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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1925
Page
5
The Light presents Dr Hugh Cummins statistics showing 100000 babies die in the first month and 900000 mothers in the US. over half avoidable with better maternal health and prenatal care. A nationwide Safety First campaign, endorsed by public welfare agencies, promotes direct education over addressing ignorance and misinformation.
A veteran ambassador urges careful choice between a permanent and rotating diplomatic corps. He contrasts European efficiency with America’s transient service, noting loyalty, training, and immunity to political pressure as keys to effective ambassadorship and suggesting rotation until formal diplomatic training is established.
A New Life Insurance company mails prospective patrons promising the cheapest life insurance via annual analyses. The pitch cites blood tests and other analyses paid yearly, claiming fifteen dollars a year insures against any bad liquor in one’s system and protects both the insured and friends.
The text argues that parents must show genuine interest in their children's experiences. It emphasizes how praise and active listening from a mother or father dramatically affect a child’s sense of importance and future openness. Parents should prioritize their children's tales over personal distractions to maintain influence.
The Hercules beetle, one of the largest West Indian insects, is described as a bluffer. Its size and two horns deter other insects, but the horns are ornamental and the beetle would lose to smaller adversaries if they challenged it.
A columnist critiques preachers who insist the world needs religion while many ignore preaching in favor of fame. He notes diverse sermons from various denominations and argues clerics rarely offer solid Bible content, urging genuine religious effort over sensational topics. A closing joke about a man and money underscores public hunger for meaningful faith.
A fragment of writings by Bert Moses featuring aphorisms on money happiness and human folly. Says lawsuits and love affairs taxed as needless injuries. Notes four things keep doctors busy filth fear laziness gluttony. Observes intellect is harder to gain than wealth and happiness elusive in money. A quote by Heck Wass about wisdom in solitude versus folly in crowds.
A piece reflecting on crime and its social cost centers on James Watt a Lynbrook man jailed for car theft. It contrasts remorse in prisoners with the tears of wives mothers and families, noting society’s bonds that punish as well as soothe. It ends by describing the perpetual presence of grieving women beside prisons and gallows.
The piece contrasts two humor styles one that shocks or wounds and one that amuses kindly. It cites Mark Twain as genial example and Bernard Shaw’s stingy wit as dangerous. It urges restraint to amuse without injuring others and notes humor should preserve good opinion among fellows.
A 1925 feature extols water's role in skin health and digestion. It urges ample daily water, warns against overdrinking at meals, and promotes thorough cleansing with soap, baths, and towels, noting skin clarity depends on waste removal and hydration.
Louis E BISCH argues life has four major spheres health home business community and spirit. Do not neglect any area or your effectiveness and happiness will suffer. Strive to develop every facet of life to enrich the future.
Waldron Advance Reporter cor respondent notes Miss Johnnie Davis of Lavin Oklahoma visited local friends for two weeks and returned home Sunday. Orvil Puller reports a heartfelt sentiment from the region.
A wary note warns of threats from a party accused of poisoning a pet dog. The writer claims $200 and health as stakes and signs with initials W. Weiss and the Santa Barbara area address.
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