Playhouse Plaza

Lillian Nordica to Sing in Beethoven Hall Concert

American prima donna Lillian Nordica headlines a December 3 concert at Beethoven hall. She will be accompanied by violinist Rummel and pianist Romayne Simmins, with baritone David Bispham also sharing honors.

Illian Nordica Lillian Nordica Beethoven Hall Brunhilde Elsa London Queen’s Hall Nordica Mme Rummel Romayne Simmons David Bispham Bispham Engsh

Scarifier Trial Aids Main Avenue Road Work

The scarifier machine weighing about 6000 pounds was tried on Main avenue for retopping macadamized streets. City Engineer Pan Coast sees potential gains with minor changes for city use. New York report notes pier lengthening blocked by War Secretary Stimson. Mayor Gaynor proposes using long South Brooklyn piers to handle big liners.

Main Avenue Pancoast New York Navy New York City Stimson Gaynor Brooklyn

Fatal Shooting and Identified Body in Separate Locales

Clifton Arizona reports a fatal shooting with Frank lin B. Dorr a newspaper man and lawyer killed and John Barrone mortally wounded, two Mexicans shot with one fatal. Eureka Springs Arkansas identifies a woman found dead after suicide in a hotel as Mrs Josephine Biddell of Pasadena. San Antonio customs sale notice lists one barrel mescal auctioned at the port building on November 29 1912. Osteopath Dr J R Cunningham contact details provided.

Clifton Ariz Franklin B. Dorr John Barrone William Allander Eureka Sprinks Ark J. Stillman Joplin Josephine Biddell Pasadena Cal San Antonio Tex Custom House el Paso H. C. S. Smith

Grand Friday Night Recital Promises High Society Event

Mme. Nordica and David Bispham bring a notable recital to town drawing society figures from Cuero Victoria San Marcos New Braunfels Beeville and others. Out of town visitors expect special parties and San Antonio demand for seats is already heavy as ticket sales open soon.

Mme. Nordica David Bispham Cuero Victoria San Marcos New Braunfels Beeville San Antonio

Perspi No powder market notice

No More Arm Pit Perspiration or Odor promotes PERSPI-NO powder to stop excessive perspiration. It claims cooling relief and prevents staining of clothing. Sold at drug and department stores for 25c a box by Perspo Co Chicago, with local recommendations listed.

Perspo Co Chicago Ill W. C. Burns & Co H. L. Wagner A. M. Fischer Meier Pharmacy Geo. Keene

Nordica and Bispham to Play in San Antonio Concert

Press club of San Antonio plans a December 3 recital at Beethoven hall to attract singing societies and music lovers. A meeting at the Gunter hotel outlined committees for seating tickets publicity and advance plans as several organizers oversee preparations.

Press Club of San Antonio Nordica-Bispham Mme Lillian Nordica David Bispham Beethoven Hall San Antonians Press Club Gunter Hotel Louis de Nette Joseph Emerson Smith J. Hampton Sullivan Earl McCloud Allan Merriam Carl Runge Bill Posting Jack Burke A. B. Hillan R. S. Israel Charles G. Norton George D. Armistead C. G. Norton Louis DeNette

Wealthy Broker Dies in Colorado Sanatorium

J Wendell Marley aged 26 president of a Cumberland Maryland brokerage firm died in a Colorado Springs tuberculosis sanitarium. He was a stockholder in United States Steel Pennsylvania Railroad Santa Fe Southern Pacific railroads and in American Sugar Refining and American Smelting companies.

Colorado Springs Colo J. Wendell Marley Cumberland United States Steel Corporation Pennsylvania Santa Fe Southern Pacific American Sugar Refining American Smelting

Body to be shipped to Charleston for burial

The body was announced to be transported by ship to Charleston South Carolina for burial according to the notice.

Charleston S. C

Suffragists Celebrate Citizenship Victory Across States

Suffragists gathered at Carnegie Hall in New York to mark citizenship rights won by women in Kanes ton Idaho and Michigan at recent elections. The National American Woman Suffrage Association and the Women’s Political Union organized the celebration.

New York Carnegie Hall Kaneston Idaho Michigan National Regean Woman Suffrage Association Women's Political Union

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