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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1935
Page
11
Clara Barton, linked eternally to the Red Cross, defined international charity and volunteer cooperation. The founder of the Red Cross, she aided Civil War and Franco Prussian War battlefields, guiding disaster relief, first aid, and mercy across fires, famines, floods, and earthquakes worldwide.
On December 27, 1822 Louis Pasteur was born in the Jura region of France to a tanner family. The article lauds him as a towering soldier of science who fought a sleepless war against disease, isolating germs of chicken cholera and anthrax, curing hydrophobia, and revolutionizing chemistry and surgery, noting his life saving billions though he died poor and devout.
Scores of towns and counties nationwide organize for the 1938 Roosevelt birthday on January 30. Proceeds go to aid those afflicted with infantile paralysis as in prior years, honoring the president and encouraging public support for health and happiness.
A moody verse describes the Tax Collector, the Crape Hanger, as ever-present at every meal. The satirical figure demands payment before hosts and waiters, promising a grim digestion of leftovers.
Elsie Robinson argues that mere wishing fails without hunger and effort. She frames Mary Jones as a symbol of drifters who mistake glamour for work, urging true desire and discipline to become a writer rather than a quitter. The piece reflects timeless advice on motivation, creativity, and the costs of ambition.
From 1925 records, the cornerstone for the final unit of the Wite Memorial museum in Brackenridge Park was announced, to be laid within weeks as construction continues near the rock quartz. A breakfast honored Otto Praeger, with many local officials attending at the Gunter hotel.
In this critique the author contrasts Twain with contemporary writers and praises Steamboat Round the Bend by Ben Durbin, noting Twain’s clarity and humane portraits of American life. The piece defends American literature against pretentious trends, lauding Durbin’s river tale and its Will Rogers connections while honoring Twain’s enduring insight into the nation. It reflects on enduring American stock, regional voices, and a hopeful republic amid literary change.
A fragmented column by 0. C. McIntyre surveys New York society and fashion. It lampoons socialites, actors, and public figures in a lively, era-specific voice, noting trends, personalities, and style quirks while mapping a cultural tableau of the time.
An article explains allergy as a heightened sensitivity to foods or environmental substances causing asthma symptoms. It describes elimination diets, skin tests with protein extracts, and vaccines as relief methods, stressing medical exams for infection sources and cautioning that asthma is not curable but can improve with proper care.
A nostalgic look contrasts Christmas memories of earlier days with modern gift trends. The piece questions changing dreams from simple handmade and novelty gifts to expensive items, noting warmer yuletide rituals, closer family moments, and simpler joys fading with time.
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