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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1928

Page

18

Peace and Reform for a United Nation

The article outlines a program of English speaking nations to preserve world peace and promote it globally. It calls for proportional representation in the Senate, reapportionment in the House, a unified National Defense under a single secretary, abolition of illiteracy via a Secretary of Education, and federal action to enable a November election with inaugurations in January.

Hearst Papers United States Senate House of Representatives Department of the Army Navy Air Forces Secretary of National Defense United States Secretary of Education Congress

Christmas Spirit Drives San Antonio Business Ties

Sentiment in business sustains commerce during Christmas as merchants create atmosphere and reminders like Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. The article argues such displays profit both sides and notes Father’s Day will be observed next Sunday in San Antonio.

San Antonians

Pershing Speech Rebutts War Instinct Theory

General Pershing spoke at a ceremony in France near the Mihiel cemetery, stressing lessons from World War I and arguing against the idea that nations gain through aggression or that war is an inevitable part of government. He suggested the instinct to fight is not a human trait and warned against repeating past mistakes.

Mihiel_ cemetery France General Pershing

Belief in a Flat Earth Across Circles and Colonies

A traveler describes widespread flat earth beliefs among Voliva's followers and a Florida colony that claims humans live on the hollow shell inside Earth. The piece notes the odd, nonconformist ideas and contrasts them with the reality of a planet that has no beginning or end.

Voliva United States Abyssinia Florida Seys

Cocaine Victims Need Care, Porter Bill Urges Reform

A vaudeville headliner once earning a thousand weekly falls from cocaine’s grip and urges mercy through proper treatment. The Porter bill, seeking hospitals for federal convict drug addicts, should guide nationwide care. The piece warns of excessive drug supply and calls for humane treatment. A brief line hints at a four month workhouse sentence for Billy Mont.

Gomery Pear Billy Mont

One More Thing RESIDENT COGLIDGE at Gettysburg

In a Gettysburg speech RESIDENT COGLIDGE claims the nation has done much for its defenders in fifty years and urges better preparation for future wars. He warns against the cost of continuing pension searches and calls for improved support for veterans.

Coglidge Gettysburg

Memorial appeal for Laplace tribute to fund Nebular Hypothesis

French agency invites Americans to join a memorial fund for Laplace born 1749 in Beaumont in Auge. The effort seeks $3000 from the United States, with other nations joining. The note extols Laplace’s celestial mechanics and popularizes his Nebular Hypothesis as a foundational though contested theory of planetary formation.

France United States of America Am International Pierce Gimon Taplace Newter Beaumont-in-Auge Normanly Taplace Preach Cousy New York Maxime Mongendre Newton Tuaplace Olso Laplacy Delell Laplace

Skin Eruptions Explains Impetigo Causes And Care

Royal 8 Copeland M D outlines impetigo as a common skin infection with redness swellings and crusting. It spreads from broken skin, heals with treatment, and requires careful cleaning and dressing to prevent multiplying secretions and further outbreaks.

Hume

Fathers of the country honor work and duty in fathers

In a 1928 McClure syndicate column Dr. Frank Crane argues Father’s Day honors extend to fathers who bear responsibility for wife and children. He says fathers are not mere villains or absent figures but capable, dutiful earners and discipliners who deserve credit for providing and guiding their offspring. The piece contrasts Western and Eastern attitudes toward paternal affection and duty.

Mather Mother Dove Mather Escripy Gore Muridal Mae

Figures of Speech About Capua and Hannibal

The passage discusses Capua as a place of luxury that festers self-indulgence and weakens power. It cites Hannibal’s camp at Capua as a turning point where excess supposedly led to Rome’s eventual decline, noting Hannibal’s fortunes waned after departing Capua and Carthage fell.

Gan Capua Hannibal Trely Carthage Rulas

Uncle Dall Newman Visits Bellingham and Paris Ky

An unclear memoir note describes Uncle Dall Newman visiting Heattyville and meeting acquaintances. He reportedly traveled farther than thirty miles, with references to Paris Kentucky and Shadd years old, per Rovrhon News.

Dall Newman Heattyville Paris Ky

Spanish Riders Brave Descent In Death-Defying Feat

Captain the Marquis de los Trujillos leads a perilous descent with horse and rider, lauded by Captain de Montergan. The piece extols will power, discipline, and fear overcoming, urging readers to develop resolve and prudent courage. The tale frames moral lessons about determination and parental guidance, likening risk to life's challenges.

Marquis de Los Trujillos de Montergan Los Trujillos Marquis de Los Touillos Tie

Their First Jobs by Philip Nowlan

Leaders in retail trade often start in small stores, gaining training through various roles before rising. The article highlights a Buffalo figure who began in his father’s shop at about 20, later led a department store and held directorships at several banks and utilities, illustrating a common career path in midwestern retail history.

Che Tendontey New York State Wark Buffalo Inge Busines Meldrum Flasmer Intercols Meldrum-Insmer

Sideshows of Science Funnel-we Spider Web Defense

A fragment describes funnel weaver spiders guarding webs to deter birds and predators. It notes the funnel's tube leading into grass where trapped prey is carried away and eaten, while the spider may dive down the tunnel to escape. The text reads as a quirky, partially garbled excerpt on spider behavior.

Wwe

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