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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1927
Page
16
A collection of old kitchen mousse recipes including Peach Mousse Apricot Mousse Strawberry Mousse Grapende Mousse Vanilla Mousse and Almond Frozen Cream with instructions for preparing whipped cream sugar gelatin and flavorings. The garbled text lists quantities and steps such as sieving purees beating eggs and folding in whipped cream, with several variants and serving yields.
Thousands of housewives save money using a famed old cough syrup method. Mix 24 percent ounces of Pinex with a pint of sugar or honey to create a cheap remedy said to relieve ordinary coughs within 24 hours. The ad touts strong relief for bronchitis hoarseness and bronchial asthma and claims the product is safe with satisfaction guaranteed.
An animal trainer explains travel by a ventilated bus used to ship valuable items. The puzzle hints at drawing straight lines between numbered points, asking readers to deduce what's in the box. The fragment suggests a playful, travelogue style item with a focus on mystery.
A 1927 excerpt extols love as life’s central force. It argues marriage shifts from convenience to romance, portraying love as essential to joy, endurance of flaws, and daily labor, with vivid imagery and moral emphasis.
A reader asks about social dancing, confidence, and inviting partners to dances. The writer explains dancers notice awkwardness, encourages practice, and suggests showing courtesy and a light, friendly approach to invite partners. It emphasizes enjoying dancing, improving posture, and not pressuring others while seeking mutual interest.
Concluding that rigid obedience harms both children and parents, the 1927 piece advocates cooperation and equality in the home. It questions unquestioning discipline, cites historical figures, and argues for fostering self control and initiative in children through shared ideas between parents and offspring. King Fess.
The text outlines mixing household substances into a paste with petrol and pepper, to clean various items and polish floors. It mentions applying oil for finishing and suggests careful handling of supplies, though many phrases are garbled. Specific steps are unclear due to the damaged OCR.
The piece cites Dr Charles Norris urging restraint during the holidays. It warns against cheap poisons and careless consumption, listing ten cautions such as avoid promiscuous drinking, drink slowly, don’t mix drinks, and don’t drive after drinking. It emphasizes police kindness but notes the danger of toxic liquor.
Terry and Molly confront love and loyalty in a tangled city tale. Terry fears a rush toward Lauriesville and a risky romance with Robin while Molly, guarding her friend, wrestles with a debt, past hurts, and a dangerous attraction to Cuddles.
A 1927 etiquette column discusses addressing a wedding gift to the bride to be, noting this shows appropriate social awareness. It also covers meeting a woman at a party and whether to invite her to theater or rely on hostess introductions, advising introductions occur through social settings rather than direct invitation.
Dotty meets a tiny wood sprite who warns her about Mrs Indian Pipe the white bloom that steals life from other plants. The elf explains the plant turns black with shame after being picked and tells Dotty the flower will die if taken home. Dotty, warned, carefully carries the now cold black blossom to her mother.
The text cites an old clock at St Wells Cathedral with a 1504 payment of about 32 a year and a large sum 245 thousand. London postal fives in 1926. references to Assam, mountains up to 14,000 feet, and London street traffic with 381,269 vehicles in 788,019 today, attributed to 1985 by King Beas.
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