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San Antonio Light in San Antonio, Texas

06 Dec 1926

Page 6

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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1926

Page

6

Start Program Now to Put Idle Waters to Work

A call for urgent action on Hoover’s internal improvements program. It describes vast waterway projects from the Great Lakes to the Gulf and rivers like the Colorado to irrigate, power, and flood control. The piece urges Congress to pass the Rivers and Harbors Bill and the Swing Johnson Bill to begin Boulder Canyon Dam construction.

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Queen's Counsel on Customs and Hidden Meanings Abroad

A reflection on how cultural norms shape behavior in Romania and Europe and how strangers misread small signs. The author notes a right-side seating custom for women in carriages, explains gossip when foreigners misinterpret it, and warns that even small fashion details have hidden social significance learned only through context.

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Figures of Speech Origin as a Hatter

Explains the origin of the phrase Mad as a Hatter from Mad as an atter meaning venomous viper. Notes the shift in meaning over time and cites a 1926 King Features Syndicate copyright.

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King Features Syn., Inc
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Gall Stones and Digestive Ducts Explained

An article explains gall stones and the anatomy of the gall bladder with its pear shape and attachment to the liver. It details the cystic duct the common bile duct and how bile and intestinal contents travel through these passages.

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Ava Walt
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Their First Jobs By Philip Nowlan

A review of early work stories notes Horatio Alger style office boy tales and highlights a Chicago executive, Robert D. Lay, whose career spans Knickerbocker Ice, North American Cold Storage, and Hydrox Company. The piece then digresses into a medical discussion about gallbladder anatomy, cholesterol, and gallstones, detailing inflammation pathways and risk factors.

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Horatio Alger Chicago Alger Tie Knickerbocker Ive Company North American Cold Storage Company Hydrox Company Robert D. Lay
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Work of Visiting Nurses By Dr Frank Crane

The visiting nurse program under Henry Street Settlement drives healing through home visits and prenatal pre school clinics. Two hundred nurses logged 235537 visits in eight months while fund drives seek 560000 endowment and 500000 maintenance support. Miss Lillian Wald founded the work thirty three years ago and training attracts visitors worldwide at New York centers.

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Frank Crane McClure “Ewspaper Syndicate Henry Street Lillian Wald New York Africa Helpfd
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