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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1928

Page

16

National Peace Plan and Federal Reform Agenda

The Hearst Papers Advocate outlines a plan for a English speaking alliance to preserve world peace, proportional Senate representation with at least two seats per state, reapportionment in the House, and separate national departments for Army Navy and Air under a Secretary of National Defense. It calls federal action to abolish illiteracy under a Secretary of Education and a November Congress election with inauguration on January 1 following.

Hearst Papers United States Senate House of Representatives Department of the Army Nav Air Forces Secretary of National Defense United States Congress

Jones Bill Aims To Expand U S Merchant Marine

The Jones Bill authorizes the Shipping Board to replace obsolete ships and buy new vessels as needed. It prohibits selling ships without unanimous consent. The measure follows a Shipping Board bulletin showing long term fluctuations in American reliance on its own ships from 1830 to 1926 and notes World War I gains and postwar scrapping policies. It highlights Hearst papers’ court fights over scrapping and cites wartime activity and foreign competition as context for the bill’s passage. The Senate approved THE Jones Bill this week.

United States Wesley L. Jones Washington Shipping Board Aly Hearst Unite States Senate

Life Expectancy Change and Aging Health Debate

The article notes that life expectancy at 50 today is similar to a century ago while infant expectancy has risen. It highlights rising age related diseases after 50, and discusses efforts in medical research funded by Albert D. Lasker to advance cancer and cardiovascular disease understanding and treatment. It mentions ongoing challenges and hope that new research will guide remedial measures.

Albert D. Lasker Chien Pen United States Pew Thire

Life spans and aging expectations in a 19th century view

The text discusses aging, life expectancy, and hereditary factors in 1828 society. It references a father living about twenty years longer than his grandfather, notes Brantfathers reaching old age, and questions concerns about disease and air quality and their impact on longevity.

Intelligence and Age by Garrett P Serviss

Noted astronomer Garrett P Serviss argues that intelligence tends to increase with age, barring disease and degeneration. He cites Lasker Foundation aims to study middle aged and older minds, noting medical progress has lengthened life but not prevented age related illnesses. He supports a view that mind and intellect may peak later, while physical decline can outpace cognitive gains.

Garrett P. Serviss Lasker Medical Research Foundation Chicago Lasker Foundation Utah

Body Resembles Chemical Laboratory By ROFAL 5. COPELAND

An article discusses the body resembling a chemistry lab with references to laboratory conditions and chemical processes. It explores digestion, fermentation, and the effects of various fruits and vegetables on health, noting germ activity and the role of enzymes in digestion.

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Unknown phrasing cites rights and magistrate names

Fragmentary text references a right honorable designation and a magistrate in Tanda York with names Nis al Heltah and others, but specifics are unclear. The garbled OCR obscures the main event or context.

Pansard Piravoula i Thenrath Sha Ohlet Tanda York Idine Nial Heltah

Gospel of Work by Dr Frank Crane and Clemenceau’s View

A fragmentary 1924 column discusses work as a moral force and health preserver. It contrasts Dr Frank Crane’s gospel of work with Georges Clemenceau’s stance, arguing that regular labor shapes character and sustains happiness, while idleness harms health and society. The piece includes garbled passages but centers on work’s moral and health benefits.

Frank Crane George Clemencesu Tiger France Olf Stepa Clemenceau

D Este Portrait Bought With Munsey Funds At Met

Alfonso d Este painted by Titian is among the first works purchased with Frank Munsey’s bequest to the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York. The piece is praised as the finest portrait the Met has ever bought, reflecting Munsey’s belief in money as power and the artist’s ideal of rising nations through art.

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