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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1931
Page
14
A fragmented puff piece promotes a brick based home building program with playful lines about bricks that built a wall and a whimsical brick reception statue. It hints at a charity angle and a Christmas themed cheer with wine brick memes and a doghouse element.
A Wicker commission report declares crime is better organized and financed than before Prohibition and costs the nation over a billion dollars yearly. It condemns Prohibition as a costly failure with crime syndicates thriving and public officials corrupted, calling for revision of the law.
A Spanish Republic era feature shows a palace once owned by King Alfonso, with a revolutionary airplane wing tip dropping pamphlets urging a republic. The piece notes earlier uses of airplane propaganda by DAnnunzio and comments on publicity and censorship in Spain.
Reading the garbled notes, locals discuss Hal Hamilton hosting a ranch gathering near Cartizo Springs with cattle, branding, and hospitality. The piece mentions neighbors Tal and Minus Hyl, Carrizo Springs, and potential Texas oil, agriculture, and social plans, in a florid, fragmented newspaper voice.
By Harry Williams describes a Texas train on wheels touring to promote an advertising campaign. The editor praised it yet noted a major flaw: the train arrived four hours early and left ahead of schedule, disappointing crowds who came for the advertised show.
A reflective essay recalling memory and desire as a narrator contemplates the pull of hometown love and the comforting memory of a mother’s bread. The piece contrasts youthful dreams with adult choices, ending on a note of longing and unfinished recollection.
A historical article discusses weighing infants to track nourishment progress. It recommends twice weekly weights until one year, monthly thereafter, and notes weight gain should be gradual and sufficient. It emphasizes home measurement records and consulting a doctor if progress stalls, urging parental attention to a healthy pace of growth.
A fragmented reminiscence follows a celebrated writer once adored in America and Europe. The piece traces his rise with best sellers Ches terton Bellon and Bennett, his Riviera chic image, and later withdrawal to Antibes, London, and New York society. It notes his three-year plan for a new novel, a rumored quarter of a million income, and a shifting social scene in Greenwich Village and the Outer Boroughs. It recalls meetings with Trotsky, a cigarette girl, and a debt row with Geraldine Wiernee, framing a portrait of fame, decline, and lasting illusion.
A satirical dating column offers advice on marriage and courtship. It mocks clichés about keeping a husband content, warns against overbearing behavior, and promotes self respect, tact, and independence, with humorous misprints adding to its era feel.
A San Antonio Light archival item recalls a tense August period with city officials, health officer Dr W A King, mayor, and commissioners tangled in procedures. Early morning court sessions, municipal disputes, and traffic concerns in parks noted alongside punctuality remarks in Aidde Hirkhead's court.
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