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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1931
Page
27
A fragment of a cooking feature outlines soups and breads for Lent along with several recipes. It includes Spiced Soup, Tomato Bran Mions, Bran Muffins, a nut bread with dates and a crusty biscuit, and a baked yeast bread. The text also mentions an orange salad and serving ideas for sandwiches.
Amos Parrisit reviews spring fashion focusing on two piece and one piece dresses. Describes skirt and tunic blouse looks, jacketed skirts, and diagonal two-piece dresses with belted waists, noting stylistic shifts since 1931 and advising figure considerations for wearers.
Fragmentary column notes beauty tips with garbled lines about skin fat cushions and back health. The readable parts mention exposure, harsh mops, and rough hands leaving a rough texture on the body.
Fragmentary narrative follows Larry Mitchell in a West Forties hotel as he interviews English actress Diana Hackett for publicity. Tensions rise over her rumored title and the role as the revue opens amid glamorous, unsettled studio dynamics and personal promises tested by love and ambition.
Faith Baldwin presents a salon scene where Lady Disna and Larry trade flirty dialog over tea. He teases, she hints at deeper interest, and the pair spar with witty mismatched lines while a restless mood lingers. The segment ends with a tease of further developments.
A reader asks about appropriate gifts for a college student, proper responses to wedding invitations, and etiquette for attending a home wedding. The guidance emphasizes modest gifts like a welcomely regarded buck and clarifies correct invitation forms such as inviting the whole family or addressing properly to the couple and their guest.
The piece criticizes modern slang used by youths and laments the erosion of proper moral conduct among older generations. It argues against preaching to the impatient youth and calls for responsible guidance despite social pushback.
A quirky tale unfolds as Detective Kivo-Rioe and Chienman pursue a missing house. Yam and allies fret, while the constable and others debate clues, urging focus on the whiskered detective skills to locate the dwelling. The scene blends whimsy with a quest for the misplaced home.
An advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a laxative that opens bowels without griping, aiding digestion during colds. It claims the product clears wastes and poisons, prevents symptoms like bad breath and headaches, and is safe for children.
I remember what dedes old timers were all dressed up in thee Sunday beat clothes Socks red bendkerchiets and auspenders matched If they were all a violent red no much tha better A man's shoes then were as poinly as a woman's ahoen now and trousers were narrow and three inches above the Oxfords Coats were pinchbacks About the only thing in men's attire that hasn't chanced unrecog nizably to the yest.
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