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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1911

Page

5

The Wolf at Grand in October Engagement

Eugene Walter's The Wolf will be staged at the Grand on Friday October 20 with matinee and night shows. The finale of the third act features a moonlit dark stage and a dramatic reveal by matchlight as the fight ends and the winner is undisclosed until the cigarette glow. The play, set in the Canadian Hudson Bay backwoods, follows a successful run at the Lyric theater in New York and promises to be one of the season's most interesting productions.

Eugene Walter Hudson Bay Lyric Theater New York

Down In Dixie Minstrels at Grand Weekend Booking

The Grand presents Barton and Wiswell's Down in Dixie Minstrels with John Rucker, famed as the Alabama Blossom, headlining Saturday matinee and night and Sunday night. The feature explores minstrel talent across racial lines, noting the era's beliefs about racial performance.

Barton and Wiswell Dixie Minstrels John Rucker

Gastric Catarrh Remedies Promoted By Local Drug Co

Describes gastric catarrh symptoms pointing to stomach trouble and praises MI O NA stomach tablets as the remedy. Claims rapid relief from sour stomach gas heaviness and indigestion with a money back guarantee from Bexar Drug Co. Also notes 50 cents price and suitability for seasickness car sickness and vomiting of pregnancy.

Bexar Drug Co

Down in Dixie Minstrels Bring Forty Showmen to Stage

The Root company of forty real comedians and genuine colored entertainers offers a spectacular act with extensive scenic and electrical equipment. They promise a flawless performance, highlighting both natural and artistic merit in a unified show.

Down In Dixie Minstrels

Vaudeville Bills Offer Eight Acts At Plaza Friday

Tomorrow afternoon's bargain matinee at the Plaza promises a capacity crowd of women. Mme Aliska and trained cats delight with feats by the tabbies. The act beautiful of Alsace and Lorraine captivates eye and ear with a picturesque set and elegant costumes. Harry Fields and his lip py school kids provide comedy, while Williams Thompson and Copeland guarantee relief from melancholy. Barnam and Greenwood present a novel, delightful offering in an eight act program of high class vaudeville.

Mme Aliska Alsace Lorraine Harry Fields Williams Thompson Copeland Barnam Greenwood

Royal bill draws crowded houses with refined acts

Review praises a versatile program at the Royal featuring trained cats and rats, a monkey named Count, skaters the Eatons, impersonator Miss De Ora Vennet, and two one act comedies His Wifes Brother and Trimming a Rube. A Chicago hotel steward machine to wash eighteen thousand dishes per hour is highlighted at Commercial Cafe.

the Royal Dam DeRosa Royal Show Count United States Eatons Miss de Ora Vennet Eva Tanguey Eddie Foy Sterling West Nichols Sherwood Chicago

Second Sewer Main to Mitchell Lake Proposal Placed for Council

City officials expect a vote on a planned mile long second sewer main to carry sewage to Mitchell Lake as the single outfall nears capacity. Alderman Uhr and Mayor Callaghan urge action while enclosing a portion of the existing open trench and addressing new district expansions and private connections.

Mitchell Lake Callaghan Uhr

School Board Grants Car Fare for German and Spanish Teachers

The San Antonio school board will cover street car fares for German and Spanish teachers, citing higher travel to multiple schools. The board also raises these teachers’ monthly salaries by $1. They plan a group tour of Navarro Street School to observe conditions, noting diverse international students. Superintendent Lukin returns next Monday after sick leave. Total city public school enrollment exceeds last year, with a large addition expected next month per business agent Paul Scholz.

San Antonio Navarro Street Charles J. Lukin Boerne Paul Scholz

Girl In Love Quits School to Marry Brooklyn Teen Declares Love

Miss Rose Butterfaba a fifteen year old of 312 Melrose street Brooklyn won magistrate approval to leave school and marry James Sullivan after an attendance officer testified the principal doubted she could progress. The Gates avenue court heard the girl and her mother present with James Naughton in attendance as the court granted permission.

Rose Butterfaba Melrose Street Brooklyn Dodd Gates Avenue New York Herald James Sullivan Board of Education

General Bernardo Reyes Guest at San Antonio Reception

General Bernardo Reyes was the guest of honor at a San Antonio club reception this afternoon. Army officers and civilians gathered from 4:30 p.m. for a milestone public appearance by the noted Mexican military strategist who once led his country’s army.

San Antonio Bernardo Reyes General Reyes Reyes

Husband Arrested After Disturbing Home on West Romana

On complaint of his wife Curly Dilworth a Black man faced Judge Bucklee in the police court today charged with disturbing the peace at his home on West Romana street last night. The wife testified the husband persisted in coming home and creating a scene by his loud and bossy conduct.

Curly Dilworth Bucklee West Romana Street

Roses for Sale From American Beauty and La Yrance

Long stem roses offered in any quantity by mail or telegraph. Small orders filled from 1102 Wyoming Street. Referrals via St. Anthony Hotel Gunter Eager Hotel and old phone 2455. Also Bella Vista Gardens in Monterrey Mexico.

la Yrance Wyoming Street Ermission St. Anthony Gunter Eager Hotel Bella Vista Gardens Monterrey Mexico

Katy Officials Tour City By Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad

A. D. Bethard vice president and general manager J. W. Walton assistant general manager and F. A. Lattig superintendent visited the city on inspection. Walton said the trip marks his first visit but he plans frequent visits to San Antonio in the future. The officials departed for Smithville last night.

A. D. Bethard J. W. Walton Dallas F. A. Lattig Smithville Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad

How to Have Red Lips Beauty Advice

Advice promotes three grain hypo nuclane tablets to raise red blood cells and improve color. It claims health benefits for the nervous system and general well being with several months of treatment from physicians and apothecary shops.

Pain Away Pills Marketed as Harmless Headache Remedy

An advertisement touts Pain Away Pills as a harmless solution for headaches and acute pains available at all drug stores. It urges readers to try the product for quick relief.

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