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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1908
Page
8
A reader letter recommends soaking diamonds and precious stones in Ivory Soap and water overnight, then rinsing in hot water in the morning to restore brightness. The advertisement touts Ivory Soap as 99 percent pure and accessible for at home cleaning.
A readable list of produce prices including green corn squash peppers onions and tomatoes sold by basket, bunch, or dozen. Items cover peas beans yams pumpkins cucumbers and related vegetables. Fruits listed include grapefruit bananas apples peaches and pears with varied pricing.
Miss Cecile Steinfeldt hosted a social afternoon at Prof. and Mrs. J. M. Steinfeldt’s home 727 Garden Street. Decor featured white and green butterflies and ribbons, with a musical program by Cecile Steinfeldt, Wilhelmina Schmidt, Roxie Schmidt, and Mary Shepard. Prizes and games followed, the winner receiving a silver butter dish.
Social notes list of visits and returns among residents and visitors. Katherine Nye to Mexico, Mrs. James Price and Mrs. Harry Damble from Houston, Mrs. W. J. Aldwell in Austin, Lt. and Mrs. Brinkerhoff and Capt. and Mrs. Doyie mentioned, Miss Boone and Miss Baskin read papers, and club events include temperance talk and a house warming with Hawaiian decorations.
Advert reads Poslun as a revolutionary skin remedy from New York City offering dramatic results for pimples rash eruptions and eczema. Claims include instant relief from itching and rapid reduction of facial disfigurements with a tested overnight application and availability in San Antonio stores and via free trials from Emergency Laboratories.
An excerpted beauty ad urges nightly hair and scalp care with baths and creams. It promises skin nourishment, beard tone, and fuller hair through brushing, facial cleansing, and topical formulas. Medical tone hints at a “Womb treatment” and veiled health claims, with self addressed envelopes for purchase details.
The commissioners court of Bexar city contemplates selecting a new county depository. The action arises from an order dated December 46 168 referencing the May 31 1905 act. The proceeding notes tribal and litigation considerations and cites General Bank Law provisions.
Miss Lucille Buadick celebrated her twelfth birthday Sunday afternoon with friends from Ursue Line Academy. Games of variance played, with prizes and cake. Attending were May Cine, Comtie Medongh, Nellie Layry, Roy McGouish, Teapella Taser, Lidia Weale, Ann Geisster, Bilken Praha, Joa ic, Ponnie Moelineie, Jena Rune, Mary Moally, Rose Moods, Lillis Geiss ter, Minnie Moliexte and others.
A poorly legible note reports a resident known as Meat Zander, a longtime daily man of the city, age about eight yeara, said to be seriously ill at the corner of Denyay boulevard and Soh Cherry street.
Fragmented probate notice from Bexar County recounts a bond for Moore's estate under contest. It describes multiple defaulting sureties and a plan to post a new depository bond to cover the estate claims, with bank officials asserting the original bond remains binding until probate ends and the heirs’ rights are settled.
A garbled note dispute alleges Mayen pursued action against Valhove over multiple promissory rates and interest terms. The text cites forged pigments and questioned validity of the notes, with parties named in a unclear context and no clear resolution stated.
A garbled transcription presents an unclear set of fashion notes and embroidery terms. The text hints at weave techniques, eyelet details, and a ceremonial or ceremonial garment context with disrupted phrases and nonstandard spellings.
Fragmented OCR text presents a batch of culinary instructions and dish names. It mentions chafing dish jollries, eggs with salt and paprika, various baked and boiled items, croquettes, apples with figs, and tomato sauces. The readable lines resemble a cookbook or menu fragment lacking coherent structure or complete steps.
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