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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1929
Page
11
A diary fragment describes daily excesses and social scenes in New York. The narrator details meals, theater visits, and encounters with artists, musicians, and patrons, noting observations on entertainment culture and personal aspirations amid a bustling urban milieu.
An exhortation urging parents to teach children music and to be doers of the word, not merely listeners. It cites Walpole, Disraeli, Bacon, Milton, Warburton, and Keats, arguing music fuels intellect, courage, and imagination. It promotes homes with instruments, radios, and active musical participation for all children.
A 1929 piece argues that the business of producing Ph D holders is a major American industry with colleges and universities housing a value far surpassing set figures. It notes the need for high quality, individually mentored instruction and warns that easy money and fashion threaten pure scholarship, urging better support for gifted students from modest means.
Royal S. Copeland MD explains common cold causes from neglect and poor hygiene. He cites improper diet, overwork, and insufficient sleep as factors that weaken defenses, stressing hygiene, rest, ventilation, and limited alcohol to prevent throat infections and related illnesses.
A fragmentary essay questions immigration, race, and national identity with xenophobic rhetoric. It argues that mixing races harms character and civilization, urges strict entry controls, and laments perceived decline in American society through biased, harmful generalizations.
A satirical portrait extols Melon Wills as a model of virtue and American womanhood. It mocks pressuring girls to marry, lauding her looks and supposed balance while hinting at restrictive beauty standards and gender norms of the era.
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