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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1943
Page
6
The article warns that black market meats evade rationing and inspection, risking trichinosis from parasite infested pork. It urges buying only inspected meat and cooking pork thoroughly, noting infection can survive smoking or curing and condemning epidemics in wartime. It emphasizes vigilance against illegal markets and improper preparation.
The piece warns Americans about fellow travelers induced by flattery or ignorance to aid communist work under the guise of liberalism. It notes ads urging 188 million Americans to join the party, house to house canvassing for cash or membership, and misused names on advisory councils. The message urges vigilance against radicalism masquerading as humanitarian effort.
The piece recalls Frances Blackwood’s journey from England to aid 170 people in wartime hardship. It contrasts grim bombed streets with a Britannia figure Granny who has cared for the poor. The narrative evokes memory of a girlhood in slums and a search for a solution as bombs fall.
A poignant wartime sketch recounts an elderly Granny guiding a panicked group of children through fire and debris. She shields a baby and a child with a withered hand, leading them to safety as bombs rain and streets burn. The tale honors Grannies who brought him home and kept England's faith.
The article explains scleroderma as a common skin disease with hard swollen patches that may remain for years. It notes higher prevalence in women, typical onset ages, and resemblance to Raynaud's disease and vitiligo. It mentions breast cancer can mimic symptoms, and lists several proposed causes from nervous system changes to thyroid disruption and arterial inflammation.
Dr Ay N Bandesen notes scleroderma treatments include balanced diet vitamins minerals massage and topical preparations. X-ray therapy has shown slight improvement with gradual skin normalization though the disease is not dangerous but can cause discomfort and cosmetic concerns requiring prompt care.
The fragment notes widespread plant disease impacts, estimating about 260 dollars in annual costs per American farm. It hints at economic losses before the bar level analysis, but the text is incomplete and lacks dates, locations, and specific pathogens.
The excerpt credits Mexican policy toward American colonists in Texas as mostly peaceful, but blames two Texas officials Bradburn and Fisher for tyranny and corruption. Bradburn, a Kentucky-born military man, is described as pompous and tyrannical. Fisher, born in the Balkans and naturalized in 1822, is depicted as weak and prone to primitive patriotic rhetoric and graft. Fisher allegedly misused public records, prompting Austin to oust him as Galveston administrator.
A reflective piece argues public belief mismatches reality as Germany and Russia wage war, Britain and the United States balance aid and diplomacy, and domestic tariff power battles shape policy. It notes invasions, shifting alliances, and the need to ground foreign aims in human realities rather than idealistic slogans.
May 4 1833 report notes Poteet strawberries by the car load canned and served free with sugar as a new San Antonio industrial project. Over 40 girls assisted at a meeting. a missionary trail berry company is noted. May 1 1883 item mentions extending the triaphone plant in San Antonio during 1893 and announces a new Woodlawr exchange to open early July.
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