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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1908
Page
8
A woman faces a long list of chores before winter arrives including washing curtains and blankets, cleaning tugs, brightening furniture, cut glass, and silverware. The piece touts Ivory Soap as versatile for hundreds of tasks where ordinary soaps fail, appealing to those unfamiliar with its merits.
Prices of fresh produce and other goods listed with units and rates. Vegetables include green corn, green peas, strawberries, cauliflower, cabbage, onions, celery, and potatoes with per quart, per pound, or per dozen pricing. Fruits show apples, oranges, lemons, pears, grapes, and peaches with various per dozen or per pound rates. Also listed are fish and oysters with per pound, dozen, or unit prices, plus miscellaneous items like butter, cheese, and sausage with per pound or per dozen pricing.
Society notes describe a formal dinner hosted by ted H Milburn at 121 East Locust street with 16 guests around a square table and elaborate decorations. Various local clubs hold meetings and Thanksgiving events. Miss Rachel Baer plans a trip to Austin. a large wedding at St. Pauls Episcopal Church ends with a lavish reception and detailed floral decor, followed by further social gatherings and a Thanksgiving program at Government Hill Methodist Church.
A fabric pattern note describes a closely fitted garment with a side front seam, flaring front gore for extra width, and decorative beading finish. It lists three pattern sizes 82 36 and 40 with a 36 needing 3% yards of 26 inch material and a pattern price of 420 in 70 rents.
Recipes for Christmas pudding and fruit cake with detailed ingredient lists and method. Pudding includes raisins suet bread crumbs flour brown sugar eggs wine brandy and spices baked in molds, keeps for months. Fruit cake uses butter sugar eggs flour dried fruit and brandy, mixed with spices and baked in a large pan, kept for festive occasions.
A long list of individuals and couples appears in a historical notice from Fort Sam Houston Texas dated November 28 1908. It includes residents and bidders for government work, the call for sealed proposals for concrete watering troughs and stable grading, and instructions for marking envelopes. The item also mentions a county song of Hidniza County and local businesses.
Fragmented OCR suggests an article fragment containing women and beauty notes, with mentions of Hidalgo county seat Chapin and Hidalgo climate. It references a weekly or fortnightly routine, a soothing cream, marriage themes, and an advertisement tone for business opportunities in the lower Rio Grande valley.
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