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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1931
Page
15
A fragment from a Faith Baldwin story unfolds with vivid estate imagery. A visitor arrives at a stone house with wings, a rolling drive, and lush gardens, entering a grand hall to meet Mrs Torrimer. She is drawn into a refined setting that hints at wealth, power, and restrained emotion as introductions unfold.
By Fay King the passage describes Chief Mas Big May traveling to hell to confront the White man about his people. The Chief speaks in his Indian dress and laments lost language and culture while addressing the city authorities.
In a surreal tale a trio of shadows seek the famed toothmaker on the other side of a wall. They discover a bustling house with Mrs. Lorimer and a mix up about a companion job. The misread ad leads to awkward meetings and a quiet, comic misfortune in a sleepy neighborhood.
An old advertisement touts Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a safe quick relief for a child’s cold and constipation. It claims vast experience, a 3500 birth record, and that the herbal laxative is suitable for all ages and infants, with fast action and no griping.
A fragmentary beauty column discusses shampoo frequency and hair care. It notes no fixed rule and suggests weekly or biweekly washing depending on hair type, with caution that many shampoos are insufficiently thorough.
Table Talks offers meat loaf with tapioca binder using ground beef and pork, plus beets, orange souffle, and apple nut salad ideas. It advises choosing affordable cuts ground at home, adding tomatoes, peppers, onions, and eggs, and using binders like crackers or tapioca for cohesion.
A nostalgic reminiscence of old San Antonio fifty years ago detailing primitive bridges on Commerce Street near South Alanoa and St Marys, with dirt roads, irrigation ditches, wells, and a municipal revenue system, recalling an era before a formal street grid and modern infrastructure.
Dear Miss delegater discusses who should enter first and when to eat salad during a dinner course. It notes guests often wait to eat salad with the roast and asks about giving a gift with a note. The reply confirms enclosing the gift with the note is proper so the recipient knows the gift came from the giver.
A reader seeks advice on proper dress for a formal golden wedding dinner and dance. The letter emphasizes formal evening attire, including hats, and cautions against informal clothes to avoid embarrassment at the event.
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