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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1911
Page
9
Natick Massachusetts resident Mrs Nath an B Greaton reports severe symptoms during menopause including sleeplessness and chills. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health and urges others to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
The article cites exchanges about mailing a formula for French bleach and self addressed envelopes. It notes the latest hairdressing trends favor a plain Grecian look and the rejection of rats and false curls as fashion.
A note touts Bessie-Buttermilk as an excellent bleach for removing tan and freckles. It offers to mail detailed application instructions in exchange for a self addressed stamped envelope.
The passage advises improving neck and chest contours through deep breathing and gentle massage with lanolin or olive oil. It promotes cocoa butter as a cheap remedy and instructs warming it in the hands before applying to the bony areas to enhance curves.
The Miriam Rebekah lodge No. 24 held an old fashioned social at Odd Fellows hall. A spelling match with Dr G W Johnson as schoolmaster and a guessing contest entertained attendees. A brief program featured Miss Martha Mathieu in a vocal solo plus Miss Barber and Miss Blanche Seaman on piano selections.
Miss Katherine Franklin hosts an informal dance at 8 30 p m at the country club in honor of Misses Clare Denman Roy Denman Susan Blocker and Barnard Watts. Mrs F P Herff hosts luncheon at 1 pm for Miss Constance Hume of Michigan. Y W C A reception and formal opening from 8 to 11 o'clock.
Mrs. Ferdinand P. Herff Jr. hosted a 1 pm informal luncheon for Constance Hume of Muskegon Michigan. Red lilies ferns and pomegranates decorated a brass bowl as sixteen guests, including Mrs. Conrad Schasse Mrs. Martin Mr. Adams and pupils Beatrice Giles Agnes Schasse Emily Edwards and Lucy Maverick, attended. The event followed a morning departure with students wandering to sketch paint and draw as they please.
Mrs W 8S Fly plans a Saturday matinee party followed by a luncheon with guests including Miss Boyd Clare and Denman. Delegates to the Daughters of the American Revolution convention travel to Washington DC tomorrow. A Sunday outing with Har Landa at Landa Park featured an arbor dinner and informal amusements.
Mrs H D Kampmann and Miss Eda Kampmann issue invitations for a dance at their home on April 18 honoring Miss Sadie Downman of New Orleans who will be with Miss Kampmann during carnival week.
Miss Charlotte Gosling of Monroa La arrives tomorrow to be the guest of Miss Barnard Watts and will serve as maid of honor at Miss Watts wedding Monday evening. Miss Anna Bess Moore has returned home after a pleasant week in Austin. The Monday Card club met with Miss Terry Marley last evening. Miss Fannie Maud DuPuy arrives Saturday to join Miss Annie Lee Kerr for the carnival. The Self Culture club met in im-
In this health and beauty query column readers receive home remedies for facial care fat reduction eye tonics and scalp health. Recipes include a cream jelly from almo rpin glycerine and water a fat reducer from parnous and hot water a crystal eye tonic and spurmax lotion for skin whitening and protection plus a dandruff treatment with quinzain and alcohol water mix.
The text advises using canthrax dissolved in hot water to shampoo hair biweekly, claiming it cleans dirt and dandruff and leaves hair soft and fluffy. It warns against soap as it rots gloss. A skin whitening lotion is also promised for improving red hands and dark facial areas.
A magazine style health tip describes a simple blood tonic using kardene, alcohol, sugar, and hot water to purify and enrich the blood. The remedy is claimed to restore energy, improve complexion, and combat fatigue from lack of exercise and heavy meals.
An advertisement claims applying a Delatone paste to facial hair will remove hairs within minutes. It states Delatone is effective though slightly pricey and may rarely require a second application, and suggests reading Mrs Martyn's book Beauty for more details.
Mile. Miropolsky calls anti-feminine feminism and declares I am a feminine feminist. She mocks women with short hair and men’s attire and says vote importance is limited.
The session endorsed Mrs Eli Hertzberg for state federation president and chose officers for the coming year including Mrs R G Callahan as president and Mrs R R Russell as first vice president. Social numbers by Miss Louisa Polk and Miss Bessie Stanfield followed the business.
Mrs. Victoria Stallings of Wills Point testifies Cardus lifted her from confinement after a dreadful cough and pains. Her mother urged the remedy, noting half a bottle restored strength and overall health, urging other women to try it and promising no mineral drugs in the plant-based tonic.
Request for latest school commencement invitations and personal enrollment cards enclosed by Pabst Engraving Co. Promotes quality blue dyes used in engraving.
The N K Fairbank Company introduces Cottolene as a lard substitute for cooking. It claims easier digestion, health benefits, and lower cost, noting physicians approve use for invalids and that it requires about one third less product than lard.
Cynthia Grey discusses varying standards of propriety across societies, urging kindness as the core rule. She defines good manners as thoughtful actions reflecting a good heart, warns against offensive topics at table, and notes Washington government employment figures from 1908 and 1909.
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