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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1939
Page
6
The adjourned congress, the largest peacetime spender, is praised for slowing new deal outlays while urged to reverse direction. It calls for solvency through reduced taxation, restrained borrowing, and ending extravagance, asserting only complete, bold reform will restore American government to the people.
A quirky column on night birds, especially the screech owl and whippoorwill, and their noisy evenings. It riffs on summer’s din, the birds’ habits, and a humorous comparison to human quiet and family life, noting a whippoorwill’s chorus and a 48 songs per minute claim.
A witty study of Edith Hill’s musings on night and day birds. The piece notes how some birds sing at night, including the Oven bird and a Teacher bird famed for its crescendo. It laments domestic life and describes birds waking, nesting, and foraging under moonlight.
Elsie Robinson argues youngsters seek constant fun now while parents warn of future security. The essay pivots on responsibility, balance, and the impact of youthful indulgence on children and taxpayers, urging shared moderation and respect for future obligations.
A fragment notes intimate pairing in darkness with a quirky shoemaking line about Caliskins for ahies and banana skins for Rippers, hinting at playful, risqué wordplay and social mores of the era.
A scrambled prompt listing scattered trivia questions about history science and geography. Many phrases are garbled and contain unclear references, making it difficult to extract coherent facts or a single focal event.
Washington discloses Mallon style glossary advising politicians on wording for the campaign. It lists terms to use or avoid, such as favoring benefits over pensions and stressing emergency framing, while urging bracing phrases to shape public perception and avoid direct references to rivals.
A witty critique of photography and the film world noting that cameras distort beauty more than flatter it. It laments unflattering angles and retouching while praising skilled retouchers and the rare honest portrait. It contrasts glamorous Hollywood myths with harsh photographic reality.
News notes a temporary postponement of enforcing the new curb pump tax law in the city. Fritz Russi announces registration and curb filing stations, with collection delayed pending talks between city and state officials and an operators’ group.
The article traces outbreaks labeled epidemic nausea from 1935 onward, noting severe vomiting, stomach sickening, dizziness and diarrhea. It cites a Denmark boarding school incident, English seaside girls’ hostel cases, and a Danish 1085 episode with diarrhea, fever, and rapid spread among children, while studies search for a gut germ but fail to confirm a cause.
Dr Herman N Bundesen discusses an “epidemic nausea” caused by a germ spread through the air via droplets from infected individuals. He warns vomiting signals require cautious excretion and notes foods or disorders can mimic illness. No specific treatment is usually needed.
An unsigned letter by John W. Williams condemns promoting a community meeting in the ally auditorium. The writer argues against perceived communist influence and accuses non American elements of diluting American rights, urging vigilance and a return to constitutional principles.
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