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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1925
Page
4
A reflective piece on Memorial Day honoring the Blue and the Gray. It stresses understanding war's grim reality, celebrates heroism and sacrifice of Union and Confederate soldiers, and urges remembering without reigniting old enmities. It notes six decades since bivouac days and calls for reverent remembrance over martial airs.
The article defends Amundsen and Ellsworth as embodying the high heroic state of man. It argues that daring exploration, despite loss, advances thought and science and inspires humanity. It recalls explorers like Peary and Bell, notes possible tragedy with Titanic and marines, and ends that good news would honor the effort, even if none arrives.
A Vienna city ordinance ostracizes jazz bands from state or municipal licensed dance schools. The Austrian League of Musicians has called a boycott arguing Vienna musicians suffer distress. Foreign jazz orchestras threaten local groups, leading to anti foreign competition measures amid Vienna’s waltz tradition. American influence headlines the issue in Vienna.
The fossil Australopithecus Africanus found in Bechuanaland challenges the idea that humanity began in Central Asia and supports Africa as mankind’s cradle. Professor Raymond Dart describes the six year old “man like ape” with enhanced brain power and perceptive abilities that mark a key step toward articulate speech and human lineage.
A rambled note mixes gossip about a visit and guest manners with a long digression on Adam and human evolution. The fragment praises practical towels, cleanliness, and imagined post Eden discipline while invoking Professor Dart on Southern Africa as a laborato ry for human development.
In a brisk exchange Mélly notes Jane wears low heeled slippers while Cordelia quips on a poor girl’s options. Molly asks about a garter factory strike, and Cordelia confirms the holdup failed, implying a failed industrial disruption.
A 1925 meditation on inner and outer audiences. A man must please himself first, then consider the outer crowd and the inner conscience. It argues harmony of intellect will and sensibility, with example over precept to guide balance and honesty.
Medical note by a New York health official explains liver function and its role in digestion. It outlines how the portal vein feeds the liver, signs of trouble such as jaundice and headaches, and how alcohol and overeating can harm the organ, with advice on healthier habits and diet.
An opinion piece argues coeducation is acceptable in elementary and college, but harmful in early adolescence and high school. It says mixed classes may distract younger children yet benefits grow with age, while separation suits 8 to high school years. Debate centers on educational focus and proper social development.
A terse exchange hints at a cultural joke about learning stone age topics. A character named Mr. Doghone dismisses the notion with a playful quip about youth and appearance, expressing the social banter of the scene.
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