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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1936
Page
4
Jenner discovered vaccination after thinking on cowpox and smallpox and, urged by a friend, proved that cowpox infection prevents smallpox. The piece extols thinking followed by decisive action, citing Franklin, the beer bottle cork inventor, and Edison, urging prompt pursuit of useful ideas and hard work.
The piece argues European events show how totalitarian regimes restrict art and dissent. It notes Goebbels banning criticism in Germany, Soviet treason trials, Hungary duels, strikes in France, and child wartime drills in Italy. It contrasts these with American freedoms and the looming 1938 crisis.
A first person fragment recalls a late night New Haven fire, police, and river wandering. The narrator, coat bearing and clandestine, describes watching fire wagons clanging by while craving role in the scene, dodging police attention, and pondering identity, warmth, and a raccoon coat as water from a hydrant soaks surroundings. The surreal, humorous tone mixes urban chaos with personal musings and stray dogs.
A fragmented reminiscence from 0.C. McIntyre recounts a restless moment and self-reproach, mentioning waking amid a fire and an odd reference to cops in 1986 and a group called AfeNaught Synd. The excerpt preserves the odd tone and sparse details of a troubled memory.
An article stresses skin health and cautions against self treatment for skin disorders. It explains pellagra as a vitamin deficiency linked to diet, noting corn meal and refined staples as risk factors. Benefits from foods rich in vitamin G and common staples are highlighted as preventative measures.
Fragmentary notes echo a midcentury newspaper style with garbled aphorisms. It references public opinion and domestic roles, mentioning Bulwer-Lytton and a football game setting where social behavior is discussed. The text is incomplete but preserves a clash of social commentary and casual observations.
Lucile Evans argues Americans overvalue work and sufferings while dismissing pleasure. The piece critiques Puritan restraint, urges balancing labor with leisure, and questions the persistence of rugged individualism. It notes rising parental worry and comments on cultural shifts clashing with industrial modernity.
By Elsie Robinson the piece critiques effort and work in society across nations, arguing against excuses and urging active living. It quotes Oscar Wilde and rails at lazy modern attitudes while condemning government programs that keep people idle.
Recalls Grover Loening’s optimistic reply about American aviation and progress in 1916. Mentions Lorning Aeronautical Engineering Co developing amphibian planes for U.S. Army pilots on a Pan-American flight. Notes artist Daniel Esner in Hollywood, painter Miss Josephine Lucchese touring, and pianist Josef Hofmann’s upcoming Beethoven Hall concert. Also reports irrigation of 12 000 acres near Del Rio using Humphrey direct acting explosion pump.
London hums with coronation preparations for King Edward VIII in May. Factories rush to boost armament and munition output while crafts ply wood and clay to create royal symbols. Delight grows for the beloved king as lighting plans, souvenirs, and grand pageantry take shape for a record holiday.
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