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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1913
Page
13
A fashion piece describes a soft gray chinchilla evening coat and a cheaper gray plush copy. The dialogue shifts to a domestic scene where Nora, a new housemaid, is trained by Miss Helen for dinner service, facing a tense critique from Warren over a late, imperfect meal.
Helen trains Nora in daily housekeeping routines including floor care window cleanliness bed making and linen rotation. Nora proves capable cheerful and eager as she learns to air the bed and tidy the front rooms library and bedroom in a careful weekly schedule.
The Western Casualty and Guaranty Company of Oklahoma City sold its entire business to the Western Indemnity Company of Dallas. Western Indemnity reinsured the business, surrendered Western Casualty's permit, and withdrew $60,000 on deposit. Dallas entity boosted its securities from $100,000 to $200,000. Oklahoma firm had a large Texas operation.
Mayor Brown sends a letter to Robert Will the senior student in the manual training department at Main Avenue High School praising his effort in turning out the oval for the city. The missive expresses gratitude and appreciation for the student’s work.
City council meeting hears praise for a new gavel made by Robert Will and sent to Mayor Brown. The letter expresses sincere thanks and compliments on workmanship. A French fashion case notes women dressing as men for better earnings, citing Rosa Bonheur and others.
The New York Sun notes a quip attributed to Shakespeare when asked if Hamlet was sane. He supposedly replied that Hamlet never believed there was a fortune in chicken raising.
Helen educates Nora on kitchen duties and silver care while arranging chores and groceries. Nora reports progress as their new helper begins tasks, and Helen phones Warren about a meeting as the day unfolds.
A humorous sketch contrasts Daysey Mayme Appleton with English aristocracy. It describes her manners costumes and a mocked proposal of marriage from a poor suitor who chews. The piece also notes a clockmaker Peter Hale of Nuremberg and Texas cotton exports reaching a record 4,910,691 bales.
A medical notice promotes mercorized wax as a harmless complexion treatment that absorbs dead skin and clears pores, unlike common creams that clog pores. It claims a natural youthful look with nightly application and morning wash off, plus a face bath recipe using sax, witch hazel, and powder.
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