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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1936
Page
4
A compact meditation arguing that thought alone elevates humans from crude beginnings to modern achievement. It traces progress from weaponry to engines, laws, and social reform, asserting thought conquers bias, superstition, and wrongdoing, while urging ongoing self mastery through thinking.
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler denounces a tax policy in Columbia University’s annual report as crippling private philanthropy. He coins Revolution by taxation to describe confiscatory taxes and argues government tax schemes that hinder public benevolence threaten the public interest and democracy.
The administrations order prohibiting foreign marriages by American diplomatic staff aims at self preservation in crises. It insists on resignation for attachés who wed non Americans, arguing such alliances risk embarrassment and endangers neutral nations. The piece favors ending mixed diplomatic marriages for safety.
The article reflects on historic explorations from Henry Hudson to Greely and Amundsen, noting kingly orders, monstrous polar myths, and heroic deaths. It links these tales to modern endurance, then shifts to a Massachusetts physics teacher who dreams of Arctic exploration, blending scientific ambition with legendary adventure.
In a fragmentary Arctic tale a ship endures a year in polar ice with six crew buried under the ice during winter. As spring breaks the survivors recall the engineer and the peril of an equinoctial storm, while the ship endures roaring seas and a perilous voyage outward.
An expedition narrative recounts bold ascent, music, and human spirit aboard a Bowdoin voyage. It notes figures Dick Goddard and a scientist Sergie Tustilution, with themes of adventure, discovery, and love across the seas.
Elsie Backson critiques 1920s social norms on sensitivity. She argues that heightened sensitivity is selfish and exaggerated, not a mark of refinement, and that public fuss over personal hurts often signals ego and a desire for attention. The piece calls for calmer responses to minor slights and advocates resilience.
A fragmentary report notes a shift away from the car as a symbol of progress with references to a rejected Dowie and a wastebasket metaphor. the text reflects muddled humor about modern mobility and social symbols.
A note on handwritten letters by famous figures, reflections on modern correspondence, and a vivid Park Avenue tea room scene. The piece blends social quirks with observations on syndicated columns, Parisian streets, and a curio-filled persona reading about cultural scenes of the era. It also references Lincoln Steffens, Montague Glass, and Eleanor Roosevelt in passing.
Dec 26 1920 report notes Nab Washer hosting San Antonio newsboys for a Christus diner at his home, with Orphans For the city group presenting Christmas gifts to many children. It lists organizers including James Chal op and participants such as Albert Steves Hay Drought and others.
An article contrasts past and present infant care, noting shift from strict discipline to emphasising daily routines, nutrition, sleep, and a pleasant disposition. It warns against spoiling a baby by giving in to incessant crying and avoids excessive baby talk while stressing early, consistent routines. The piece also references Attorney General Ho Mer Cummings and lawyers advising restraint on government litigation.
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