San Antonio Seeks 1927 West Texas Convention
The editorial notes San Antonio failed to land the 1926 convention at Mineral Wells but gained momentum for the 1927 West Texas Chamber of Commerce gathering. It argues a two-year campaign is needed and predicts San Antonio’s growing port and regional strength will boost its bid next year.
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West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
Corpus Christi
Texas
Sensitivity to Mockery Across Nations Over Opera Titles
A historical overview notes how various nations reacted to operettas and plays that mocked them. It cites Japan over The Mikado, Bulgaria and Arms and the Man, Montenegro over The Merry Widow, the Soviet Union altering Countess Maritza, and Romania banning it for satire. The piece argues such censorship invites absurdity and reflects collective sensitivity.
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Japan
Bulgaria
Shaw
Ambroeles
Lion
Montenegro
Merry Widow
Maritza
Rumania
Waiting for a Young Love to Decide Marriage
A quarrel in Now This piece recalls a mother urging caution as her seventeen year old daughter loves a young man. The tale contrasts youth’s haste with age’s prudence, arguing wisdom lies in balanced timing and deliberate action.
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York
Mussolini praises Dante and urges self-guided national direction
The dictator of Italy orders a bust of Dante placed in Italian embassies to symbolize the mother country and promote national unity. He also proclaims Dante’s lines about giving light as a guide, while conceding that in time the people must find their own path.
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Assolini
Italy
M Dante
Dante
Mussolini
Danger in Security by The Spectator
A curious essay compares people to a camouflaged moth that gains brilliance when poked into action. It lists six pokers that awaken latent power: encouragement, youth poverty, responsibility, debt, public opinion, and failure, urging readers to discover their own triggers and place them on Life's Hearthstone.
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Benjamin Franklin
Makers of Gold By Garrett P. Serviss
An essay traces the myth of turning mercury into gold and contrasts alchemists with modern chemists. It notes Paracelsus inspired wonder but lacked scientific method, while today atomic knowledge explains transformations without mysticism. It argues alchemists used reason on limited data, not true alchemy.
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Makers of
Garrett P. Serviss
Germany
Japan
Department of Chemistry
University of Chicago
Teoe
Paracelsus
Paracelus
Satan
Friends With Life by Frank Crane
A book titled Friends with Life by Anne C. Allinson argues that optimism and friendliness toward events, nature, and people help one endure life’s struggles. The excerpt illustrates applying a friendly approach to fear, pain, and social relations, with a tale about a boy who overcomes nightly tiger dreams by greeting the tiger. Copyright 1925 The McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
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McClure Newspaper
Health Aids Advancement by Royal S Copeland MD
Health expert Royal S Copeland outlines that health is the key to personal, social, and professional success. He stresses a simple regimen of daily activity, sunlight, plain diet, and rest to build vigor of body and mind.
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Royal S. Copeland
United States
New York
New York City
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Over Life’s Hurdles Explains Circus Freaks and Abnormalities
Louis E. Bisch discusses so called freaks noting giants and dwarfs arise from pituitary or thyroid issues and that three armed or legged individuals are birth anomalies with normal intelligences. He argues such cases can be exhibited if treated respectfully and not exploited.
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Borneo
Switzerland
Once Overs: Friends and Enemies in Self Improvement
A 1924 column advises readers to assess faults honestly, noting friends praise while enemies critique. It urges using criticism to grow, guarding against flattering friends who may hinder progress, and to act with best effort under guidance from truth.
Saphead Sisters Sparks Laughs In Quiet Exchange
Saphead Sisters Molly Will and Cordelia exchange playful lines about a curious ash tray and bachelor status in a light hearted late night moment.
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Molly
Will
Cordelia
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Boye
Harry Muilcrevy
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Friends With Life
DR. Frank-Crane
Hign
Louis E. Bisch
Premier Syndicate, Inc
J. J. Mundy
International Feature Service
International Feature Service, Incorporated
Saphead
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