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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1933
Page
9
A playful, tangled garble riffs on Walter Winchell style wordplay about orchids scorpions and insults. The piece muses on disdain and personal peace while mashing metaphors with odd spellings and imagined dialogue.
A furtive killer hunter named Lucky Cavanaugh drives to a seedy three story building on Western Avenue, seeking Poleteki's apartment on the second floor. He moves through a quiet, commonplace hallway while tension rises, fearing capture and awaiting a chance to confront his dangerous target. Meanwhile Lent Lunaska and Celeste haunt the studio amid anxious memories of past danger as Gerstenfield’s temper erupts and a web of secrecy tightens around the cast.
Beatrice Fairfax responds to a reader who has dated a girl for about a year. The gentleman worries the partner undervalues him as friends push to keep them apart and jealousy and mischief fuel the pressure. Fairfax suggests ignoring the meddling friend and considering stepping back to preserve the reader’s dignity.
A reader asks for help for a painfully self-conscious high school boy. The message says he struggles with timid behavior in social settings like a store, fears talking to others, and seeks practical steps to overcome shyness. The writer requests thoughtful suggestions and guidance.
A long fashion essay prescribes scent labeling, color advice, and body care. It praises raincoats in bright fabrics, extols laughter for health, and warns against improper shoe and nail care while urging daily bathing and exercise for beauty. It also promotes practical packing and posture for stylish composition.
Readers learn to fashion a quilt using the eight pointed star design popular in many patterns. Instructions cover cutting sewing finishing and yardage, with diagrams for arranging blocks for single and double size plus color placements. A diagram for block setup and material notes accompany the project from the San Antonio Light.
A damaged excerpt describes preserving strawberries with syrup and jelly to create thick, rich preserves. It notes suspending fruit in jelly, thickening syrup, and adding pectin or lime as methods. The text discusses achieving a glossy, saturated berry result through cooking and careful syrup handling.
Advertisement for Marian Martin Book of Summer Patterns from San Antonio Light urging readers to order pattern book and patterns in sizes 14 to 40. Includes pricing, required fabric yardage, and instruction details, with ordering by mail and coins or stamps. Text promotes cool, practical styles for town shore or country life.
Mildred Kitchen outlines home methods for strawberry preserves using liquid pectin and hot water jelly. Guidance covers juice adjustment, jelly formation, glass jars, rubber seals, tops, paraffin sealing, and ripening to improve texture, with notes on using surplus juice and jelly in desserts.
An article discusses beauty aids and foundation garments, noting how corsets and shaping undergarments affect appearances. It mentions new cornets and summer wear options, stressing selecting the right model for a flattering silhouette and comfort.
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