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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
8
A historic market list shows assorted goods with prices for produce dairy and staples. Items include vegetables like onions peppers and cabbage, dairy such as butter and eggs, and pantry staples with per unit and per pound pricing.
Members of the Woman's club gathered for a ninth year homecoming event in a new house. Mrs. Bracken led the meeting with praise for past work and plans to expand juvenile training and aid San Antonio. Miss Fenwick outlined the club’s formation and goals, including garden and social activities.
An OCR fragment markets a bogus kidney treatment promising cures for various ailments including dropsy and nervous trouble. It touts mail order sales with a dubious guarantee and pricing like six boxes for $2.00, urging readers to act quickly to avoid costs.
A vintage advertisement advises on facial blemish remedies. It promotes a whitening lotion recipe using bismuth subnitrate and white precipitate with cautions about burns and recommends nightly application to fade liver spots.
The text describes a Wania's club anniversary event with speeches and reviews. Miss Brackenridge declares the gathering a resting place for future work toward the greater good. Speakers include Percy J. Lev and Col. Grackenridge, with entertainment segments noted and club presidents and hostesses mentioned amid celebrations.
A garbled passage describes a wedding reception scene with scattered terms about meals, cashiers, dinners, and ceremonial elements. The readable parts reference a border motif, draped tables, and a ceremonial tone, but the text is largely indecipherable and inconsistent.
The San Antonio Women’s Club events featured meetings at the home of Mrs. B. L. Boys with Mrs. Paulinetrich presiding. Members recalled past plays, planned for the coming year, and arranged committees for entertainment while recognizing members for prizes in contests.
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