Knight Errant and the Astirical Evening at Sheridan Road
Slim Maynard visits Edith Ashleigh at her Sheridan Road penthouse. They discuss Comanche Knight Errant and horse racing as champagne loosens Slim, while Edith deflects about Knight Errant’s ownership and the Ashleighs. A glossy, era-tinged social scene unfolds with fashion and flirtation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slim
Mrs. AstUrigh
Comanche
Saratoga
Tawely Feith
Ipure
Edith
Maynard
Moore
Anna
Faith
Matt Birdle
Bali
Discovery
Coronado
California
Knight
Shim
Charlie Bassit
Ash
Ashleigh
Presses His Plea and Plans Amid London Delights
In a tension filled scene set around Edith Ashleigh and Slim Maggard, a complicated romance unfolds beside a horse racing subplot. Edith navigates flirtation and control while Slim balances loyalty to his employer and the lure of money from Flo Kane and Snapper Elliott. The dialogue hints at betrayals, emotional costs, and a looming choice between love and ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm
Tine Lake Shore
Flo Kane
Spapper Elliott
Edith Ashidah
California
Slim
Lake Shore
Flo
Snapper
Fio
Knapper
Daffy Ashleigh
Elim
Lone 20 Left Over Hidden Dollar Note Mystery
A garbled dialogue scene centers on Slim and companions in a Lake Shore resort setting. A twenty dollar note vanishes from Slim’s pocket as plans unfold for a celebration meal and a return to success, while cryptic chatter hints at wagers, social status, and a tense wager about the missing cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Sim
Slim
Srapper
Plo
Burn
Brepper
Snapper
Toolo
Owey
Table Talks on Waffle and Sausage Suppers
A lively guide to informal dinner menus centered on waffles with pure pork sausage and maple syrup. Suggestions cover plain or fancy waffles with nuts apples or spice, various fruit sides, and large quantities with practical prep tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fant
Vermont
Beauty and hair dyeing in old newspaper tips
A fragment discussing beauty routines and hair dyeing from a vintage column. It contrasts dye addiction concerns with practical advice, urges consulting a reliable shop, and notes dyeing as a skilled craft requiring chemical knowledge and experience. It includes stray dialogue about money and social scenes, ending with praise for dyeing as a minor art.
Raccoon Cleans Food Before Feeding Despite Water Source
A raccoon exhibits unusual behavior by washing and rewashing its food in a stream before eating. The observed actions focus on cleansing, highlighting careful handling of food in a natural setting.
Shower etiquette for a baby party in a 1930s note
A letter from Cornelius Beeckman discusses timing a baby shower, stressing to consult the mother for wishes, whether to hold before or after birth, and how to invite close friends. It advises against surprise showers, notes informal, intimate gatherings, and suggests planning with care for the expectant mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Beeckman
Mrz. Beeckman
Ming
Frangy
King Fras
Synit
Advice to Lovelorn Deer Miss Feirfaxs
A reader laments her husband’s flirtations and an affair by another woman. She forgives him and asks if staying is right. The reply condemns wild behavior and divorces, praises her firm stance, and urges staying with her husband for the sake of their children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feirfaxs
Hut 7
Jimlingly
Courac
Nic
Theis
King
Syn
Ino
Mrs Curtis Plumly Tonor Guest at Luncheon
Mrs Curtis Plumly Tonor was the guest of honor at a luncheon hosted by Mrs Wagoner. Seventeen guests enjoyed a centered refectory table with Cordona bowls and coppery pleated radiance. Mrs J W Terry and daughter Rose plan to return Friday from Fort Worth after a several day visit with their aunt.
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Mrs. Curtis Plumly Tonor
J.B. ‘Wagoner
Studis
J. W. Terry
Rose
Fort Worth
Ley
AL A, Wright
Style Luncheon Hilarious Spot Of Week
The week’s style show luncheon featured 1920s attire with guests like Mesdames Holmonger Horst Beckmann Lackey Mathews Me Gown Johnson QC Terrell Brewer Kelso Dewes Spencer Peacock King Caluli Wamseworth Winerich Beard Leonard Forrest Maverick Bagenstecher Falk Matthiessen Gamble Crotty Winter and Mildred dnhtgon among others at Bright Show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
Charles Holmonger
Lawrence Horst
Adolph Beckmann
Warht Lackey
Wilbur Mathews
Lloyd Me~Gown
McFee Johnson
Dick QC
Terrell
Beo Brewer
Winchester Kelso
Adelaide Dewes
Richard P. Spencer
Margaret Peacock
Sinfon
Rosal King
Vom Cal
Luncheon Honors Mrs Kahn Lacey and Mrs Morgan
Mrs Dick Terrell and Mrs Henry Burney hosted a luncheon at Bright Shawi Fr day honoring Mrs Kahn Lacey of Langleyfield Virginia and Mrs William Morgan of Wrightfield Ohio, guests of their parents Mr and Mrs Hal Browne. Crystal swan centerpiece held pastel spring flowers as styles of the 1920s were modeled.
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Terrell
Henry Burney
Kahn Lacey
Langleyfield
Virginia
Wiliam Morgan
Wrightfield
Ohip
Hal Browne
Debutantes Honored at Miss Carolyn Brown Party
Miss Carolyn Brown hosted a pink and white cameling garden party at the Luther Brown home Thursday night for debutantes Margaret Barclay Mary Beasley and Karo Jen Pardue. Guests enjoyed supper games and a magician. Miss Eva Downs is spending time at the Barbizon Plaza hotel in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Brown
Luther Brown
Margaret Barclay
Mary Beasley
Karo- Jen Pardue
Ee Miss Eva Downs
Barbizon Plaza Hotel
New York
Fly
Moe
Miss Estelle Jones Honored at Mrs Smith Reception
Miss Estelle Jones was honored at a Thursday tea hosted by Ms J T Smith at her home. Guests included Miss Barbara Browne and many others while a pastel tea service and spring floral decor framed the event for about 150 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle Jones
J.T. Smith
Barbara Browne
Jack Hulk
Pan Rochy
Helen Ten« Garden Saunders
M. Burleson
Jenny
Norma Hancock
Malcolm Gordon
Walter Walthall
Ed. M. Stoves
Mary Terrell
Walter Greathouse
Pynet
Peyton Cooper
Ward MacDonald
Misa
Dorothy Bell Newton
Theta
Evelyn Duerler Stars in Warner Bros Moving Picture
New York actress Evelyn Duerler known as Evelyn Case appears in a Warner Bros release about to debut, with a refugee from Germany role. Her family, including mother Mia and Alfred Duerler, learns of the film after it reaches Texas and San Antonio. A domestic scene with a humorous mishap involving a dog named Homer is described.
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Martha S$. Calhoun
Evelyn. Duerler
New York
Fonr
Warner Brothers
Evelyn
Sam Antonio
Mia
Alfred Duerler
Texas
Duerler
Jas Evelyn Case
Germany
Ete Jack
Meg Matthews
Rosewood
Homer
Chattanooga Visitor Honored at Luncheon in Milton Spencer Home
Milton Spencer and Mrs. John Dix entertained Friday at the Spencer home in honor of Miss Ruth Goss of Chattanooga Tennessee, guest of her sister Mrs. Walter Spencer. Spring flowers formed the centerpiece as intimate friends gathered. Ada Walker’s linen shower for Miss Haley Schendel followed, with Bunco played and chatter among the guests.
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Chattanooga
Milton Spencer
John Dix
Ruth Goss
Tenn
Walter Spencer
Ada Walker
Clyde Lorenzo
Marriag
Haley Schendel
Ladyland
Coast to coast weight loss drink promises easy sliming
Promotional copy claims a Dr Damrau tested method in New York producing seven pounds per month loss without diets or exercise. It urges drinking Welch's grape juice diluted with water before meals and at bedtime to curb cravings while maintaining fullness and natural safe fat reduction for both men and women.
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Damrau
New York
Hawen
Welch
Welch's Tomato Juice Delivers Vitamin Rich Flavor
Welch's new tomato juice touts high vitamin content and rich milklike vitamins A and B. A chemist tested five brands and found Welch's superior. The product is described as thick and economical, pasteurized and laboratory controlled, with Good Housekeeping approval and money back guarantee.
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Uy Welch
Welch
Texlay
Ellsworths Make Their Home in Kansas City
Mr. G. D. Ellsworth and his wife Miss Kathleen Patricia McCarrity have temporarily made their home in Kansas City Missouri. Kathleen is the daughter of Mr and Mrs McGarity of San Antonio.
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Ellsworths
Kansas City
GD. Ellsworth
Missouri
MS McGarity
San Antonio
Mr. Ellsworth
Social Calendar Los Angeles Evening Events
Friday evening marriage of Miss Katherine Latteer and Ed Ward at Christ Episcopal Church with a reception in the Gunter hotel rose room. Mr and Mrs Decker Smith host a dinner at the St Anthony hotel. Saturday brunch at Mrs Asa Beach home for debutant Miss Hallie Crighton. Mrs E T Green hosts a luncheon for Miss Marina Hall guest of Mrs Gabler Orsinger at Wright Shaw instead on January 27.
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Incarnate Word College
Dianio Palestrina
San Arlono Federation of Music Clubs
Alice Mack
Bhibley Boyes
Ona Pedro Playhouse
Grace Lutheran Chiyrch, & P. Mt
Charles B. ‘Trentec
Lgi Ferry Court
Children of the Confederacy
Municipal Auditorium
San Antonio
H. O
A "Y
AL. Pleo
St Anthony Hotel
St. Anthoniy Hotel
Aritology
Ars. AD
Mangham
Katherine Latteer
Ed Ward
Christ Episcopal Chorch
Gunter Hotel
Anid
Decker Smith
St. Anthony Hotel
Asa Beach
Missy Hallie Crighton
E.T. Green
Marina Hall
Visiting Artists To Be Entertained At Witte Museum
The San Antonio Art League hosts a reception and preview Saturday at 8 pm at the Witte Museum honoring visiting American artists Victor Higgins Henry C McFee and Andrew Dasburg. Guests include Dr and Mrs G P Robertson Mr and Mrs J B Lewright and others with arrangements led by Mrs Lewright and Mrs H By Thomson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Art League
Witte Museum
Victor Higgins
Henry C. McFee
Andrew Dasburg
G. P. Robertson
J. B. Lewright
Joseph Kincaid
A. HL Worden
Ruth Coll
Eleanor Onderdonk
Annie BE. Amstrong
Gillard Kargl
Parkinson
BR. N. Marshall
F. H. Roseborough
Lewright
H. By"Thomson
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Palth
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Sry
Pune
Lake Michigan
Lone
Prunella Wood
Antoine
Paris
King Fea Spa
By Mildrei
King Peas
Beatrice Fairfax
L.A
Uncheon
Wane
Pilon
Monsieur Chambray
Priday
G. D. Ellsworth
Kethleen Patricia McCarrity
Irene Rich
Padio Dravard
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