San Antonio Charts Growth Amid Roaring Forties
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce launches a membership survey and expansion program under the slogan prepare for the forties. Leaders urge stronger support to keep the city in the vanguard, noting the chamber represents the entire business community and is essential for economic advancement.
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San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio
B. B. McGimsey
Chamber of Commercce
Distemper and Ferrets: A Curious Path to Human Flu Cure
A rambled column notes how distemper in ferrets at the Rockefeller Institute led to experiments on vaccines. It suggests ferrets sneezed a doctor into illness, prompting researchers to immunize the animals, hoping to apply findings to humans, amid caution about multiple flu strains and outcomes.
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United States
Die Inds
Rockefeller Foundation
Pueblo
Rockefelter Foundation
Vaccine breakthrough hinted by Runyon note
Damon Runyon writes of a distemper vaccine showing promise against flu and epidemics. He notes stockpiles sent to England, a sinking ship, and a Texas breakthrough using fertilized eggs to culture the bug, with cheap eggs and abundant supply. He hints at profits from vaccination orders and asks forgiveness for technical lapses.
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England
Texas
Xing Frag, Bynd., Inc
Nose Memoir In Scrappy Ramble About My Face
A jagged, humorous reminiscence recounts a narrator nursing a bruised nose after a chaotic Stuka Dive In style mishap with household odds and ends. The piece pivots to reflections on the nose’s mischiefs, its supposed virtue, and the narrator’s regretful self‑examination of pride, vanity, and the nose’s hidden misadventures.
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Bob ’Snaltzer
Mario
Joe
Judgment on All the Rest of Humanity
A gossipy, satirical snippet questions motives behind a scandal, suggesting a common person’s actions define judgment more than fame. The piece mocks moral posturing, hinting at a busted reputation and the folly of judging others.
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Barrymore
Mel
King Seas
Odd Fuels Face Boys and Girls In New York Alate
Odd fuels face boys and girls in New York alate will print more than a mile and a half trees on wanted lands United year.
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New York
Alate
What Do You Know Answer Key Puzzle
A garbled quiz item asks to identify terms and opposites across multiple choice like ammonia honey and a unit conversion. It includes odd phrases and misspellings, requesting parsing of definitions and antonyms, with a note to turn to the Managing Page for the Answerer.
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CDI
Fratiren Kyndirate
Roosevelt’s moving line on Atlantic patrols and convoying
Washington commentary highlights a clash between public statements and hidden policy. Officials signal a shift toward a modern substitute for convoying with expanded patrols to defend the western hemisphere. Britain may be advised to convert fast merchant ships into aircraft carriers and group slower vessels for safer crossing. Roosevelt’s stance is read as enabling greater involvement without direct convoying, provoking debate among lawmakers.
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Washington
Hull
Britain
Navy
Knox
Roosevelt
Atlantic
Rooonevelt
England
London
Paul
Mallon
Sea Patrol
Germany
Administration
Senate
Rossevelt
Hemisphere
Iy King
Syer Uicate, Inc
Modern birds and the mockingbird in jazzy crooning
A reader from The Light discusses backyard birds along the river, praising the mockingbird for its mimicry and humorous modern songs that resemble jazz crooning. He notes the birds repeat senseless phrases with gusto, then shifts to a political letter urging tax reform and debt relief in Texas, warning of rising taxes and delinquent collections, signed by A. Moore, Editor.
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Perhay
Gum disorders linked to tartar and drug effects in dental health
Dental health article reviews mouth disorders from tartar buildup causing gingival irritation to infections like trench mouth, with Vincent’s angina cited as rare. It notes gum inflammation often lacks a discoverable source, possible drug-induced cases, and links to systemic conditions and vitamin deficiencies.
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Francis P. McCarthy
Boston
Manas
Mouth health and vitamin G impact on systemic disorders
Dr H No Bandesen notes that mouth conditions reflect body health and blood cell counts. He links gum and tongue disorders to digestive issues, warning that a vitamin G deficiency causes inflammation that clears with adequate intake. Most mouth problems are not serious, but some can precede tumor growth if ignored. timely treatment relieves symptoms.
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McCarthy
Amouth
Bens
Byndy
10 and 20 Years Ago From S A Light Files
An audit of Southwestern Bell Telephone in San Antonio is underway as the city prepares to reopen the cane fight over increased rates. The Tanne Wallon League of America holds its annual convention in Texas. San Antonio business leaders are invited to a strawberry feast in Poteet through the Chamber of Commerce. The San Antonio Radio Club opens in the city, showcasing a small radio phone with a local transmitter and receiver.
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the Light
Daily Press
Washington
Texas
Smader
Agislature
Tmrdo
INQ
N, Smith
Foxes
Austin
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Tanne Wallon League of America
Alatrich of
Toxor
Col
We BL Tutte
Sb Uinir Anneal
New Thraunfce Uta
Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio
Poteet
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S.A. Light Files
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