Enthusiastic crowd at January Food show at St Anthony hotel
A large San Antonio audience attended The Light's January Food show on the St. Anthony hotel roof garden led by Mildred Elichen with Mrs. W. H. Shelter assisting. Hyert Allen and his salon orchestra performed while samples from Folger's coffee, Walker-Austex chile and tamales, Metager’s dairy and other brands were offered.
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San Antonio
Light
St. Anthony Hotel
Mildred Elichen
W. H. Shelter
Hyert Allen
Salon
Tagio
KONO
Thomas Jefferson
Walker-Austex
Metager
Karotkin Furniture Store
Siso
Karot- Kin Furniture Store
Folger's
Walker's Austex Chile
Tamaye
Uneeda Baker Products
Rit
Pigely
Raked bean paytils and fried items recipe note
A garbled kitchen entry describes mixing mashed beans with chewy bits and pepper, shaping with breadcrumbs, and frying in hot fat. It mentions beefy preparation and a vague saver term, with several misspellings and unclear measurements.
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LASSOS Greet Homemakers Day at St Anthony Hotel Roof Garden
The Thomas Jefferson Pep squad members pose on the St Anthony hotel roof garden during Homemakers Day. The group wears the distinctive lasso uniform as part of their heading girl organization duties.
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St. Anthony
Thomas Jefferson
Home Cookery: Squash Soup and Meats Dishes Menu
A fragmented vintage recipe list covers sough soup with squash celery onion and spices, baked spareribs with crumbled pork breadcrumbs and dressing, prune cake sponge batter with prunes and sour milk, steamed pudding with suet carrot and sugar, almond slice cookies and a waxy nutty bake, plus a sandwich wrap.
Suede stains and kitchen tips from old newspaper column
Readers share do it yourself advice on removing mud from suede with an emery board, keeping paint soft with melted paraffin, whipped cream substitute from a banana and egg, serving 50 people with coffee and tea, cleaning wallpaper with bread, popcorn fudge recipe, and a note on cash value food sales becoming a diary staple.
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San Antonio
Tomato Jelly and Baked Cabbage Recipe Fragments
Fragmented recipe text outlines tomato jelly with gelatin mix, tomato boil, strain, mold, and mayo garnish, plus baked cabbage with butter flour milk cheese and spices. Instructions are garbled but indicate soaking gelatin, lemon juice, mold setting, and a cheese–cream cabbage bake with paprika and celery salt.
Constipation relief ad touts Kellogg Aut-Bran benefits
An old advertisement warns about common constipation and promotes Kellogg's Aut-Bran as a natural remedy rich in fiber and vitamins. It claims two key nutrients, iron and bulk similar to leafy greens, help form a soft mass to ease waste. It suggests three tablespoons daily and medical consult for chronic cases.
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Mistletoe Creameries, Inc
Margaret, Terrell
Mary Nelligan
Edith Scott
Marjorie Shiddell
Jane Eyres
Hsce Y
Elena
Fang Alde
Braller
Tien E
Kellogg’s
Kritogg
Battle Creek
Walker’s
Austex
Pacer Austex Chile CO
Austin
Texas A Ee
Baudera
Stratton
Amart
Texas Sweets
Brookfield
Nuco Anuwana Baring
Best Foods
Hant H Coffee
Icocoa
Brown
Phillips
Waldorf
Vitamont
ST. Joseph's
Magnesia
Fletcher’s
Schipso
Hind’s
DR. Lyon
Colgate
Fryers
U. S
Pennty Meat
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