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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1931

Page

14

Whispering wage cuts slow recovery and harm economy

The piece argues wage cutting delays business revival, urging adherence to keeping wages high. It cites AFL criticism of wage whispering, notes past recoveries outpaced by commodity prices, and urges boosting purchasing power to sustain gains. Hoover era labor-capital truce cited. emphasis on cultivating the rich home market rather than wage cuts.

American Federation of Labor United States National Industrial Conference Board Hoover White House Organized Labor Europe

Listen World Fear Takes You For A Ride Kept In Wartime Tone

Elsie Robinson argues fear shapes life and can be fought with intelligence courage laughter work and prayer. The piece emphasizes not letting fear control you and urges readers to resist being taken for a ride by fear.

Elsie Robinson Akes Xemmeone FEA Tony Fear Klar Fees

Power Trust To Be The Issue In Next Campaign

Senator Norris of Nebraska blasts a power trust as the greatest monopoly, charging it controls many corporations and regulators. He cites supposed regulation failures and corruption, urging the public to see electrical power as a political issue. Traders in the party defend their stance amid reaction.

George Ww’. Norris Nebraska Washington Norris Federal Trade Commission Raskob Smith

Colossal Statue to Mark Lateran Treaty Unveiling Near Milan

A colossal statue being transported from Milan will be unveiled near Mount Calvario in a ceremony attended by the King of Italy and Vatican dignitaries. The copper and bronze figure, towering over two Alps branches, symbolizes the Lateran Treaty uniting church and state and ends papal exile within Vatican limits.

Calvario Milan Sempier Sipnot ‘Lima Bortolotti Wnall Caronica Italy Vatican Mussolini

Child's Diet By Royal 5 Copeland

Infants cry for hunger drives feeding patterns described by Copeland. The article outlines progressive diet stages from six months, stressing supplementary feeds, fruit juices, soft fruits, cereals, and vegetables to build nutrition, while noting vitamin content and digestion aids.

Infanta Coe Festura Marvira

Time of day clocks and telephones in New York city

The article surveys New Yorks time devices and time service, noting public clocks in Times Square and Fifth Avenue, electric beacons, and the Jersey side clock. It describes the telephone company time service Meridian T 1212 and the vast reliance on operators for exact time, with about 40 000 daily calls and 90 operators after 2 AM. It adds anecdotes about occultists, vaudeville, and a closing copyright notice from 1931.

Moat Broadway End Times Square Fifth Avenue Jersey Huilaon River Iubusban M. Qadir

Marry-Go-Round By Helen Rowland

A satire on marriage depicting a bride who controls household life from morning to night. She dictates when husband eats, what he wears, and how he spends his leisure, challenging male appetite and autonomy with wit and tyrannical flair. The piece lampoons traditional gender roles within wedlock.

Small Incomes to Feel Brunt of Heavy Taxes

Editorial argues tax policy will hit low and middle incomes as deficit financing continues. It criticizes 40 percent rate hikes and a new levy on small earners, saying taxpayers will face a reckoning. Notes rising costs and business disadvantage from high taxes and government expenses. Calvin Coolidge cited as context.

Northampton Aprida The Light Alover Calvin Coolidge Newtwater Syn Coolidge

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