Open Season on Loan Sharks
The San Antonio Bar Association and a vigilance committee launch a drive against loan sharks. An anti-usury panel will offer free legal services to victims while avoiding harm to legitimate credit. Chairman Al M. Heck notes middle income victims exist and warns racketeers charge 120 to 210 percent with schemes to keep borrowers paying.
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SAN Antonio Bar Association
Vigilance Committee
Bar Association
San
Heck
Senator Borah backs check on president over foreign wars
The passage argues Senator Borah of Idaho is correct in urging the United States to check presidential power in foreign affairs. It cites opposition to broad discretionary war powers, supports the Ludlow amendment to reserve war authority in the people, and notes public demand to avoid foreign entanglements and wars.
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Borah
Idaho
Washington
United States
Avalanche description and danger in snow country
The fragment discusses avalanches as deadly natural events, noting their speed of up to 120 miles per hour and their potential to cause extensive damage. It contrasts dry avalanches with slow creeping snowslides, highlighting how heavy snow and debris can devastate forests and farms.
Alpine avalanche control and old lore collide in Swiss effort
Early last year the Swiss government pursued avalanche control by planting vast alder belts to stabilize slopes above timber lines. Peasants doubt devices while locals recall ancient lore linking chameis to mountain gods. Geologists explain avalanches via simple causes, yet superstition lingers amid dramatic weather and rugged terrains.
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High Alps
Montain
The Great Quake Legend and Shifting Lands
The fragment narrates seismic and natural hazards across places from Pompeii to Monte Arbina. It recalls ancient lava, earthquakes, and floods, noting neighbors meddling post disaster and the long history of instability on the Swiss Italian border region. It mentions the 1928 Monte Arbina collapse and vast debris. The tone hints at forewarned danger and enduring human resilience.
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Monte Arbina
Feas
First Incisor Retention May Harm Occlusion Says Expert
Dr Herman Bendesen reports that baby incisors that fail to shed on time can disrupt bite. Dr G M Anderson of Maryland warns permanent teeth may erupt crooked if retained teeth remain. If a permanent tooth erupts out of place, remove the first tooth promptly to create proper space.
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G. M. Anderson
University of Maryland
Poem Theory Fragments From an Old Page
A garbled excerpt discusses poetry forms and devices. It mentions alliteration repetition of initial sounds and a narrative hero in verse. The text hints at a sonnet form, couplets, and a farmer theme, with scattered references to lines and rhythm.
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Rome
Tie
Press and officials spar over pay as you go armament plan
Washington reports on December 1 note officials and the press clash over budget methods for defense spending. Observers debate whether the president’s plan will mean year by year funding without tax increases, or a hidden reallocation of assets from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to cover a proposed armament boost.
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Washington
Chemoriye
Roosevelt
Stephen T. Early
White House
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RPC Eplateral
Treasury
Businness
nnmeroPinton
Congress
Bart Sliethy
Pain is the Price We Pay for Feeling
A speaker laments constant hurt from ugliness, crime, and injustice. They argue pain is not punishment but a price for feeling and growth, noting that those who strive for good suffer more yet gain strength from enduring hurt. The text reflects on empathy, courage, and the necessity of pain in human life.
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Burt
Elsie Robinson Fevling Reflections On Pain And Courage
Fragmentary reminiscence lines convey a personal vow to endure pain with honor and courage rather than escape. The text blends themes of love, duty, and the testing of character as a spiritual challenge.
San Antonio okays strict auctioneers ordinance
Ten years after agitation by the Retail Merchants association the city commission passed a rigid ordinance regulating public auctions in San Antonio. Mayor Charmers ordered enforcement details. Henry Woanig becomes city marshal, moving from New Braunfels after long service here. He succeeds the late Henry Russi. Also noted is a call for closer trade ties with Mexico and Rev Thomas F Gallaher resigning from Utica Presbyterian to lead Oak Crest First Presbyterian of Dallas.
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San Antonis Retail Merchants’ Association
City Commission
San Antonio
C. M. Charmbers
Henry Woanig
Sadie Street
Henry Russi
Woanig
New Braunfels
Phi Wright
San Antonin
Republic of Mexico
Thomas F. Gallaher
Utica Presbyterian Church
Dallas
Oak Cet
First Presbyterian Church
Gegret
Cockeyed Spectators Stirred by Alcoholic Entrance at Event
During a recent performance two intoxicated spectators disrupted the room, shouting and clashing with ushers as they staggered to their seats. The pair, one boasting of licking the crowd, drew admonition from a heckling crowd and awkwardly clashed with security, while an artist on stage entertained despite wardrobe mishaps.
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Tor
San Antonio
St. Louis
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