Men Spend More On Clothes Than Women, Study Shows
A New York bureau of statistics report reveals men spend about 73 dollars yearly on clothing while wives spend around 52 dollars for similar incomes. The data from 100 families with 1300 dollar average incomes also shows sons at 70 and daughters at 62 dollars. The piece notes rising fashion costs, war influences, and a social push to keep up appearances despite tight budgets.
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Bureau of Statistics
New York
Is Texas Dry or Wet State A Riddled Legal Question
Fragmentary text questions Texas liquor status as dry or wet and notes uncertainty in law. It discusses county variance and possible judicial rulings. Mentions a Texas Court of Criminal Appeals decision indicating the state wide prohibition was unconstitutional and the confusion of legal standards.
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Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals
Adson
Eight Power of Europe From Yugoslav Unity Idea
The author argues a united Serbs Croats and Slovenes state named Jugoslovakia would become Europe eighth power by area and population. He compares it to American colonial unity and notes the need to remove the hyphen and unify under one sovereignty. The proposed state would span about 50 000 square miles with roughly 32 million people.
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Europe
Jone-Slovakia
Belgium
Jugo-Slovakia
Russia
England
Germany
Poland
France
Italy
Spain
Texas Liquor Laws Fractured Across Counties
The piecewise rulings on prohibition split Texas into regions where Fort Bend and Beaumont faced different outcomes, leaving parts of Southeast Texas dry while other areas unclear. The author laments the legal fragmentation and suggests the state remains a fragmented machine needing all parts to work.
Using the Rivers for Inland Transport Gains Momentum
The piece highlights inland waterways as key national carriers with the Mississippi Missouri and Ohio rivers. Hundreds of large steel barges are being built for river use, aiming to boost navigation to Civil War era levels by next summer. New barges move upstream at 13 to 14 miles per hour, faster than current river boats, with possible future fast passenger boats.
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United States
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio
River traffic revival eyed with new loading and wharfages
Old river trade could surge again within a year as modern loading gear and expanded wharves spark confidence in river routes. New Orleans leads with $200.05 million invested in terminals, belts, and dredging, boosting port access. Other river cities like Cairo and Memphis poised to revive as inland waterways expand.
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Mississippi
Mark Twain
New Orleans
Three Rivers
New York
Iit
Cairo
St. Louis
Kansas City
Paducah
Memphis
Samuel Clemens
Chicago
Texas
Southwest
Airships for Commerce and the coming airline era
The article argues that airplanes will accelerate trade by linking distant markets. It envisions London and Liverpool hubs receiving Indian staples within days, quicker raw material inspection, and up-country railheads connected by swift air travel. It foresees frequent travel for English expatriates and broader world-wide services soon realizable.
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East
Australia
London
Liverpool
India
Christmas for the Children A Zeal for Family Joy
John J. Daly writes in the New Britain Herald about the Christmas thrill of children small and tall. He reflects on the value of giving to kids and the ache of not having one's own while longing for a baby to bring light to a home. The piece emphasizes family warmth and the belief that life gains meaning through raising children.
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Colleen Dawn
John J. Daly
New Britain Herald
Dan
Letters to The Light Alt Reteturn to This Payer
A reader letters about Mr Kifer of Public Service Company and eight percent rate rise. The writer questions meter inspections, gas service costs, plumber duties, and free repair claims amid widespread utility price complaints. A subscriber defends perceived benefits of free service and criticizes billing practices.
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The
Light
Kiler
Public Service Company
Ciry
Vas
Tivo
Sone Digitree
Comic Opera of Gas and Power Rates Stirs San Antonio
A satirical letter portrays a clash between San Antonio Public Service Company and the city over raised gas and electricity charges. The piece mocks a public hearing as a comic opera stage managed by the city, cites meter tests, and ends with a rambling Uncle Remus parable about a dropped rabbit.
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San Antonio Public Service Company
City of
San Antonio
Chagas
Iifer
Mnayor
TSS
Gus Conaniner
Kifer
Ile
Wien
Selonis
Cownell
Rams
Diplomic
Service or concern in Harlandale suburbia gossip
A reader laments gas expansion and defends a skip stop system affecting residents. The note paints Harlandale ten miles from City Hall with dark, brushy streets and late night risks for girls walking home after working late, many dropped at distant stops.
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Wditer
Gue Catizens
Harlandale
City Hall
Corpus Christi Road
Streetcar Woes Prompt Letter From A Street Car Patron
A reader complains of dark mud strewn streets and unsafe stops as streetcars run on unimproved routes. He describes soaking rain drainage, damaged journeys for women and girls, and a motorman refusal to let passengers board at the front. He suggests jitneys as relief and asks the press to publish the letter.
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Traction Company
Tobin Hill
West Josephine Street
Must Dewey
Myrtle and McCullough
Dewey
Kendall and Locust
Kendall and
Joel
Josephine Streets
Josephine
Imost
Tobin Hall
Canal Zone Population Decline Highlighted in June Census
The Canal Zone census shows 21,707 civilians, down 15 percent from last year, with 2,827 American men and 2,010 American children plus 2776 American women. Other nationalities total 200, a small group of British West Indian and allied workers. The report notes Americans account for much of the decrease while workers from other nationalities remain smaller in number.
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Canal Zone
Inedianapolis
Panama
Majestic Theater Presents Joyous Bill With The Suffragette Revue
The Majestic theater offers a lively program marking quarantine release and season cheer. Florence Merritt Gabrielle Bridewell lead two girl act with laughs and charm while The Suffragette Revue by William Friedlander provides witty tunes and strong performances by Mabel Gould Jimmie Slater Grace White and Sally McRee. The Briants provide comic warmth and Snoozer the intelligent bulldog with two white cats add novelty.
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Majestic
Majestic Theater
Florence Merritt
Gabrielle Bridewell
Kent
Ray Coxe
America
William B. Friedlander
Mabel Gould
Jimmie Slater
Sally McRee
J. Warren Keane
Grace White
Keane
Miss White
Montgomery
Atone
Snoozer
Hearts of the World at the Grand Tonight
David W. Griffiths supreme film Hearts of the World opens at the Grand tonight. The Globe-Democrat lauds its humanity and justice as major strengths, calling it a landmark war drama with a stellar cast and striking spectacle.
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Grand
David W. Griffith
St Louis
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Children of the Earth
Gvistith
Fragmented Wartime Gossip From An Obscure Page
A scattered, loosely connected column rows through wartime themes and jokes. It references coffee shipments from Brazil in 1918, tobacco to the United States, and quips about the Kaiser, democracy, and public life. The tone is satirical with informal asides and social commentary.
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United States
Brazil
Greece
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