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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1908
Page
8
A fragment from a 19th century periodical discussing beauty, health, and moral improvement through household tips and letters. It mentions Mime D Anjou and themes of self-care, gentle remedies, and guidance for readers about practical crafts and domestic duties. It references remedies, baby care, and social expectations of women and mothers.
A Fort Sam Houston era social celebrated with a nine course lunch and decorations featuring red white and blue with greenery. Hostesses Mrs Reagan Wisewine Mrs J J Jarrell and Mrs G B Mallory oversaw guests including Miss Jarrell and Mrs W Dooley as well as the visiting Mrs Frederick J Anderson of Taylorville IL. The event featured costume fashion, a guessing contest won by Mrs RG Callaghan, and a Virginia reel with remarks by Tom Worrell.
The piece discusses fabric trends with blends and patterns dominant in blue and white, gray, and checked weaves. It highlights camlet, moleskin, tweed, and cheviot, noting durable textures for coats and shirts, with color accents like white, green, and mahogany, and mentions embroidery and decorative influences in fashion.
Mr Janes P F Ball of Montgomery City Missouri adopted nine children after their mother died and their father could not keep them. The family has two boys and seven girls aged from four to ten. Ball provided care, transportation, and a stable home in Missouri, with the children remaining in Montgomery City.
A fragmented OCR passage hints at a social scene with vague references to home life and discussions of power and status. Names and clear events are obscured, leaving an impression of a conversation or narrative fragment from a periodical.
An old time remedy touts Compound Kans on and other ingredients as a sovereign kidney cure. It claims to restore kidney function, ease backache and rheumatic pain, and purify urine, urging readers to mix at home and avoid alcoholic patent medicines. The ad warns doctors’ warnings against drug misuse and offers a claimed no risk cure.
Advice on tipping abroad shows travelers face culture shock with expectations of tipping in many services. It notes stewards and porters on steamships and trains, suggesting small coins and a few cents per service and warning about varying customs that can affect comfort and courtesy during journeys.
Thirteen applicants examined, fourteen deemed deficient in physique. Lieutenant Whokiin led the recruiting office as it opened, with two men, Amos Motess of Allmam, Texas, and Albert Cunter of Anklin, Texas, passing the exam and being sent to training.
Judge Lacombe rules Teitelbaum must deport his four year old daughter who was born in Austria and is imbecile, despite his naturalization making him a citizen. The child’s mother will accompany her, and the father plans to leave America once business ends.
Committes Will Hold Session This Afternoon at Business Men's Club to plan the civic parade for the spring carnival. The Young Men, linked with the Business Men's club, will manage the parade with Barclay Andrews as chairman and a committee including Giraud Fraser Robert Maverick Eraine Grice T D Cobis Dick Terref Join Spencer Glover Joins Grex Houston and Graham Gowdell.
Fragmented OCR depicts Senator Tillman described in a rural South Carolina setting. It portrays his appearance in worn work clothes at a plantation, with a vivid, albeit garbled, account of his demeanor, attire, and a momentary greeting to a companion, reflecting a period voice and flawed transcription.
The San Antonin Association hosted a lecture series with Prof. Raymond Talxs entertaining at Beethoven Hall yesterday afternoon on Corban tls nope and migration. Prof. Tasmoud delivered a spirited talk, drawing many attendees and highlighting the capitals of Hivoor and regional significance ahead of a Petersburg event.
Fragmentary epitaph records a lament for Timiby Suitlings who vanished from life after a dynamite incident. The text alludes to a Washington state setting, a reply by a statesman, and a note about an automobile, presented in a damaged newspaper fragment without clear dates or places.
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