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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1897

Page

7

Favorite Prescription Promoted For Mothers To Be

An appeal touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as essential for expectant mothers protection of health and safe childbirth. A testimonial from W. S. Malcolm of Rachel Arkansas notes a trouble free confinement after using the remedy. The notice invites readers to obtain a paper or cloth bound edition of The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo.

Abraham Pierce Jere Address World's Dispensary Medical Association Buffalo Malcolm Rachel Clay County Arkansas Aly

RAILROAD TIMETABLE AND Fort Sam Houston notes

A railroad timetable lists multiple south and east bound trains with departure and arrival times, including The Express Special and San Antonio routes. It also describes Fort Sam Houston headquarters details, troop numbers, guard mounting, parades, drills, and public viewing. The piece ends with a local advertisement for Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve.

Notii Boutheren Pacific Railroad Dagle Pass Galveston New Orleans Houaton Fogle Pass Mesxley St Louis Waco Fort Worth Dallas Kansas City St. Louis Daving San Antonio Aransas Pass Cuero Ovaton Bee Sandays Gulf Shore Martines Sandera Adkins Lavernta Stockdale Fort Sam Houston Military Department of Texas S. M. Graham Fort Bam Houston Fifth Regiment United States Cavalry Whitside Taft Fifth Cavalry Alga Ata Eighteenth Infantry Fifth Cavalry Band Cavalry Taresit

Mantel and Mantel Designs In The Home Era

An article extols fireplace and mantel aesthetics highlighting wood mantels in oak mahogany and walnut with colorful tiled hearths and graceful firesides. It contrasts old white marble mantels with modern built in designs suited to various rooms while noting architectural harmony with surrounding walls and room style.

Fire irons and mantel decorating for elegant home rooms

The article discusses selecting light simple bedrooms and a light elegant ing room, using pine wood to imitate real wood cost effectively, painted mantelpieces for bedrooms, and harmonizing tiles with wallpaper. It notes wrought iron as preferred for curb and fire irons, with copper or brass accents for decorative warmth and elaborate craftsmanship.

Curtains and Portieres For the Coming Season Styles

A survey of new curtain and portiere designs with ribbon work florals center motifs and borders. Notes include Brussels lace openwork borders Japanese and Irish point laces double width fabrics and silk moire heavy fringe options. Bead and bamboo options appear as affordable fashionable choices with dramatic color and size differences across venues.

Benson Royal Battenberg Duchess Brussels Jaca Trish Point Japanesa Fike Grotesting Agurea Bagdad

Window Gardening and Fashion Notes in The Ladies Home Journal

Indoor gardening guidance lists plants suited for house culture including geraniums begonias oleander plumbago cactuses palms and ferns with a note that roses are unsuitable. Novel arrangements and humorous illustrations are mentioned along with fashion notes on gowns hair and accessories reflecting late era style.

Ehen E. Raxford Ladies’ Home Journal Dreeses

Local notices and business classifieds mix ups

A jumble of small ads and notices lists baggage transfer service by Jarter and Mullaly, mention of The Silver King resort, roofing services by Henry Pauly, Dr FE Breeding dentist at Commerce and Navarro, Universal Diginfectant at Factory 46 West Houston, and White's Cream Vermifuge advertised as a worm remedy with prices and sellers B Reuss and C Schaane.

Silver King Jaske Bros Ilifé Sunset Woon Co Dubin Stanton Jim Rigby Soledad Ifongton Street Joy —Ochs & Ashbacher Welas Eureka Pos-Tau John Taylor Jarter & Mullaly Hus Bage Gage Henry Pauly's Tel Commerce Navarro Street Vogler's Universal West Houston Street B Reuss C. Schaane

Fashionable Veils and Ties Highlight 19th Century Dress

The era favors varied collars and ties with both high and low stands. Made bows fall out of favor as no longer permissible. Veils trend chiffon with large chenille dots edged by slim velvet ribbons in brown blue black white and gray. White veils with black date and ribbon remain popular though worn sparingly with large hats.

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