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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1925
Page
14
A San Antonio Guarantee Shoe Company advertisement promotes the local baseball club, urging fans and boosters to back the home team to win the Texas League pennant. The big buy signals community goodwill and the booster spirit as essential to sustaining the team.
Marshall Johnston sees physical and natural science as unpopular at Brackenridge High School. Archimedes anecdote illustrates hydrostatic principles, yet the public cares more about practical links between science and daily life than abstract theory or classroom instruction.
San Antonio's education landscape features Westmoorland College seeking $300000 for expansion to enlarge community service. The fund drive follows two major gifts totaling $176000, highlighting public support for an institution serving the city for three decades.
Albert E. Humphrey of Denver is profiled as a pioneering oil and mineral prospector who shifted from early teaching prospects to lumber, iron, and finally oil ventures. He helped found Virginia, Minnesota, opened fields in Wyoming and Texas, and later held significant coal interests in West Virginia.
The French aphis is described as a major enemy to fruit growers in France. Females lay hundreds of eggs on leaves in late summer, threatening plant destruction without preventive measures. After hatching, nymphs consume leaves, costing French farmers millions and rendering land valueless as the insect spreads through Europe and into the United States.
A dated letter from Ralph McLeran of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors discusses the value of teachers and schools. The writer argues that educated youth is the city’s greatest wealth and urges attention to teachers for the future of both girls and boys.
The excerpt advises balancing worry and emotion, warning against excessive rumination and rash reactions. It contrasts the placid, avoidant mindset with the disciplined, controlled response of the steady person. It urges steady effort to overcome obstacles rather than succumbing to fear or anger.
A concise essay argues few people think linearly from start to finish, instead drifting into dreamlike reveries. It urges conscious purpose, self-control, and systematic analysis to avoid dead ends and toward constructive, directed thinking.
The piece contrasts two outstanding architectural styles Greek and Gothic noting their distinct qualities. It highlights their charm and mystery within the context of Frank Crane's analysis and reflects a 1925 McClure Newspaper Syndicate copyright framing.
Armchair medical column on gangrene dangers and wound care urges thorough cleansing of injuries with antiseptic solutions and iodine. It cites World War I lessons on gas gangrene from soilborne germs and emphasizes timely medical treatment to prevent infection and tissue death.
The piece discusses a two sided human mind as a normal, common trait not just pathology. It contrasts forgiving kind impulses with harsh selfish sides and the conscious social self against the unconscious animal urges, urging balance to achieve a unified, efficient character.
The excerpt traces the phrase king's English as a long standing, historical label for proper speech. It notes Queen Victoria’s era and earlier rulers sometimes spoke imperfectly, with Shakespeare using the term in The Merry Wives of Windsor as evidence of its antiquity.
A nurse recalls a doctor’s error during surgery on a patient in ward No. 63. The patient reportedly lost her voice after the operation while the surgeon allegedly warned the husband of punishment and offered money for a swift settlement.
Grace Cries-for-War and Eada Driveback were booked on fighting and disturbing the peace after a personal encounter. Cries-for-War paid a $15 fine. Driveback was dismissed by Judge James Hutchinen at Ponca City Oklahoma Nowa.
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