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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1931
Page
7
A Lovelorn letter to Beatrice Fairfax asks about obligations for a widower and a bachelor at a second marriage. The writer details expected expenses for license, ring, clergy, and wedding trip, noting conventional views and possible savings. The tone imitates a late 19th or early 20th century advice column.
A colorful guide to affordable festive presents for December. It highlights practical items such as slippers, hosiery, table linens, tree candles, snap crackers, decorative baskets, and small favors to place at each seat, with prices noted and a playful tone describing how these touches brighten holiday gatherings. The piece emphasizes easy, inexpensive ideas to enhance Christmas dinners and table settings.
Fay King muses on the fleeting nature of fame noting that high spots of popularity are brief while the crowd’s attention shifts away quickly. The poem suggests the need to remember those who applaud during success and accept the instability of public favor.
A young couple contemplates wedding gifts, debating whether a silver tea service or a more personal present suits wedding custom. The note advises on respectful gift choices, letter closings, addressing doctors, and handling checks and phone calls, emphasizing courtesy and propriety in social gifts and correspondence.
Pattern 9342 from San Antonio Light Pattern by Marian Martin shows a belt with trim suitable for silk or wool. Original model trimmed with canton crepe in blue and eggshell, proposed sizes and yardage given. Catalog of winter fashion patterns offered with price list and order details.
A fragmented and poetic piece urging self reflection and perseverance. It weaves hints of guidance to improve mood, focus on positive actions, and preserve good deeds and love amid time's tides. The voice advises turning to nature, weather, books, and personal observations to foster hope and growth.
A surreal scene unfolds with characters in a China land where living beings never move. Two wise creatures explain stillness to others as tiny china mice emerge from a field, and the narrative closes with a mysterious world carry story fragment.
A garbled reminiscence from COL M. L. Crimmins recalls a summer dig at the schooner of Rua near San Antonio's outer line at Camp Gnosevel. The narrator mentions Rough Wilders and a tense moment watching from a distant stance, weighing a stiff pledge and fate under the sweltering Texas heat.
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