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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1912
Page
6
Fischer's Drug Store sells Dodson's Liver Tone a mild vegetable tonic for constipation biliousness and sluggish liver. The shop guarantees a full refund if a bottle fails to satisfy promising safe gentle relief at 50 cents per bottle. Ensure authentic Dodson's Liver Tone with guarantee backing.
Mrs Atlee B Ayres hosted a morning bridge at Belknap Place in honor of Miss Mary Louise Young whose marriage to Edwin Thomas Phillips is set for tomorrow evening at her Alamo Heights home A luncheon followed the game and guests included the bridal party The note lists various travelers residents and social events in Colorado Springs San Antonio and Nashville with plans for a church carnival and a forty two party at Belmont College noted for Miss Jane Applewhite.
S B Sloan is president Otto Hoffmann vicepresident R C Tarbuton secretary nk Pahlmann assistant secretary Colbert Lasseter treasurer Mrs L C Williford teacher The committee of hosts Lawrence Jordan Frank Pahlmann J G Wells named Mrs R A Reese Bonham School Mothers club calls a 3 30 Wednesday meeting to discuss alleviating Bonham school crowding Every mother with a child in the school urged to attend.
Mrs Preston J Hocker hosted a birthday afternoon at her West Florida street home with a large gathering of guests including Vera Basse Lottie Bodeman Norma Rossy Elizabeth Wiedenfeld Gertrude Ives Othella Kunkel Annie Marshall Emmie Rehberg Volker Beck Louise Rehberg Louis Rossy Homer Hocker Jesse Hocker Moritz Rossy Tipton Hocker Perryman Herman Glaeser Charles W Rossy Jr R Rehberg A Rossy A Kastring William Rossy H Schutz E Tuton and Preston Hocker.
When in the market for hams bacon lard and compound ring phone two ninety two for an attractive price. The article 118 made at home should not deter you from handling it as goods are up to the very best standard. Union Meat Company.
A brief item notes Union Meat Company promotes eating at home instead of meals shipped from Chicago Kansas City or Omaha. The piece mentions a single electrical transmission firm in California spanning more territory than the combined New England states excluding Maine. It covers thirty counties over 38 000 square miles. A Collman plumber 416 Main Ave.
Readers from Waurika and Newton describe long standing female troubles eased by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Claims include restored health after doctors failed, with a note that the company offers confidential advice from a woman in Lynn Massachusetts.
The Plaza bills originality with Bothwell Browne as Cleopatra in Serpent of the Nile the act headliner Zelaya son of a Nicaraguan ex president on piano Hi Holler with Summer Girls Ted Bailey with three Llewellyn Setters as living statues Charles Kenna in Fly Time and The Faker plus Davis Allen and Davis Lew Wilson and Lenore sisters and a short photoplay reel. Matinees Friday and schoolChildren Saturday with reserved seats encouraged for packed shows.
Scottish Rite Masons in Texas are invited to meet at 3 p.m. Thursday September 19 in the Crockett hotel lodge room to inaugurate Bexar Lodge of Perfection No 9. A dinner honoring the inspector general and lodge institution follows at 6:30 p.m. at the Menger hotel. Boy Scouts of San Antonio held a meeting at the Y M C A adopting a new constitution and by laws and scheduled officer elections for Monday at 7 30 p.m. C M Kingsbury started an essay contest for the best account of a vacation incident with thirty five entries. Refreshments were served after the meeting. Edge New York City has twenty one industries each with annual output over twenty million dollars. clothing manufacturing is largest, followed by printing and publishing.
The Texas Advertising association will meet in San Antonio on September 28 based on information from Secretary Richard Haughton of Dallas. Special rail rates are offered and attendance is expected to fill the Chamber of Commerce auditorium.
W M Andruss of Fort Bend county charged with murder and held without bond will have a habeas corpus hearing tomorrow morning in the Thirty seventh district court. Officers George T Botsford and Fred Davison of the San Antonio Humane Society are listed with contact details in the 324 Hicks Building. Old phone numbers 11 5771 and 2782 are noted.
Dr. Percy C. Richardson has re entered practice and will operate from the Moore Building, office 520. An old phone listing shows number 453.
The Gulf Steamship company will begin Baltimore to Galveston service with the El Monte sailing Friday carrying canned goods to Texas. The Gulf line has chartered the El Monte and plans to charter Morgan line vessels as well, expanding the Atlantic reach of the Southern Pacific network.
Announcement states the Owl fast night train on the Houston and Texas Central railroad will be replaced on the Houston to Dallas schedule next Sunday. The Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio will adjust its night train departure to Houston to connect with the Owl. The new times increase Galveston to San Antonio passenger time by about two hours. Tax rolls for Bexar county 1912 nearing completion as county assessor Albert V. Huth reports work in final stages.
West End Lake offers dancing strolling parties boating and picnics with music provided. Regular Wednesday dance advertised. old phone 4945 listed for contact.
A manufacturer of women’s hosiery asserts customers always advertise his goods while a solicitor notes that favorable conditions cannot be relied on. The judge weighs the exchange in a light, cautionary courtroom moment.
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