Enforce the City Zoning Law in San Antonio
The city commission enacted a zoning ordinance four months ago to curb business encroachment on residential areas and regulate housing in zones. Public protests were few, but enforcement lags as building permits and certificates of occupancy are not being issued, prompting a sharp complaint from Theo F Weiss to Building Inspector Charles Fincham and highlighting widespread evasion of the law.
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City Commission
San Antonio
Theo. F. Weiss
Charles T. Fincham
Phil Wright
Fincham
Weiss
Real Puzzle Surrealist Painting Confusion Reflects Artists
A surrealist painter Salvador Dalí in New York says even he and his wife often do not fully understand his works. The remark captures the common confusion critics and public face when viewing surrealist art and its meanings.
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Weil
Salvador Dal
New York
Young Dall
Company Towns of Industry and Independence
Edwin C. Hill argues that company towns bred loyalty and skilled craft but fostered paternalism and rising housing costs. He notes a shift toward private home ownership and argues that education and credit flows may best replace subsidies, predicting the decline of company towns in textile regions. He cites southern Berry schools and contrasts mining towns’ paternalism with rural pride.
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America
South
North Carolina
Lin
Sam
King Frea
Tne
Pity as covert manipulation harms those it touches
A column argues pity as a social force corrupts character and fuels manipulation. It contends pity turns people into whiners, erodes courage, and turns assistance into a racketeering advantage that parasitically robs the vulnerable and rewards onlookers.
Self Pity vs Public Vice in Aesthetic Debate
A fragmentary critique by Eisie Robinson argues that while public misdeeds harm society, self pity is the most vile force, eroding vanity, ambition, and honesty. The author urges readers to avoid self pity and pursue resilience, condemning indulgent introspection as ruinous.
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King Dean Synd., Inc
Medical Proce thce Act and rights to choose doctors
A reader argues against medical licensing acts and drugless practice restrictions, contending the public should retain freedom to select physicians, chiropractors, and drug therapies. The letter criticizes medical and drug professions and warns against limiting personal healthcare choices in Texas.
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Drugicas
Til
Mane
Texas
Roger Price
Hoover Dam name dispute fuels political feud
Washington notes reveal Harold Ickes and Homer Cummings clashed over renaming Boulder dam Hoover dam. Correspondence shows Cummings defended the old name while Ickes pressed for the change, highlighting tensions in the Roosevelt era cabinet. Also cites a survey of close presidential advisers and their religious affiliations amid broader anti Semitic sentiment concerns.
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Washington
Harold Ickes
Colorado River
Doulder Dam
United States
Homer Cummings
Ickes
Benider
Cummings
State Int. Bec
Hoover Dam
Herbert Hoover
Iokes
Mig
Int. Bee
Gan‘ary
Homer
U.S. A
State of Arizona
Hoover
Houlder
Boulder Dam
Harold
Boulderdam
Congress
Metropolitan Water District
Wilbur
Ib Kooks
Boulder) Dam
Jexsep
Frank Murphy
Interior Secretary
Corcoran
Cohen
Teker
Hopkins
Bullitt
Eccles
Welles
Jesse Jones
McNineh
Steve Early
Judge Rosenman
Bill Douglas
Morgenthau
Heres
Frederick
Delano
Tom Edison
Marry Go Round Mrs Solomon on Amiable People
A verbose meditation extols amiability and hospitality while mocking cynics critics and noisy neighbors. The speaker praises cheerful house guests, helpful clerks, taxi drivers, and courteous doormen, and condemns loud early morning neighbors and boastful morning roosters.
Beauty Promoters and Flattery in Love
By Helen Rowland a reflection on how flattery soothes vanity and vanity’s pull on self worth. The piece notes that even weak praise can dim inner gloom, while the truly mighty may not share the stage but ride the same wave of charm. Copyt 1089 by Kink Hoan Syne Ene.
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Ant
Kink Hoan Syne
Becomes of prize beet cuts at Exposition and city bids
March 5 1829 note shows Baker Hotels planning to buy prize beet winners at Treveford auction. Gunter hotel manager Mee Sween and president T B Baker announce the bid strategy. Also city to award contracts for Woodlawn recreational center with Dirimana Construction low bid at 57 279 dollars. Meanwhile March 6 1919 reports San Antonio tax rate cut to 1 60 city maintenance and 40 cents for purposes. A $10 million untaxed property find boosts assessment by 14 001 000 dollars. Gly club forms to create a city wide auditorium organization led by Nab M Washer proposing broad civic participation.
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Baker Hotels
Texas
T. B. Baker
Paul Mee- Sween
Gunter Hotel
Treveford
Apty
Q Dloriiion
Treating Burns and First Aid Practices
The article outlines burn types including heat chemical and electric burns and stresses not rubbing or applying ointments. It advises covering minor burns with clean gauze, avoiding home remedies, and seeking medical care for serious burns. It notes cleaning dirt, using anesthetics cautiously, and rinsing chemical burns with water or neutralizing solutions. It mentions tannic acid as a treatment option in specific concentrations and durations.
Burn Skin Inflammation And Toxemia Observed By Doctor Bundesan
Dr Hermann N Bundesan notes burns can cause pneumonia cellulitis and deep skin inflammation with toxemia from substances formed in burned skin. Severe shock may follow and relief may come from pain suppressants and ample fluids to prevent shock.
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Xing Heaa
Byad
Fragmentary Religious Notes From An Ancient Magazine Page
A garbled OCR page segments biblical references and church history from early Christian figures. It lists baptism of John the Baptist, feast of Pentecost, Jesus miraculously at the wedding feast, Christ’s post resurrection events, and Paul’s conversion, with scattered names including Solomon, Herod, Matthew, Debhora, and a note about a magazine page signoff.
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Milne
St. Dolin
Solomon
John the
Joseph
Plato
Herod
Paul Wan
Matthew Wan
Dewish
Thal
Uy Ee
Wag
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