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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1926
Page
7
Editorial defines thrift as intelligent, prudent management of resources. It contrasts thrift with stinginess and spendthrift behavior, arguing that thrifty individuals are generous within means and valued by merchants and bankers. The piece links thrift to ongoing good customer relations and stable trade, noting thrift sustains commerce beyond holidays.
The text discusses Vice President Dawes and the Nobel Peace Prize for 1925. It comments on the tradition of individual vice presidents, notes Dawes' wartime leadership and his “pipe of peace” phrase, and questions whether the U.S. Senate will agree with the award. It ends by stating the Nobel Peace Prize for 1925 has been awarded.
New York distributed 20.5 million trees for planting this year doubling last year. Pennsylvania has planted over 56 million young forest trees in three years with 20 million more slated next spring. California lumber firms plan 30 million young trees in the Redwood belt. Municipal forest plantings number 217 in New York, signaling growing public awareness of forest extinction risks.
Making Progress was purchased by Sir Joseph Duveen for 338500, a 2286 square inch work that implies a price near 150 per inch. The article notes art as a pecuniary asset rising in value, with focus on the famous Lawrence portrait Pinkie recently attracting attention.
In 1926 a newspaper feature uses auto maintenance as a metaphor for caring for the human body. It warns that aging slows starting and stopping, likening brittle bones and stiff vessels to worn automobile parts. Proper restraint and steady care could extend life toward a century.
A woman speaker explains she is not suited to nursing despite deep compassion. She values self sacrifice in nurses but fears daily exposure to suffering would exhaust her vitality. During the war she contributed as organizer and helper, believing a modest nurse’s role suits others better. Copyright 1928 Famous Peace Syn Tac.
A brief note urges readers that small acts of kindness can brighten the lives of the needy and unfortunate without the wealth of a millionaire, highlighting everyday generosity as a path to happiness for all.
The exchange features a terse back and forth about hair trimming with blunt humor, highlighting a casual chat between the Bonehead Brothers. One speaker notes extensive trimming while the other comments on the haircut, suggesting a lighthearted moment in a broader scene.
Remembrance of Eric Samuel Houdini son of Rev Dr Mayer Samuel of Appleton Wisconsin who adopted the Houdin name and gained fame as a magician. He exposed frauds and mocked supernatural claims while showing feats like coffin submersion. Loved by friends for modesty and companionship. his loss mourned widely.
A large parasitic bloom in Sumatra’s forests weighs about fifteen pounds and spans a yard. It lives upon vines and climbs, with a flesh-tinted ground color and purple mottlings. The blooms take a month to mature, last a day or two, then decay, resembling a cabbage bud before opening.
A harsh moral paragraph contrasts a weak criminal with a life sentence and eventual execution. It portrays a man called a master criminal as a poor, fearful figure who avoids work, uses drugs, and faces constant danger from detectives. It warns that crime never pays and emphasizes hard work as the only fate.
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