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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1935
Page
13
The Human Binks by Arthur Bugs Baer recounts Henry Binks a jumpy suburban thinker whose home brew medicines and self invented defenses lead to comical mishaps. A not entirely benevolent plan to trap intruders ends with accidental self injury and a run of neighborhood smells and slapstick observations.
A comic scene shows Joe Runt worrying as a ladder man appears with a card for Don Hairy Singe Swami, a supposed medium and rat catcher. The tale shifts to Henry Binks and a curious salve trial, blending slapstick misadventure with quirky medicine and a misused remedy.
A humorous trading of pranks in a rough edged tale where Don Harry Singe in a cluttered shop dispenses a bag of gum drops to Joe Runt to influence his wife. The plan unravels as neighborhood kids spread the tale and a crowd gathers, echoing slapstick mischief among residents.
Excerpt describes Reputy Engel nee Egli 1761 1953 daughter kidnapped by Prussian forces carried to Berlin and later married a Swiss sergeant major. She fought in French campaigns 1784 to 1815 bearing 21 children, career ends after Waterloo. Regale widens search for offspring. promoted to colonel at 82 in Zurich. Also profiles Father Lorenzo Haravas Pandora 1735 1809 famed linguist monk who memorized the Lord s Prayer in 307 languages and daily recited it for 30 years.
Damon Ranyon recounts local mischief by John McCord in Our Town. The piece lists pranks from slipping ice in pockets to fake bombs and sleeping gumdrops, and describes how some residents, including Bob Atkins and Billy Vance, reacted to his practical jokes. The tale ends with a fatal shooting by Bob Atkins after a mistaken online setup.
London reports reveal that the British foreign office held a collection of nude paintings. Sir Lionel Farle, former permanent secretary of works, notes Lord Curzon opposed displaying them, but the cabinet under Lloyd George ordered installation, a point highlighted in Farle's autobiography. The note hints at a 1933 crime wave.
Artist Sigismund Goatee offered a serial of pictures for the Foreign Office on the principal floor. Lord Curzon blocked their display due to Gentz inspired nudity and pose. Lloyd George convened a cabinet meeting at the Foreign Office where the pictures were approved and installed, though Curzon remained opposed. A quoted minute shows Curzon’s dissatisfaction and a plan to impress the envoy with the frescoes on the main stairs.
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