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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1928

Page

14

National Peace and Representation Reform Agenda

An English speaking bloc seeks to preserve world peace and promote cooperation. Proportional Senate representation with at least two Senators per state and rapid constitutional reapportionment in the House. A unified Defense Department, a Secretary of National Defense, and a Secretary of Education to abolish illiteracy. Congressional elections in November with inauguration in January after.

United States Senate House of Representatives Department of the Army Navy Air Forces Secretary of National Defense United States Secretary of Education Congress

Another Season for Fatalities in North Zone

As hunting season nears, accidents and fatalities are likely due to careless handling of shotguns. Illustrations show birds near farms and roadways, shells left behind, and guns carried through fences. The piece argues for common sense, safer gun practices, and stricter public awareness to reduce harm.

Byrd’s Antarctic venture reflects American pioneer spirit

Commander Richard Byrd leads a largely volunteer Antarctic expedition costing an estimated 900000 to a million dollars. Seventy picked men including scientists pilots crews physicians and a Boy Scout travel with most not drawing salaries. The piece links exploration to national character and the frontier tradition.

Ommander Richard Byrd Byrd

Stock Market Yields Compared in 1927 Analysis

In May 1927 Standard Statistics compared about 350 industrials and found April valuations at 11.2 times earnings, yielding just under 1 percent. On April 26, with market strength, valuations rose to 16.2 times earnings, yielding about 0.6 percent, making stocks no better than bonds for income at those prices.

Standard Statistics Company

Eyes and Teeth Health Tips for School Start

A note urges parents to check children’s health before school begins after Labor Day. It stresses eye and dental care, proper footing for shoes, and overall body well being to prevent headaches, fatigue, and learning difficulties. It compares eye strain to a pitcher overusing an arm and emphasizes regular doctor visits for children before school starts.

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Call of Stars by Garrett P Serviss

A 1928 prose piece urges readers to study the night sky and its stars, noting Canopus and major constellations. It lauds astronomy for guiding explorers, calming troubled minds, and revealing humanity’s true stature, quoting Emerson on the stars’ spiritual influence. The essay champions public interest in celestial observation as a pathway to immortality.

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Figures Of Speech Origin From A Deck Of Language

A fragment explains a 1209 Mississippi voyage conning tale leading to the phrase acknowledge the corn. A traveler bets with cow and vegetable cargo on a river run, loses, then the host sinks, and the lucky man says acknowledge the corn while potatoes stay.

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Thinkers Revolt By Dr Frank Crane in McClure’s

Analysis of revolutions showing the intellectual class as the force behind upheaval rather than peasants or workers. The piece argues thinkers, encyclopedists, and educated elites shape political change across France Russia and America, warning tyranny fears high minded, informed citizens more than the oppressed.

Sone Trotsky Ivan Terherine Aracs Folt Phillips Mouike

Bucolic Press reports Tucminy Morning Hike

The Chew ing Gun club went on a hike to the overhead bridge on Gilkey road in Rutherfordton NC. Neswa reports the outing as a local morning event with community group participation.

Chewing Gun Club Gilkey Road Rutherforslign XN. C Neswa

Western Vista Through New Mexico and California

The narrator travels toward Albuquerque noting the ruins of prehistoric settlements, adobe houses, Indian pueblos, and desert scenery. He contrasts old Santa Fe trail towns with modern trappings, observes tuberculosis convalescents, and recalls influenza outbreaks. The journey continues toward Gallup and southern California, ending with a promise of blooming deserts and snow-capped peaks.

Reading Albuquerque Plymouth Rock Peter N. M Desert California McNaucht Syndicate, Inc

New Archbishop of Canterbury Cosmo Lang Portrait

The Most Reverend Cosmo Gordon Lang becomes Archbishop of Canterbury succeeding Dr. Rantall Davidson after the prayer book dispute. Lang, educated at Glasgow, Cambridge, Balliol, and All Souls, previously led York for twenty years and served as wartime preacher in Britain and Canada. The piece notes his humor and popular standing with workers while highlighting debates over bishops in the House of Lords and church funding.

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