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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1920
Page
2
The article notes fur prices hitting all time highs due to scarcity of fur bearing animals, with Texas supplying many valuable hides. It mentions muskrat prices rising from 35 cents to $5, shows a man profiting from mink, nutria, and muskrat linings, and cites government revenues from seal skins and wildlife pelts.
A vintage article notes the United States faces winter with abundant food and feed, praising high yields and ample supplies to meet domestic needs. It highlights national agricultural strength and confidence in the coming season.
The text notes corn yields 7.7 times previous highs and wheat, potatoes, rice, apples, and hay all setting records. It states the U S has enough bread for all needs and is exporting to famine-stricken regions, while contrasting with hunger and famine in Central Europe, Russia, and China. The tone proclaims unprecedented abundance and relief from war-driven prices.
A former wartime expansion left the federal workforce bloated with thousands of postwar positions. The piece argues the next administration should swiftly eliminate these needless jobs to curb expenses and correct past excesses. It notes prewar staffing at 245,000 and wartime staffing near 1,045,000.
The article notes the postwar government employs about 763000 people, roughly double the prewar total, and argues many wartime tasks linger. It questions maintaining near wartime staffing in peace and calls for cutting unnecessary expenses to justify current headcount.
A Kansas City judge rules liquor has market value in a case where a thief took whiskey. The author argues the ruling exposes prohibition’s contradictions and notes related political quips, including budget speak on foreign affairs and a Corpus Christi arrest for tequila.
A poem fragment asks where the ship sails to and from with seafarers unsure of the destination. The verse contrasts calm day scenes on deck with stormy nights, celebrating the pride of sailors facing wind and wave as they gaze toward a distant land.
A prosperous George Webster unwittingly loses his coat to a doorstep thief who unknowingly passes it along through a chain of mistaken ownership. The coat travels from bench to taxi to restaurant to newsstand, ending with Webster reclaiming it at home as his wife reveals she briefly gave it away to a tramp. Grandmother Webster helps salvage the garment before a dramatic recovery.
At Port au Prince in December 1944 Americans find few tourists in Haiti besides business travelers. Beggars, the lame, and the blind swarm waterfront walkways, deterring visitors. The chamber of commerce aims to curb this. About 200 Americans live in the capital, mail delays persist, and one hotel serves Americans. The Haitian sun is fierce. crime myths about Port au Prince are outdated.
Two American aviators have arrived in Honduras with American-built flying machines bought for the star department. They are engaged to teach flying and hows to care for the airplanes for a period. It is expected that in peace times the machines will be used to transport mails over the country as roads are scarce and kafians are very ad.
A collection of quirky maxims and wordplay phrases. The verses mix proverbs with mixed metaphors about fame luck love and work. The piece reads like a playful catalog of witticisms with no clear narrative or event.
A collection of humorous exchanges from a Sunday school scene and neighbors showing a child’s view of a turkey, a father’s joke about cars, and a quip about equality between rich and poor. The youngsters offer a playful take on death, memory, and omissions.
A garbled reminiscence about a mall Santa and a boss asking someone to act jolly, with a childlike crowd reacting. The text hints at deception and a lingering sense of doubt about Santa’s performance and the reactions of the kids.
The readable lines convey a fatigued speaker venting about Christmas stress, considering quitting work, and joking about Santa Claus and rivalries. The jagged script and scattered phrases suggest a personal diary or note rather than a formal article.
A comic slice shows residents of a tiny town after a post office post office mishap. A grocer postmaster explains letters aren’t sent as the inspector probes and townsfolk joke about gravity and local ailments while a stranger seeks an address.
A fragment mentions Ed Tania and Rot ary Club entertainment with pictures and dances. It lists Majestic Grand Trincess and Royal Pictures presenting vaudeville and pictures including Alice Josee and a comic playlet.
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