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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1921
Page
4
San Antonio dairymen protest what they call an unjust tax under the pretext of public health. They urge strict enforcement of existing dairy laws and tuberculin testing without new fees, arguing inspections should not fund political jobs. They suggest the city first tighten current ordinances before expanding regulations on dairy operations.
The president tells department heads there is no public menace surpassing current government expenditures and urges closer budget guidance. He laments wasted tax money and delays in reducing the burden on taxpayers, criticizing Congress and administration for inaction while business conditions worsen.
An opinion argues people will not work to pay taxes, noting income and excess profits taxes deter effort. It says citizens resist taxing efforts, taxes should be cut to raise revenue, and President Harding should reduce government expenses by trimming the budget.
Opinion piece denounces Detroit Socialist convention members for opposing World War I duties. It argues any citizen must support national military effort. dissent during war is treason, as voting against or urging others to avoid the draft harms the nation. The piece asserts universal civic duty overrides individual war opinions.
A fragment notes socialist party members jailed for alleged wartime work interference. It criticizes the charges as unjust and claims the only sacrifice was by justice, implying the American people bore the cost while some prisoners survived.
A lengthy commentary questions Pfeiffer's shift from promising property tax cuts before election to pushing higher levies after taking office. It notes a secret meeting of San Antonio business figures, hints at a revaluation plan, and asks why such a gathering occurred. The piece recalls mayoral pledges to cut expenses and worries about rising revenues and property taxes amid economic strain. It also touches on a coat strike ending and Congress decisions affecting wartime production taxes.
A damaged text fragment presents a prose of romantic imagery with repeated references to a white flag, winter, and surrender. The garbled verse hints at devotion and betrayal, mentioning a beloved and imagined tokens, but the overall sense is obscured by transcription errors.
Obscure text fragment describing a dreamlike sequence with dogs and a moon, elements of fire and pursuit. Mentions a work titled An Antholesy of Pocize by Rodd Mead Co. The passage evokes a wild journey and hunger, ending with a garbled line “Ttecent.”
In a tense parlor scene Bartley questions Lynnlor Underwood about his late father’s death. The young man, grief struck, admits the father died last night and reveals conflicts over gambling and money with his son. Bartley presses for truth, signaling deeper motives and a possible motive for a later confrontation.
The passage paints a chaotic family scene full of misheard words and comical misunderstandings. A dentist father and a baby with one tooth perplex a little girl while adults scold and joke. A vision of a feigned French school and a curious supper table adds to the oddity.
A garbled OCR style snippet references Norma Tomadge in The Maadon Tose and Pola Negri in Glpay TH, with mentions of several actors and films. The text appears as a disordered collage of titles and performer names from a silent era program or advertisement, lacking coherent narrative or complete details.
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