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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1929
Page
14
By Helen Rowland a social satire on Paris pills and youth fantasies for wives of playboys. It argues men stay young longer while wives endure fading nerves, illness, and hopes their husbands will mature. The piece ends noting a wheelchair marriage as a grim form of devotion.
A garbled tale from Goodnight Stories features Knarf and companions questioning why the tin soldier no longer hunts wild animals. The soldier explains the animals are gone, having transformed into humans, and recalls hunting dangers and a captured Goggles-gog. The scene mixes whimsy with dark undertones as the toy world reflects on predation and fantasy.
A fragment notes vogue trends with white net frocks and taffeta foundations. The description highlights net detailing and overall elegant styling as the season’s popular look.
Fay King answers a reader asking how long to be engaged before marriage. The answer hinges on learning about the suitor and his family, work, ambitions, and habits to ensure happiness. Love at first sight can lead to quick marriage if worthy. drawn out engagements dull romance and may erode fondness.
Kathryn DePeyster offers gift ideas for a bride moving into a furnished apartment. Suggestions include an elaborately cast book, monogrammed items, dressing table accessories, a vase, or silk pieces for table or wall decor. Emphasizes choosing appropriate, well-sized gifts and proper letter headings.
Colorful pajama suits emerge with bold contrasts and varied fabrics. Designs mix crepe de chine velvet and metallic accents, featuring white crepe bodies, red velvet jackets, and bright cuffs. The blouse is styled in fabric with a decorative metallic buckle.
Beauty guidance urges graceful carriage and proper gait as signs of breeding. It advocates scalp treatments twice yearly and morning exercises to stimulate the body, claiming health, vitality, and hair quality hinge on consistent grooming and posture.
A fragment states an outbreak in England with eight deaths directly due to a disease, mentioning Dartmonr and the western tract of uncultivated land. The text is unclear and appears to mix names, sites, and ailments.
Ann Marie battles disruption at Susquehanna Hall as Neal and friends linger. A theft of her work table and ruined painting supplies sparks a scramble for repairs and quiet in the shabby rooms. The scene ends with a fragile hope of resuming work at last.
Small family cooking benefits from using appropriate compact utensils. The article urges choosing small, well suited tools like diminutive coffee pots, sauce pans, and double boilers to avoid waste and dryness. It highlights specialty items such as compact mixing bowls with lids, square covered refrigerator dishes, and triple tote cast aluminum sets for single flame use.
A fragment from a nursery rhyme puzzle reads Then up starts Robin and looks at the sky Oh Brother Richard The very hish. The readable lines present a playful verse fragment likely from an illustrated page or puzzle item in a children themed publication.
An unusual promotion invites customers to present coupons at Premium Store or listed agents to obtain a special premium. The offer references December 31, 1920, and lists multiple stores and agencies across Texas as redemption points. The text emphasizes a one-time premium available only through these outlets and notes the distribution by Goodfriend Bros with several local business names and addresses.
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