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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1909
Page
8
An advertisement extols Ivory Soap as 130 percent pure, claiming the vast demand for a pure soap at a fair price. It imagines melting last year's soap sales into one giant cake larger than the biggest battleship to illustrate advertising power.
A long list of vegetables fruits and other foods with prices per unit appears in a market notice. Items include green peas five for 25 cents tomatoes three for 10 cents peppers 2 for 10 cents, cabbage per pound, beans by quart, bananas per dozen, apples per pound, and various fish, poultry, and dairy products with their prices. The piece also mentions miscellaneous goods and clothing items with brief prices.
Al M Fischer, druggist of 510 Mast Houston street, offers Hindipo, a new Kidney Cure, with a guarantee to cure kidney troubles and nervous disorders or refund. A 60‑cent box sent by mail carries a positive guarantee.
A stylish San Antonio German club event at Turner Hall capped the season with pink La France roses, elaborate floral decor, and a nine-course dining setup. Hosts, guests, and performers included Mrs Payson Alden, Miss Hallie Cooke of Oklahoma City, and numerous local and visiting ladies as the Ursuline Alumnae, Alamo Mission Daughters, and other groups planned future meetings and entertainments.
A stylish side hat features ragged potted flower trim that hides tiny wildlife motifs. Feather ornaments are artificial and colored to suit spring tones, with chiffon framing the crown and ends draping beneath the chin for wind protection.
A vintage ad touts Diapepsin as a safe remedy for indigestion and upset stomachs. It claims digestion occurs in five minutes, relieves heartburn and gas, stops sourness, and even eliminates foul breath. One 50 cent case is suggested for the household.
An OCR fragment notes a broken sentence about living on easy street, with garbled text referencing cereals for breakfast and a package of contents. The readable bits hint at a discussion of daily comforts and simple foods, but no clear event, date, or named entities emerge.
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century magazine fragment mocks vanity and modern manners. It interleaves humorous observations on cleverness and self love with quirky home remedy recipes and beauty tips attributed to a "Daily Reader" and "Country Reader" sections. Named figures are absent. the piece reads as a collage of satirical prose and odd instructions.
Community notices recount bridge party winners at Mrs Beverly Read s, with Mrs Cray Bundt and Mrs Louis Bagh placing first and second. Lawrence at Fort Sam Houston hosts a five hundred party tomorrow. Miss Elizabeth Woodward wins at the Arsenal gathering, with several hostesses named for future events. Guests include Miss Manie Iyéa of Beaumont and Mrs R May Kelly s complimentary afternoon at five hundred.
An old advertisement touts horehound syrup for coughs colds and bronchial issues. It claims benefits for chest congestion bronchitis and hoarseness and lists a price of six dollars per bottle and ten dollars for a larger size.
A fragment on tomato dishes and a recipe sequence mentions preparing fresh uncooked eggs with salt white sage and cheese, then baking in a hot oven until the cake pan edge browns and the center sets. The text references Brin and Ln Tulyes with garbled terms and unclear origins.
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