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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1921
Page
7
In a reflective dialogue, characters discuss age, love, and marriage. Sonia confronts pressure to choose between younger or older partners, while weighing personal happiness against social norms. The scene shifts through conversations with Sam, Ned, and Lenore, hinting at future plot turns.
Fragmentary narration recalls Florida as a winter resort in a whimsical line about Charles and Small Charles. Edgar plays with two raging fireflies in front of the house, mother voices caution, and a girl comments on a vocalist at a private event. The text preserves quirky dialogue and childlike mischief.
A flaring hat feature shows tin flowers shaped into two tone tulips attached by fine wires. Limited supply suggests not a major vogue this season but the look is striking for year end motoring trips. Descriptions of accompanying frock styles and upcoming suit silhouettes follow with notes on skirts and hem lengths. Paris favors long skirts while some tastes push for shorter, with directoire lines and varied jacket lengths.
A column ridicules George Christian’s celebrity as President’s secretary while lampooning fashions and public perception. The piece shifts to a rural scene of Tommy and Louie cooking by a fire, chasing food amid improvised craft and misadventure.
A narrative fragment follows Tom and Louie as they improvise in a misty morning forest. They rely on a fire lit from matches kept in a pocket to keep warm and plan a drift toward a pond. The dialogue shows resourceful banter and camp improvisation amid a tense, wandering mood.
Delig EK Stewart explores how the impulse to “get even” hurts both the pursuer and the recipient. Revenge shrinks the heart and vision, while choosing kindness and quick forgiveness expands life, spreading happiness and personal growth.
A shuffled paragraph notes boasting, truthfulness, and diplomacy in social traits. It then reports Robert Lee in Colorado with the river fishery near Robert Lee, describing large catfish caught and expected as water clears. The piece ends with a mention of a cemetery yard in Crockett and a city-advert style line.
In a homemaking piece by Jesse Smivor a farm wife endures long days on her feet. Her daughter steps in to rest and restore her mother with a warm foot bath, baking soda, and comfort aimed at easing chronic foot pain.
A list of church services across multiple congregations with pastors, Sunday schools, and worship times. Included are First Baptist, Beacon Hill Baptist, Prospect Hill Mission, Aermon by pastors and visiting speakers, Catholic Masses with schedule, and Church of Christ services with sermon times.
A dense church calendar lists services at First Congregational Church on Gibbs Building, St. Mark's on Travis Park, St. Luke's on West Houston, St. John’s on Burnet and Cherry, St. Paul’s Army Church area, and multiple Lutheran and Presbyterian houses. Details include sermon times, confirmations, holy communion, catechism, and evening prayers. weather-permitting outdoor services at Covington Park.
Miss Francis Bates Patterson of the Women’s Board of Missions will speak at the First Congregational Church Sunday morning and again at 8 p.m. She is touring Texas Congregational churches en route to the National Council gathering in Angelos. She previously taught in Japan and China and traveled in India. A garden party is planned by the Grane English Evangelical Lutheran Leagues for the church congregation at 8.00 p.m. Pastor Lewis McVea, formerly of Southside Episcopal, will preach at Hillcrest Baptist Church in the morning and evening services.
Governor Neff issued the call for a Texas special session to convene in Austin on July 18 at 2 p.m. The proclamation lists seven reasons and bills for consideration, including appropriations, rural school aid, repeal of the suspended sentence law, and the law enforcement program. It also notes proposed railroad and infrastructure improvements and a plan to redistrict the state.
The London Times financial note reports the Federal Reserve Board in New York cut the discount rate, aligning with Bank of England policy. It says the New York rate is now half a percent below London's, enabling American traders to finance operations more cheaply.
Expenditures totaling more than six million dollars for improvements on properties in Texas cities are contemplated by the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway of Texas. Receivers certificates amounting to eight million five thousand seven hundred dollars will be asked at a hearing in St. Louis next Monday and Tuesday. Officials say the improvements are needed for economy and efficiency of operation.
W. W. Stephens, a pioneer resident of Temple and Confederate veteran, was struck and killed here Friday in what officers call an unavoidable accident. He was crossing the street and, in attempting to dodge one car, fell under the wheels of another. The machine passed over his body.
Afton Tennessee resident Mrs A Kein reports relief from long bed rest during the Change of Life after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She notes improved strength and reduced nervous spells and urges other women aged 45 to 50 to consider the remedy to ease menopausal symptoms. Mention is made of Mrs Keller as another beneficiary.
General Pershing told officers and men at Camp Edwards that the country faces a disgraceful illiteracy among young men. He urged peacetime reforms to repair defects, supported annual physical surveys of the south, and praised army and national guard reorganization as the best national policy.
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