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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1924
Page
3
Knoxville ministers urge restraint on corporal punishment advising fathers to wake sons and avoid frequent whipping. The writer argues that soothing guidance builds character better than the rod, citing Solomon and animal trainer methods that connect punishment to specific misdeeds, favoring patience over force.
A column muses on the immense value of human intellect versus land, noting that valuable surfaces command high prices. It compares brain worth to property, cites Edison and Pasteur, and wonders which city may surpass New York in real estate value as technology reshapes trade and seaports.
The article contrasts Benjamin Franklin with today’s knowledge, noting a portrait of Franklin aired a week earlier from London via Marconi to New York. It asserts explaining the modern chain of transportation and communication to Franklin would require an encyclopedic discourse, given his era’s limits. Franklin died 134 years ago.
A millionaire marries a literate, capable office girl aged under a specified limit. The piece portrays gossiping neighbors and a critique of employed women pursuing advancement, noting her education, manners, appearance, and earned pay while condemning her ambitions and charm.
An American Legion item from Scottsbluff Nebraska notes a lost army overcoat lying on the street running north and south of the high school with a pair of gloves in its pockets. The listing appears in the Headlight publication.
A passerby recalls a scene near a vacant lot where two boys quarrelled over a stone throw. He warned them that throwing rocks injures eyes and leaves scars. He preached calm, then observed one boy strike another in the neck as a smaller child loosed a stone toward him.
A lecture by a noted woman argues women can attract any man but men are not universally swayed. She notes wives and mothers fear losing husbands to charm yet men may be influenced by flattering words regardless of true merit. copyright 1984 International Feature Service Tuc.
A humorous column argues against inaugural balls and dancing at the White House. It recalls historical partying from Washington to Lincoln and Pompeii, suggesting modern presidents should avoid festive displays and ornate entertainments.
Excerpts from Royal S. Copeland stress regular physicals and early attention to illness to prevent serious disease. He argues many people live with undetected conditions like kidney or heart issues, urging routine checkups, sensible diet, and hygiene to maintain health, with a blunt critique of neglectful health habits.
A San Antonio reflection celebrates broad charitable unity across Christians and Jews. Readers recount elm osynary drives that drew supporters of varied creeds, proving that religious divisions fade before shared aid. The piece praises enduring charity in courts, temples, and markets and foresees a lasting monument to unselfish civic spirit.
In this essay Louis E. Bisch discusses why capable people fail when they scatter efforts. He argues that focusing on a single primary life work and directing energy to vital points increases strength and results, while multitasking dilutes efficiency and hampers achievement.
A compact prose piece notes that much of life’s granting is wasteful, greatness requires birth into poverty, politics thrives on popular ignorance for votes, power lies in brains over force, and extra initials in a man’s name are seen as largely useless.
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