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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1936
Page
7
In a satirical tale by Robert L. Ripley, Grand Vizier Chimirapp saves the realm from a whimsy war sparked by a rash monarch Borubaste who misreads enemies. The king seeks grand weapons, but the vizier’s quips avert conflict and the realm earns peace. The tale closes with a pithy moral and a teaser for next week’s feature.
A King Features Syndicate cartoon depicts Fitzabeth Dathory, Hungarian noblewoman, accused of monstrous crimes. The piece shows her bathing in blood after torturing hundreds of girls, and her capture with three accomplices. Dathory is declared insane and confined for life at Esei fortress, where she dies within three years.
Eleanor Marsh contemplates independence as her sister Helen and friend Warren urge her to attend a benefit concert. Mrs. Marsh dominates Eleanor, keeping her isolated and constantly cared for, with fainting spells and jealousy. A plan to snatch Eleanor from control unfolds amid tensions at the family home.
A tense scene follows Helen resisting control by Warren as they hurry from a lounge to a waiting taxi. He loses temper, she apologizes, and their confrontation shifts toward independence. They hide fear, while Mabel Harber’s manuscript era voice hints at broader drama and family pressure.
The seventy nth annual forecast from pundit O Connor predicts a quirky year ahead with improbable events. January sees a housewife swap for a radio, while February hints at a student misreciting Gettysburg. March mentions Queen Mary and bank reopenings amid misstatements. April envisions Beery and Beaux Arts plans. May pairs Weismuller with Velez and Shirley Temple. June and July show costume progress and fashion notes. August jokes about a hat misstep. September features a buffalo debate and a suave detective film. October notes a campaign speech and a stolen gate. November foresees a presidential election and turkey imagery. December wraps with Beaux Arts costumes stolen and Japan expanding, amid Janet Gaynor’s film appearance.
A dialogue explores whether humans can influence hidden laws and energies to sense, levitate, or move objects without sight. The master explains that techniques may exist to alter mental focus and mechanical mastery, while the student wonders about subconscious powers and the boundary between the supernormal and miraculous.
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