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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1927
Page
7
The Tyson-Fitzgerald bill would let emergency army officers retire with the same pensions as regular officers. Veterans who came from civilian life argue they made equal or greater sacrifices yet receive far less. Congress faces March 4 adjournment and a looming national surplus funds debate.
The piece warns that the wild duck is disappearing from the United States due to thoughtless sportsmen, blaming past extinctions like the passenger pigeon and the American bison. E T Scoven of Grand Canyon National Park cautions that without protection the wild duck may go north never to return.
An editorial notes deadly grade crossings where highways meet railways pose life threatening danger. New York State has allocated 300 million dollars to remove dangerous crossings and other states consider similar programs. While costly, elimination is framed as saving lives and reducing future costs.
Dr Copeland warns new mothers that babies require careful feeding and care. Proper feeding frequency, avoiding overfeeding, and using properly prepared cow’s milk are crucial to prevent indigestion and illness. Mothers should follow guidance from doctors and nurses at health stations.
The passage discusses how the term burly arose from a rhyming connection rather than a direct link to hurls. It explains that the word's evolution was driven by euphonic reasons and linguistic play rather than a clear historical meaning.
Bacolie Press reports the Macdowell mixed chorus will perform a scarred concert this evening in the Methodist church at Bo'elock Coueant Ohio.
Bishop McIntyre quotes a downward world view but the Maid of the Mist proves progress persists. The author notes daily acts of kindness amid a crime wave and argues many people strive upward, guided by constancy of right and a heritage of beneficent ancestors. Copyright 1927 by the Leclure Newspaper Syndicate.
Marie of Romania writes on beauty and charm, noting Paris as a benchmark and Paris fashion as inspiration. She argues charm comes from health enthusiasm belief in self and subtle traits rather than flashy self presentation, asserting real beauty and making oneself appear beautiful are related but distinct.
The yellow-breasted chat is a gifted ventriloquist whose hoaxed sounds mimic multiple animals. While a roadside tease, he has a domestic nature and uses ventriloquism to distract foes from his hidden family, offering safe amusement for listeners.
One of New England and the United States leading musical critics, Philip Hale, initially pursued law after Yale graduation at 22. He studied music in Berlin Stuttgart and Paris, then returned to the U S as organist in Albany Troy and Boston. In Boston he joined editorial staffs of the Post Journal and Herald.
The essay argues missionaries from the United States stirred Chinese unrest by spreading American ideas. It mocks the notion that a few missionaries could incite 400 million Chinese and suggests Europe already brands the US as the villain in global conflicts, including a hinted WWI origin.
The text defines a polished diamond as a metaphor for people of good character hidden by rough manners or poor education. It notes that an unpolished diamond resembles luminous alum and contrasts native state with finished sparkle, echoing an authority's view on historical polishing.
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