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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1932
Page
11
An opinion on San Antonio property taxes, arguing real estate bears excess state and city tax burden. It calls for drastic cuts in government spending to relieve homeowners and suggests per capita efficiency, noting rising assessments and the potential for taxpayer protest akin to a Boston Tea Party.
A young savant at the University of Pittsburgh isolates Vitamin C to juice sources in Irian. Dr King and others develop methods to preserve the vitamin in foods during transport, aiding chemists but risking more quacks selling fake pills. The piece concludes science cannot replace common sense.
Dr Fairchild reports no remains of Columbus era lycra or large trees on west End islands, suggesting prior destruction or loss. Historians note Norse discovery five centuries earlier and Asian contact 6000 years before, while 1492 marks Columbus sailing the ocean.
Elsie Robinson examines common idle temptations and warns that chasing constant excitement harms inner life. Using a fictional tale of Kisinkot from Three Pairs of Silk I, she contrasts superficial thrills with self reliance, urging readers to cultivate inner strength, thoughtful reading, and meaningful conversation to prevent spiritual emptiness.
Fragmentary text mentions advances and distrust in a Sunshine Shafts context. Several garbled phrases reference a girl, potential payments, and a teen age crisis system. Overall meaning is obscured, with multiple illegible words and broken sentences.
Narrative on male behavior during leap year with satirical social advice. Cites a group of Wisconsin youths forming the Buzzard Club shaving heads to attract proposals. Advises avoidance of flirtation, keeping a bachelor lifestyle, and not inviting women to contact at work. Copyright 1932 by King Features Syndicate.
A 25 year old seeks guidance on proper birthday gifts for a long time friend with no engagement. The adviser says avoid jewelry unless engaged, suggests flowers such as a corsage, candy, or a thoughtful gift like stationery. Include a birthday note conveying good wishes and tactful social propriety.
An afternoon scene in a town section recalls a tense incident as a Mexican suspect fights back and is restrained by soldiers. Police, led by Chief Owe Kilday, examine the culprit’s prison and report the prisoner is not badly harmed.
Clemente writ coasted of a court proceeding involving a female party in Cleveland. The notice indicates postponement of a decision or hearing to an indefinite date, with references to a justice named William Young and the involved institutions or individuals unclear from the fragment.
A fragmentary diary notes a New York afternoon through Gallipelli streets and Beekman Place with encounters including Eddie Dowling and Hugh Troy. It recalls the Knickerbocker hotel’s keeper, pawnshop windowpledges, and Broadway figures like Tippy Guay, Helen Wills Moody, and James Richmond Glenroy, ending with a gibe at a British dentist's tombstone.
The article discusses how tuberculosis mainly affects the young, often hiding behind subtle symptoms in kids. It explains transmission within families, the role of X rays, body build, breathing, and living conditions in resisting or fostering infection. It cautions thorough exams including throat and dental checks when lung trouble is suspected.
Ten and two decades ago in San Antonio details emerge from The San Antonio Light. April 18, 1923 mentions an amendment to a proposed ordinance on nature gas rates with gradual reductions as consumption rises, Wright supporting a maximum sale cap. Also reports a war on rabid snakes in Argonne Relais and spring inspections of quarters. April 18, 1912 records Fiesta de San Antonio events with King Zeus, W C Rigsby, and Alderman Richter presenting the monarch, plus Gen Joseph W Duncan named honorary member of the Amalgamated Chamber of Commerce.
A garbled OCR style excerpt mentions names and phrases like doty and plumphead while discussing opinions on opportunity and friendship. The readable pieces touch on social references, implied opinions, and scattered names without a clear event or coherent narrative. The fragment offers no verifiable facts or identifiable entities beyond partial phrases.
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