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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1909
Page
6
A vintage advertisement extols Tory Soap 99 43 percent pure with no odor no irritants and no coloring. It asserts the product is just soap free of chemicals or free alkali and emphasizes skin friendly washing without harming clothes.
A garbled grocery list from a historical newspaper item lists vegetables and fruits with odd spellings and prices. It includes tomatoes, cranberries, peppers, beans, pumpkins, strawberries, grapes, pineapples, lemons, dates, and fish notes, plus poultry and miscellaneous items. Named vendors or shops appear as Louis' Book Stores.
A whirlwind of afternoon bridge and tea events fills the town society page. Miss Bida Levy hosts a luncheon with Miss Ella Oppenheimer and Miss Flora Levy amid ferns and potted plants, while many named guests attend hosting parties and musical programs at various addresses, including Mrs. J. M. Steinfeldt and Mrs. B. Dwyer, with performances by local soloists and readings. The column notes upcoming Shrove Tuesday events, a Mayfair-themed Valentine ball, and a thirteenth birthday party, along with several private dinners and club gatherings planned by prominent residents and hostesses.
Fragmented and garbled ad style text promotes a stomach and liver remedy claiming to cure appetites and troubles. It references Cham berlin and various scattered names while urging readers to try the product despite the incoherence.
The Light's Daily Fashions outlines unsofty gowns planned after Bagier recoplots with hodices and boleros over high waist skirts. The pelania cloth gown fits over the hips with trailing falls and plain hodices. A ceran net tLike panel is embroidered with pelania noire and bronze threads, while the grouse toned hat sits under pink vases along the brim.
A garbled manuscript lists cooking steps for a chicken dish with onions, parsley and lemon sauce, a gravy method with eggs, and a note on keeping beef fresh in warm weather. It includes a lemon pie recipe with crumbled sugar and eggs, plus instructions to bake and brown the custard.
A fragmented recipe segment describes baking bananas with cream and parsley, serving on toasted bread triangles. It moves to potato dish seasoning, allspice and cinnamon flavors, then a long cranberry drink and a vanilla nut souffle style finish with beaten egg whites.
A fragmented domestic note describes careful dishwashing, surprising care for a maid, and the value of fragile china. It mentions selecting a cup as a keepsake, then reflects on gentle handling and the mistress's items. Practical kitchen tips cover washing, baking, and stain removal with vague reference to recipes.
Fragmented prose offers social commentary and household tips. It urges work ethic, gratitude, and daily effort while dispensing bland counsel on happiness, education, and charming behavior for social occasions.
The ad touts Chamberlain's Galle Ghntera Diarrhoea Remedy as a trusted, superior cure for bilious complaints and diarrhoea with strong confidence in its efficacy. It asserts the remedy’s reliability and urges purchase through druggists.
A disturbance occurred outside the Apostolic church on Avenue TL as about eleven boys gathered and cursed loudly. One boy swung a bottle of whiskey, and others drank, unsettling the congregation during services.
The Juvenile Training School on River avenue seeks public help to furnish its fieeschool now acquired by the board of control. Acceptable items include wood, coal, shovels, single mattresses, quilts, sheets, towels, dining table and chairs, kitchen utensils, dishes, tinware, garden tools, wheelbarrow, garden hose and other comforts. Contact Br BF Kingsley, James Anderson, Edward Knox, or Duncan Mackay with offers or inquiries.
A damaged OCR snippet shows an ad mentioning a mattress factory in Angles Kleck's Blecting district and a claim of first class work. It references a large production area south of a city, a yearly figure 626-4 Matraverte, and inquiries via phones. The text is incomplete and reads like a furniture and bedding supplier notice from a local business directory.
A long, faulty narrative recounts a Texas convict’s escape from a mines camp, moments of high risk aboard a switch engine, theft of a rifle, and a dangerous journey toward liberty. After aiding and betraying a companion, he faced recapture efforts and eventual imprisonment, with subsequent notes promising further details.
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