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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1908
Page
5
Local society notes report Miss Eason entertaining Saturday with an ante nuptial luncheon honoring her aunt Miss May Belle Wallace, whose marriage to John Francis Stowe of Los Angeles is planned for Wednesday. The piece covers weddings, club meetings, and neighborhood social events.
At the Alamo, spring carnival plans include patriotic exercises to be held in a new area if permission from W C Day is secured. Former parades occurred at Milum's grave. Committees report fundraising shortfalls and aim to raise additional funding next week as subscriptions remain below prior years.
After seven years of illness a Paticaunta woman reports restoration through Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She writes that doctors failed to help, then she sought Pinkham's aid, and now she is strong. The ad touts Pinkham's thirty years of use and invites letters for advice, promising confidential guidance from Mrs. Pinkham.
The council committee will meet this afternoon to favorably report the petition for the use of the plaza during the carnival. Present at yesterday's meeting were Dick Q Terrell J I Pentiman Sam L Histly Clarense J Thoms Charlea Grossner W J Knox Sally Deutschmay and FW Maseley representing the Parker shows.
A marked ad claims a kidney remedy promises to stop irregularity and cure kidney trouble. It highlights a medicinal product offered by Bexar Drug Co and emphasizes quick relief and efficacy. The notice presents bold health claims typical of period drug marketing.
A fashion note describes chic duchess capes set to trend with summer dresses this year. Designers showcase broadtail, silver nods, and canary yellow accents with lace, buttons, and silk trim. The piece highlights colorways in pink, blue, and lilac, offering decorative options for warm-season attire.
A reader asks about Elmbts and making gumbo with okra as a chief ingredient. The reply defines gumbo as southern okra soup and gives a traditional recipe with chicken, ham, onion, red pepper, okra, tomatoes, and spices, plus variations and notes on serving with rice. It also discusses okra cultivation and general prep tips and mentions artichokes as not the same as gumbo.
Fresh rhubarb is prepared by soaking, draining, and reheating with water, then cooking with sugar to make canned rhubarb and rhubarb preserves. Recipes include rhubarb jam, naturalade, and rhubarb compote with orange and lemon flavors, suggesting methods, quantities, and canning steps for long storage.
Fragmented OCR text describes preparation steps for canning asparagus or related vegetables. The passage mentions washing, cutting, arranging in jars, filling with water, and sealing to protect content, though many words are garbled and unclear.
An article by Margaret Auxter extols housework as exercise for physical development and beauty. It covers protective clothing, glove use, skin care with soap and cold cream, and emphasizes sweeping and stair climbing as effective workouts for posture, chest expansion, arm shaping, and abdominal tone.
Fragmentary ad copying strange boiler care steps. Mentions twisting clothes between a will, pouring cold water, covering boiler, cooling for about an hour and a half, sealing, adjusting, and reassembling while hot. References AMBLA PADDOCK TELPORD and Coca Cola Bottling Co. Sold in digs stores and saloons.
Miss Livy Ligth lists names of clerks and carriers who passed the local civil service examination. Highest score 88.4 percent by Miss Kaester Kerrville. others include Fullus J. Marquis, Leon A. Woods, Howard L. Mochther, Alford A. Athangho, Louis A. Moss and additional examinees with addresses across towns.
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