Revues evolve with glitz and mood as stagecraft shifts
The piece surveys changing revue trends from early wit to modern spectacle. It notes lavish costumes, new humor styles, and the break with old stage formulas. It cites Charlot's influence, American producers, and ongoing fashion in vaudeville and cinema culture, with vivid vignettes of backstage life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
White House
Ladieg Peacock
Wwe
Yeboo
Charlot
England
Etiquette Qs on finger bowls and table manners
Readers submit etiquette questions to Miss De Peyster on finger bowls with artichokes and the correct timing of removing bowls. Answers discuss serving sequence, keeping the host standing during brief introductions, and who invites seating when a guest arrives at the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss de Peyster
de Peyster
Cenyright
King Can, Dya., Inc
Scrapping Army Officers Advocated as Foolish Policy
A vehement critique argues against House action to reduce the regular army strength from 12,000 to 10,000, warning it would retire 2,000 trained officers and waste over 175 million dollars. The piece labels Pacifist Collins of Mississippi as responsible for the proposal, decries the claimed savings, and calls the plan treacherous to national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
War Department
Congress
House
Collins
Mississippi
United States
Europe
United States Military Academy
West Point
Lnad
Treasury
No More Colds In Sight Vitamin A Might Hold Key
The article discusses the cold as a symptom rather than a disease and cites experiments where vitamin A deficiency increased susceptibility. It notes that proper vitamin A intake may protect against colds and could rival historic medical breakthroughs in value, potentially preventing illness and lost productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engineering and Industrial Chemistry
Journal of the
American Chemical Society
Jenner
Pasteur
Lister
Fresh Start Now No Matter Past
Public reading notes Elsie Robinson urges readers to seize the present and craft a new life each minute. She argues you cannot erase the past but can begin anew through deliberate action, urging readers to stop lamenting and start making changes today regardless of history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holt
Conypiah
Waa
King Kal
Marry Go Round by Helen Rowland
A witty column on marriage and love reflecting modern courtship. It riffs on weddings, impatience in proposals, spousal expectations, and social rituals with playful jabs at matriarchy, matrimony, and the gendered dance of romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Rowland
And I Remember When
Mrs L F Poor recalls the South Loop bridge celebration by Pyrons Pears and Mumbys with a moonlight picnic and dance on the bridge. Guests spread supper on the floor as a drunken rider disrupted traffic, and the bridge saw continuous use from six to eleven o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F
Pyrons
Peg-Ley Pacheco
South Loop
Charles A. Wurthach
William Ac
10 and 20 Years Ago From the San Antonio Light
A San Antonio Light archival snippet recounts June 8 1922 and June 9 1916 notes. It mentions border unrest concerning Lucia Blarnea believed kidnapped or killed while crossing the Rio Grande, and U S troop movements near Find Will be moved from Ban to 6. Also cited are harbor improvements and Corpus Christi deep water port engineers report approval, Henry Lane Wilson’s San Antonio visit en route to Washington, and a brick two story building permit on Third Street costing about 12000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Lucia Blarnea
Bean
Anid
Crosa
Unite States
Veterine’ Training Center
Find
Banto
Henry Lane Wilson
Mbneanday
United States
Mexico
San Antonio Yeaterday
Washington
Prapidant
Satpmen
Pnrimery
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Nes Ines
Tosh
Irvin Cobb
Ritz
Katherine Brush
Versaillen
Durance Vile
Roy EK
Moulton
Boston Post
Gandhi
McNaught Syod
Kathryn
Elsie Robinson
Alaska
The
San Antonio
Corpus Chriali
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