Ivory Soap Promoted for Dishwashing Everyday Use
An odd ad-like fragment warns against yellow soaps making hands red and coarse and extols Ivory Soap for beauty and softness. It suggests using Ivory Soap for washing dishes as a simple, common task.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1909
Page
3
An odd ad-like fragment warns against yellow soaps making hands red and coarse and extols Ivory Soap for beauty and softness. It suggests using Ivory Soap for washing dishes as a simple, common task.
Prices list varied groceries with many items and prices across vegetables fruits and staples. Items include tomatoes 10e per basket, cranberries quart, mixed vegetables 3c each, garlic per pound, cabbage 5 or 10c, celery 20 four stalks, eggplant up to 45c, sweet potatoes 2c peck, oranges up to 40c a dozen, pineapples 1c 25c, bananas etc, and fish and poultry prices per pound or head for common markets.
Miss Emma Hannig hosted a luncheon in Attica for the upcoming Miss Little Frost. The table featured silver and china favors with symbols of love, and guests included Miss Lucie Frost, Miss Elizabeth Houston, Miss Beattie Green Houston, Miss Lottie Herff, and others in attendance.
A flurry of social notices reports meetings of the Government Hill Literary Club at 802 Mason Street with Armand Duval hosting, Alber Breiford Wilde presiding, and a YM-YWCA guest list including Nellie Jameson. Also upcoming events include Mrs Nanita Cartie Webb addressing locals at Trinity Episcopal and a mixed social at West French Place. The marriage of Suijwri and O Fant is announced with Mae Turney listed as relative, and various Woman’s clubs plan luncheons, lectures, and receptions led by Mrs Dilwell and Mrs J T Smith.
A fragment recounts stomach distress and indigestion with symptoms like fullness, burning, and headaches. It promotes Pape's Diapepyt as a cure that digests food without the stomach’s aid, claiming meals will digest easily and health will improve after a few days.
Mrs Preston Austin of Victoria and companions prepare to move their home from Third Street to Maverick Grove while visiting relatives in Monson. Mrs Mice Dandel hosts at 236 Ganlen Street as Mrs Helen McQueeny travels from Galveston to Brome with her son Herman. Dr and Mrs AV Cénie host guests at Alamo Heights and other gatherings feature Mrs L. B. Garrett of Sin Maroon and Miss Minty Tuyvell plans a vocal solo and Miss Florence Abe a violin piece for an upcoming Friday event. The Government Hill Literary era meets tomorrow with Mrs ALA Stafford leading a study on the early Roman empire.
A sprawling, old fashioned collection of kitchen tasks. Includes sugar butter egg custards puddings fig cake cabbage beef loaf and notes on mixing and baking. Several measurements and steps appear garbled yet reveal traditional baking and savory dish ideas.
The guide describes emergency care for injuries and bites, including applying cold water, elevating the head, and using ice packs. It instructs cautions for snake bites with tightening above the wound, sucking the wound, applying hot or cold substances, and giving stimulants like whiskey. It also covers insect stings with saltwater or iodine and fainting with head elevation and cold water.
The text alleges a failed outside cure by Estar and cites a supposed expert Leenindt M.D. from Linot lp Nab h to promote a herbal remedy HeneRald in dubious tablet form. It mentions dubious trials in New York and Texas with a dubious price and multiple mis-spellings throughout.
Fragment from a 19th or early 20th century advice column offering guidance on mourning, partnership, and finances. It urges diverting the widow with reading and affection, warns against financial interference, and stresses male independence while condemning demeaning behavior. The text reflects dated social norms and gender roles.
Fragmentary advice urges economizing and debt caution. The text urges closing charge accounts if cash is the only option and suggests more frugal spending with stronger resolve. It lacks clear dates, entities, or a complete event.
The readable lines advise on digestion of cold meats and drying dried foods. It mentions steaming times for certain items and suggests arranging dried foods on a plate to draining. It notes cooking green vegetables in an ungreased dish and using confectioners sugar before storage.
A story of Margary, 19, guardian of her delicate canary Max, who hides during a severe storm. The pet’s fear and a frantic search lead Margary to uncover Max behind a cabinet, trembling but alive, restoring their quiet routine after the weather passes.
Practical tips on kitchen and bathroom care from an older domestic guide. It covers cleaning methods for dishes knives, faucets, cords, and windows, plus general safety reminders for household upkeep. Highlights include soap and lemon polish for knife handles, avoiding water on steel hardware, and keeping drawers and cupboards functional with simple fixes.
Mrs I S Edwards of Milner Georgia writes that in 1903 doctors predicted death for her husband from heart trouble. After using Dr Miles Heart Remedy and Restorative Nervine he improved at once and recovered despite heavy camp meeting work. She thanks the remedy and notes a money back guarantee if no benefit.
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