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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1939

Page

8

Remain at Peace America Urged by Ozaki as Neutrality Advice

The elder Japanese statesman Yukio Ozaki counsels maintaining neutrality in a looming European war to prevent global paralysis and preserve democratic rights in the United States. He argues that only the United States would survive a great conflict and that neutrality protects liberty, free speech, and worship while avoiding conquest and ruin. The piece urges American “wise men” to heed this prudent counsel and uphold neutrality.

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Better Lighting Brightens San Antonin Under New Pact

San Antonin city agrees with San Antonin Public Service to upgrade street lighting. Residential lights rise from 250 to 400 candlepower and gaps filled with extra lamps. Whiteway lamps on Main avenue South Alamo street and Broadway will be reactivated. No rise in city electric costs, effectively doubling illumination for the same price. Improved lighting aids residents visitors and police in reducing crime.

San Antonin San Antonin Public Service Company Main Avenue South Alamo Street Broadway Public Service Company San Antonio

Pittsburgh's 185th Birthday Reflections on Its Founding

The article recalls Pittsburgh as a great iron and steel center and the site of historical struggles over its control. It narrates the 1754 English move to establish the fort at Duquesne, Braddock's 1755 expedition against the French and Indians, Washington's presence, Beaujeu's hesitations, and the infamous Monongahela battles. It paints the city’s origins at the Allegheny and Monongahela junction as a gateway to the West, with vivid military memory and landscape imagery.

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Braddock Defeat and Pittsburgh’s Early Rise

Edwin C. Hill recounts Braddock’s fatal 1755 defeat in the Monongahela ravines as Washington directs a retreat and Braddock’s death marks a turning point. The piece notes three years more to hold the western gateway, then 1738 English victory, and highlights Pittsburgh’s role as a growing city tied to Carnegie Institute and Dequesne University.

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Constipation Advice From Dr Bargen

Dr Bargen of the Maya Chinle shares simple rules to prevent and cure constipation. He urges fat forreewy drink plenty of heuide and form regular elimination habits. He notes that many people have infrequent bowel movements and emphasizes consistent routines and diet adjustments to improve bowel action.

J. A. Bargen Maya Chinle Blair

Dr Herman Bandesen Advice On Large Intestine Health

A fragmentary guide stresses keeping the large bowel active for digestion and urges medical checkups if discomfort or blockage signs appear. It cautions against neglecting symptoms and mentions exams and X rays as part of evaluating intestinal issues.

Propaganda in U S Mail Attacked As Clumsy Hitler Drive

Washington August 17 readers confront a Hit ler linked propaganda booklet sent through U S mails claiming to be from the German Library of Information New York. The pamphlet quotes Roosevelt and Hitler with minimal commentary, signed by the German consul general, provoking outrage among recipients who defend free speech and criticize foreign influence.

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Letters to the Editor Containing Signed Contributions

A reader condemns Communist influence and defends free speech and democracy. The letter urges vigilance against subversive groups, praises World War veterans, and mocks Communist elements while urging readers to ignore and counter them through public discourse.

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Writer Says New Act Disbars All Lawyers

A fragment from Texas legislative commentary discusses Senate Bill No. 477 and a 46th legislature action to bar nonmembers from practicing law in the state. It cites Vernon’s Texas Session Laws and questions the ethical implications and public sentiment, with a narrator named Tom Smiley referencing broader reactions among lawyers and citizens.

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Youth and political fear echo through anxious speech

Fragmented text portrays concerns about youth culture and alleged communist influence. It cites figures like Mussolini and Stalin, references Portland, Ore, and Freudian claim of youth as a force for revolution. The piece blends social anxiety with warnings about Soviet manipulation and domestic subversion.

Ingenuity and War Fear Prompt Public Debate

A 1909 prose poem by Elsie Robinson criticizes class war and foreign powers. It laments a year old child’s education amid tales of risks from Ratydet and Minster, mocks spy networks, and warns Americans about emerging dangers as nations pursue aggression. The piece questions whether the public will awaken to protect children or drift toward a national moral and material collapse.

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Fragmented reminiscences and global doubts from 1110

A garbled recap recalls George Gilpin a Beackenridge graduate and Moon at the university of Ghinage with mixed references to Beaty Onorge HW and Galveston. It notes Piesta an Aandnckle nasoclattors retirement to Bras Antonio and mentions Cuba and regional tensions. August 17, 1110, hints at Ahantung’s hoped return and U.S. gas office appeals in Mexico City with a visit by Chinese delegation and Valin party figures.

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