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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1930
Page
19
A vintage kitchen feature by Mildred Kitchen explains selecting fresh green corn on the cob, judging husk texture and silk, and methods to prepare, boil, roast, and create corn dishes. It covers corn with tomatoes, succotash, and custardy toppings, with step by step cooking times and ingredients.
A fragmentary column by Helen Toilette offers cosmetic tips on blackhead removal. It mentions using a comedone extractor and a pinhead-sized opening, warning of potential skin damage and scarring from improper technique.
Fay King observes peculiarities of summer living with playful musings on fashion, shopping quirks, and consumer habits. The piece humorously critiques pace, decorum, and the way stores and offices adapt to the heat, noting ironic scenes from daily life and local culture.
The article praises cotton blouses as the centerpiece of summer fashion, noting sheer and heavier cottons, crêpe, linen blends, and cotton mesh fabrics. It highlights versatility for informal and dressy wear, ease of care, and the array of necklines and silhouettes, urging shoppers to choose among four appealing blouse styles.
Raquel and Areta enter a Paris dressing room dominated by Georgette and Greta. They learn they must share a space amid English scholars, fraught with watchful models, clever banter, and a talk of dowries and financial leverage in a world of fashion and performance.
A vintage advertisement counsels parents to soothe crying babies with Castoria. It warns against adult medicines and promotes Castoria as gentle and safe, citing stomach or bowel discomfort, sleepiness, fretfulness, and coated tongues as possible causes. It stresses Fletcher’s signature on the package.
A questions and answers column on wedding etiquette covers who supplies flowers and linens, who gives gifts to bridesmaids, and who issues wedding acknowledgments. It includes guidance on congratulatory notes, guest invitations, and church procession customs with practical, period-voice advice.
Puzzle text presents a crude riddle citing classic Mother Goose lines about a kooky parable. A garbled phrase references a weasel like tale with a sparrow and a doomed headling. The fragment hints at a punitive outcome but remains unclear and incomplete.
A satirical critique of a future world where women supposedly do all daily tasks while men loaf at home. It envisions a perpetual domestic cycle with social rituals replaced by endless chores and social duties, arguing the idea of a “workless world” would still be men’s work.
In a children tale, shadows guard pins and needles dropped by ladies and their sons. The treasures lie flat on the floor, rolled under doors, and are sought by real children. The shadows keep and polish them, fearing rust, breaks, and being stepped on, while the children dream of finding them.
Aids to beauty claims the Green soap is sometimes recommended for hair and skin care. It notes thinning with alcohol to remove grease, advises about its use in treating certain scalp disorders, and mentions consistency and color relating to its application.
An old style ad urges business men to stay physically fit and mentally alert. It extols S S S tonics to raise red blood cell counts, boost energy, improve appetite, nerves, sleep, and overall strength, claiming easy digestion and natural health benefits.
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