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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1929

Page

14

Hearst Papers Outline Progressive Treaty Goals

A set of policy proposals including equal rights for English-speaking peoples, proportional Senate representation with at least two Senators per state, unified defense departments under a National Defense Secretary, nationwide literacy abolition under Education, January inauguration, a federal sales tax to cut other taxes, a thirteen month calendar with four week months, a Nicaragua Canal for commerce and defense, and the acquisition of French and English West Indies as debt settlement with France and England.

United States Senate Army and Navy Air Forces United Secretary of National Defense Education Congress Nicaragua Canal Hearst Papers French West Indies English West Indies France England

Postal Workers Honor Duty After Federal Building Damage

San Antonio postal employees upheld traditions during a fire and water incident at the federal building on Saturday. Despite the damage estimated around twenty thousand dollars, no mail was disrupted and staff earned official recognition for loyalty and efficiency. The piece urges a new, larger federal building and better housing for federal operations in the city.

Washington San Antonio San Antino Wieri Federal

Chicago divorce case mocks kindness and cruelty claims

A Chicago wife was granted a divorce on cruelty grounds with testimony about a husband who described supposedly kind acts like teaching chores and shopping. He said he only wanted to awaken her, but she argued such behavior revealed a controlling, overbearing attitude that mocked genuine affection.

Chicago Hell Sational Hia Cope Tha Xa Norter Bia Tie Wife

His Own Judge in Sportsmanship Dispute

A survey of fair play in racing notes that accepting an unfavorable ruling is common when true sportsmanship guides the sport. It cites a Gust owner awarded a Lipton trophy at Palon Beach where judges halted a six mile lap early, with a later plan for a 10 mile race, reflecting the complexities of officiating and honor in competition.

Viesucht Gliett Sporigman Jy A Comtese

Old New York Beggar Legends From Times Square

A nostalgic sketch recalls shifting street life in New York City, noting famous beggars and urban myths. It mentions the Appian Way of begging on Broadway and Fifth Avenue, the legless performer with a mobile platform, and the famed “Cosing Mary” doorway queen. The piece reflects on shifting fortunes of mendicancy and vivid city characters, including notable figures and local anecdotes.

New York Jock Broadway Fifth Avenue Limousina Times Square Mary Ahe New Jersay

Immortality and the slant of scientific thought

An essay arguing immortality can be framed by conservation principles rather than theology. It contends the universe exists and human spirit may survive death, noting Lodge as a realist about survival. It contrasts religious imagery with scientific progress and envisions future life as ongoing cosmic understanding.

Earth Heerly Workman Oliver Lodge Hell Heaven Fife Dilgrim Jane Miver Lodge Internalimal

Pellagra and the Goldberger Discovery

A historical note honors Dr. Joseph Goldberger for his four years of work on pellagra, linking the disease to disturbed nutrition rather than contagion. The piece explains the term pellagra from Italian roots, its symptoms from skin to nervous system, and the shift in understanding prompted by Goldberger’s research and its impact on Southern public health.

Washington Joseph Goldberger Goldberger Twa Warda Agra Birkuens Dr. Goldberger

Pebbles On The Beach and the Witty Musings of Lenri Fabre

A fragmentary editorial style piece features Lenri Fabre, aged aerioul teacher, reflecting on wisdom and knowledge with aphorisms. It contrasts Edison’s stubborn optimism with mockingly critical observations about progress and civilization across ages.

Lenri Fabre Edison Olethou Cambridgeniversity Worms Albertina Magrun Taday Perinlea Albestua Tomyratte Yeaterday Nature History Bean Edivon America

Weighing the Earth and its colossal weight figures

A photo features Dr Caul E Heye of the United States Bureau of Standards while describing the earth's weight as 692 sextillion tons based on Hoyle and Michelson experiments. The article notes two prior estimates and explains the vast scale of sextillions compared to millions.

Caul E. Heye United States Bureau of Standards Michelson University of Chicago Hoyle United States Bureauf Standards

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