The Magnificent Hughes Flight Sets New Aviation Era
Howard Hughes circled the earth in just over 90 hours, a feat praised as a landmark in aviation and a prompt to rethink national air defense. The piece lauds the crew, notes the lasting impact on civilization and American leadership in aviation, and urges readiness against wartime air threats.
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Howard Hughes
Europe
New York
Paris
Hughes
Seaboard
America
Patriotic Buying Sparks San Antonio Rally for National Crusade
San Antonio launched a city wide Patriot Buy movement at Municipal Auditorium rally with manufacturers retailers wholesalers and civic leaders. Plans map a weeks long drive to mobilize thousands of buyers and push jobs growth through nationwide concerted buying. The program links prosperity national security and happiness urging every citizen to buy now to help idle neighbors find work.
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San Antonio
Municipal Auditorium
America
March of Events and a Night of Caruso in Joel's
A mosaic of scattered notes and opinions on world affairs. The Ukraine’s vast size and resources are framed as a prelude to potential war. Personal reminiscences mix with a wild tale of Caruso in Joel's New York, hosted by a feisty waiter and Charlie Chaplin interlude, ending with a biblical line about daily concerns.
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Ukraine
Pole of Guld
Danube
Bornet Hussla
Tisine
Crith
Hitler
Russia
Wil
New York State
Ube
Tony
Germany
Eurico Caruso
Joel
New York
Prophesying War and Plans in Quiet Thought
By Benjamin DeCasseres. The piece mocks, yet reflects, on prophecies of war in Europe and the futility of rigid plans, urging calm, cooperation, and focus on preventing civilian harm rather than predicting outcomes.
No true underdog in America, says reformer writer
A provocative essay argues against a public myth of a perpetual underdog in the United States. It contends that philanthropy, higher education, and mass production have uplifted the masses, transforming underdog status into consumer power rather than oppression. The piece asserts there are no permanent groups kept in poverty for selfish gain, noting widespread private and corporate support for social progress.
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United States
America
Europe
Asia
S A Light notes 10 and 20 year items July 36 2023
San Antonio civic items include postponement of a 4 755 000 bond issue for a municipal improvement program due to bond market conditions. The Western Union occupies a new 129 West Commerce Street building with a 148 000 project cost. Also dated July 11 1918 Dr Charles O A Campbell invites from Italy to install roosts for malaria mosquito control.
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San Antonio
City Commission
Taz
Prank
H. Bushick
Western Union Telegraph Company
West Commerce
Charles O. A. Campbell
San Anafonio Municipal
Ly Ab
Campbell
Murder in Metropole: Rosenthal Killing and Graft Scandal
In 1912 New York a gambling kingpin Herman Rosenthal is shot outside Metropole restaurant as four gunmen flee in a gray car. The case unravels police corruption, led to arrests of officers Becker and others, multiple confessions, and reforms including Whitman’s governorship and sweeping investigations.
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Forty-third Street
Broadway
George Considines
Metropole
Hermanain Rosenthal
Hosenthel
Jack
Girith Avenue
Cyp the Bhod
Palk
Torney Whitman
Forty-seventh Street
Whitman
Actus
Cherier Becker
Ie Electric Chain
Beoker
Rosenthal Murder Ties Becker to 1912 Plot and 1915 Execution
Edwin Cmitt recounts Rosenthal’s clash with protection racketeering and his 1912 testimony in a case against Lieutenant Becker. Jurors found Becker hired gunmen to kill Rosenthal to silence him, paying $1000, leading to Becker’s death sentence and execution in 1915.
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Hermon ‘Rosenthal
Whitman
Tribe
Becker
Rosenthal
Aid
Court of Appeals
Klug
Why teeth decay and what causes it
Hundreds of scientists explore why teeth decay, weighing food sticking to teeth, diet, saliva flow, and saliva chemistry. Some see enamel damage from acids, others stress calcium in saliva, and researchers like Sim Wallace urge washing with weak acids to boost saliva.
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W. E. Herbert
Famoua
Sim Wallace
Otter
Tooth decay in childhood and growth stages discussed
The article explains that tooth decay occurs early and rises with age, linking weakened enamel and body resistance during growth. Diet, prenatal care, and clean teeth with regular dental visits are urged to prevent decay and preserve teeth, while noting no single factor explains all cases. It also hints at questions from a reader about restaurant cooks.
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Doctor Answers Reader Health Questions From 1858
A column features medical Q and A on tuberculosis contamination fears in restaurants and transmission risks from food, salivary gland stones operation quality, epilepsy management with phenobarbital and anti epileptic drugs, and notes on historical medical guidance.
Faith in the Ring: Louis Schmeling Fight Recalled
A reflective piece recounts Joe Louis vs Max Schmeling with focus on faith as a driving force. It argues faith is a universal dynamic, not tied to religion, shaping moments in the arena and beyond.
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Joe Sehmeling
Wwe
Ho Tam
de Lewis
Ural
Max Schopeling
Main Gott
Joe Louis
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