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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1929

Page

21

Hearst Papers Propose Global Peace and Unified Defense

The Hearst papers outline a platform advocating equal peopling rights with no minority representation in foreign leagues, proportional U.S. Senate seats, separate military departments under a National Defense Secretary, a federal literacy abolition drive, January inaugurations, a national sales tax to cut other taxes, a 13 month calendar with Saturday holidays, a Nicaragua Canal for trade and defense, and acquiring the French and English West Indies as debt payment.

United States Senate Army and Navy Air Forcza Secretary of National Defense Education Congress Nicaragua Canal Hearst Papers English West Indies

Disgraceful Condition of Federal Penal Institutions

A public critique urges Congress to address brutal overcrowding and unsafe conditions in federal prisons including Leavenworth Atlanta and McNeil Island. The piece condemns inaction by lawmakers and calls for swift humanitarian reform backed by citizens churches and women’s groups.

Kas Congress Ghame Hoover Calcutta Confess Weavenworth Atlanta House Leavenes Leavenworth Penitentiary McNeil Island Penitentiary Puget Sound Leavenworth Pris- Mets Learforth

Volstead Told Suffering Kidney Trouble in Rochester

Andrew J. Volstead traveled to Rochester Minnesota where Mayo Clinic doctors examined him and concluded he has kidney trouble. The medical verdict proved difficult for the doctors to announce given his public stature and behavior.

Ndrew J. Volstead Rochester Minn Mayo Volstead

Refrigeration of Foods and Proper Preservation Tips

The text explains food preservation, noting the impact of temperature on different foods. It gives specific guidance: fruits like grapes and pears need careful temperature control and ventilation to prevent flavor loss and discoloration, berries must be dry and stored at 32°F, and fruits such as cantaloupes and cherries have defined ranges from 25 to 40°F.

Listen World Are Men Brutes By Elsie Robinson

A fragmented column argues modern marriages confront gender changes. A wife named Lilidelle Wilton reflects on her divorce from Ernest, notes long-ago stereotypes, and contrasts 20th century women’s competence with expectations of wives. The piece explores why men feel blamed and whether wifely faults justify separation as societal roles shift.

Lilidelle Wilton Rikbrite Lilibelle Jones Fenest Seare Talihelle Ernest Lilitele Marke

Figures of Speech Bitter End Origin Debate

A fragmentary note discusses the phrase bitter end meaning to the bitter end and traces contested origins. It cites Partlett and Robinson Crypt, mentions Yar mouth Roads storms and Brewer’s English authority favoring lither end, with references to Procarha. The text highlights scholarly disagreement on the true term and usage.

Partlett World Phresen Robinson Yarmouth Roads Brewer Corvere

Embattled Heroes of a Lost War Echoes in Wilderness

Fragmentary epic passage lists diverse groups and leaders as embattled figures across deserts and mountains. It names rebels and sages, princes and herders, yeomen and bowmen, traders and crusaders, all back against the world, urged to rise in defense of duty and liberty. The text laments fading memory of those who fought and asks for stewardship of their legacy.

Sagea Herdera Gobi Kinglinga

San Francisco: A Prairie Boy's Fascinating City Overview

A traveler extols San Francisco as a vibrant cosmopolitan to rival Paris, noting its reborn skyline after fires, climate contrasts, and Market Street as a central artery. The narrator admires its hills, old Spain echoes, and iconic sights from Twin Peaks to the city’s arched theaters while offering lively, if imperfect, impressions of urban charm.

America New Orleaon San Franciscs Parla San Francisco Old Spain Canton del Monte Chamber of Commerce Francis Market Street Bill Alec Nob Rueview Bill

Fog Bound San Francisco Dining and Theatre Echoes

A fragmented reminiscence of San Francisco life in fog and memory. The author contrasts French cafes Chinese cuisine and Italian restaurants with vivid sensory detail, recalls the Orpheum vaudeville venue, and describes the Barbary waterfront warehouse district. The piece blends nostalgia with city imagery and personal reflections.

Unable to extract a coherent historical item

The readable fragments show garbled phrases about bars, judgment, Sweden, waste firstclass, skunks, and a wage department. No clear event, person, organization, date, or place can be identified for a factual newspaper card.

Sweden

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