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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1936

Page

4

Best of God's Men George Washington Hero of Youth

In San Antonio on February 22 1936 George Washington is honored as the Father of his Country whose influence shaped American character and institutions. His farewell cautions on liberty and governance are urged to be remembered as the nation celebrates his 204th birth anniversary.

San Antonio Tex George Washington America Washington Europe Continental Congress William Makepeace Thackaray

What if Uncle Sam owned all gold and silver

The piece argues that if the United States controlled all gold and silver reserves, money would shift away from precious metals to durable, portable forms. It notes over ten thousand million dollars in gold and 835,112,060 ounces of silver, asserting people prefer tangible money that can be seen and weighed rather than paper promises.

Sam

New Deal Nostalgia Traced to Ancient Chinese Texts

Dr W B Pettus of California College in China asserts the New Deal predates the Russian Soviet era and even Australia’s socialistic trials. He claims a three thousand year old Chinese classic contains the same ideas, possibly older than magic and as old as early honest labor.

de. W.B. Pettus California College China Australia

Memories of Writers and City Life Through a Fog of Names

A pasted collage of literary references and New York anecdotes, reflecting on writers like Booth, Dreiser, and Kin Hubbard, plus sightings of artists, actors, and social scenes. It weaves personal musings, letters, and era icons from Paris, Chicago, and New York, ending with a note on McNaught Syndicate copy.

Kin Hubbard Daperman Merilyn Miller Charlie Towne Sng Yoong Laley Wang Hve al Smith Mar- Donald Paris Grover Whalen St. Carl van Vechten McNaught Synd

10 and 20 Years Ago From L. A. Light Files

February 22 1926 notes recall two hundred homeseekers from North Texas and the Midwest passing through San Antonio over the MKT route to the Rio Grande Valley. A train load of colonists was carried to the Valley. Joes Charles F C Ladd of San Antonio and A member of the Real Estate board received notice. A new surge in preparedness reaches San Antonio as a local American region forms to enroll citizens with military or technical experience for possible service in war. Vere Wyat Edgecomb will call a local meeting for membership.

L. A Charles F.C. Ladd San Anto- No Mas Nae Monat Real Estate Board San Antonio Vere Wyat Edgecomb Bose Tligbie

Glaucoma Explained by Royal Copeland MD

Royal 5 Copeland MD outlines glaucoma as a serious, hereditary risk needing immediate specialist care. He describes increased eye pressure, optic nerve damage, and episodic vision loss with halos around lights, stressing early detection to prevent permanent blindness.

Royal 5 Copeland M.D Sone

Prayer and the call for better become a personal vow

The text reflects a speaker seeking a practical, timeless prayer amid frustration and self doubt. It references Oliver Wendell Holmes and the idea of inner reform, urging the audience to build noble temples for the soul rather than wallowing in past mistakes. The voice calls for courage to reinvent one’s life and reject a cramped, self-limiting existence. The passage ends with a call to live as we choose.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Reid King Fras

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