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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1908
Page
7
A historical price list shows fruits and vegetables with per unit and per pound costs. Items include bananas, avocados, pears, grapes, cabbage, onions, peppers, okra, pumpkins, Irish potatoes, eggs, butter, and seafood, with varied prices per item, dozen, or pound.
Social pages recount Misses and Mrs. Bist Burg hosting a birthday celebration with MVP A. B. Digaowity at a home in Ain Thereday Task and many guests from local families and clubs. Messages note travels, visits to relatives in Dallas and Galveston, and plans for gatherings at the University of Texas and other venues with a focus on social exchanges and upcoming events.
Judge and Mrs. Hoh Neill and many titled couples travel and stay with relatives in Indianapolis and Garveston. Miss Helen Devine Miss Zilla Pushiell vacation plans appear. Elizabeth Rait travels from Wisconsin to St Louis then San Antonio. The Griffith family and Miss Lucille Griffith join for the wedding of Johann Griffith and Miss Lara Edwards on Monday. Mrs Kearney Mason hosts the Friday Bridge club.
The Tejas British Woman's Club will hold its regular monthly meeting at the St James hotel on Wednesday September 1 at 3 o'clock. Attendance is desired. Ursuline Alumnae Association also meets Monday at 5 o'clock to discuss preparations for the annual banquet on September 15. Alamo Mission Daughters of the Republic of Texas will hold a called meeting Wednesday at 4 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. GQ. BL, Barmsworth 21% Bust Nueva Street.
A social gathering held last week at the home of Mr. Arthur Pomeroy, 208 Kingsbury Street, featured light refreshments and games. Attendees included Mrs. Arthur Pomeroy, Miss Meltont Lehne, Olive Congers, Miss Irving, Itn Irving, Corine Debusch, Tulle Hugjeharstt, Ona Irving, Gladge Showell, Tilo Tahin, Gladys Cooper, George Newer, Charles Groeschel, Arthur Aue Elhavat, Alfons Lehne and Claronee Grittin.
A Saturday night concert in the Beethoven hall drew a large audience as the regular series featured prominent converts and a strong choir. The program, praised for its finish and emotional depth, saw enthusiastic reception from attendees.
South Side Bavilet Sunday school plans a morning rally at the center from 7 to 12. A pool program arranged by Lin pecagziba features songs verses and instrumental music. A large attendance and good time expected at the new Johnson Street church west of South Wiores ex Vine near Sap qepoc.
Marriage licenses were issued for Toulas Buenrastro aml Juanla La on Ahern Zayas with Carmen Cayton and Wesley Butler with Sara Lowey Leon Brown with Jennie Mer Anderson Urith Linn with atin Talamantes Telgado with Casiaska Chils tepanarda Rodrignas with Lucia Bar gaa Bernardo Herdandez with Marceliar Yrachet.
Reader describes a supposed weight loss remedy involving suppression of appetite and small doses of a concoction. The piece mocks the method as ineffective and impractical, noting claims of rapid fat reduction without exercise and criticizing the remedy's taste and side effects. The tone resembles a skeptical social column warning against quack diets.
Observers aboard the American fleet in New Zealand report on woman suffrage gains and opinions from leaders like Prime Minister Joseph Ward and Chief Justice Sir Robert Bright. They note voting totals over the decades, the education and political influence of women, and calls for broader rights and home life considerations shaping policy and democracy.
Miss Minnie A Tyler reelected town clerk of South Londonderry Vermont for the twelfth year. Miss Aynes Morris from Louisiana works to boost public school improvements statewide. Georgia backs a women’s suffrage measure after earlier opposition. Kentucky’s Laura Chay and Miss Nathalie Michel of Tiffin gain prominence at suffrage events. Belgian and British women pioneer household and legal innovations. Mrs Annia Hockfelder pursues a women-only law practice in New York. Delaware’s Mrs A S Cannon donates 63000 to Ohio’s Wensiyat University for a Martha A Banborn memorial. Sanborn hall construction advances music education with new facilities.
The column offers home beauty remedies and facial care tips from Mme D Anjou including remedies for tooth powder and skin foods. It warns about inexperienced operators in facial massage and promotes consulting a skilled specialist for facial treatments.
An advertisement touts a skin remedy claiming rapid clearance of eczema and facial disfigurements with first applications, noting relief from itching and minimal side effects. It promotes inexpensive 10 cent and $2 jars, available in San Antonio at Rexace and others, plus free samples by mail from Emergency Laboratories in New York.
The text offers cosmetic tips and routines to sink products into skin, praise for pores, and warnings about middle age. It includes dieting suggestions with steak and potatoes, stressing daily care for a slender figure, and lists foods to avoid.
Mire Emum Cazell, a winner in the Daily Likht vacation contest, praises the Colorado trip. She describes meeting friendly people, visiting Colorado Springs, Cripple Creek, Manitou Springs, and Pike’s Peak, with blustery weather, snow on the mountains, and the beauty of Garden of the Gods.
The San Antonio group invites members to a formal hop on Saturday December 12. Attendance is requested from all members, with arrangements and details to be announced by organizers.
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