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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1929
Page
10
A nostalgic home cooking piece details fruit and meat pairings. It covers ham with apricots and a citrus glaze, tongue with fruit sauce, chicken with pineapple, carrots a la king, and related desserts and sauces, emphasizing healthful, flavorful combinations and practical steps.
Fay King counsels on choosing friends who support and calm life. Avoid those who irritate, brag, or encourage costly excesses. A truthful foe who preserves peace may be better than a meddlesome ally.
A reader asks if it is proper for a engaged girl to kiss her fiancé and how to tell if he still cares. The guidance cautions against petting and necking before engagement, stresses self-respect, and notes that true love is shown by a marriage proposal. It suggests the young man’s attentiveness may reflect friendship, with future interest likely to reemerge when he returns.
A fragmented Front Page piece depicts a tense scene centered on Guy, Nancy Frack, and William Tyee as a coercive figure named Burns presses for money. In a San Francisco workroom, Frack exudes danger and yearning while Burns erupts with threats, culminating in a violent confrontation and a chilling vow.
A collection of reader questions and responses on writing condolence notes and handling social missteps. Topics include composing a heartfelt sympathy letter, proper notices for a widow, and an exchange about a mounting propriety issue after a first date. Advice emphasizes tact, restraint, and respectful withholding of judgment.
A satirical dialogue on women, fashion, and freedom. Mrs Divot and Mrs Green banter about skirts, elegance, and modern ideas while defending or mocking conformity. The piece explores attitudes toward long skirts, modesty, and autonomy in a humorous, period voice.
A fashion feature praises Velvet 19 Bee porteet medium for evening wear. It highlights Marcel Ttuelas shifting from sports to cubiiettes of evening costumes, with a black panne velvet gown and moulded silhouettes, plus accessories like a satin slipper and crystal bracelet.
An advertisement touts a cough remedy claiming a three days cough signals danger. It describes creosote soothing membranes and cleansing the blood, with Creomultionia offered as satisfactory for bronchitis and colds. Money back if not relieved after following directions.
Max Trell recounts Knott and friends in a garden where a chirping cricket begins lessons with Mr. Canary. The cricket’s singing answers questions about words and meanings, prompting playful exchanges. A pupil-life misadventure ends with the cricket swallowed, leaving a comic cliffhanger.
Beauty notes discuss Carmine as a popular rouge pigment from cochineal insects in Mexico and Central America. It covers usage with gum arabic, Chinese safflower rouge, and pale pink tones, plus warnings about contact with skin and safe alternatives. The column also comments on dieting trends, advising eating dates and milk after meals to gain curves, and avoiding salty foods.
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