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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1908
Page
6
A playful scene shows a mother lifting a kiss and hug as the baby slips from her lap into a bowl of warm water. He discovers a Sponge and Ivory Soap, which wash away dirt with a creamy lather leaving skin smooth.
The listing shows price ranges for watermelons 6¢ and up, cantaloupes, avocados 22¢, peaches 25¢ a basket, honey peaches three dozen, and various fruits by peck or basket. Vegetables include green corn 3¢ a dozen, green beans 1¢, tomatoes 3 for 3¢, lettuce three bunches for 6¢, cabbage 8¢ a pound, cucumbers, onions, Irish potatoes about 2 pence per pound, and other staples. Meats and dairy feature creamery butter 50¢, country butter 20¢ to 2¢ per pound, sausage, and dressed fish items. Poultry prices list fryers 30–40¢, hens, turkeys by weight, with dressing.
A fragmented advice piece touts hair care and beauty cures. It promotes a pomade formula including resorcinol tincture lavender oil and cantharides with guidance on scalp application to stimulate hair growth. It also suggests cosmetic jelly for a red nose and hints at social polish through manners.
Mr and Mrs Allee 3B Ayragange Robart and Atlee Sr return from Targon Innest outing. They report enjoyable vacation with bathing and fishing. Mr Ayres Chenh 24 Nathan during stay. Mr and Mrs Jesse Pryaré to spend weeks in Corpus Christi Pavilion. Mrs T Jackson and Miss Gertrude Media leave Fulter Park for several weeks on the coast.
A long list of residents plans travel and visits across New Jersey Pennsylvania Texas and New Orleans with many names and dates. Mrs Terrell Miss Terrell and others expect to spend weeks in New Hampshire Corpus Christi and Germany while Mrs Davis and family travel to Corpus Christi and Laredo. The Nice Cho Cho Sans club meets at 119 California street with Mr and Mrs Werner Wilkins returning from Galveston and a Jefferson Davis chapter meeting in Galveston featuring a poem dedicated to a Confederate heroine. Several individuals travel to Denison Austin San Antonio Houston and other locales for summer visits and engagements.
Gus Margate leaves this morning for a extended pleasure tour through the western states visiting Los Angeles San Francisco Salt Lake City Denver and other points. Janes W Caruthers wife and children depart for Sanderson then join Mr Caruthers brother G H Heenan at his ranch for the summer. Mrs J T Olsen and daughter from Bishene Anna visit the city. Mrs Olsen’s sister Mrs J P Benkendorfer returns home. Mrs Bruce R Marton visits her mother Mrs G B Pratt at 376 Dallas street. W H Hawke and wife from Del Rio stay at the Mission hotel. Star Smytal wife and daughter of Tunge guests of the Mission hotel. D Stokes of Lampasas at the Meheer. H Miller of Dowle at the Angelus. C W Holley of P Diazia registered at the Angelus. Issy Wolff goes west on a business trip.
Local notes from Comfort and nearby towns recount visits, parties, and family travel. Mrs Cayton and her song are honored at Steve and Stalman’s. Miss Led Upston and Miss Juin Meyer win a pelza. Agnes Sckassee visits Geuntotty. J. McNee and Erma Bru visit relatives in New York. R. Tait reports Fort Worth meeting on prohibition and a planned club event.
A pretty summer dress in simple nes with eyelet embroidery. It flatters all ages and features a gathered neck and waist with a waist, a slit skirt, and a fitted bodice. Dressy enough for evening wear and informal gatherings.
A Chicago report states Fielding and the San Antonio balloon set a world record in the international race near West Shefford Quebec. The San Antonio entry led from July 4th, with Dr J J Fielding and pilot H O Howell of St Louis aboard. The craft finished before nightfall, securing the top prize of 5000 dollars.
A fragmentary list of place names and surnames includes Ville Slates, Pinkerton Station, Ontario, Colimibia, Chien, Outatia, and other scattered toponymic elements. The readable lines hint at a regional gazette or transit snippet with names like Glenleland and Mieh among unclear entries.
A garbled notice promotes a healer and purifier claim centering on general tonics and skin purifying preparations. It mentions Dr Fella Gourand and a supposed dream cure to aid sleep, with assertions of emergency usefulness and daily toilet relevance.
A chaotic scene at a dance in West Texas led to multiple injuries when a fight broke out near the venue. Bystander reports describe who was harmed and the immediate response, including a proprietor named Cada and other local figures aiding the injured at the resort.
A collage of old fashioned recipes in rough instruction covering bread yeasted doughs with long rises, corn preparations pressed from grains, cream puffs with hot water and butter, milk fillings, and egg white meringue kisses. Basic steps, measurements, and rough methods indicate a domestic guide from an earlier era.
Labor Day events planned for San Antonio center on a large parade from the fair grounds. The program includes bicycle races, a Walloon race, and a grand ball with a Labor Day queen contest. Thousands are expected, with unions from nearby towns participating and a solitaire diamond prize for the winner. Grand marshal GN. RN. Renter and a transportation committee oversee arrangements.
A brief note records EBL, Henning and WL Lk Hast to confer with the railway com rades about excursions into the city. It lists attendees Major, Pi Wagentuelir, Dora Hezen mann, Wo Bekhart and Wt HL Stover as named participants.
A fragmented narrative describes a boy resisting a harmful dose of medicine while a mother offers money. The scene shifts to a San Antonio music shop where a purchase is discussed with Mr. Morris about lenders and notes. The dialog hints at local concerns over remedies and debt.
Phage FBraehe A has returned from Chicago with his wife Mrs Annie Hvilbroc who is suffering fits paralyste and is under treatment at her farmer home.
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