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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1913
Page
6
Mrs Fred Stone of Malone New York testifies Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her organ inflammation and painful spells. She praised the remedy for displacements ulcers irregularities backache and nervous prostration and urged others to use it.
At Yale field Howard Jones urged players to ignore apologies after a hard shove during practice. He insisted football is a tough game and commanded stronger effort with a call to signal plays, outlining a two session daily drill ahead.
Large social week unfolds with dinners for Clarkson-Kelso wedding party hosted by Miss Susanna Denman and Raymond Woodward in the St Anthony red room. An Uruline Alumnae banquet at Romana street hall and a Baraca class social at Travis Park Methodist add to the busy schedule. The post gym hosted a formal dance by Mrs Archibald Cowley of Fort Sam Houston for Miss Ruth Kelso with Third Artillery band, ornate gowns and extensive guest list including Lt Herbert Slayden Clarkson and many Fort Sam Houston and Eagle Pass attendees.
A beauty column offers home remedies for hair care and skin. Advice includes using canthrox with hot water for cleansing the scalp, a spurmax lotion for clear soft skin, a quinzein tonic for scalp gloss, parnotis for weight loss, a blood purifier with kardene, and a jelly-cream facial mask using almorpin.
Blaine suggests a harmless eye tonic made by dissolving 1 ounce cheese in 1 pint water and using 2 or 3 drops in each eye several times daily. It’s claimed to ease gritty eyelids inflammation and soreness, and the text then shifts to blaming dandruff for scalp trouble and recommends thorough cleansing.
Miss Christie Moore hosted a six course luncheon in pink decor in honor of Miss Alice Partee Miss Constance Ball and Miss Dorothy Gage who depart for a year abroad. Mrs Robert L Ball hosted an elaborate Clarkson Kelso ante nuptial buffet at the St Anthony with regina corona centerpieces and two tables of desserts.
Miss Zalmecke Lowe, a Chinese student from San Francisco studying law, is described as physically perfect by an occidental standard. Mrs. M. McGee, a university instructor, measured entrants in the class and identified Lowe as five feet three inches tall, challenging stereotypes about Chinese women.
Prizes were awarded to Miss Jennie Wahrmund and Albert Piper. Guests enjoyed three course refreshments in a pink and white color theme. Attendees included Jennie Wahrmund Otto Wahrmund Emmie Wahrmund and many listed couples and individuals with the hostess.
Miss Ethel Wilson hosts a miscellaneous shower with guests including Miss Bessie Sayers and Chester Wiggins, while Anne Wilson and Frances Boyle present gifts from a hayseed wagon. Attendees span Fort Sam Houston to Eagle Pass and El Paso, with other wedding notices and a Baptist society gathering noted.
A feature program blends pathos and comedy at the Royal Theater with a gold-fiber screen. The Majestic Company presents The Frameup a high class reel. Through the Neighbors' Window a sprightly comedy and three other reels are shown. Talking pictures are shown. Mrs Fiske in Tess of the Durbervilles will be seen September 18 and 19.
The Randolph Musical Comedy Company opened at the Crescent Sunday for the season in The Two Counts to a large attendance. Seven shows were staged to handle demand, with George Reno and Vine Martin drawing hearty laughs. The wooden shoe dance by Reno was a highlight, Mrs. Reno delighted as soubrette, and Harry Gossett impressed as the Frenchman. Cecil and Madge O Dowd led the musical numbers with an attractive chorus. The act will headline all week.
At the Grand Opera House this week the Travel Festival features two notable animated subjects by Mr. Howe. The Grand Canyon muleback descent delivers kaleidoscopic chaos, while A Baseball Game spoofs the national pastime with surreal pitches and comic players. Special matinees are scheduled for Wednesday and Saturday.
Advert says goods on display in lobby with Union Meat Company branding and inviting inspection.
Fald millinery opening announced for Thursday September 18 at the Wit mer Crane Co Hicks Building advertisement lists Collman plumber with two phone numbers for contact and inquiries.
A San Antonio fall fashion show on Thursday September 18 spotlights winter hats from local merchants. Black and brown dominate millinery with small shapes, aigrettes, and birds of paradise trims. Veils in fine mesh pair with chiffon, and black patent leather hats with bright color accents are popular. The event coincides with the opening of several millinery shops including Wolff and Marx Joske Bros Saul Wolfson Washer Bros Emil Blum Edwards Millinery.
Earthquake sounds are described as heavy rumbling, low in pitch and often felt rather than heard. They vary by event strength with sound areas occupying central regions in strong quakes and often preceding the shock. The sound may outlast or accompany the tremor in various combinations.
A moonlit arrival at the Protestant Orphans' Home reports an automobile dropping off a newborn boy about one day old on the front step. Nurses found no identifying marks on the infant, raising questions about the unknown parents or guardians.
A wartime style ad promoting Foley Kidney Pills as an honest cure for kidney trouble. It claims the medicine restores kidney and bladder action and brings health and strength, presented by Fischer Drug Co.
The Kendall County Fair in Boerne runs September 19 and 20 with a round trip San Antonio fare of 7ic on the 19th and a 50 cent rate for the 20th, advertisement notes describe the event as the fairest fair in Texas.
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