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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1911
Page
6
The memo states all communications for publication must include the sender’s name and provides contact details for Katherine M. Joseph editor. Office numbers 176 and 1359 are listed with a home number 2862. The note emphasizes accountability and traceability for submitted items.
The Shakespeare club meets at the Misses Baskin home in the afternoon. Central Woman's Temperance Union gathers in Trinity church afternoon. Miss Winifred b Bollows hosts Girls' Five Hundred club at her home. Free Clinic meets in the International club rooms morning. Phoenix club meets with Mrs H H Branham on Magnolia avenue. Mothers' council meets at the club house afternoon. Festival chorus rehearses at Beethoven hall at 8 PM. Playground association hosts Mexican supper at the grounds in the evening. St Joseph's Alumni association meets at 3 PM at the academy.
The couple wed at 8 30 p m in Central Christian church with autumn decorations and a formal ceremony attended by family and friends. The bride wore a gown of lace and carried a bouquet of roses, with Grover Shaw and attendees sharing best wishes for the future.
The Agawn club will meet at 11 o'clock Sunday morning in their rooms located in the Gibbs building.
Mrs George Maverick will entertain guests at a dinner Saturday evening at her country home Sunshine ranch.
The philanthropic department of the Woman's club met at the club house with Mrs. Nellie Jameson presiding. A large attendance enjoyed an engaging program arranged by Miss Brackenridge, starting with a paper on The Education of Children.
Mrs D T assures readers they are not too old to regain a charming complexion though facial wrinkles enlarge pores and freckles. A greaseless cream jelly made of glycerine almozoin and cold water improves dry rough skin, reduces wrinkles and blackheads with weeks to normal color and vitality. The column also offers an eye tonic of crystal dissolved in water to strengthen tired eyes and aid granulated lids, praised by oculists and helpful for glasses wearers.
A column promotes a home remedy using four ounces of parnotis dissolved in a pint of hot water to be taken before meals. It claims rapid weight loss and smoother skin, noting many readers report success and wrinkle reduction.
An illustrated old advice feature urges avoiding soap for hair care and promotes canthrax based shampoo alternatives. It also touts a blood purifier tonic with kardene and alcohol to improve complexion and energy, claiming better sleep and vigor.
An advertisement claims a home remedy lotion using spur max, hot water, and glycerine will tone skin, remove freckles and tan, reduce sallow shine, and not rub off like powder. It warns face powder clogs pores and causes rough, wrinkled skin.
The article explains a simple at home method to remove facial hair using delatone paste applied to the hairs for two to three minutes then rubbed off. It notes few experts handle electrolysis and mentions powdered delatone costs about a dollar per ounce.
An advertisement touts a simple home remedy for hair and scalp issues. Mix half pint alcohol and one ounce quinzain with half pint cold water, apply to the scalp twice weekly to eradicate dandruff stop itching and curb hair loss while promoting healthy growth.
Mrs. P H Swearingen opened the meeting with topics on discipline in home and city affairs. Mrs. Lobban spoke on garbage distribution while Mrs. Daugherty covered the Pure Food Question aiding Dr J S Abbott. Mrs. Schasse outlined hospital work and a jail description as open discussion followed.
The Twentieth Century club met yesterday afternoon with Mrs. C. B. Ward hosting on Houston Street. Mrs. Belle Dalgarde spoke on Our Coming Years Work and outlined plans. President Mrs. L. K. Wells gave greetings. The club will aid the Playground association and the Humane society exhibits at the fair. A fund to entertain the espega during winter was set aside.
Harmony hall will host a dance for younger dancers on Saturday evening. Chaperones include Mrs. W. E. Mahone Mrs. H. G. Guenther Mrs. B. C. Hooker and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Chambers. Lloyd Bessie and O. G. Parker oversee the event.
The first meeting of the Mothers' club at Riverside Park school is set for 3 45 tomorrow afternoon at the school. Dr Fred Hadra will address the gathering on the Value of Education.
The church social planned for this evening at the home of Dr and Mrs M J Bliem has been indefinitely postponed. The Austin School Mothers club will meet at the school at 3 46 oclock tomorrow afternoon.
James R. Quinn and Miss Mathilda Gerrol were married at seven o'clock last night at the home of Rev T C Long. Both are residents of San Antonio and will reside at 1213 South Flores Street.
The Tokalon club at Bonham school elected Miss Dorothy Smallwood president and Miss Lydia Rose vice president along with Miss Ber nice Alexander secretary and Miss Hazel Bateman press reporter. Luncheon and parish aid meeting follow at Mark's rectory. A Free Kindergarten rally is set for Tuesday at 10 at the Woman's club house. The Government Hill Literary club discussed the coronation of George and Queen Mary.
The club featured papers on The Coronation of King George and Queen Mary by Miss Noonan and Domestic Life of the King and Queen by Miss Manning. Other topics included Their Tower and English Houses of Parliament. The meeting was led by Miss Noonan and will continue next week at Mrs. P C Woods' home.
The detailed itinerary of Mr and Mrs E R Guenther including railway travel overland trips steamer passages table reservations deck chairs and traveler's checks was arranged by Frank Rennert agent for the Hamburg American Steamship Company in this city.
The Alamo Methodist church ladies hosted an entertainment last evening in the Young Men's association room. A large audience attended and the event raised a substantial sum for the church.
Mr and Mrs J B Meyers entertain this evening at their home in honor of the Holer Prassel wedding party.
The Athens Debating Society of the night school met Tuesday to organize a mock trial scheduled for a future date.
Rapid relief from a bad cough claimed with Pinex Cough Syrup. Marketed as instantly effective for croup and whooping cough, it touts Norway White Pine extract and guaiacol, offering a pint for 50 cents with home mixture instructions.
A wife endures a hectic train departure as packing chaos and marital friction surface. Helen frets over trunks and a stuck window while Warren brusquely manages luggage and travel plans, easing only when a nurse and child appear. Their journey reveals strain and moments of care amid family duties.
A committee comprising Barret Funiard B Balirok and George Schwers appointed Rudolph Schuster as judge G Thomese as clerk Justes Conrad as prosecuting attorney B Balirok and Barret Funiard as defense attorneys and George Schwers as sheriff A Kaufman designated defendant.
Miss Helen Menger hosted a miscellaneous shower yesterday afternoon at her home honoring Miss Agnes Stucke a bride to be. Games and contests highlighted the event with decorations in green and white the bridal colors.
An era old beauty tip from Mme Lina Cavalieri claims a daily mercorized wax treatment can transform skin within a week. The wax removes worn surface skin gradually without harming the underlayer, yielding a youthful glow and a perceived ten to fifteen year age reduction.
The Light runs ten day want ads thirteen times for the price of ten starting Friday the 13th. Regular ten day ads cost a given rate per word per insertion. Copy must be in by 11 30 a m on Friday.
The article discusses late autumn dress worn in white and light tones with cream homespun coats and skirts. It highlights bleu royal and bateau blues paired with black or white, and notes strong green accents. It also states U.S. textile mills run on 2,000,000 horsepower, with 500,000 from electricity.
Vintage ad promotes TIZ as a fast effective foot remedy for tired swollen and foul feet claiming instant relief and lasting results. It touts drawing out poisonous exudations from feet and contrasts with powders promising cleansing effects and quick improvement. Major claims urge immediate use and lifelong relief.
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