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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1926
Page
22
Peggy discovers a talking ant farmer named Mrs Agricultural Ant who explains her ant colony as a miniature farm. The queen and nurses tend baby ants, gather grain, plant seeds, and weed, with daily sun exposure and winter storage themes.
A warning about the dangers of excess weight and its toll on beauty and health. It urges daily self weighing at home to maintain correct weight, signaling that neglecting this will lead to consequences. The piece emphasizes weight management as essential for well being.
The Health-o-Meter speaker Madam Cher noff demonstrated a weight related lecture at the Beauty School. She asked attendees to recall the many points about weight and offered a free postcard for a booklet "Weigh What You Want" with contact details for Continental Scale Works in Chicago.
The piece reflects on marriage and romance with humor and sharp social commentary. It contrasts men’s delight in courtship with women’s role at home and the allure of traditional domestic life. Copyright 1926 King Features Syndicate.
Anne reunites with Diane Petruzzi in Manhattan as a looming threat from Le Soir and a German speaking child named Frank unsettles the narrator. Diane invites Anne to stay for the weekend, disrupting her plans and hinting at deeper tensions between Jim, Anne, and the boy. The scene shifts from a park lunch to a boarding house, foreshadowing further complications.
Amy Roth vows to get even after a three year feud sparked by a remark about her husband. She ruins her health and life with hate, while Clara Wilson faces divorce. the piece argues revenge harms the avenger more than the target.
By Fay King describes how the attractive city skyline is owned by wealthy estates and corporations yet remains tied to a family memory as a mother and children recall their father’s role in laying the foundation.
Dear Mrs Beeckman area discusses writing brief acknowledgments for wedding announcements. It notes courteous practice for wishing the couple and suggests a brief note with a happy quote. It also corrects common beliefs about who provides wedding flowers and who pays expenses.
A vintage ad praises Snowdrift shortening as pure and rich for baking cakes, biscuits, and pastries. Instructions outline mixing with flour, baking powder, salt, paprika, cayenne, then adding cheese, rolling out, cutting into strips, and baking for about fifteen minutes.
A speaker extols the pride of workers who contributed to modern buildings including engineers carpenters riveters plasterers and finishers. He argues architects deserve credit for their designs as a work of art and urges preserving the names of all who aided the structure's completion.
The article discusses fish as a diet friendly protein option and outlines cooking aims for tenderness. It lists four forms of fish fresh canned frozen and smoked or salted and gives thawing and waste tips. A recipe section covers Chateau Potatoes and Bermuda Salad with preparation steps and serving notes.
An advertisement extols Quaker quick cooking oats with its distinctive flavor and health advantages. It claims quicker cook times from 3 to 31 minutes, bulk retention through processing, and higher value per package than substitutes, urging buyers to look for the printed weight.
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