Adequate Health Facilities and Federal Role Debate
The interdepartmental committee report supports a national health program aimed at universal access to medical science and services. It favors state and local administration with federal grants in aid, while warning against creating new bureaucratic waste or socialist experiments. The piece argues for expanded health facilities for all groups, not centralized regimentation.
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Congress
Hearst
Committee
History Repeats By Edwin C. Hill
A nostalgic essay on the Gibson Girl and the waning wasp waist, tracing fashion cycles from 1905 to 1913, noting Gibson’s shift to color painting and his stance on modern changes. It riffs on clothing, culture, and the era’s dynastic imagery, then touches on glaciers and climate-era speculation with quirky asides.
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Charles Dana Gibson
Hale
Honelystar
Hineelf
Montmarte
Pictore
Mr. Gibson
Jook
Look Beyond Eyes to Souls as World Goes Blind
A sparse memoir of struggle and reflection on work, poverty, and the rush for money. The speaker recalls a basement apartment, grueling typing work, and a doctor’s rebuke about looking only with eyes. The lesson: souls must look far as well as eyes to avoid blindness and hollow living.
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Jon
Pageant Focus Shifts From People to Herd of Ego
Elsie Robinson argues that observers ignore the human element and fixate on their own schemes. Their vision narrows daily until they stumble and fail, realizing too late that they have missed true adventure and purpose.
Odd Facts of Butterfly Lifespans Short and Long
A butterfly’s average lifecycle runs four to five weeks but some specimens have lived up to sixteen months in rare cases. The note highlights unusual longevity among butterflies and contrasts typical timing with exceptional instances.
Letters to the Editor on National Defense
The writer argues against defense cuts, urging continued armament to deter invasion. They claim the United States can no longer rely on oceans or guarded borders and warn that appeasement harms dignity and prestige while foreign nations may threaten the mainland.
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Gayatt
Washington
United States
Washington sees cautious economic uptick ahead
Washington reports cautious optimism from economic officials about a spring revival as government spending rises toward 400 million dollars monthly in late spring and housing dollars flow, with private construction favored by steadier rents and easing overproduction concerns.
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Washington
Ringworm Infections and Early Naval Study Findings
A 20th century note explains fungal skin diseases like ringworm, its prevalence among adults, and how a specific powder treatment was tested aboard five ships. The powder blends salicylic acid, menthol, camphor, boric acid, and starch applied to affected skin to curb infection and prevent recurrence.
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D. T. Prehn
United States
New York
United States Navy
Atlhe
Athiate
Prehn
Medical Q and A on neuralgia and treatments
A reader asks about severe facial pains and possible remedies. Dr. Bundesen discusses trifacial neuralgia or neural inflammation along a facial nerve, noting the cause is not precisely known and outlining two main treatments: injecting alcohol into the nerve or removing the ganglion. Other methods like electrotherapy are mentioned as unproven.
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M. W
King’ Pees
High City Poll Tax Receipts Signal Election Interest
February 1 notes Bexar county poll tax receipts reach 56,029 by deadline, with exemptions, as city election interest grows. Also mentions new auto mobile inspector W E Kenight sworn in, plans to curb glare from headlights, while replacement J W Col Ming served previously. Rev Edward Ward to preach in Texas amid ties to Pittsburgh church history. San Antonio chamber of commerce queried by John J Carrington about Browns training trip with proposed funding.
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Bexar
County Commissioner's Court
W. E. Kenight
J. W. Col Ming
Spector
Robert Quhomn
St. Louis Browna
John J
Carrington
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Browns
San Antonio
Marry-Go-Round by Helen Rowland
A satirical look at courtship and modern romance, noting women’s tact in managing finances and expectations. It mocks male vanity and the pressures of social behavior, urging practical views on compatibility, income, housekeeping, and partnership dynamics.
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Helen Rowland
What Do You Know 3 and people In Loo news quiz
A quirky quiz feature lists puzzling clues and names such as Carrie Chapman, Jacqueline Cochran, and Don Bradman. It mentions a Virginia orchestra concert, a violinist, a French premier, and an American ambassador to Germany. The item teases answers on page results.
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Garter Oliris
Paix Wrankiirber
Carrie Chapman Antt
Blorenon Aten
Extoward Waladier
Lloyd Douglea
Wiliam
John Buchtralit
Don Bradman
Eleanor Pattersort
Mischa Biman
Paul Vincent Garrsil
Jacqueline Cochran
Supreme Court Wimbroo - Ponce Ad Wienta
Acnator
Virginia Orchestra
Concer
Ahiger
Trish
Formor Ametican
Ambnasnetlor
Gerimany i
R.sc. Phlligns
Monic
Prieda Hemper
Allee
Mathie Crickat Payer
Comte Paso
Voulurea Nyidlente
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