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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1909
Page
6
The article promotes Ivory Soap as essential travel protection against wind dust and hard water. A half cake kept in a toilet case is practical for long rail or boat trips and, used liberally, helps mitigate travel discomfort. Ivory Soap is advertised as 99 ½ percent pure.
Market list shows low prices on green peas tomatoes cranberries mixed vegetables and lettuce with multiple per unit quotes. Fruit like oranges lemons grapes and bananas offered alongside shell beans cucumbers pumpkins and potatoes with many per dozen or per pound rates. Fish and oysters headline fresh seafood with prices for red snapper elish and shrimp plus butter and honey on display.
A lavish reception and formal opening by the Elks celebrated their new lodge home. Highlights include the grand march led by R. J. Boyle with Miss Hye lyn Millette, seven course banquet in the Rathskeller, and toasts such as In Our Departed Brothers by Dick O. Terrell. Ladies in Paris of colors, gowns and diamonds added to the festivity with numerous named attendees among prominent society figures.
A 1900s style ad urges readers to blame poor eating rather than the stomach. It touts Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure, claiming they digest large meals, restore gastric fluids, and relieve sour taste, belching, and bowel trouble. The ad promises a free trial and provides the Marshall Michigan address for the company.
The Young Men's Christian Association Forum will install new officers at a banquet on January 4 at the A building. New officers include Nelson Lyue as president, Paul Seholy, and Forrest Campbell as treasurer, with photographs of quality and tone noted.
A kitchen guide shows a simple bake with drained potatoes layered under newspaper and pressed with a pin, followed by a sugar molasses mixture and shortening bake. It also suggests fruit desserts with apricot heatans and small dumplings cooked atop fruit for a sweet finish.
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