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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
10
A scanned market list details prices for vegetables fruits and other goods. Items include watercress celery onions pumpkins peppers and greens with per pound per peck or per dozen pricing. Also listed are fish oysters poultry butter honey and miscellaneous household products with varied unit costs.
A society card party hosted by Judge and Mrs W Fly last evening honored brides to be Mrs Agnes Clamp and Miss Flocale Denman. The well-decorated home featured ferns and poinsettias with Nellie Paschal winning the ladies prize and Alec Fraser the gentleman’s prize. A two course luncheon followed for guests including Miss Agnes Clamp Miss Flossie Denman Miss Roy Denman Miss Gate Murphy and many others.
Mrs H M Seekins hosts visiting daughter Mira Lee Marshall from Helezerville during the holidays. Beacon Hill School schedules a mock carnival with parts of King Dodo featuring Joy Hil as king and Pansy Woodward as queen. Mrs Lila Warnack and Misses Erlech contribute to the program along with side shows. Guests include Mrs Welch and Miss May Welch of Taylor visiting Mrs E D Thomas and Mike Manetta Thomas. Mrs William Lassiter hosts a tea for guest Miss Loma Romer of San Francisco with pink roses and ferns. The crew at Five Hundred clash results and local bridge games are noted. Mrs Omar Bunday hosts a five hundred gathering with prizes. The Phoenix club reviewed Richard I under Miss Ramsey. Mrs Harvey E Page prepares Tamcheon club event at her West Woollawn Ave home. Duval West moves into new home at 206 West Biscayne Ave. Tea yesterday at Mrs Robert S Smith’s home.
An OCR rich with cosmetic advertisements for E Burnham hair and skin products, including tonics and remedies, dominates a page with social notices from St Pauls Episcopal church and Morris Chapel events. Local society names, church activities, and holiday plans follow, mentioning Mrs. Smith and several Misses in society roles and musical recitals at Thomas School with a long program.
A fragmented old column offers sensational but vague guidance on female beauty and intellect, urging vanity routines and home remedies. It includes cosmetic tips, hair care, and a shopping note for Christmas gifts, with names and a December 19 event at Murray's hall referenced.
The season features operatic hair dresses with gauze ribbons and silver sequins. Black gauze coiffure ribbons with sequins pair with somber Brenck color trends for chic evening wear. Detracts note a knot puff at back and ribbon passes for a refined finish.
Recipe notes describe cheese sauce for croquettes, fried breaded balls, and a salmon hash with cream and currant jelly garnish. Also mentions rice pudding style dish with lemon and whipped cream, plus guidance on serving cold meats and fish breakfast use. Location cited as 203 Alamo plaza in Raba.
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