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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
7
An advertisement extols Ivory Soap 99 43150 Per Cent Pure for season of unrest in housecleaning. It claims the soap restores furniture shine, revives rugs and curtains, brightens silver brass, and softens blankets.
The page lists items such as vegetables, fruits, and dairy with prices: green peppers five cents a dozen, sweet potatoes 2 for 30 cents per pack, onions five cents, sweet corn six for ten cents, grapes three for five cents, oranges twenty cents per dozen, milk and creamery butter priced per pound, oysters and turkeys among other specials. Numerous inconsistencies suggest OCR errors but the main items and prices are vegetable baskets, fruit, seafood, and dairy at low, per-unit rates.
Mrs. Roger Campbell and Mrs. B A Culberson hosted a refined supper at Mrs Campbell’s home for debutantes, with candles flowers and music forming a lush backdrop. Attendees included Misses Terill Lowe Mateer Blocker Austin Davenport and many others, plus several gentlemen. A second reception honored the San Antonio chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in the Masonic temple with floral decor, an artsy program and refreshments provided by a group of ladies.
Miss Mattie Terrell hosts a afternoon reception at 100 Summit Place with several young ladies assisting. Paul K. Magruder and Miss Clara Rawls quietly wed at Travis Park Methodist church. A country ride and breakfast follow a Sunday paper chase as social events unfold.
Six large green peppers are prepared by seed removal and soaking overnight. Peppers and onion are sautéed in butter until soft, then tomatoes and cold boiled rice are added with seasonings and simmered. Serve hot with sliced potatoes and crackers for a simple supper dish.
A brief note highlights a new method for preparing and presenting branded sweet potatoes. The announcement emphasizes simplicity and appeal for serving, aiming to attract home cooks seeking quick, flavorful sides.
A physician urges belief in Viel Vinol as a premier body builder and health restorer. He cites its effectiveness for healing coughs and colds, indigestion, and fatigue in elderly or anemic patients. The product is claimed to contain peptonate from fresh cod liver without oil and offers money back if no benefit.
Instructions describe making yeast batter with warm water whole wheat and ermham flour butter salt and baking in gem tins for a hearty breakfast. Also outlines Mexican Codfish Mince with onion butter tomatoes and toast, plus Balsify Croquettes prepared from roots boiled soaked rolled breading and deep fried.
A fragmented old note suggests cleaning a jar thoroughly and drying it before filling it with anger. It implies a recurring supply of augury and a quantity of clean jars will follow, though the text reads as a curious, garbled maxim rather than a clear instruction.
Article urges readers to buy poslann from Bexar Drug Co Burns & Co and other druggists to test if skin problems are eczema or a blood disorder. It claims itching relief confirms eczema and promotes a mail order supply from Emergency Laboratories to cure minor eczema and pimples overnight.
Miss Edna Gugsenheim and Mrs. EH Hertzberg read papers on Heine and his public attitude with Miss Ella Oppenheimer contributing. Marguerite Adams arrived as a guest of Mrs. Perry. Travis Mothers club hosts a Mexican luncheon for teachers. A engagement of Dir. A F Coole and Miss May West announced for December 21 in Houston. City Federation of Women's Clubs meets December 12 with Milas M. Fenwick address on women's legal rights in Texas. Mrs. J S Peter reports on the alliance of women’s clubs from San Angelo. Mrs. L L Marks to sing with Clacar Fuels at the Country Club breakfast. Mrs. D B F Stout hosts a shower for niece Miss Marewel Coleman. Miss Mary Tolinston departs for Boerne. Southern Cross Mypitelit Ball at Market Hall to honor a Memphis season. In 1909 Mrs. Goehen entertained ladies of the German Christian church at her home on Hinwerd Street. women quilted for the Ladies Aid Society. refreshments by Mrs. Sanki.
Mrs W Fornish and Mrs T Vi Weise entertain guests as the Young Womans Auxiliary of the First Baptist church plans a 4 PM meeting in the church parlors. The program will feature a discussion on Child Life In China and feature Mothers' club committee reports and prizes for immigrant education efforts.
In a period piece, advice contrasts devotion with appearance. The text argues religious truth is individual while praising kindness, self care, and manners. It warns against vanity, notes winter footwear and training for certain trades, and hints at facial care benefits from a mid modern guide.
A description of luxurious women’s hats featuring plumes and ostrich feathers. The process is detailed, noting hand knotting and meticulous assembly. French willow feathers are common, sometimes pasted, with gray ottoman silk and a large dull silver buckle completing the hat.
The passage argues that nourishment and education fail to restore vigor unless the body is properly conditioned to metabolize food and convert it into blood and muscle. It warns that without excellent health one cannot sustain work long, citing fatigue, interrupted sleep, and hypnathy as drains on vitality and health. A remedy is proposed: fifteen drops of spirits, one teaspoonful of pire, two thirds of a cup of polling water strained through muslin and applied.
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