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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1908
Page
5
El Paso fire chief J. 4 House returned home after attending the Texas Volunteer Firemen's association convention at Waco. He was greeted between trains by Jeff Wright of the San Antonio fire department. House, a hardware merchant, noted the city’s progress and was later hosted by Wright.
An old advertisement promotes shotly pure lead paint for houses at McNong near visible pictures and an Ovlna Laxative Fruit Syrup advertised as gentle for women and children. It urges obtaining a booklet and sample at Rexar Drug Co for mild action without harsh purgatives.
A fragmented note invites involvement with St. Louis College and Southwestern teams amid mental health concerns. Readers may arrange contact by calling 30 or 222 for further details.
San Antonio hosted a horse show with hundreds of entries and a strong turnout. Special prizes donated by local merchants were awarded as Halph Green won multiple cups and riding whips while Mrs. Startborough Churchill Mrs. Green and Mrs. Winerich earned top prizes. The afternoon featured events like pony contests and a Roman race drawing applause for bold rides.
Carolyn Prescott recounts a social experiment where Woman No. 1, politely generous, yields seats and favors yet ends with little reward, while Woman No. 2, less restrained, gains gains from selfish acts. The piece contrasts politeness with its practical outcomes through a day of errands and small social trials.
A fragment describes two women in a crowded street where politeness breaks down. One woman, after feeling humiliated by the other she believed she was helping, grows weary from standing and questions the value of courtesy in the moment.
Members and families plan a picnic trip on the 8:20 train to Viva along the Aransas Pass. A basket will be prepared and the day will be spent in field sports and cheerful activities.
The writer argues against taking cathartics at the wrong time and promotes Cascarets as a laxative that works immediately without eriping. They warn a harsh physic harms the stomach and bowels leading to dyspepsia and constipation.
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