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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
9
Sevanth ward residents organize the Dreise Hill Improvement Club at Stabeke's hall on Wyoming Street with 30 members. They plan an aggressive campaign to secure sidewalks and street improvements in the growing district, led by homeowners.
Miss Hallie Cooke and Miss Amy Brooks, noted society belles of Oklahoma City, arrive tomorrow for a visit hosted by Mrs. Robert L. Ball. Cooke is familiar in local society, having entertained here as a guest during a recent season with Ball hosting.
Mrs. Robert L. Ball hosts a grand dinner honoring Miss Cooke and Miss Brooks with a guest list including Miss Hal lie Cooke Miss Amy Brooks Miss Genévis Young and others. Cememony for the Koch wedding follows with Rev J A Traeger officiating at the Koch home. numerous families attend. City Federation meeting planned. park events including vaudeville by St Pauls church auxiliary. Armhurst drill and Beathoven hall anniversary preparations noted. various club meetings and social gatherings listed.
A Century Dictionary and Atlas sale in San Antonio ends Saturday night with limited sets offered at 20.60, far below previous prices. The Century has reduced edition prices, and many local buyers have secured subscriptions bundled with Cosmopolitan and other publications through Joske Brow Co and Cosmopolitan magazine. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co at 103 West Houston Street handles distribution.
New York April 14 Connie Blas recently brought from England to read Woman with Lew Fields in The Gs Behind the Counter at Herald Square theater notes that American housekeeping methods are improving but she declines to claim Americans lack cooking skill.
A long, fragmentary column offers beauty and childcare guidance. It discusses facial care, avoidance of irritants for babies, eczema symptoms, and hair care routines. Several home remedies and cautions for infant care, skin conditions, and gentle facial massage are noted, with multiple product references and safety tips.
A narrator recalls local snubs by a well known San Antonian, Swifty Snobly, and details plans to build a rival house next door with jokes about an architect and a future son in law. The tale weaves in a grocery scene where Hoffman's spice is praised as flavorful and varied.
Prospective builders are urged to consult the builders directory, where a host of reliable firms are listed as wide awake and seeking projects. The guide highlights active companies ready to bid on new work and offers contacts for inquiries.
A fragmented 19th century recipe fragment covers a chocolate pudding with milk, bread crumbs, eggs, butter, sugar, cinnamon, raisins, almonds, and a meatball method with tomato gravy. It also hints at Duchess cream and a Pineapple dessert with lemon juice and whipped cream. The fragment ends with a hardware store reference to The Bond Hardware Co.
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