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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1911
Page
5
Katherine M. Joseph edits notices for Harmony hall dances golf matches and club meetings. Events include a dance at 8:30 pm, a 2:30 pm golf match with stag supper, dinners at Sunhines ranch and Travis Park, meetings of City Federation Alamo Defenders and History and Beacon Hill Parent Teachers clubs, and a wedding at the German Lutheran church.
Miss Elizabeth Mueller, a bride to be, received a graniteware shower at Sadie Street home of Mrs. F. Allport. The Carnation Sewing club colors red and green adorned the hall and dining room. Gifts included granite ware and a cook book. Favors were wire egg beaters. Attendees included Mesdames Guildner Morgan Pasche Hites Glore Prassel and Misses Icke Knaus Parks and the hostess and honoree.
Ernest Miller Stephens and Miss Emma Leona Harper married in Kingsville Texas on Thursday. The ceremony was held at the bride’s home and performed by Rev. H. E. Chandler. The groom, formerly of San Antonio and connected with the San Antonio and Aransas Pass railway, now works for the St. Louis Brownsville and Mexico road in Kingsville. Call a Taxi. Both phones 123.
Simeone Bellomo a Naples citizen, proud father of eight daughters, seeks a son and argues against male superiority while hoping daughters marry well. He dreams of a prestigious match for Concetuzza with Giacomino Pitoccolo, then boasts of a high official connection and a cousin to Crispo.
The Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waters convention in Chicago on October 14 anticipated a decisive session. The resolutions committee prepared a report urging a channel deeper than 14 feet from the lakes to the gulf, tax relief for fifteen years for American vessels, swamp land reclamation along the route, and a 24 foot depth through Illinois rock cuts for future contingencies.
Sudden weather changes aggravate scrofula and consumption claims. The narrative extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as radic ally curing scrofula, asserting widespread domestic success and declaring it a famed medicine in the world.
Special to the Light reports Senor Santiago Padilla of Piedras Negras in Austin noting Mexico plans to more than double its cotton harvest. He will ship a carload of seed to Piedras Negras for planting, cites irrigation dependent Leguna district yields, and contrasts Mexico’s 1910 output with Texas 1910 production.
In Los Angeles on October 14, prosecutors and defense argued over juror Z T Nelson in the McNamara murder case tied to the Times explosion. Judge Bordwell will rule Monday on whether Nelson's preconceptions render him unfit, with the trial expected to last months and a large witness roster planned.
Mrs Charles M Oelrichs of New York and Newport recovers a 5000 pearl dog collar lost in a cab. The cab man initially denied the pearls but later found the necklace behind the cushions and returned it. She thanked him and paid a large bill.
Forey Kidney Pilsed supply ingredients to strengthen restore natural kidney and bladder action. Specially prepared for back ache headache nervousness rheumatism and all kidney bladder and urinary irregularities. Edwards King Drug Co.
In Lone Grove Oklahoma on October 14 Tommy Ward a 14 year old boy shot himself in the heart after being forced to pick cotton and barred from school. His body was found by his mother in a cotton field with a school book beside him and a note saying he was tired of picking cotton.
Heavy rain began yesterday afternoon around 4 o clock in Blanco Texas and continued through the night. Government gauge records 1.8 inches of precipitation with prospects of more rain today aiding small grain and grass growth.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsia as a safe candy like digestive aid. It claims rapid relief from indigestion sour stomach belching gas heartburn and headaches and urges readers to buy a 50 cent case from their pharmacist to ensure meals feel pleasant and stomachs stay clean.
A garbled list shows rail departures from Kerrville and nearby towns including Houston El Paso and Victoria with varied times. Several lines reference Kerrville departures and Sunday exceptions while others indicate coastal and eastern routes with morning and evening trains.
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