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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1928
Page
15
An archaic monologue contrasts thinking with brain versus visceral drives. It argues brutes act from hidden glands and hormones while the civilized human resists such inner impulses. The speaker derides fear greed and bigotry as failing intelligence, urging restraint and rational control.
Advice column notes a reader who secretly married over two years ago, now engaged, seeking a public ceremony. The solution urges confession to the clergyman, risking exposure, or risking an existing marriage by hiding the prior union. The piece warns that obtaining a new license while married is impossible and that secret arrangements often lead to further complications.
Fay King cautions readers about lonely advertisements inviting social meetings. The spoofed column mocks the idea a wealthy widow will find a refined suitor, suggesting instead a sharp young man may charm her with witty bowing. The piece names Tin, Daley, Polly, and a playful wish for Lindbergh or a prince to respond.
A garbled puzzle note appears with scattered words and numbers. The readable bits mention a brown something and a weight or price figure, followed by stray alphanumeric codes and a street-like string. The fragment provides no coherent event or clear entities to anchor a full news item.
A fragmented verse piece or poem fragment titled The Rhyming Optimist explores dreamlike imagery and surreal characters such as ft elunee and t clinney. The text presents disjointed questions and invented phrases, hinting at a symbolic quest or hallucinatory voyage through misty seas and airy domains.
A fragmentary advice list covers cleaning and preservation tips. It mentions vinegar to bind batter, sun avoidance to prevent blemishes, milks for ornament cleaning, and sugar in broth to grow vegetables. It reflects dated household knowledge with garbled OCR.
A young 18 year old Kitty Grayson eagerly rides the bus toward a freer life. She eyes Jimmie Barron, admired for his looks and charm, as fate shuffles events and a bus accident brings him to her side. He helps her up after a fall, sparking a tentative connection before the story continues.
A story about five children named Knori Por Mij Bauid and Yam watching Inda the cook make ice cream. Knarf the shadow tries to touch the freezing cream and is toppled by a mishap with a lid. The cream thickens and cools as Knarf teeters near the oven, culminating in a near-miss as Inda intervenes to save him.
The piece notes a split design in black and white flanges that ripple with a soft motion. It highlights a coquette influenced look and a striking tuxedo mood, emphasizing fluid lines and decorative wiles in a vintage fashion mood.
A column laments failing marriages and lists archetypal spouses and patterns that erode partnership. It critiques absent communication and controlling, voyeuristic, or hypocritical behaviors, arguing such “bad sinners” transform love into a life sentence and noting the fragility of affection.
A kaleidoscope of practical recipes including bran muffins, bread, griddle cakes, and pastry for pies. Contains instructions for pumpkin pie, sweet potato croquettes, grape fruit sections with sugar, mashed sweet potatoes with apples, pineapple meringues, potato pyramids, creamed celery, and creamed sweet potatoes.
A garbled antique page suggests using Tinmoed Air and soft clatch, with advice on paper, water, glass brightness, and extinguishing flames. It mentions mixing sand and sawdust, using a tablespoon of repenting with starch to smooth a stove run, all in unclear, damaged prose.
The missive discusses who should buy theater tickets for companions and whether the fiancé should pay for sisters and friends. It argues no financial obligation exists since the gathering was by chance.
A fragment notes home tips such as removing enamel stains with a vinegar wash and restoring a shabby umbrella by brushing with a solution of alum and worm water. The text contains uncertain wording and archaic spellings but hints at household tricks.
A figure recommends contacting for a home visit with no obligation. A phone call note is said to bring her, implying urgency and personal outreach from the agency or person making the offer.
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