Kennel Clue Wins Great Victory in Dubious Report
Fragmented wire service text from Dec 3 reports unclear Kennel Club activities and a domestic dispute between Peter Dowd and his wife, with a sequence about poker rules, late returns, an emergency hospital, and a fund to honor a man famed for defending humanity’s heritage.
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Curiaco
Peter Dowd
Dudge
Dowd
Dowp
Kennel Club BurPoret
California
WNES
Kennel Club
Sape Sabbath
Mankood
Decline of New York High Society and Theatrical Empire
A 1912 syndicated column notes the collapse of upper class leisure in New York as marriages fray and wealth as glamour fades. It cites dispersed affections, mistresses, and shifting priorities, contrasting with renewed interest in simple family life and public schooling. The piece also praises Fitzgerald and Arlen while lamenting vanishing theaters and a lone costume shop near Times Square.
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New York
Tucker
Mr. Z
Jegitimats Theater
Times Square
Merchant Airship Bill Illuminates Trade and Hope
Congressman Crossey urges quick passage of the merchant airship bill to expand foreign trade and bolster national defense. The measure authorizes airships under maritime law, pays mail on a mileage basis, and seeks private investment for ocean air services without government loans. A two and a half day Europe link could unite old and new world commerce.
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Crossey
House
Europe
Congress
America
Our National System political cartoon by John Baer
Washington based farmer and radical John Baer portrays farmers as a squirrel hoarding nuts at the tree top while a large pig named capitalistic monopoly devours them at the bottom. Baer argues the nation’s marketing system misallocates farmers’ produce and calls for enlightenment and education rather than mere protest.
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Washington, D. C
John Baer
North Dakota
Baer
Listen World By Elsie Robinson Condemns Congress for Talking While People Starve
A 1933 polemic argues that with eight million unemployed and masses hungry, Congress wastes time on taxes tariffs and budgets while people must eat. It demands action over rhetoric, urging both parties to prioritize human needs and immediate relief over political games.
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Washington
Congress
Republican Party
Democratic Party
America
Oxford Undergraduates Face Rules On Vehicle Care
A garbled report notes Oxford University undergraduates must follow college rules about caring for motorcycles or garages. The text references authority figures, time limits, and mentions disarmament talks and parental roles in a fragmentary style, with missing names and clear facts.
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Oxford University
Remembering early San Antonio auto racing
In 181% San Antonio drew top national drivers to race at the old fair grounds on South Piew Street. It cites De Palma Tebln Delymel and De Mymel as famed figures, noting a fatal crash as a car failed to take a turn at high speed, and the event briefly continued after the wreck.
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James Tafolla IR
San Antonio
Old Falr
South Piew Street
Murney Oldtivdd
de Palma
Tebln Delymel
Faroua
de Mymel
Marry Go Round by Helen Rowland
Columnist Helen Rowland riffs on modern marriage with humor about young couples, aging ideals, and the quirks of love and money. She laments brevity of marriages, notes the bill of life, and contrasts youthful romance with routines like cupboards and pockets. The piece blends social satire with dated gender observations.
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Helen Rowland
How to plan a summer garden party etiquette guide
Dear Mist de Peyster answers readers on garden party etiquette. Topics include guest age groups for mixed company, timing from 4 to 7 or later, music, and appropriate refreshments. It describes informal to formal party levels, attire cues, menu ideas, and service etiquette for oyster cocktails and crackers.
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Mist de Peyster
Gould
Misa de Peyster
1922 San Antonio Light notes 10 and 20 years ago
Items from June 7 1922 include a war service tentative list for a San Antonio school event with Belleville Illinois and Parkfield observations. Judge candidate Mattermann announces possible race. San Antonio Traction men receive PA-Y-B car operation training for next Sunday deployment on the San Pedro Army Post line. Real estate transfers show Hillin buying East Commerce parcel for 80000 and Woodward selling Wort Commerce property to Coleman for 92100.
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San Antonio ‘Traction Company
San Pedro Army Post
Z. C. Brown
Traction ‘Company
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