This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1936
Page
6
Munchausen spins yarns to amuse listeners and avoids fooling a nation. Old P T Barnum’s tactics are praised for perfection. The New Deal arrives slickly, mixing platitudes with paradoxes as amateurs fade and a pro juggles with the nation’s ballot boxes.
Governor Landon frames the election as a showdown over preserving the American form of government. He argues Roosevelt backs radical and alien-backed forces. supporters of Landon pledge to uphold the constitution, while Roosevelt is portrayed as aligned with socialism and communism. The piece urges voters to choose the preservation of the American system.
A fragmentary column sketches 1920s New York scenes from theater crowds and critics to Bowery street life. It notes Cirque with a lightning calculator, Communist rants in public, and remarks on famous names and Spoon River echoes, ending with Bowery lodging and drink culture.
A garbled OCR fragment references multiple figures and scenes: Sam tells the majority about a pilot, shops on the Rowery are “leetotalers,” and drinkers become customers. Mentions Duke of Kent reviving a tan vest, Joe Echencic as a crack Pinochlist, the Billy Gax tons as a Stage group, Maurice Chevalier writing a biography, KE Wells not staying in certain rooms, and King Boris smoking chain fashion upon awakening.
The article explains erysipelas as a highly contagious skin infection spread via skin breaks with Streptococcus hemolyticus as the germ. It notes rapid spread, butterfly-shaped facial redness, and severe illness especially in infants and the elderly. A treatment described as "altepta coecle peruin" is claimed to shorten illness and reduce child death rates.
A political contrast argues Roosevelt as a showman with superior radio appeal while Governor Landon presents himself as a statesman focusing on taxes jobs and farmers markets. The piece frames the choice as showman versus statesman in a campaign debate.
Essey praises Fulton Oursler's A Skeptic in the Holy Land, recounting travels in Palestine and Jerusalem with a stark, unvarnished account of Christ. The piece argues the book strips softening gloss and confronts modern life’s loneliness, yet asserts Christ remains alive and present.
From the files of the 8. Light 10 and 20 Years Ago recalls the dedication ceremonies for a new Protestant Orphans home on November 7 with Rev Rolfe P Crim presiding. Also noted are headlight testing and certificate requirements for Bexar County motorists before 1927 licenses, and a revenue update from County Tax Collector R Neil Campbell. Earlier items include laundry price increases across Texas and early payment hints for auto licenses in 1912.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.