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San Antonio Sunday Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1903

Page

14

Barney Oldfield to race San Antonio mile in under a minute

Barney Oldfield, the world’s champion, plans a mile in under one minute at the International Fair race track in San Antonio next month. His manager E A Moross says the track will be prepped and Oldfield will likely break his Los Angeles world record of 45 4 5 seconds.

San Antonians Barney Oldfield Staacke Bros San Francisco Oldfield E. A. Moross Barney Mr. Moress Los Angeles Barney I Ingleside California Goldfela Detroit Morehan

The Mummy and the Humming Bird at the Grand

Paul Gilmore brings The Mummy and the Humming Bird to the Grand next month with John Drew and Margaret Drew among the principals. The Jefferson De Angelis Opera Co presents The Toreador, a London Gaiety hit in New York. Cast includes Sammy Gigg and Margaret McKinney, with a large company and augmented orchestra.

Paul Gilmore John Drew Mr. Gilmore Lord Lumley John Martin Margaret Drew Mr. Drew Gilmore Drew Green Room Lionel Barrymore Guiseppe Jefferson de Angelis Opera Co Sam S. Shubert Nixon Zimmerman Jefferson de Angelis George Edwardes London Gaiety Theatre New York Knickerbocker Theatre London San Toy James Tanner Harry Nichols Orian Ross Percy Greenbank Ivan Caryll Lionel Monckton de Angelis Margaret McKinney Nancy Edgar Norton Sir Archibald Slackett Edward Metcalfe The William Blaisdell Bertha Ricci Norma Bell Edna Burd John Dudley Adine Rouvier

Married at Ten Leads to Hidden Truth on Train

A young wife awakens to a secret as the couple travels by railway. The wife sits by the window gazing outward while revelations unfold, casting doubt on their marriage.

Coughing Spell Kills Young Man at Home

Harry Duckwell aged 25 died at his home after a coughing spell worsened a recent cold. His wife and child witnessed the episode and a physician arrived too late. The report appears in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat dated December 1 1901. The ad touts Ballard’s Horehound Syrup priced 25 50 and 1.00 at Stringall and Bexar Drug.

Harry Duckwell Duckwell St. Louis Stringall Bexar

Gents' Tailoring Ad Offers Low Pressing Rates

Just want to let you know that we do Gents' Tailoring from A to Z Suits pressed 59 cents Pants pressed 15 cents If our work is not as good as the best it's free D B Steele Co Tailors 315 Navarro St near Commerce

D. B. Steele & CO Navarro St Commerce

All Dry Oak Stove Wood For Sale At Four Fifty Cord

Big fires can be had from our all dry Oak Stove Wood four dollars fifty cents per cord Holmes Wood and Coal Co phones old 386 new 651 For Fine Dolls at Special sale see Moke Millinery Co Fraser and Steichen Merchant Tailors 104 B Commerce Good selection of both Foreign and Domestic Woolens

Holmes Wood & Coal CO Moke Millinery Co Fraser & Steichen

New Braunfels Hears News of Light Local Happenings

Special to The Light from New Braunfels Texas reports the Herald resumes publication under temporary managers M E Quinn and E Z Mast with editor R M Banks away healing in Mississippi. Local folk attend theater at Seekatz Opera house benefiting Clemens rifles. notable residents attend fairs and carnivals in Austin San Antonio and Lockhart. A fire alarm sounded at Comal steam laundry with little damage.

New Braunfels Tex New Tom Cunningham E A Eiband Frank Blandon E. %. Mast Bill Taylor Tramp Robert Wagenfuehr Zeben Cunningham Yankee Farmer J. W. Combs Reuben ‘Thacker the Kid M. E. ‘Guinn Jim Jones the Tough L. Henne Mariah Cunningham Zeben Clemens Rifles Lockhart Street Fair John Faust George Eiband Joseph Faust Marbach Rudolf Richter Austin Lottie Pfeuffer Lottie Druebert San Antonio R. W. Campbell New Boston Texas A. A. Bellman Kansas Lenzen Nowotny S Lippell Comal

Change at Dalling Grocery as manager resigns

Mr Charles A Gonder longtime manager of the Dalling Grocery retail department resigns effective January 1. He will become chief clerk and bookkeeper at a local hotel after a career in northern and western hotels including the Blake Milwaukee Florence Missoula Grand Pueblo Metropole and Windsor in Denver.

Charles A. Gonder Dalling Grocery Company Gonder Northwest Blake Milwaukee Wis Florence Missoula Mont Grand Pueblo Colo Metropole Windsor Denver Col

Phones Old 386 New 681 Eight Fifty for Two Thousand Pounds

An item lists price eight dollars fifty cents for two thousand pounds of used Phones Old 386 parts, new. The note provides a price and quantity detail to potential buyers.

Shafer Offers First Class Plumbing and Electrical Work

The man who runs his own business advertises A H Shafer offering reliable plumbing and electrical services for residential and small commercial needs with emphasis on quality work and personal oversight.

A. H. Shafer

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