Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

San Antonio Light in San Antonio, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1913

Page

6

Rehearsal and reception mark Kelso wedding events

Rehearsal of the Clarkson Kelso wedding unfolds in the evening with an entertainment at Mr and Mrs Winchester Kelso home. Miss Marie Thayer hosts a ragging party for Miss Susanne Rice at 216 Upper Post. Chester Wiggins and Miss Bessie Sayers wed at 8 pm at Mrs John T Wilson's West End home. Mrs Emil H Dittmar hosts an afternoon card party for Miss Edith Baird of Fort Myer Virginia.

Clarkson- Kelso Mrs Winchester Kelso Marie Thayer Susanne Rice Chester Wiggins Bessie Sayers John T. Wilson West End Emil H. Dittmar Edith Baird Fort Myer, Va Thayer Third Cavalry Band Robert Maxey William Winters Frink Fort Madison George Kennedy Corpus Christi Disque Rice Hayden Lattin R. D. Johnson Dorothy Atwood Geraldine Boone Dorothy Bingham Marybelle White Mae Eastman Sue Eastman Mary Winters Olive Gray Fort Myer Eleanor Bliss Doris Frederick Nellia Carleton Alice Gray Amy Heard

Social events overflow at Fort Sam Houston gatherings

Miss Eleanor Bliss entertains at a 1 o'clock luncheon for Miss Edith Baird of Fort Myer while a host of social events unfold. The notes mention teas, dances, suffragette dinner honors, and multiple guests from Fort Sam Houston, Fort Myer, and other cities, with plans for dances and formal receptions in a bustling society scene.

Eleanor Bliss Fort Sam Houston Edith Baird Fort Myer Misses Baird Olive Gray Alice Gray Sue Eastman Mae Eastman Octavia Bullis Nellie Carleton Dorothy Bingham

Diathermy Advances Highlighted by Nagelschmidt Visit

Professor F. Nagelschmidt, inventor of diathermy, demonstrates two operations at a London hospital using high temperature electric rays. One removes a cheek tumor in two minutes, the other a lupus skin patch. He notes a new current causes intense painless muscular contractions that rapidly reduces body fat, citing 40 patients who shed 500 pounds combined.

F. Nagelschmidt England London Hospital Nagelschmidt

Sausage with Tin Tag Promoted by Union Meat Co

A vintage ad urges buyers to ask for sausage with a tin tag to ensure freshness and wholesomeness. The notice directs customers to see a lobby display at the Grand Opera House for more details.

Grand Opera House Union Meat Company

Fall Millenery Opening Ad At Witmer-Crane Co

Announce the fall millinery opening set for Thursday September 18 at the Witmer Crane Co Hicks Building. Adg.

Witmer-Crane Co Hicks Bldg Adg

Notable Guests at San Antonio Hotels Fragment

A long list of guests checks into hotels across San Antonio including J A Rippoteau of Dallas at the Menger R Pryor Lucas of Berclair at the St Anthony F B Pierce of Denton at the Crockett and more. Several Dallas Houston Fort Worth and other residents are noted as staying at Bowie Gunter Savoy Bexar and St Anthony with a mix of arrivals and registrations. Master Herff will attend West Texas Military Academy this year. Mrs CC Wheeler tours Columbus and Michigan.

E. H. McDonald Houston Bowie G. BE. Gusson Seguin Savoy G Hamilton Menger George B. Nourse Dallas Crockett A. B. Powell Lufkin Gunter Ralph W. Stutts Beatrice Weir Kerrville Bexar A. Sanford Sherman St. Anthony W. H. Andrews Hainesvile Ala J. S O’'Pynn R. W. King Amarillo A. H. Stocker New Braunfels Homer H A. Grumbach New Orleans CC. C. Wheeler C. C. Wheeler Gunter Hotel Columbus Michigan

Use of Electric Drills in Mine Work

Electricity competes with compressed air in mine drilling though each has distinct uses. Initial plant costs are similar, with compressor often cheaper overall. Transmission costs favor short electric lines, but pipe lines grow cheaper at longer distances. Electric generation is efficient, yet no perfect electric rock drill exists to rival air drills.

Parisian Women Pick Up Shoemaking As Trend

The note recalls a London fashion from a century earlier with ladies interweaving domestic life and craft. Diary entries from May 1808 show Mrs. Charles Calvert learning shoemaking for two hours and declaring potential mastery of fine shoes. Lady Sarah Spencer boasts of making a pair of shoes and imagines a livelihood in shoemaking. Harriet and another woman balance music with shoemaking as a family staple.

Paris London Charles Calvert Sarah Spencer Harriet

Also Mentioned on This Page

Beulah B. Patterson Sociad Fannie Simpson Denver, Colo M. Friedman Florence T. Shaw Wolff & Marx Charles E. Hammond E. W. Richardson Walter McCaleb A Sachs William L. Dunne S. J. Baggett Edwina Snider Gussie Scott Chaney D. A. Leary William L. Duane Joske Bros Wolfson’s Daisy Marquis Briggs John Mitchell Steinfeldt G. K. Badger Beatrice Berg Susanna Denman Ruth Kelso Denman Regina Corona Kelso Joe Browne Mayme Storey Vida Vick Jean Aubrey Margaret Kokernot Sam Barclay Catherine Franklin Mary Aubrey Hazel Woodward Joyce Stanfield Marjorie McGown Marjorie McGown; “A Last Farewell,” Miss Kelso Miss Kelso Floride Tyler Brandon Tex Anne Lutie Sutcliffe Southwestern University Lutie Joe Aronoff Naomi Fort Worth Baltimore Avenue Woman’s Alliance Unitarian Church Conrad Schasse Dwyer Avenue Lucile Hunnam Comfort Beatrice Peeler Campbellton Josephine Dreiss Richard Grant Halter Edith Simpson Chihuahua, Mex Willard Simpson Troy N. Y Emma Willard School Gray Jennie Wahrmund Stella Elmendorf Clara Seelig Dorothy Pagenstecher Edward Martin Steves Marshall Hearne A. J. Castanola William Herpel Jr Lester Gilmore Eugene Staffel Virginia Eager Charles Baumberger Jr Louis Saur Carter Sommers Annie Seebe Fowler A. F. Piper D. Dwyer R. J. Barbeck Herman Wolff Walter Krueger Arthur Barbeck Clay Pardo Bruno Grasso Chester Wahrmund William Saenger P. A. Lorio Richard Friedrich Craig Wyse Otto Wahrmund Lee Mason C. D. Edwards Thelma Burdette Wells Alamo Plaza Washer Brothers Co San Antonio Washer’s Washer J. A. Rippoteau Menger Hotel R. Pryor Lucas of Berclair the St. Anthony F. B. Pierce Denton the Crockett T. E. Patton J. Marshall Parsons Kans New York
Search Courier

Search the San Antonio Light Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The San Antonio Light?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication