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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1937
Page
3
A garbled narrative recounts Kit Carson and his companions during the opening California era. It references frontier notable figures, battles with Apache groups, and colonial confrontations as Carson leads or joins expeditions across deserts and rivers, detailing survival and shifting loyalties.
Article fragment depicts Bright Fabric Pattern 9302 offering a wide range of sewing options, with Maria Martin model white fabric and various sleeve styles. It advertises pattern 9262 for misses and women sizes 12 to 42, lists fabric yardages, prices, and ordering details. Also contains a lengthy, scattered tangent on societal roles and poverty driven schemes.
A reader asks about proper etiquette for engraving names on Christmas cards and whether to use full given names or titles. The piece notes preferences for formality, distinct names like Mrs or Mr and Mrs, and suggests consulting a stationer for a period look, while acknowledging variability in tone.
A vintage pattern note describes butterfly and lace chair covers using quick-to-knit string. It references pattern 1622 with sizes 18 462 inches and 6 by 6 inch rests, mentioning central stitch requirements and premade stamps or rails for the dated design.
The article discusses broiling as a teat method, noting differences in opinion on temperature and timing, and detailing how high heat affects smoke, doneness, and interior texture. It covers preferred doneness for beef, lamb, and mutton, and explains smoke elimination through higher oven temperatures and procedural steps for broiling.
An editorial tirade from New York argues that abolishing breach of promise suits leaves the heart and marriage in doubt. It laments shifting gender roles, mocks reform laws, and compares old customs to modern courting, suggesting laws on fountain pens mirror distant protections.
A scattered piece describes a bridge hand with bidding by North and West, a declarer’s risky line, and West’s attempts to mislead. The text notes the difficulty of deducing opponents’ cards, the deception of the diamond lead, and the eventual decision to trump and ruff to exhaust opposing trumps. The article attributes strategic missteps to psychology and early planning rather than pure technique.
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