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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1931
Page
20
A fragmentary carnival of captions and jokes mixes Incuendo and legal notices with Personal Bill requests. Names like Charles Harrison and Edgar Rice pop up amid garbled dialogue about marriage, boredom, and social lines, reflecting a chaotic Variety Department page.
A scrambled Q and A piece hints at a Aunt Belle dialogue about tapestries Spade Ware and a Napoleon amulet then veers to a mock quote by Nicholas M Schenck and a witty line on Prohibition agents. The tone mirrors a tongue in cheek puzzle and era era slang with garbled wording.
The article discusses inventor Doakes, a suitcase maker, touting a shellacked system to reinforce handles and eliminate danger when lifting. It jokes about packing suitcases with brick bate while Reno is pitched as a place for a nid bath. It also weaves in social commentary on women’s roles, plastic, and government budget hints with notes on school bond plans and local education funding.
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