Buy American policy of patriotism urged in 1932 editorial
An editorial advocates Buy American as a patriotism and self interest policy, arguing cheap imports destroy American labor and industry. It cites rubber, steel, and wage data, warning that foreign competition cripples employment, lowers wages, and harms rail and related sectors, urging Americans to buy domestic goods.
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San Antonio
United States Commissioner of Customs
United States
Japan
Czecho-Slovakia
National Association of Flat Roll Steel Manufacturers
Europe
Asia
United States Department of Labor
America
France
Italy
Etiquette Question on Using Knife with Salad
Dear reader argues over using a knife for cold salads and sides with lettuce tomatoes and potatoes. The writer favors using knife and fork together for all salads and suggests continental dining norms, while rejecting the claim that knife use is ignorant.
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Miss de Peyster
Europe
Marry Go Round by Helen Rowland
A 1923 column discusses marriage dynamics and gender stereotypes with bite size vignettes. It lampoons men and women, noting the “nice girl” image, emotional intensity differences, and social expectations, all amid humorous observations.
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Helen Rowland
Listen World Love Wide as Ile By Elsie Robinson
Columns of inspirational prose urging readers to expand their life through love and service. It contends life is measured by how wide one loves and how deeply one engages with others, not by internal riches. The piece prompts readers to live boldly, pay the cost of love, and seek God in broader acts of compassion.
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Ile
Sis
God
York
Bing Meas
Remembering the 1921 San Antonio Flood Visit
W. G. Jonnbon recalls visiting San Antonio in 1921 after the flood and attending a semi pro baseball game at the Gunter Hotel. He describes the lobby flooded, water rising to his head, streets torn up, guards at Heriberg Jewelry, and the game proceeding despite damage and debris.
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W. G. Jonnbon
American Airways
San Antonio
Texas University
Maxey Harb
Gunter
Heriberg
Aline
New York theatre figures file vivid notes on cats and stage life
A flurry of anecdotes from New York cultural circles recounts cat phobias and feline interruptions in plays, famed performers like Grace Moore and Grace Moore’s return to the stage, and colorful backstage glimpses. The piece names Roy Howard, Fannie Hurt, Helen Worden, George White, and Lucha Gear among others, highlighting theater life, quirky pets, and a snapshot of late career moments.
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New York
Fovellat
Abe
Bernhardt
Florian
Venice
Neysa McMeln H
Hippodrome
Rother
Roy Howard
Canada
Bormebody
Fannie Hurt
Allen Dwane
Lention
Dwan
Tullio Garminalla
Hendrik van Joon
Helen Worden
Joseph £. Moore
E. House
10 and 20 Years Ago From The San Antonio Light
A San Antonio Light retrospective notes missed mail on Houston Arrest and Avetiue corners addressed to Officer A. Aguirre and a flood of Mexican nationals crossing into the city amid a Mexican government push outward. The piece also recalls 1912 public notices about court, district attorney, county judge changes, a highway right of way project, and a modeled sand clay road program in Atascosa and Frio counties under federal highway oversight.
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Houston
Officvr
A. Aguirre
J. R. Davis
Adminiitee
Doxny County
Frio
Juri Thin Aida
Atascowm
George D. Marshall
Ole Wey
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Matt Weldom
Stara and Stripes
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Grace Moore
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Jellicos
Misa Moore
George White
White
Pred Astaire
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Indies
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B. B. Minar
Arthur W. Beellgton
Fifty-seventh District Court
Oint G. Brown
J. C. Baker
Anderain
Andros Coy
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