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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1933
Page
9
A fragmented column by Beatrice Fairfax discusses women’s ambition and domestic expectations. It contrasts the cold, indifferent Iceberg with the need for tenderness, sympathy, and encouragement to sustain personal and professional drives. The piece cites lines from poetry and contemplates gender roles and support networks in modern life.
An old promotional item extols Grove's Laxation Brome Quinine as a cure for a cold infection. It claims to purge the bowels kill the fever and restore the body’s tone, urging readers to obtain Grove's Tara tive Brom O Gain ing at any drugstore.
A questionable remedy labeled WEM-ROTD is linked to Dr J Fann who allegedly prescribed it to about 1000 patients with reported success. The report notes unsafe preparation and widespread use across western regions, raising concerns over efficacy and safety.
An old style patent medicine ad touts Frestription A.2851 as the quick fix for rheumatic pains gout neuritis and nerve pain. It claims 65 years of use nationwide, promises rapid relief, and notes the formula is now available in Ni form with no harmful ingredients. The text urges readers to obtain Prescriptiin 2051 locally.
In 1915 prose on marriage and divorce contrasts a polished Iceberg husband with a resilient common wife. The piece praises pioneer women for enduring hardship, linking their spirit to modern worthwhile women and noting only a ninth of the iceberg is visible above water.
Witness Joseph B. Eastman of the Interstate Commerce Commission urged extending federal credit to railroads through the Reconstruction Corporation. His testimony before a Senate sub committee suggested more aid, while a bank hearing was postponed for a Reconstruction Corp report on collateral values backing rail advances.
A 50-year-old village resident, Clackansilly Jin8 Doyle, was killed as four burglars emerged from the Spencer Bank late today. One assailant was slain and others fled as authorities investigated the botched bank raid in Spencer.
In Madrid on February 2 a reconvened parliament faced a clash as the anti Republican faction precipitated debating government proposals amid a tense political scene. No further details were provided in the available text.
A letter argues against giving unemployed workers wholesale grocery pricing via local grocers. It contends that grocers would lose value, 15 000 unemployed rely on the commissary, 75 clerks may be laid off, and relief should be prioritized to prevent further hunger. The writer, a burdened taxpayer, urges action to support jobs and local needs.
Advocates urge homesteading idle Texas land to aid families. They contrast land with gold, urging use of highway funds for water wells and basic infrastructure instead of passive idle acres. The speaker promotes practical development and national self reliance.
Washington reports the first seven months of 1933 showing a deficit of 1,01/721,031 with total receipts 1,138,505,910 and expenditures 2,440,226,241. Public debt rose to 20,801,707,194, up almost 3 billion in 12 months. Income tax for seven months 358,856,709 vs 635,417,098 prior year. miscellaneous internal revenues up 147,0 million to 457,038,87. customs duties fell to 18d 09,025 from 724569.90. General expenditures down 208,000,000 from prior year to 1,358,128,142. Sinking fund 418,764.00 versus 355,299,200. postal deficiency 35,078,597 vs 105,000,000. Receipts down 150,000,000 year over year but January 31 deficit 241,000,000 less than 1932. Taxes on 1992 incomes expected March 16 to ease the gap.
February 2. A thorough investigation into the attempted robbery of wealthy actress Miss Pringle in Banta Monica was promised by Chief of Police Clarence Webb. Four men in green masks entered her home Tuesday night bound and gagged her and stole $1000 from a table. nothing else was taken.
New York City schools halted distribution of the January issue of the Junior Red Cross News by order of Superintendent Dr William J O’Shea after Somerville Mass objected to a “sacrilegious” illustration showing a boy and a donkey bowing to a priest.
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