World explorers seek unknown peaks and Tibet mysteries
A nine member US science party sails toward Shanghai and inland to Lake Koko Nor aiming to test claims of higher Tibetan summits like Machin Shan and to study grasses for land reclamation. They plan to probe whether North American Indian ancestry links to Tibetans while expanding knowledge of remote Asia.
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Asia
Tibetan
United States
Pacific
Shanghai
Lake Koko
Tibet
Lile
Himalayas
Brazil
Polar
Why I Don t Talk Frett isten World By Elsie Robinson
A blunt 1920s style column argues readers avoid flattery and false cheer. The author challenges reliance on compliments, urging self discipline, personal responsibility, and blunt correction to escape self pity and poor choices. It cautions against flattering others and being pampered, urging inner effort over easy praise.
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Elsie Robinson
Wealthy finagler Rice courts grim notoriety in New York
The piece lampoons financier George Graham Rice born Sidon Jacob Herzig, recounting his checkered career, evasions, and flamboyant lifestyle. It notes his income tax acquittal after a high profile defense, his alleged book, and the column’s satirical tone about cocktails, Park Avenue society, and Broadway whimsy.
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York
George Graham Rice
Wall Street
Rice
Sidon
Jacob Herzig
Claprm Green Grocer
Turing
Amaca
Sas
Allania
Ife
Lower East Side
Nica
Bine-Sky
Broad Street
Cigara
Daily Mail
Nice
New York
Broadwayite
Death of a Lady Believed to Be Mary in the Little Lamb Tale
The article discusses a 90 year old claim of being the Mary from the rhyme about Mary Had a Little Lamb. It notes the poem appeared in 1830 in Our Children and questions the verifying details, hinting at a case of second childhood and memory of the event.
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AL Little Lamb
Little Lamb
Mary
Sarah Joseph Hale
Lished
Detention and prison policy in a fractured world
The text muses on detention and prison ideas, noting ramifications across political and financial systems. It references confinement ideas and a shift away from detention hotels, and mentions football games at Federal and public perceptions of barrio life, sailing philosophy, and isolation within penal use.
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Federal
Squeak of a Wife Drives Chicago Divorce Comedy
A humorous Chicago vignette centers on a husband’s complaint about his wife’s squeak and her playful weakness. The piece recalls a “delightful little volume” and a shop attempt to fix the squeak as integral to churchgoing and daily life, likening it to music in rocking chairs.
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Chicago
James O. Tagan
Tady
Veterans' cash use cited by administrator in survey
Veterans' Administrator Hines reports that 72.7 percent of veterans use their compensation for immediate needs, 20 percent buy automobiles, and 7 percent via loans. He notes surprising waste of money and questions about loan applications and government funds.
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Hines
Love and Laughs in Postwar Verse and Prose
A survey of late 1920s and early 1930s writings on love, humor, and sentiment. The piece references poets and rhyme writers such as Hoffenstein and Dorothy Parker, notes shifting views on romance, and includes quotations and allusions to classic verses.
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Hoffenstein
Dorothy Parker
Selma Trobingen
Cloe
Selma Robinson
Dec 6 1921 San Antonio Light recaps early history
A 1921 San Antonio Light column notes events from 10 and 20 years earlier. It mentions a rotation at Sta Jesne, an Alamo plaza purchase expiring in 1915, a Brackenridge Park family matter, W Rigsby as president of a city entity, and plans for downtown building sites for Wolff and Mach. Also referenced are proposed tax remittance for new buildings and a 1651 newspaper error.
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Adolph Ionjou
London
New York
Jesne
Alamo Plaia
Brackenridge Park
W. ©. Rigsby
San Antonio
Californian
Censor Lets Wilde Salome Be Shown After 40 Years
The British censor approves Oscar Wilde's Salome after four decades of banishment. A modern portrayal shows Salome holding a severed head, sparking debate over depictions of violence and cannibalism in theatre and the shifting tastes of audiences.
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Oscar Wilde
Salome
Joan Maude
John the Baptist
Herod
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