I Am a Boswell of Modern Bagdad in New York
The narrator brags about mingling with outlanders in a New York scene while denying the glamorous image others expect. He recalls pretending to be a society insider, from park avenue crooks to Wall Street luminaries, and describes friends’ attempts to lure him into luxe speakeasies. He ends exhausted by fame yet resolves to stay true to himself.
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Badk Yoggler
New York
George MM. Collan
Georgie
Flash Harry
Park Avenue Society
Lndy
Tobin's
Wall Street
Alyly
Moscow
Ossie
Itern
Vasanily
Otto Kahn
Forks of the Creek
Galti-Casazza
Philadelphia
Theodore Dreiser
Noel Coward
Colony
Katherine Cornell
Lynne Fontanne
Cee Syndicate
New York Governor Roosevelt on Prison Reform
Roosevelt unveils a reform program to quell riots and prevent future unrest by classifying inmates by age, separating young offenders from hardened criminals, providing education and vocational training, and reclaiming the reclaimable for society. He advocates modern psychiatry informed penology as the new dispensation.
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Gram
New York State
Military Education Should Have Support
John Milton defined a complete and generous education as one fitting a man to perform justly skillfully and magnanimously all offices of peace and war Our national universities at West Point and Annapolis embody this ideal Military science and tactics are taught widely in land grant colleges and many others The eighteenth meeting of the Association of Military Colleges and Schools in Washington this week will receive federal endorsement from the acting secretary of war and the U S commissioner of education to encourage broader military education nationwide
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John Milton
England
Milton
West Point
Annapolis
Abraham Lincoln
Military Colleges and
Washington
Association of Military Colleges and Schools
United States Commissioner of Education
Grand Old Man An Example to All Americans
This tribute profiles Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr as a model for the nation. The piece praises his intellect, constitutional knowledge, and steadfast justice at the Supreme Court, noting his approaching and passing of age limits and his lasting influence on American law. It underscores his independence from corporate influence and his status among eminent men who have continued to contribute past traditional lifespans.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
United States Supreme Court
Justice Holmes
Anthrax: Causes Symptoms and Prevention
Anthrax is a disease of people working with infected animals or animal products. It often enters through the skin via hair follicles and begins as a minor pimple before darkening and swelling. drastic prevention includes disinfection of hides and wearing protective gloves and clothing.
Stars and Stripes Bill Faces Budgeting Blame
In a satirical riff the piece notes an incomplete budgeting attempt, jokes about innocence until proven guilty, and ridicules the idea of declaring someone insane. It uses a domestic quarrel metaphor to question a woman’s cake baking outcomes as a sign of control.
Land Used for Housing at Municipal Zoo Totals 700 Scren
Question notes land use at the municipal zoo for housing totaling 700 scren. The fragment mentions property allocation and unclear unit scren. No clear entities or dates provided.
Trails and a quest for a long lost Big Foot Wallace book
A columnist recalls Trails resuming daily good deeds after a lull. Devine News editor Dubose seeks a copy of Soowell's History of Big Foot Wallace, last printed years ago, asking readers to locate a copy in an old smoke house garage and send it to Dubose in Karnes City. The note mentions Dan Huffer, Al Jennings, and a reminiscence of a sunset sighting three years prior.
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Bro. W
Dubose
The
Devine News
Soowell
Big Foot Wallace
W. &. Dubose
Ueyine- Newe
Dan Buffer
Karnes City
Citation
al Jennings
Soledad
Houston
Borg
Hebbronville Jerseys Still Grand Champions
Columnist Sam Ashburne recalls Al Jeenings a former Oklahoma bank bandit now in Chihuahua seeking buried treasure and working a mine while traveling by air. The piece then highlights Hebbronville Jerseys winning grand champion honors at the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show and notes regional commerce secretary C C Williams from Tahoka with ties to South Texas groups.
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Sam Ashburne
San Angelo Standard
al Jeenings
Oklahoma
Chihuahua
Mexico
O. Tenry
Hebbronville
Jim Flogg
Otto Feenstra
Geo. Tl. Edds
Las Palmas
Fort Worth
Henry Eada
Listen World Love and Life by Elsie Robinson
A 1931 column argues true love aligns with life’s lasting results not glitter. It asks readers to judge love by its effect on character, strength, patience, and daily living, warning romance without substance ends in loss and regret.
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Mindy
King Feas. Syn., Inc
Tongue Diagnosis and Classroom Pride Raise Whimsical Claims
A doctor prescribes a stimulant after examining a woman’s tongue while a bubby notes it appears strong. In anxious days, a youth pursues rapid ascent on a metaphorical ladder. A woman jokes she plays piano by the window to annoy neighbors. A student boasts pride in being at the front of the class.
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Bubby
Marry Go Round On Living Like Europeans Says Rowland
Helen Rowland argues American men should adopt European ideals of living calmly within means and avoiding constant striving. She praises acceptance of fate, minimal nagging wives, and maintaining health with simple pleasures, while critiquing ostentation and costly habits.
Nation Lauds Red Cross Response To Drought Aid
CALVIN COOLIDGE writes that Americans showed strength and generosity as the Red Cross raised ten million dollars for drought relief. He praises voluntary aid over government intervention, noting relief efforts fed and clothed the needy and helped restore normal conditions nationwide. The piece is part of a series for The Light in San Antonio.
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the Light
Med Cross
Kicken
McClure Newspaper
Coolidge
The
Light
San Antonio
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