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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1938
Page
8
The conference of small business leaders led by Secretary of Commerce Roper calls for tax reform and reduced spending. They urge labor law enforcement, anti monopoly actions, and broader income tax bases while stressing cooperation between government and business and praising the practical experience of small enterprises.
The conventions department of the chamber of commerce reports February will bring about 1800 visitors to San Antonio. One national, two regional, four state and four district meetings showcase the city as a prime venue. The area’s mild climate boosts gas savings, with an 11 percent drop in January 1937 usage, contrasting the nation's blizzards.
An editorial compares automobile accident fatalities to other disasters, noting 39,243 deaths and 1,374,000 injuries in the past year. It argues the key to reducing tolls lies in self responsibility and careful driving, asserting motorists can avoid tragedies by acting prudently.
An article explains syncope or fainting, its causes and warning signs, including pale color, sweating, yawning followed by collapse. It emphasizes consulting a doctor for frequent fainting and outlines basic emergency steps for bystanders.
A fragmentary medical note by Royal S Copeland discusses before fainting danger signals such as a wave of unease, stomach emptiness, and visual spots. It notes that bystanders may sense an attack approaching and that awareness can help prevent incidents.
A dense list of statements tests accuracy across history and geography. It mixes correct and incorrect claims about names, people, places, and events, requiring judgment on each item and noting errors or confirmations where possible.
A survey of vaudeville figures notes Jack Pearl set to appear in a straight dramatic part amid a career spanning stage radio and screen. It recalls Gallagher and Shean’s drift toward drama, Pearl’s East Side roots, Gus Edwards revues, and contemporaries like Otis Gordon and the Astors enjoying Florida seclusion.
Notes recall Zoe Beckley brightening the Evening Mail in early days, swiftly moving from trainee to a poster name on a delivery wagon. The piece mentions interviews, a voyage toward Queen Marie of Romania, and her vivid newsroom impact, alongside memories of critics like Booth Tarkington and George Jean Nathan as cultural touchstones.
The excerpt contrasts two lives the outside life seen by others and the inner life hidden within. It argues the real self resides in secret thoughts and emotions, not in outward actions or judgments from others. The world values inner truth over visible deeds, urging authenticity from the heart.
A compact meditation on how matter, art, and existence originate in the mind. Every object and act is a copy of a man’s dream, with two selves unified in inner life. What you are is defined by your thoughts and inner attempts.
An early 20th century motivational note urges that thoughts shape destiny. It claims you cannot be brave while thinking cowardice or virtuous while thinking evil. The piece argues minds forge personal heavens or hells and urges conscious choice of thoughts.
A comical scene unfolds as Edwin Hud and an aging duke scuffle over dramatic boasts about Waterloo. A brawl of ego ends with the duchess’s dry quip as the crowd ignores grandiose claims and keeps to their revelry.
February entries recount San Antonians voting on a 4 million citywide improvement bond, bond indebtedness limits, and Frink Bushick as tax chief. Hood named executive committee head of National Auxiliary convention to follow a local event. 1918 notes cover fuel, war tax topics, a two night dance at the Gunter hotel, and plans for white hearing lens development near San Antonio plus religious services at Mareita theater.
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