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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1908
Page
8
Instructions advise washing brass with Ivory Soap and lukewarm water, drying with a linen rag, and polishing with a chamois skin. Avoid polishing compounds containing chalk or gritty substances that could damage the lacquer coating on brass surfaces.
Prices for fruits and vegetables listed with units and per item costs. Include cantaloupes, pineapples, berries, oranges, lemons, apples, plums, peaches, tomatoes, cabbage, lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, and other garden produce with varied price points per dozen, per quart, or per basket. Also lists misc. items and poultry.
Society notes a tomorrow recital at Casino hall featuring Miss Franklin and pupils of Romberg and Marks. The Herterg medal for best year's work will be presented, with a full program of orchestral and piano pieces including Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and individual student solos.
Local social pages report MW Helix M Shaw to wed Ruth Shaw’s relative, with Mrs Yates Gholson and others attending. A reception by the Ladies Aid at Prospeek Hill Baptist Church is set for Friday 6 to 10 at Mrs J D Scamands home. Class day programs, club meetings, and visits by Mrs Fly and Mrs Sutherland are noted. An informal Ladle’s Association meeting at the First Presbyterian followed by refreshments is listed, plus an auto outing for Col Niles’s party and dinner.
An elegant reception last evening featured Miss Perry and Miss Dennisom as hosts. Other guests included Miss Erise Gerard, Miss Herllio, Rowalle, and Mrs. Marion Gibbs Higsias, contributing to a refined afternoon of socializing and conversation.
The Cir Reading club, city’s oldest women’s club, entertained at the Vander Hooven home celebrating its sixteenth anniversary. Guests enjoyed a lawn party with lights, a blue back speller contest, a prize book awarded to Mrs. Walker, and a display of relics from European travels. A refined reception followed with refreshments and floral ornamentation. Many prominent members and guests attended the event.
A vintage health-boosting diet letter advises a 10 day plan to improve health through diet changes. It prescribes gentle breakfast tweaks with two soft boiled eggs, Grape Nuts with cream, Postum coffee, and lighter dinners of meat and vegetables while avoiding heavy desserts. It touts pre digested foods and urges moderation, linking diet to business or professional success.
A daily light reading column offers beauty tips and health guidance with recipes for scalp care, hair removal, bath sachets, and home remedies. It includes product mentions, brand suggestions, and reader questions addressed by Mma D'Aniou and others.
A birthday gathering for Mrs R Kaelin was held on South Trome Street with music by Miss Ireté Willara and Miss Pearl Young. Guests included Mr and Mrs Silke, Mr and Mrs Zivik, Mr and Mrs Margorewits, and many others. Refreshments were served and praise given for the pianist, singers, and reciter.
The Brudy Circle of the Jewish Woman's Council will meet Thursday afternoon at Miss Birdie Hoodman's home. The session will study Oliver Twist led by Mrs. Joe Stern. Four papers will be read on Dickens Outline of the Book Tank Sketches and Criticism.
A rustic recipe collection describes calf s foot jelly brewed from four feet yielding about three and a half pints, flavored with sherry, lemon rind, raisins, and sugar. Also includes a strawberry dessert with eggs, milk, and cream, and a rich fish chowder using haddock or cod, potatoes, pork, onion, and chowder crickets.
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