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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1908
Page
8
A fragmented price list shows vegetables and produce with varied rates, including green vegetables, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, beans, pumpkins, yams, and butter. Several items have uncertain OCR renditions, but many prices are stated per pound or per dozen, indicating a busy market catalog.
Society items from the editor describe a morning wedding at East-Fark avenue with Nell Wheat and Robert Rowland, attended by Fort Worth guests and Gonzales residents. Other notices mention engagements, anniversaries, receptions, bridge events, and meetings of local clubs with numerous names and places across San Antonio and surrounding area.
Seasonal kitchen hints describe tomato stains, drying methods, and using dried pulp for color. A pruning salad idea includes prunes soaked overnight, chopped finely with raisins and a light dressing for an affordable fruit dish.
A compact bake plan for an Economy Fruit Cake. It lists ingredients such as two cups chopped nuts one cup chopped kid and grated kid of one Toman, one cup hot water, two cups flour, and baking time of one hour. The garbled source preserves core steps while omitting clear measurements and some terms.
A fragment from a troubled page mixing crude beauty tips and warning against harming infants. It references facial care methods and cautions about brutal acts toward a baby, expressing horror at domestic violence and urging proper care and restraint. The tone blends instructional and condemnatory elements without coherent narrative.
San Francisco October 7 delegates at the Trans-Mussissippi Commercial congress heard speeches on transport operations and the development of the Mississippi region. Noted figures included T G Stubbs of Hovelman Railroad outlining freight management and Ben Ide Wheeler of the University of California addressing regional prosperity. Governor Gutter and Governor Purdee highlighted natural resources conservation praised Roosevelt’s leadership.
Foslam, a new digcovery for skin cures, expands distribution through druggists across the country after direct laboratorica sales. Leading firms including Boxer Deng Co and W.C. Burns & Co in San Antonio carry the 50 cent size with a $2 tax, claiming rapid healing for pimples, blackheads, herpes, blotches, and rashes after overnight use with mail samples offered by Emergency Laboratories in New York.
County commissioners approved the general election voting sites to serve city precincts. The list includes 30 plus locations across streets and landmarks such as the courthouse, Garden, San Ver Hittite corner, South Flores, Sixth Street, and Matamoras direct, detailing stores, halls, and civic buildings as polling venues.
Hes afolding of Whe bilge enter tainment glyny surveys changes at the Greatest Show on Earth. Innovations include nets plating in alytee fans and divisions for light rope walkers gymnasts acrobats horsemanship and aerial acts. Dogs still appear but in modern acts. the circus aims to thrill with new sensational centers while preserving a parade allure.
A Barnum and Bailey circus official discusses rug dimensions and ring measurements. The text notes that even slight changes could throw horses out of stride and affect riding, stressing safety concerns and the unique nature of the ring.
Gabriel Madrid died at his home 515 TB Pas Street at age 49 after living in the city for 36 years. He leaves a widow and seven children two sons and five daughters two sisters and a brother in Jumex Mex He was a native of Juarez Iz G Davis and wife of Dallas are at the Mission hospital.
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