San Antonio as Winter Playground Draws Rail Ad Support
A Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad sponsored display campaign extols San Antonio as a winter resort. The piece argues local enthusiasm, unity, and self-promotion can transform the city into a national beacon, stressing the need for residents to sell their city to themselves and the world.
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San Antonio
Alamo City
America
Chamber of Commerce
Sunny San Antonio
Katy
Wayside Wisdom by S E Kiser
A witty verse about spite and a love triangle. Proud Peres loves Rute but loses her after a confrontation at a ball. He quits his job and leaves town on a fast train while Rute maintains composure and mocks his departure. Her bright eyes and bold lip color contrast his despair.
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Proud Peres
Rute
Iort
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The excerpt notes an ambassador expressing a rare mood of happiness during travel abroad, then shifts to a man described as Borton Maes who returns home at 125 Summer Street and ties a rope to a rafter, implying a potential suicide.
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Summer Street
Borton
Maes
Dear K C B I Have Just Come Out Of The Marsh
A fragment from a column where the author writes of daily habits, reading the paper after dinner, smoking a pipe, and addressing a correspondent as the marsh imagery and introspective tone weave through a casual, reflective exchange.
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George M. Wells
Their First Jobs A Textiles Leader From Scotland To Rhode Island
Yamer R. MacColl of Providence rose from a 15 year old mill worker in Glasgow to become president of Lorraine Manufacturing Company and Morris Plan Company of Rhode Island. He also served as treasurer for 28 years and led the New England and National Cotton Manufacturers associations.
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New England
Glasgow
Scotland
Henry Fyfe & Sone
Lorraine Manufacturing Company
Morris Plan Company
Rhode Island
National Cotton Manufacturers’ Associations
Yamer R. MacColl
Provident
Parlor musicales and public noise in winter
A satirical musings on parlor musicales filling homes with noise during winter. It mocks encores and imported entertainers while condemning disruptive outbursts and the spread of loud, makeshift performances. The piece jokes about brass and ukulele performances and warns of excessive broadcasting near hospitals. It ends with a mother’s hope her children become great musicians.
Copper's vast reach spans alloys and daily life
Dr Francis Crane notes copper's central role across industry and daily use. He cites 1925 world production of 2.8 billion pounds and surveys heavy consumption by electrical systems, telegraph networks, submarines, locomotives, and autos. The United States leads copper usage with high per capita demand.
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Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Rotary Club of
New York
Ford's
Highland Park
Aline
Leviathan
Grand - Central
Zork
Equitable
United States
Pha
McClure
Tuberculosis Is Curable Says Former Health Official
A physician and former New York City health commissioner argues tuberculosis is curable with simple living, sensible diet, rest during fever, and moderate activity. He notes recovery depends on courage, faith, and mental calm, and emphasizes climate does not cure the disease.
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Copela
United States
Commissioner‘of Health
New York City
Nagging Brings Unhappiness by Carolyn Lisberge
A parent counsels against nagging and overpersistence in shaping a child. Heredity and surroundings powerfully influence a child’s development, and forcing lessons or altering a child’s nature breeds unhappiness and deceit. Wise parenting accepts a child’s inherent traits and steers learning to cooperation within real means.
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Carolyn Lisberge
Wise
Robert Browning
International Feature
Service, Incorporated
Once-overs by J. J. Mundy 1925 advice column
The column urges readers to avoid laughter at frugal co workers and suggests examining a colleague’s finances and debts. It emphasizes self denial and saving to secure independence in old age, warning that a tightwad today may be a future boss.
Some Sap and Salt by Bert Moses
A fragment from Bert Moses contemplative piece notes fame versus respect and jokes about salt pork and beans. It mentions tags and nourishment with a humorous claim about opinion versus truth and a quip about baldheaded men and opinions of bir restorers.
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Bert Moses
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