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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1912
Page
8
Advice column cites greaseless cream recipe using glycerine and almogain, weight loss remedy with parnotis, hair growth tips with canthrax shampoo and tonic, a delatone hair removal method, a blood purifying tonic, and shampoo guidance to prevent fading and dandruff.
A home remedy touts a lotion made from spurmax with hazel water and glycerine. It claims to soften the skin and give a pink, beautiful look, preventing chapping and aiding conditions like freckles and cold sores, endorsed by society women.
An 1900s style ad touts a tonic for eyes alleging it clears red eyes, strengthens sight, and soothes granulated lids. It claims a remedy for glasses wearers and references Mrs Martyns book Beauty priced at five dollars.
Miss Lizzie Crawford and Miss Helena Trueheart plan a Denver visit to see Lawrence Trueheart in college. Alamo Mission DRT meets at the Gunter hotel tomorrow afternoon. Alamo Heights Mothers' club hosts a reception and bazaar Friday at the Alamo Heights Methodist church. Mrs. Minnie Schirmer and Edith return from Germany. Mrs. B. W. Carter travels to Athens Tennessee for her mother Mrs. 8. A. Keith’s illness. Battle of Flowers association reports detail progress for the parade at the Menger hotel with many carriages and color schemes. Mrs. Rebecca J. Fischer plans to attend. R. H. Rolfe hosted a Easter egg hunt at the Twenty-second infantry gymnasium for post children with prizes and refreshments. Twenty-second infantry band played. Lucile Clark of Salt Lake City will visit Bodien Martin during Fiesta week. Anne Lee Gaines, duchess of El Paso, arrives Friday to visit Mrs. T. N. Smith and Mrs. Robert Carr during Fiesta week.
Mrs Lee Kilgore hosted a five hundred party on Callaghan avenue honoring Mrs Oliver Franklin Billingsley visiting for the first time since marriage. About sixty guests attended with three joint guests of honor Mesdames Charles H. McCullough A D Mohler and J R Stanford from Mexico.
Mrs. Laura Grice Maverick and Capt. Wallace Craigie wed in Bellevue Stratford Philadelphia and depart for Boston to reside. A cantata at Christchurch on Laurel Heights featured floral stage figures and a garden theme. A Queen's coronation ticket sale is announced for the Grand Opera House with Easter party dates updated.
Advertisement for Rexall Orderlies touts gentle relief from constipation with a money-back guarantee. It claims no stomach upset, easy candy-like ingestion, and suitability for children and the elderly. Sold only at H. L. Wagner Rexall Store at East Houston Street and Avenue C.
A brief ad lists Dr Charles A R Campbell, bacteriologist and microscopist, expert in typhoid and malarial fevers, located over Dreiss' drug store.
Swift and Company reports fresh beef sales in San Antonio for the week ending Saturday April 6 averaging 8.27 cents per pound.
The report covers upcoming officer elections at the Woman's Club philanthropy department and events by Alamo Heights Mothers' and Texas British Woman's clubs. It notes lectures by Dr Malone Duggan on The Backward Child, bazaars at Alamo Heights Methodist church, and changes due to weather for the Twentieth Century Study club. Additional items list readings and programs at Our Reading club, a Young Men's Christian auxiliary picnic plans, Easter reunion programs at St Mary's parish, and related civic notices.
A long list of hostesses and a called meeting of the Playground King Mothers' Friends club were noted with plans for a Fiesta baby show and a rest room during carnival to aid friends and mothers. The 4 pm Wednesday gathering was to be held in the Maverick hotel parlors.
Elbert Hubbard extols true hospitality as making guests feel good with wholesome food. Ottolene is praised for crisp, palatable cooking that aligns with hospitality. It promises nourishment and constant well being from meals prepared with Cottolene.
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