A Hundred Imitations Claim Ivory Soap Quality
A dishonest grocer offers imitations as Ivory or claims parity with Ivory Soap 99 3100 Per Cent Pure, misleading customers about product purity and brand integrity.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1908
Page
8
A dishonest grocer offers imitations as Ivory or claims parity with Ivory Soap 99 3100 Per Cent Pure, misleading customers about product purity and brand integrity.
Fruit and vegetable prices are listed with items such as Watermelons peaches cherries and berries, plus a long misc section. A social note mentions Miss Anna Jonas entertaining friends at her home with a supper after games and lists attendees.
The society column reports multiple nuptials in Washington and nearby towns. Fred Ragin-Alar of Washington wed Miss Mary Butterfield in an evening ceremony at Mrs. M. Gritt Jones’s home, with a small guest list and a reception featuring champagne punch. Other weddings and high school events, decorations, and attendees are detailed, including the Ridge and Alamo Street ceremony, with notable families, musicians, and guests noted throughout.
A new remedy named possam marketed to treat eczema and other skin ailments claims rapid relief. A two dollar standard package and a fifty cent smaller size are sold in San Antonio stores or direct from Emergency Laboratories New York City. The article notes cures in two weeks for chronic cases and offers free samples by request. A society wedding and reception are described with attendees and a travel plans segment.
Edwin Claude Mills formerly of San Antonio and engraver for ACMIs married Grace Marie Davis of Cedar Rapids in Panama, with the couple to reside in Panama Canal area. The ceremony followed a romance and Mills’ career promotions, while Davis traveled for canal work family ties noted. The wedding plans surprised many friends in Ban-AtiwhIG.
Social notes report Mrs. Jas Tobin of San Sala Potosi Mexico visiting Msgr Belle Dilgarde at 1712 Buen Vista during the week for the opening of School No. 8 public playgrounds on South Pecos. Various residents plan travels to Fort Thomas Kentucky Austin and other cities, with social events, receptions, and a festival schedule noted.
A King Mothers and Friends club meeting at School No will review rules for the arounded play group and exhibit apparatus for children’s entertainment. The program committee of the Women’s club meets at morning at 10 o’clock to discuss preparations and assign duties.
Fragmentary 1900s style notice praising beauty and domestic life. Includes advice on health skin and hair, home remedies, and a sales pitch for city maps and local services with scattered names and addresses.
A meeting of the Philanthropy Department of the Woman's Club was called to arrange activities for Friday morning at 10:00 in the club rooms. Present were Mrs. F A Daugherty Mrs McMinster and Mrs Peter among others.
A garbled OCR of recipes and kitchen instructions describes making gelatin desserts with cream and vanilla, baking sponge cake layers, and assembling a dessert. It also includes disjointed steps for German Potato Salad, asparagus soup, and bread with dough, plus scattered notes on timing, temperatures, and ingredient quantities. The text is a fragmented, era-agnostic list of culinary ideas without coherent structure.
The Purple Light publishes a list of marriage licenses including Fred A. Martin and Katherine M. Dittertinhd Twi Termindey and Paula Nees Jennn Torres and Remigi Torres Ahagtnele Da Letn and Trinklad Guaman De Leon Bornean C. Walsh and Leora Gevene Fra O. Qlevhart and Lorene Winte J. AL. Dixon and Belle Ross Adolph Kempf and Mrs John Sheauronthale.
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