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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1908
Page
8
An advertisement extols the handieat soap bar for home use in bathrooms washrooms bedrooms kitchens and laundry. It emphasizes no free alkali coloring or harmful ingredients and promotes Ivory Soap B94i Percent Pure.
A cluttered list of market prices for fruits and vegetables including watermelons oranges peaches plums grapes lettuce tomatoes corn beans okra and peppers. The readable entries show per basket dozen pound or quart pricing with many garbled words and inconsistent spellings. Strong items noted include watermelons honey peaches avocados tomatoes lettuce peppers and corn with prices like 3 for sun beaches 20 to 40 cents a dozen and 10 cents a quart.
Mrs. and Mrs. Jay E Adams host a dinner tonight in honor of their son Carr Adams engagement to Miss Marcia Booth. Attendees include Mr and Mrs David Parker, Park Wilmer Booth, Carlee Craig Adams Jr, Miss Dollie Rutherford of Ausin, and Miss Durnlay. Mrs. Kenyon and Prof Kenyon visit UT. Mrs. Jud James guest of Mrs. Nellie Powlton at 226 Sayedo Avenue.
Social notes cover guests visiting Corpus Christi and nearby, with out of town arrivals for weddings and gatherings. Names include Mrs Taszelarig, Mrs Eunine, Mrs Peter O Brien, Mrs Jova Gallagher, Mr W E Springall, and others. plans mention Adams Booth wedding and a trip to the west for Mitchell Constant and Ming Teavinr Lawiher. A church meeting at St Marys parish, and multiple city residents visiting Houston, San Antonio, and Monterey are listed along with summer stays and local social outings.
The Lady of Lake Mother House at Our Lady of the Lake, Lake View, was dedicated this morning by Blakop Van de Ven of Louisiana. A large San Antonio Catholic crowd attended with city representatives and clergy. The three story brick building, designed by Pred By Gaeu glen, TL, will house over 200 additional students and opens with the academy’s full term. The Sisters of Divine Providence oversee it, affiliated with a white university. Attendance at the ceremony showed the academy’s growing popularity.
Crude recipe text describes soaking prunes then simmering in water, mixing with eggs, butter, walnuts, vinegar, and cornstarch. Steam until thick, pour into a lined pie tin, cover with a meringue and bake until browned. Also mentions walnuts and butter in a separate step.
Fragmented ad style text touts a cure for kidney disease with promise of four pence pay and guaranteed satisfaction. Includes various recipes and steps for browning onions and preparing dressings, sauces, and a pancake style dish with unclear context and dubious medical claims.
Classified notice offering a fast roadster named A Too Late 70 for sale with a fine buggy and handmade harness. Apply to owner at No 1000 Light Office.
Thousands of delegates from across the country converge on Boston for the ninth General Federation of Women's Clubs meeting. Notables include Mrs Julia Ward Howe and Mrs Sarah Platt Decker, with speakers on child labor, civil service reform, and welfare work. A Boston Symphony Orchestra concert caps the opening events at Symphony Hall.
A lady expert will demo beauty culture and massage techniques at a local store, offering free tips on preserving enhancing beauty. Read testimonials claim astonishing results and invite all women to learn how to remove wrinkles and achieve a radiant complexion. Free samples and a booklet How to Be Beautiful available by mail for ten cents.
Fragmented OCR passage offering moral and social guidance for women. It discusses resilience in grief, propriety, and public conduct, with references to manners, courage, and the impact of tears on others. The text also touches on sports and exercise as health advice and cautions about relationships and societal expectations.
The article notes the death of Mrs. Alice O'Donnell Weaver, long an invalid after moving from Mexico to San Antonio. Funeral mass at St Henry's Catholic Church in the morning, with interment at San Fernando Cemetery. Also a taxpayers notice from City of San Antonio about property tax book openings and deadlines, signed by Mayor Ryan Callaghan.
An orphan boy seeks a home in the Tiare society tale. The infant Phe lt ty and Adar iniylag died, while Wistothar met dovtt in a railroad accident eight years ago. Cape fain John Trainer aided in a case led by Mat thews, drawn to the casa, now handled by the Humane Society. The boy appears bright and desires a farm life with work.
Mrs NJ Willingham died about 10 o clock in the city hospital of nerves prostration. Willingham was brought to the hospital two weeks ago for treatment. The funeral was attended by her husband JW Willingham and her son and daughter.
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