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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1922
Page
4
The Montana Supreme Court voids the bachelor tax on unmarried males ages 21 to 60 and the twenty year poll tax as unconstitutional. The editorial argues such taxes attack personal choice, urges better policies to promote marriage and home ownership, and condemns wealth extraction through discriminatory levies.
The report from the White House indicates the United States will not hinder or postpose the Genoa economic conference. President Harding views American policy as distinct from other nations and aims to avoid premature conclusions while acknowledging dangers of idealism in world affairs.
A column argues the United States should actively engage in international debt readjustment at Genoa. It criticizes aloofness as signaling disinterest, notes Secretary Mellon’s practical stance on taxation and spending, and questions White House support for his fiscal approach during European financial talks.
The piece argues for allowing voters to state I am twenty one as proof of age, criticizing current age disclosure requirements and noting past abuses. It cites a state assemblyman's proposed amendment and reflects on the broader political and economic climate, including remarks by Harvard professor Wallace B. Dunham about a slow but steady economic recovery.
A fragmented poetic piece blends Garbled notes of Robin Hood legends with lines on fairies Oberon and Marian. Amid garbled OCR, it hints at a Wakeful England dawn in Sherwood forest and echoes of prophetic price forecasts and public doubt.
An Indiana farmer who forced his wife to fast begins a hunger strike as police place bins in jail. The piece notes his consistency and suggests tensions around local authority. A separate Missouri jail escape is briefly described with two prisoners fleeing while six stayed.
Frail memories recount a Midwestern town parade of a bright morning. A renowned professor with NY papers drew praise, while Frank Gordon, selfish yet charming, influenced local life and his father's adoration before his death in the city hospital.
A discussion on the harm of abusive and vilifying political talk. The author argues that hostile words often backfire, damaging the attacker more than the target, and questions whether such tactics truly sway voters or erode public trust.
Lucy plans a lavish dinner to impress Kenneth and a visiting couple the Cadys. The night brings a test of hospitality as she worries over culinary missteps, but a hearty pork and gravy dinner wins the Cadys over and boosts her sense of competence and standing.
A garbled vignette describes a speaker at Pipios Rock discussing a young man buying goods through him, a broken egg joke, and a scene with neighbors by a fence. Mrs B passes by while questions about marriage surface, a nervous man rushes in, a grocer jokes about chicken bones, and a shopper recalls a strange exchange over a disputed item with a clerk. The excerpt blends dialogue and crowd reactions in a chaotic street moment.
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