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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1913
Page
6
An herbal smoking remedy claims to eradicate catarrh by inhaling medicated smoke from a pipe or tube. The ad asserts safety and broad accessibility and offers a free booklet and five days of free treatment from Dr J W Blosser of Atlanta, GA.
A local note touts a home made cough syrup claimed to cost little and work better than any store product. The recipe promises simple ingredients and a full guarantee.
A home remedy claims to curb a cough instantly and usually clear it in 24 hours. The tonic blends one pint sugar syrup with two and a half ounces Pinex in a pint bottle, noting it is pleasant for children and slightly laxative.
Mrs John L Bullis receives from until 6 and from 8 until 11 to present Miss Octavia Bul 8. Mrs C H Surkamp entertains at cards from 2 30 until 6 o clock in the afternoon compliment to Mrs H Lane. The San Antonio Musical Club gives a musical evening of modern French music at the Travis Club.
An ad extols St Jacobs Oil as a harmless cure for rheumatism and related pains. It claims most cases need only topical treatment, promising instant relief when applied to the tender spot and urging a trial bottle from the druggist.
The Bowie School Mothers Club meets at 3 30 tomorrow at the school with reports from delegates on the Fort Worth child welfare conference. Mrs F W McAllister gives an address and a large turnout is expected. Debutante Club hosts a Post Gym hop with twenty dances and chaperones. A long guest list includes numerous Post residents and officers.
The notice lists a series of gatherings including the Madison Square Presbyterian Ladies' Aid at Mrs Davenport's home and the Bonham School Mothers' Club meeting at the school. It notes Rena Smith's return to Austin and Mrs Burroughs visiting Fort Bliss before heading to Vermont. A St Mark's Junior Parish Aid festival is planned with a Christmas luncheon and a card party hosted by Mr and Mrs Ivancich. The Alamo Methodist Mission Study Circle meets at 3:30 PM in the church parlor.
Mrs. F. J. Caldwell and Miss Blanche Caldwell will entertain every Saturday evening with a buffet dinner dance. Dancing starts at 8:80 p.m. and the buffet dinner is served from 11 to 12 o'clock in the grill room. The Harriman house on Fifth Street is their winter residence.
Mrs Harry Hyman hosted an eight course luncheon today at the St Anthony Hotel in Fort Worth in compliment to Mrs C W Childress. The centerpiece featured a fountain set among ferns with yellow satin ribbons and chrysanthemums as spokes. Guests included numerous local ladies and gentlemen from Fort Worth and nearby communities.
The Equal Franchise Society hosts Clifford Wroe of Chicago at 4 o clock tomorrow in the Wolff & Marx building auditorium. Wroe, Chicago prosecuting attorney and ardent suffrage advocate, will discuss Equal Suffrage. all city residents invited. Mrs W A Fairclough hosted last night’s sixth birthday party for Lelia Childress at 243 Lotus Street with games, music, and Señor Raphael Lopez’s magic.
A marriage license was issued to day to Robert Elliot Jones and Miss Terry Marley. Miss Marley is one of last season's debutantes and the daughter of Mrs. J. C. Marley of this city. Cards have been received from Corinne Frances Krueger for a party at her home, 1217 Wyoming street, from 8 to 4:80 o'clock Monday afternoon, for her third birthday. (Adv.) Bond's turkey orders at 235 E. Houston St.
Will Scott plans a Christmas night dance at the Casino to honor local students home for holidays. The event promises elaborate festivities and drew eager anticipation from the young crowd. Miss Eula Ortmeyer of Orange arrives Tuesday to visit Miss Vega Brough at the San Antonio Country Club.
An old health note advises flushing kidneys with four ounces of Rad Salts daily for a few days to relieve aching kidney region. It claims the drink, made from grape and lemon acids with lithia, cleanses kidneys, neutralizes urine acids, and prevents bladder disorders with an inexpensive effervescent Lithia water.
The notice lists numerous visitors and residents staying at the city’s hotels, including Tom Shaper of Goliad and Charles Jones of Austin at the Gunter and Savoy, J. J. Taylor of Weir at the Bexar, and W. M. Smith of New York at the Bowie, among others.
The Harlandale facility markets sulphurized hot mud baths as treatment for rheumatism lumbago kidney troubles eczema and skin diseases. One course costs 1 dollar or six for 5 dollars. Hot sulfur water tub bath with shower 35 cents or ten for 8. Cars run direct to the bath house with a fare in cents.
Alderman Albert Steves presided as judge in a police court session. Two men, Abram Ramirez and E R Stancampion, were given the maximum 200 days in jail for vagrancy. A group including Louis Vasquez Fermin and John Martinez received $100 fines for disturbing the peace, with other prisoners jailed 1 to 25 days.
Since 1866 the United States government has paid out four billion three hundred million dollars in pensions.
Alderman Steves urged using prisoners for cleanup at City Hall after police court duties revealed dirty walls and ceilings. Police Chief Lancaster supported the plan citing accumulated dust and spider webs while janitors were tied to other tasks.
Dr. Lewis Baker answers reader questions with home remedies and drugstore prescriptions for rheumatism coughs digestion dandruff and weight gain. Many remedies involve tonics syrups powders and tablets with directions to take regular doses at meals or before bed.
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