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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1913
Page
5
The ad extols SOVER EIGN as the best Virginia-North Carolina cigarette made from Southern Old Belt tobacco aged up to three years. It claims superior mellowness from blending crops, produced by the world’s greatest tobacco organization.
An advertisement touts SOVEREIGN as using the most expensive French cigarette paper. It promises steadier burning, eliminating constant relighting and smouldering for greater enjoyment.
A speaker urges a mother to choose a suitable match, praising politeness and good dress. The message claims satisfaction if the marriage is discreet and appropriate, reflecting social norms of propriety in courtship.
A cited quote from a twelve year old girl in the Cleveland Plain Dealer expresses disbelief at the idea of needing education. The item captures a brief, provocative remark echoed in a 20th century newspaper snippet.
Advertisement claims Dodson's Liver Tone replaces calomel as a liver remedy. It markets mild taste, safety for children, and a money back guarantee from Fischer's Drug Store if a bottle fails to satisfy. Price listed at 50 cents.
Grand and petit juries for the December term were drawn by jury commissioner James D. Stevenson with Deputy Clerk A I Campbell. The grand jury reports December 15 and the petit jury January 5. Thirty grand and forty petit jurors were selected from about 300 names representing nine counties. Names will not be released until jurors report and are sworn in.
The city issued a 3 450000 bond series for paving street widening bridges sewers fire stations and sidewalks. The first 500000 installment was shipped to Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings Bank Chicago for immediate credit and the next payments are due in three and six months. The bank will receive about 9900 in commission on the first sale.
Gentlemen who shave and shampoo with Cuticura Soap will find it best for skin and scalp. The product is praised for its extreme purity delicate emollients and refreshing fragrance. Cuticura Ointment complements the soap in treating heat rashes itchings irritations and chafings with free samples mailed on request to Boston Dept. 186.
Mayor Brown noted a small fee on back tax statements would nearly cover the cost of extra clerical staff. The remark linked revenue from such fees to expanding city administrative capacity.
The Foley Kidney Pills makers claim a superior blend of curative and healing medicines for kidney and bladder ailments and urinary irregularities. Fischer's Drug Store advertises them as the best medicine for the purpose you can buy.
Kenedy Texas public schools will close Wednesday afternoon and reopen Monday for the Thanksgiving holidays. Sept. Co. G. Hallmark and Principal T. P. Walker plan to leave Wednesday afternoon to attend the State Teachers Association convention in Dallas.
A 19th century style ad urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs as a gentile bowel cleanse for children. It claims a coated tongue signals constipation and promises quick relief within hours, warning to buy only from the California Fig Syrup Company with a 50 cent bottle and clear directions.
Mayor Clinton G. Brown inaugurates the Interstate Circuit venue before a near full house of 2,200. Patrons praise the Roman garden design, sky effect, acoustics, and lavish decor while the all star vaudeville bill features Col Pattee and his Old Soldier Fiddlers, Ed Cleve, Carson brothers, Victoria Four, and more.
Messages of congratulations flood in for the Majestic theater opening. Karl Hoblitzelle and Ed Raymond receive tributes from prominent theater figures including EB F Albee and B F Keith. A New York telegram from J J Murdock conveys best wishes for the theater's success and future prospects.
The Chicago Grand Opera Company opened its season with La Tosca starring Mary Garden and Yanni Marcoux. The company plans eleven operas in English, with American premieres of Cristoforo Colombo, Don Quichotte, and Cassandra. New singers include French tenor Ratore and Marta Dorda, with Florence MacBeth in leading coloratura roles.
The Boston Opera Company started its 18 week season last night with Wolf-Ferrari’s The Jewels of the Madonna. Mariella was sung by Mme Louise Erdina with newcomer Mme Margherita d Alvarez as con tralto. Edu ardo Ferrari Fontana and Mario Annona led principal parts alongside other cast members. Principal newcomers include Mme Lina Cavalieri and Lucien Muratore.
William H. Crane revived his famous play The Henrietta in Buffalo after a 25 year gap from its New York debut in 1887. The updated The New Henrietta by Winchell Smith and Victor Mapes kept the best of the original and drew a large audience with a curtain call for Crane. Hood's Sarsaparilla ad follows, urging recovery from illness with a tonic claim.
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