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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1930

Page

14

Hearst Papers list wartime peace and reform program

The Hearst Papers advocate a peace basis for English speaking peoples with no minority representation in foreign leagues, proportional Senate representation, separate defense departments under a National Defense Secretary, literacy abolition under Education, January presidential and congressional terms, a federal sales tax to offset other taxes, a thirteen month year with four week months and Saturday holidays, a Nicaragua Canal for commerce and defense, and acquisition of the French and English West Indies as debt payment for the United States.

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Keeping San Antonio First in Texas in Tax Rate

San Antonio holds the highest municipal tax rate among comparable Texas cities while assigning most revenue to municipal and library needs. The piece weighs comparisons with Houston Dallas and Fort Worth, notes the 1930 school tax rise in the San Antonio Independent School District, and argues for budget economy rather than tax increases as the city eyes reassessments and small ad tax boosts.

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A Man's Honor OR the first time since the Civil war

Virginia assembly to meet this month without oath on duelling. The oath mirrors Texas article 16 section 1, reflecting a nationwide wave against the code of duel, once common but outlawed due to professional duelists and fatal challenges.

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Minute crustaceans swarm in fresh and salt waters

The passage notes vast groups of minute crustaceans visible to the naked eye and their economic importance. It highlights Cyclops and Daphnia in freshwater, their feeding on smaller organisms, and describes water fleas as popular among amateurs. It mentions copepods in seas and the vast numbers in Pleynmouth Sound, and explains crustaceans grow by moulting their hard coats.

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Listen World! By Elsie Robinson enhances growth in life cycles

The excerpt blends natural history on barnacle metamorphosis with emotional poetry. It outlines how barnacles begin as free swimming larvae, then molt into sedentary adults, and notes related parasitic changes in Sacculina. The text shifts to a personal reflection on love, loss, and enduring memory, ending with an advertisement for dining room sets and delivery terms.

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Inside the fading world of Broadway programs and culture

A fragmented, nostalgic look at theater programs and their readers, celebrating the shift from orchestral overtures to literary content. The piece notes busy pages with art, sketches, poems, current events, and sections like What the Women Will Wear, Who's Who in the Cost, and finance commentary. It mentions notable names, scattered ads, and the lingering Sobering presence of traditional showbiz amid migration to Hollywood.

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Seven Years in the Senate Quorum Call Mentioned

The text notes a seven year span referencing a Texan and a Senate entry, with remarks about a first roll call and a future March deadline. It hints at a missed six or seven year period and a perception of time needed to reach the senate chamber.

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Big Medicine and the Limits of Longevity Claims

The article rails at scientific overreach and sensational claims about longevity from "sogal jelly" and other pseudo cures. It casts doubt on monopolies of knowledge, notes advances in biology and chemistry, and criticizes public gullibility while urging individual initiative and innovation across science, publishing, and society. It highlights early 20th century anxieties about progress, technology, and inequality.

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Fragmented Odds and Ends From A Bleary News Page

A garbled column notes oddities across cities with stray phrases about aunt Baye, plumbing repairs at dawn, scientists, volcano talk, and odd local scenes. It mentions Boston’s Sadnatiies, Chicago knife scenes, a wall mural quote about diners, and misread quotes from drug clerks.

Gilda to Celebrate Divorce With Party

Gilda plans a big weekend party at her Port Washington home to mark her legal divorce from Gil Mogg. The decree grants freedom to remarry and becomes effective in the near term, with notes of future plans and financial considerations.

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City Commissioner of Galveston Dies

Galveston city commissioner of finance and prominent banker BH Routh, longtime advocate of growth, died at his Galveston home after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were scheduled for today. Routh also led the local Red Cross and national bank interests in the city.

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Fire Damages Southwent Tablet Plant: Losses Tallied

A blaze at the Southwent Tablet Manufacturing Supply company caused about 100000 dollars in damage. Investigators deem the origin undetermined as the fire swept through the PAEDAS Tors Inn safehouse and surrounding equipment. No injuries reported.

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