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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1925
Page
2
The first South radio exposition in San Antonio sponsored by The Light ran for a week and drew thousands daily. The piece lauds radio’s public appeal across ages and incomes and argues that progress comes from sustained cooperation and activity, likening it to an automobile engine’s coordinated parts.
An essay-like passage extols gadflies as catalysts of progress, citing Socrates Savonarola Rousseau and Garrison. It contrasts sincere gadflies who seek a higher purpose with fame seekers, arguing society benefits from honest questioning and stirring critique.
Entaro Arai a 48 year old laborer from Tokio is described as addicted not to opium liquor or vice but to saving. Once owning property worth over 100000 he now has nothing due to extreme thrift and frugal living. His family also bears the burden of this miserliness and continues to subsist on bare necessities.
Brano Lessing cites Gr Murray Butler on Mussolini and Cromwell, urging study of history. He argues education must teach reasoning and store useful facts, recommending Gibbon as a starting point. The speaker links Italy, England, and world changes to historical lessons.
Carolyn Lisberge argues parents must assign age appropriate tasks to foster self reliance in boys. She contrasts past independence with today’s protections and warns overprotection may erode courage and initiative, urging deliberate plans to preserve these virtues.
A poem portrays a speaker lamenting broken promises and disillusionment in love. He questions enduring happiness as he recounts a mistress who deceived him and left him jaded, vowing a solitary path ahead without faith in women or joy.
A light exchange between Repartee Party Misa Catnip and Mr Dogbone reveals a woman enjoys anticipation as a man’s proposal efforts meet her prepared consent after months of readiness.
A 1925 McClure Syndicate essay argues size is relative to position and environment. It contrasts readers who view things with inverted optics against those who perceive harmony, urging normal vision and alignment with surroundings to avoid needless fault finding.
Royal 8 Copeland argues that most disease and injury heal with nature’s help and warns against over treatment. He recalls a brain injury victim whose recovery showed nature’s healing power and urges cleanliness rest and simple nutrition over excessive medicines.
The article argues that truths widely admitted are weaker than personally tested known truths. It urges readers to question beliefs about Shakespeare, preparedness, pacifism, evolution, child labor, prohibition, taxes, European involvement, and socialism. Independent testing ensures a sound position able to endure future challenges.
A compact essay by Bert Moses uses satirical tone to critique society and education. It comments on old maids imagination, profiteers, and the value of schooling versus practical wisdom while puncturing pretensions in “good” society. The piece pairs aphorisms with humorous quips about behavior, youth poverty, and cautionary advice from Fire Hack.
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