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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1933
Page
13
Narrator recalls a city ordinance banning free lunches with beer at San Antonio saloons in 1915. A saloon owner briefly expanded and offered a five cent beer glass, signaling the end of free lunches. The anecdote highlights early temperance pressure and local business responses.
A damaged ad-like fragment promises relief for fatigue and worn out feeling among women. It touts Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a tonic to restore vitality amid household duties, alongside garbled claims of gendered fatigue and remedies.
A fragment discusses warts and skin blemishes, claiming daily treatment can banish weak-willed individuals and describing various remedies. It introduces terms like moles and freckles as signs of complexion types and hints at altered skin pigment in different people.
New York observers hail John Fredericks hats as models of leaps in design. Velvet plumes, wide brims, high back crowns, shallow fronts, arched hips and feathered adornments redefine elegance. Paris and New York fashion leaders note halo silhouettes returning and extravagant evening caps set to wow.
The writer argues small utensils suit small family portions to avoid waste and drying out food. Using large tools for little amounts leads to inefficiency and poor results, a common handicap for cooks managing limited quantities.
Complete San Antonio Light pattern notice by Marian Martin describes a single silhouette afternoon frock with paneled seaming and a flattering collar. Pattern 8772 available in sizes 14 16 19 20 32 34 30 38 40 with 358 yards of fabric and 5 eighths yard contrast. order by mail with name address size and pattern number. Book price 15 cents. pattern and book together 25 cents. send payment and order to Marian Martin Pattern Department.
The author notes that furnished apartments lack many small kitchen items and recommends the young homemaker buy equipment tailored to her needs while occupants can add items over time. Modern manufacturers offer compact options like mini coffee pots, saucepans, double boilers, oven glassware, single custard cups, and square or oblong covered dishes to save space and aid versatile cooking.
By Fay King the piece hails the Blue Eagle as a symbol of united effort among employer, employee, and consumer. It argues better conditions, patronage, and constructive purpose will follow with patient, cheerful cooperation and acceptance of the innovation. Back the eagle to win.
A wife confides that her husband is being pursued by another woman at social gatherings. The counselor urges subtlety, secrecy, and restraint, noting that the husband’s awareness of the wife’s knowledge helps keep the affair in check and may deter further “follow-up” behavior.
Beatrice remarks on Fairfax describing him as tough skinned and able to withstand ridicule. She advises patience and notes most men share romantic delusions.
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