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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1932
Page
8
A feature on practical, lasting gifts for bridesmaids and ushers. It highlights bracelets with pastel colors, matching earrings, small dress bags, utility cigarette cases, coin purses, wallets, and compacts. Prices suggest affordability, with emphasis on quality, style, and period accessories for wedding parties.
The column highlights two novelty items by Alice and Evelyn and a five in one bottle cap. A 14 carat gold holder with a hidden case and a sterling silver version are priced around $5 and $450 respectively. A copper and silver five in one cap functions as bottle opener corkscrew and measuring cup.
Judith accompanies Jack Ordway to a lavish speakeasy with Moorish decor and a bustling bar. She is courted by Ordway who praises her beauty and intelligence while hinting at escape from her banking job, then invites a future he calls “to plant you in a lovely garden.”
Faded fabrics can be renewed with Tintex restoring original freshness or changing colors. It promises 35 colors via the Tintex Color Card, applicable to clothing and household fabrics. The brand also offers Tintex Gray Box dyes and other products for whitening and color removal.
A vintage style beauty advertisement touts New Wonderful Face Powder as long lasting and pore minimizing. It claims to smooth skin, prevent shine, and create a flawless complexion, highlighting extended wear and gentle formula.
An ad style summary notes that Black-Draught is a worldwide remedy praised for its cathartic action. It claims the plant yields multiple medicine forms including syrups and powders and that the digestive system absorbs it naturally. The text promises relief from indigestion and constipation when using a properly prepared product.
Dear Miss Fairfax a reader explains a 10 year old girl Tam and a young unit of two Jo Joye facing family pressure. They have dated a year but a mother threatens to cut them off and remove him from home. The couple faces heartbreak as the mother insists one must end the relationship for selfish reasons.
A fragmentary question and response from Beatrice Fairfax style column discuss a difficult romantic situation. The reader asks guidance as trouble grows and the adviser warns the man may need to accept the situation, mentioning a potential mother’s influence and possible reconsideration.
Table Talks outlines potatoes origins in America and Europe, their starch content, and benefits for mineral intake. It covers cooking methods including baking boiling and steaming, warns against soaking, and provides two recipes for baked and boiled potatoes with precise steps and timings.
instruction text describes making Potatoes Au Gratin with butter milk flour cheese and boiled potatoes, layering with sauce then baking. It also cites a home remedy recommending oil and grease for scalp care using olive oil mineral oil vaseline and cautions about scalp grease.
Marian Martin pattern 9347 offers a surplice beliless tudice with stylish sleeves. Pattern available for sizes 14 to 20 and 32 to 44, requires 1 1/2 yards of 38 inch fabric, price about 15 cents in stamps. Catalogue offers 32 pages of current women fashions, price 15 cents, send orders to San Antonio Light Pattern Department.
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