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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1931
Page
15
Five shadow children meet two talking puppies in a house the puppies claim to be theirs. The pups speak in odd words and claim they were given to the children by their parents. The puppies demand to be called by their names, but the children persist with their own.
Fay King discusses the two simplest words yes and no, arguing they convey decisive meaning with minimal confusion. The piece contrasts clear usage with ornamental prose and includes a short domestic anecdote about a family scene with puppies.
An old medicine advert claims Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin safely laxates both adults and children. It touts quick, thorough relief for bowels, coughs, headaches, and feverish spells, noting infant use and broad benefits.
New York fashion writer Amos Parrish outlines spring Easter style ideas focusing on coordinating accessories with coats and dresses. He notes matching or contrasting hats, shoes, handbags, and stockings to achieve balanced outfits, with emphasis on neutral tones and prudent color blending.
The article discusses making custard pies with proper filling temperatures and crust preparation. It covers warming fillings to prevent curdling, pre-baking or brushing crusts with shortening, and baking temperature changes. It emphasizes using cold pastry ingredients, choosing flours and shortening blends for flaky crusts, and proper handling to avoid tough crusts while cooling the dough before rolling. It also gives knives and tools for clean pastry cutting and warns against overworking the dough.
A fragmented instructional passage by Mildred Kitchen describes dough handling and rolling technique. The garbled text mentions rolling strokes, altering the rolling pin, and applying a substance under the crust, then hints at removing disenimrations with a wooden stick and wiping away residue in minutes.
The narrative follows Alma Rubens as she travels from her home to New York, facing ominous premonitions and her father’s death just before departure. She endures a perilous journey, avoiding advances, and arrives in Chicago then New York where she encounters Dr. Goatman, funding a new screen role with a generous salary, awakening hopes of saving her mother and pursuing stardom on Broadway despite the haunting memory of loss.
Superfluous hair can be removed with a peroxide solution of one tablespoonful of peroxide and two or three drops of ammonia applied with cotton. The bleaching agent does not destroy growth. To remove odor, a sparler bath remedy is suggested and salt glow given as daily treatment. The article offers home methods for skin care and hair removal.
Fragmented reminiscence recounts drilling with the First Texas Volunteer Cavalry on Crechelt Street between a saloon and Opera House. The speaker recalls family, childhood, and a pivotal moment labeled a great day of days with vague cinematic and literary references.
Ottex advertises Kotex pads as soft and safe for women, emphasizing even absorption along the full length. It claims quicker absorption and longer lasting comfort compared to other pads, highlighting scientific design that avoids concentrated soaking in one area.
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