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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1929

Page

14

Hearst Papers Outline Progressive National Reforms

The Hearst group backs English-speaking alliance to maintain world peace and a proportional Senate with at least two senators per state. They call for reapportionment, a National Defense Ministry, Education Secretary, Congress in November, and a January inauguration. A federal sales tax would ease other taxes, calendar reform to thirteen four week months, and a Nicaragua canal for commerce and defense first advocated in 1895.

United States Senate Department of the Army Navy Air Forces Secretary of National Defense United States Secretary of Education Congress Nicaragua Canal Hearst

Unseen Hands of the Question Mark Flight Tribute

A poetic tribute to a record-setting flight crew as the plane travels eastward across Texas to honor a mother’s death. The piece links maternal sacrifice to American character and heroic achievement, arguing mothers influence great deeds behind the scenes.

Texas America

Wisconsin taste taint sparks dry meat ban talk

A Wisconsin note complains feeding moonshine mash to hogs and chickens taints meat, urging Texas style bills to bar selling meat, eggs, or animal products from animals fed mash. Authors claim Volstead and Dean laws remain unenforced, though no tainted meat complaints exist locally and no passenger dirigibles operate here.

Wisconsin Texas Ardent Drys

Intellectual Freedom Opposes Anti Evolution Bill in Texas Church Letter

Texas based intellectual freedom group and Dallas pastors, including a Mount Pleasant reverend sponsor, sign a letter rejecting anti American and medieval education legislation. They insist education requires freedom of thought and fearless pursuit of truth, contrasting with the so called Bible Belt and fundamentalist views.

Texas Mount Pleasant STX Dallas

Havre to Normandy coast voyage amid damp, bustling ports

The narrator describes crossing toward the Normandy coast in drizzle and rain with piratical porters aboard. Landfall brings hunger relieved by a pension stop and chicory coffee. A chance meeting with an old woman in Hayre and a grand procession for a noble arrival contrast with the traveler's cramped, noisy journey.

Havre Normandy Rei Bansda Traina Wavre Alan Cook Anil Fox Hayre Grbota New York

Tyerch kitchen tale and European wanderings in 1929

A San Antonio breakfast scene shows a dining cub and a cook's mishap with an omelette. The narrator muses on European seaports, longing for simple work and solitude, contrasting European leisure with American rush and the appeal of old world travel. The piece ends with reflections on Havre, Paris and nautical moods.

France

Minor Ills and Major Health by Royal S Copeland

An article urges care of small ailments to prevent serious disease. It compares health to a guarded vault, warns that neglect of minor problems like dental issues and chronic constipation can lead to major illness, and advises prompt attention to everyday ailments to protect overall health.

Royal S$. Copeland M.D. Copieleht T Shell Perann Lee Bank of Health

Human Lives Like Steam Bubbles in a Pot

Garrett P. Serviss compares human lifespans to rising bubbles in boiling water, arguing that shortening life would speed aging of intellect and reduce vitality. He cites Sir Arthur Keith and debates on life extension, noting the danger of over rapid biological aging while considering the value of extended mental activity.

Garrett P. Serviss New York Pisk Sir Arthur Keith Fife Sir Arthur Arthur Vivian Yeeg Burke Arthur Keith

Tex and the Grand Duke in a Rumor of Power and Fame

A fragmented comparison pits Tex Rickard against the Grand Duke Nicholas, contrasting fortune and influence. The piece judges Rickard’s public impact as superior to the tyrannical stance of Nicholas, while tracing fortunes from Alaska to Madison Square Garden and arguing for journalism's decisive role in shaping opinion.

Tex Rickard Nicholas Rickard Ony Czar Tex Tre Nicholan Counsallard Lalaveztako Mieckerd Alepchild Alaska Nevada Paraguay Madison Square Garden

No Exaggeration Thousands Like This Modern Wife Cartoon

A New Yorker style cartoon depicts a spoiled wife lamenting her life while her husband bears the blame. The piece argues many wives are spoiled and many husbands endure difficult roles, claiming that a demanding life would tire them truly. It urges working for fulfillment and stresses double standards in romantic roles.

The New Yorker Wall Street Fle

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