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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1921
Page
7
John Aldrich travels a social path between Marcia and Muriel while pursuing rare china. His bond with Muriel shifts his view from mere collecting to creative, humane engagement even as Marcia plans a extended visit. The chapter sketches longing, loyalty, and evolving feelings in a quiet domestic drama.
JOAN PILGRIM discusses a couple who reformed after years of overbearing parenting. The piece notes their earlier obsession with their son, their aging role in his life, and a late awakening to independence.
Dainty negligees shown in today’s sketch feature silk cotton chitton and georgette fabrics with narrow velvet or faille trim. Yokes are shirred, skirts are paneled with night-edging, and sleeves may be plain or ribbon-banded. Some designs use orchid green and white stripes, organdy or dotted net, with lace frills and ribbon bindings at neck and sleeves.
A desolate tale recounts an elderly couple and a young boy amid hardship and subtle manipulation. The boy eyeing a yellow car recalls a plan to steal for escape, while the pair drift toward Chicago, abandoning bold acts and learning to endure.
A review discusses Jay William Thompson and professor Addington Brice of the University of Missouri and his book The Truths We Live By. It argues science erodes belief in God and soul but calls for renewing faith through dispassionate analysis of why life matters. The critique invites readers to examine the book for guidance toward purpose and moral order in science.
A fragment from a bedtime tale describes Mammy Gay-wings and a widow-bird reacting to a whimsical explanation from whippoorwills about feet and toe combs. The duck denies any such item, claiming it fixes its feathers with its beak, and a sudden memory interrupts the scene.
In a quirky exchange, a whippoorwill and a duck discuss perching, wings, and unusual feet. The whippoorwill laments its inadequate foot, while Mammy Duck jokes about paddles and tiny claws. They reflect on safety in shadows and the strange, cautious life of birds.
Fragmented OCR shows a mother and child exchange about a pocketknife and mustache while a nearby neighbor remarks on a thief matter. A boy asks his mother to check his facial hair as a startled scene unfolds in the street.
A nurse called to care for three feverish patients discovers an unwashed icebox with spoiled, contaminated leftovers and dusty ice. She cleans the unit, drains the pipe, and orders fresh ice, warning that long neglect caused illness. The scene contrasts with a broader meditation on women’s roles and fashion through history.
Just Between Ourselves by Delia EB Stewart questions why public sculpture favors male likenesses and why femininity is undervalued. The piece asks whether society should set an early precedent for honoring women with lasting monuments and invites reflections on gender in public art.
Public invited to annual tent meeting of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints August 5 to 14 at 3522 South Flores Street with nightly services and Sunday at 12am Also new Rose Cross order organized in San Antonio studying first degrees in mystery of life Every Monday night study 1 16 o'clock at Hicks building 303 The revival at Central Baptist tent near South Flores and St Francis ends Sunday night Next meeting details to be announced No Saturday services Yoakum theater change in charge Bolton takes over business Victoria management Schulte home fire on South Main destroys dwelling loss about 7600 Southern Pacific No 22 for Dallas and Fort Worth sleeper coach service schedule, Victoria Burns noted as new manager
The page lists Baptist services at Beacon Hill and nearby churches with times for preaching Sunday school prayer meetings and midweek events. It names Rev. John F Peachey of Dallas, multiple church sites including Prospect Hill, St Marys, Central Baptist and more, along with superintendent notes and parish activities.
Mrs Sallie Seefert of 813 W Fourth Street Pottsville Pa testifies she suffered with female trouble for years and irregularities. After using Vegetable Compound she gained twenty pounds or more and can now do her work. She recommends the product to friends and invites others to profit from her experience to regain health.
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