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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1908
Page
8
The standard by which all soaps are judged, Ivory Soap, is preferred over imitations. The copy argues that no sensible woman will settle for the “as good” or “as pure” or “as cheap” imitations and insists on Ivory Soap as the genuine article.
A fragmented market listing shows prices for cantaloupes pears apples and melons with per dozen and per pound rates. It notes onions butter beans radishes and Irish potatoes with scattered figures and quantities alongside miscellaneous groceries and poultry.
State land promotion group members forwarded thousands of lapel buttons to the city for women. Each button bears the slogan Local Self-Government And Liberty.
Thos L Brown’s daughter Siely Misa Brown hosts an elaborate birthday party this afternoon from 3 to 6 at Mrs Atlee B Ayres home 420 Maverick Street. The house will be decorated with flowers and palms. About 25 children are invited including Willon Tass Jr Leon Russ Dorothy Bell Joe Bell Jeabert Hit Richard Hirzel Mary Nelson Johnson Mildred Johnson George Miriam Dan Johnson Mavis Lottis Lester Arming Laster Georgine Pisman Mamle Lorian Birdie Coleman T A Colerman Willie Edwards Philip Shoole Margaret Shook Wallace Price Ada Robards Maverick.
Residence 372 Old Prone, Monterey street hosts a Travis Park Methodist Women’s Home Mission Society business session this afternoon at 4 o clock. Committees report on charity work and visits to the sick and strangers. Government Hill Methodist Home Missionary Society meets at Mrs Titvis home 881 Willow Street Wednesday at 4 pm.
Social notes detail a July marriage of Rev Arthur L O’Pell and Miss Alice Eliot at Tyrone Alabama with reception at the O’Nell manse. Guests include Miss Afton Huiberts and Mrs Maurics Landman of Waco. Various relatives depart for trips to Washington Colorado and Atlanta. A house party in Watertown and a San Marcos visit are noted along with wedding invitations for Emilie Rolhinan.
In Boston, a new society named Pioneer Workers of the General Federation of America is formed from members affiliated with the council before 1900. Honorary president is Mrs. William Tod Helmuth of New York, who also leads the New York state federation. Officers include Lydia Mumford, C. B. Barnes, Alice J. Best, Emma Fox, Watling, Mary G. Lerkwood and others from Philadelphia Detroit Washington Chicago and Boston.
A fragmented advice piece discusses personal ambition and relationships. It urges pursuing writing, overcoming difficulties, and maintaining partnership balance. It advises women to express themselves, study writers, and value supportive husbands while avoiding idle vanity. It also includes beauty tips and a reader question about smoking at a public pavilion.
Henry Ryder-Taylor, longtime San Antonio newspaper writer and poet, died at city hospital after a brief illness and surgical stomach operation. Born May 5 1850 in Leicester England he worked on The Daily Light and contributed to multiple papers and magazines. Survived by widow and two daughters, funeral set for noon at Shelle y Undertaking with interment in Pythian cemetery.
Obituary notes: Mr Hite, veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars, to be interred at City Cemetery No 3 after services at 217 Castro Street. Ordinance regulates cemetery use within city limits, prohibiting new cemeteries and outlining penalties for violations. Taxpayers urged to render property for taxation by September 1, 1908. notices signed by Mayor Bryan Callaghan and City Clerk Fred Fries.
R J Burnett Company led by R J Burnett, president and manager, runs a large box mill on East Commerce Street. With about 35 to 50 workers, it serves Texas, Louisiana and Mexico, offering a full line of wrapping paper, paper bags, and printed items. The firm highlights thirty years of experience in box making and lists prominent local patrons and nearby lawyers and banks.
Notes on preparing orange shortcake and fruit shells with pineapple, strawberries, and pineapple pulp. Includes steps for a strawberry pineapple shell dessert and a “Food for the Gods” rich cake. Ends with a storefront promotion for 118 East Houston Street Model Tailoring Co.
A letter questions Proxies in appointing presiding judges, fairness in re election bids, and conflicts of interest within the Democratic Executive Committee. It accuses the chair of outside appointments, unequal precinct selections, and improper expense assessments, demanding explanations and adherence to the party’s procedures.
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