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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1916

Page

8

New Cars to Carry Co-eds in Parade at UT Event

An Ex-Students' Association plan in San Antonio will showcase nearly 500 University of Texas co-eds in a parade using new car models. The UT girls arrive by special train from Austin around 10 30 Friday, with dealers meeting them at the depot. The turnout includes alumni, faculty, and football fans for the Texas Oklahoma A M game, with extensive ticket sales and special trains announced.

University of Texas San Antonio Texas Oklahoma A Austin Belmont Katy

Wisconsin lawmakers approve soldier and absentee voting bill

In Madison, the Wisconsin Legislature quickly passed two bills. One allows soldiers on the border to vote with a secretary of state messenger delivering ballots to troops and returning them for counting. The election will be conducted by guard officers. A second bill enables citizens absent from the state to vote by mail.

Madison Wis Wisconsin Secretary of State Nail

Simple Laxative Recalls Family Favorite Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin

Four year old Will Never Be Without This Simple Laxative recounts how Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin relieved infant constipation for the Pendergrast family in Red Key Indiana. The ad touts a gentle non narcotic formula with pepsin, warns against imitations, and offers a free trial bottle by writing Dr W B Caldwell Monticello Illinois.

Max Pendergrast Carl W. Pendergrast Red Key Ind Dr. Caldwell Caldwell

German Charity Bazaar opens at Beethoven Hall with cabaret

A five day German and Austrian war relief bazaar begins Wednesday at Beethoven Hall with a cabaret in the Rathskeller. Fraulein Elizabeth Von Schmidt Pauli opens the event and local committee members host guests from San Antonio. Proceeds aid war sufferers and a full program features singers, musicians, and theater acts each night.

Beethoven Hall Elizabeth von Schmidt-Pauli San Antonio United States Menger Hotel Erhardt Guenther Rathskeller San Antonio Leiderkranz Minnie Burg Beatrice Burg Ernest Thomas C. Zielner Elsa Harms Alois Braun F. , Lehar Dorothea Hensel Eric Kunkel Edwin Voigt Charles M. Lee Eugene Staffél Anita Naeglin Eugene Staffel Nora Deussen L. L. Kaufman A. L. Rehag and Company Leo M. J. Dielmann Alex Bauer J. W Holt Mesdames J.B. Lewright Erhardt Guent Hkisa Harms Orin Kirkpatrick Gilbert Schramm L. L. Marks Nat Goldsmith la Boose Puccini Mildred Gates Madame D’anton Paderewski Edward Goldstein The Mozart Society Strauss Waltz, With Miss Ruth Bingaman As Accompanist and Arthur Claassen Nic Cosgrove Schlegel Carl Schlegel Avery Plow Company

Society Calendar Shows Local Club Meetings And Social Events

Wednesday night social at St Anthony. Texas-German 3s bazaar opens at Beet Shoven Hall at six. Coterie of Women's Club hosts noon meeting. Missionary Society of Alamo Heights meets 3 30 p m. Woman's Parliament at Wolff Marx auditorium. Queen's Daughters at St Mary's auditorium 8 15 p m. T E R class meets 3 p m with hostesses. Bazaar officer elections for Good Shepherd Home set 4 p m Catholic Woman's Club. Mrs B Baker of Cuero guests of Mrs A C Woodley. More society notes include travelers, club dances, and church class elections.

Good Shepherd Catholic Woman's Club

Such Pretty Fluffy Curls In Three Hours

An article promotes liquid silmerine for curling hair in curlers. Apply with a clean toothbrush from roots to tips before rolling, then release to reveal natural looking curls lasting hours. A few ounces from a druggist lasts weeks and leaves hair glossy and harmless.

Baltimore Couple Keeps Secret Wedding for Thirteen Years

Mr and Mrs Levin Upshur quietly wed thirteen years ago after eloping from their homes. Emily Thompson became Mrs Upshur before marriage and a daughter aged over ten is their child. He travelled as a salesman and they kept the union hidden with the wife living with her mother until formal notice.

Baltimore Levin Upshur Upshur Emily Thompson Mr. Upshur South

Society Notes Include Lectures and Teas in Texas History

Mrs L E Newton led the study of early Texas days with readings by Mrs Sue Kroeger Carnal and Mrs Edmund Halton. A musical program and refreshments followed. Guests joined chapter members for the Stephen F Austin School Mothers Club meeting set for Friday at 3 30 pm. George S Newell family returns from a ranch stay. Equal Franchise Society hosted its first monthly tea in Colonial tea room with red zinnias and ferns. Nan Young presided at a lace table centered by a Dresden regina corona basket. Mrs James M Young welcomed guests with help from several members. Ernestine Friedman of the YWCA spoke on the topic.

San Antonio Council of Jewish Women Woman's Club Eli Hertzberg Nat Goldsmith Lenore Smith I. R. Stone Mildred Gates Hertzberg Equal Franchise Society Colonial Nan Young James M. Young W. A. Daniel J. A. Ejichelberger Rena Maverick Green T. M. Dechman E. J. Geehan W. F. McManus H. D. Thomson Ernestine Friedman Young Women’'s Christian Association

Darkened Gray Hair With Q-Ban Shampoo Claim

A society lady reportedly transformed gray hair to a rich dark shade using Q-Ban applied to the hair and scalp two to three times weekly. The advertisement claims Q-Ban is harmless and not a dye, restoring color activity and yielding healthier softer hair with even color.

Suffrage Tea News and Local Society Happenings

Activities include suffrage talks by Mrs. Sanford and Miss Fenwick at upcoming Colonial tea room event. Reports cover New York trip, Honeymoon wrapups, Grand box party, Pierilan Study Club welcome, study of Peer Gynt, and Phoenix Club discussions at Gunter Hotel with South America papers and yearbooks.

Phoenix Club Gunter Hotel G.S. Lincoln South America Thomas Rameey J. H. Biggar J. A. Cosgrove

Boy Whistles, Shot by Friend After Refusal to Stop

Sixteen year old William Whitman of Enola Pennsylvania was fatally wounded on a bridge near Summerdale Park after he refused to quit whistling when ordered by Clarence Horton also of Enola. Horton, 17, pointed a small rifle and fired, taking the life of his friend in what was described as an offhand act.

William Whitman Enola Philadelphia Whitman Summerdale Park Clarence Horton Horton

Little Difference in Irish Donkey and Cart Turnout

A humorous note from the Chicago Daily News recounts a touring motorist in Ireland asking Pat about differences between their turnout and his. Pat replies that the donkey’s in the aft and on the sate, implying a lighthearted view of rural carts.

Ireland Arative Pat Chicago Daily News

Mosquito Theory of Infantile Paralysis Grows

Dr. Charles S. Braddock argues in a letter to the New York Medical Journal that mosquitoes are the principal carrier of infantile paralysis. He notes both yellow fever and poliomyelitis are filth diseases that spread in hot humid weather and that damp seasons around New York have increased mosquito presence. If his theory proves correct, communities may intensify efforts to eradicate mosquitoes to prevent future outbreaks.

Charles S. Braddock New York Medical Journal Beaumont Enterprise Braddock New York Alexandria Tal

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