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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1912
Page
6
DallasTex Oct 21 World record turnout for a state fair was set as 140,250 admissions were logged by 8 p m at the Texas state fair on the day. The day followed a prior crowd of 125,150, marking the largest attendance at a state fair outside Chicago and St Louis expositions.
After two days the fair attendance surpassed 250000 with Dallas overwhelmed by tens of thousands arriving from the southwest. Hotels refused 10000+ requests while railways struggled to move bedless visitors. No serious incidents noted as Taft Republican Day events are set for Wednesday.
Swift & Co reports fresh beef sales in San Antonio for the week ending October 19 averaging 8.13 cents per pound. Also notes a big special dinner and supper tomorrow at Riverside Restaurant offering a $1.00 meal for 25 cents. Gunter Hotel advertises pool room and barber shop as the finest in the city.
A Marion Ohio clipping shows San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and local members coordinating to attract newcomers. Letters, bundles of brochures, hotel notes and real estate material prompt rapid replies, with the secretary described as a live wire keeping a busy correspondence corps.
The Chamber of Commerce postpones its weekly luncheon and all committee meetings to avoid conflicts with the harvest jubilee. President Graebner and Secretary Carter made the decision this morning to cooperate with the festival and await executive committee review before any action on the proposed Chamber home.
Miss Annie Ray Townsend plans her debut for December with date yet undecided. Guests include Dr. and Mrs. Grant Moore and family returning to Los Gatos from Europe. Jubilee activities feature readings, violin and piano solos, and a debut dance by Miss Terry Marley at the St. Anthony hotel.
Members and friends attended a memorial service with an organ rendition, prayers, remarks, and a series of tributes. The program included a eulogy, hymns, and short talks by Mrs. Laura B. Hart Miss Baskin and others, followed by a wreath ceremony and a benediction.
An old advertisement claims Grove's Tasteless Chili Tonic delivers a strong bitter tonic without tasting bitter. It asserts ingredients do not dissolve in the mouth but dissolve in stomach acids, calling it suitable for both adults and children and noting it has been the standard for 30 years with a 60 cent price.
A Tribune correspondent describes extreme poverty in Venezuela with details from Caracas. In Trujillo state over 600 people reportedly starved in the past season and a family was found dead from starvation. Political neglect of agriculture blamed for the suffering.
The ad promotes Gouraud's Oriental Beauty Leaves a perfumed compact for facial care. It claims instant use when face is moist or flushed and asserts it leaves a cool bloom while avoiding powder spills. Available for 10 cents mailed from F. T. Hopkins 37 Great Jones Street New York.
Catarrh described as excessive secretion with chronic mucous membrane inflammation. Hood's Sarsaparilla claims to act through the blood to reduce inflammation restore healthy action and radically cure all catarrh cases. Dr J R Cunningham 449 Moore Building Osteopath. Old phone 984-2.
Cotton merchants in small towns near San Antonio face unusual shortages as Roy Hearne of Hearne & De Lesdernier says more cotton is sold than picked. He cites freight blockades and rail congestion that spurred heavy selling at ruling prices. Contracts exceed local ginned cotton, with some merchants needing hundreds of bales. The firm paid 36000 for cotton and plans to run the compress at night if needed to protect interests.
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