The Destitute Are Texans Too Demand for Relief Warned
A 3000 strong mob gathered at 3:30 AM Wednesday seeking rations amid Texas unemployment without federal aid. The piece calls for immediate state action, urging legislators to approve either a $20 million bond issue or direct relief to relieve widespread distress in Bexar and other large counties. It argues federal funds are essential to prevent starvation and stresses unity across counties.
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Texas
Bexar
State of Texas
Work and Relief Plan for National Employment Prestige
Noted businessman Edgar Kaufmann presents a national work program using federal and Reconstruction Finance Corporation funds to create jobs. He cites Pennsylvania as a case study, urging shift from relief to work, rehabilitation of private property, and mobilization of frozen labor to address unemployment and looming tax burdens.
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Edgar J. Kaufmann
Fittsburgh
United States
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Pennsylvania
Washington
Kaufmann Plan Aims to Reform Public Charity Costs
Edgar J. Kaufmann of Pittsburgh proposes a comprehensive plan to curb unemployment relief expenditures nationwide. The scheme integrates input from business leaders, labor experts, sociologists, lawyers, economists, and public officials to align Work and Relief with economical efficiency.
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Mr. Kaufmann
Design for Loving by Helen Rowland analysis
Marry Go Round by Helen Rowland offers a wry critique of gendered advice on marriage. The piece argues men rarely write about female happiness, notes women’s conscience after deception, and suggests love patterns differ by gender while lampooning office dynamics and flirtations.
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Helen Rowland
Night chill parlor on Broadway hosts diverse celebrities
A tiny, red trimmed chill parlor near Broadway stays open after theater hours and draws a mix of top celebrities from Paul Whiteman to Harold Ross. Service is leisurely with enchiladas and tamales, while patrons chat under a Chaucerian era cordiality.
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New York
Genlal Handemonium
Paul Whiteman
Robert Sherwood
William Gaxon
Meredith Nicholson
Joe Cook
Harold Ross
Ogden Nash
Arthur Hopkins
Lee
Dorothea
Reminiscences From The San Antonio Light Files May 1923
A collage of clipped memories recounts 1923 San Antonio life and national figures. The piece notes Rey Campbell’s customs inquiry about Del Rio bridge hours, a long-distance race and social scenes in New York with mentions of Madam Laley, Gaston, Caruso, and New York personalities.
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Coldweather
Rey Campbell
San Arlonady
San Antonio
Campbell
del Rio
Intecb
Laley
Gaston
Mama Laloy
Provence
Etiquette Questions on Congratulations and Mourning Etiquette
A reader seeks guidance on proper etiquette for congratulating a newly appointed person and for announcing a death. Advice covers using visiting cards with a simple congratulations, the need for written acknowledgments, and how to format names. Mourning timing and the correct form Mary A Brown widow of John Brown are discussed, noting that deep mourning is rare and personal choice varies.
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Miss de Peysler
Miss Morton
Bristol
Ulin
Jaror Miss de Peysler
Mary A. Brown
John Brown
Wertier
Holt
Rheumatism Signs By Royal S Copeland MD
Medical article outlines rheumatic signs in children linked to infections. Notes include fever, anemia, and joint or muscle pain, with tonsillar infection common in acute cases. Warns of heart involvement signs after rheumatic fever and stresses nutrition, rest, and medical attention during recovery.
Government Work Program for Self Supporting Relief
A proposed national plan outlines relief through self supporting work programs. It envisions a contracting bureau with order and estimating, credit, and legal departments to mobilize private and corporate rehabilitation projects across dwellings farms roads and industry. The aim is to create ten year government backed contracts while preventing competition with local labor and ensuring bonded staff and anti fraud protections.
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Trans
Credit Department
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