San Antonio trade trip to Rio Grande Valley planned
An editorial urges San Antonio business leaders to join a two day December trade excursion to the Rio Grande Valley, with emphasis on the Harlingen Valley mid winter fair. It calls for special trains, broader participation, and strong exhibits to boost regional growth and cross border commerce. Officials are urged to reserve with the Chamber of Commerce extension bureau or Alex T. Villaret.
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Rio Grande Valley
United States
Harlingen
Houston
Alamo City
Trade Extension Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Alex T. Villaret
Guaranty State Bank
Valley
Women as family shoppers drive home spending
An analysis by a head of a large women’s fraternal group argues women control household buying and spend aggressively in department stores and groceries. It notes men act as agents or recall instructions, while the traditional wife guards the purse and both partners earn a living through domestic work. The article highlights advertising targeted at women and the economic potential of homemaking.
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United States
W Vases
Gameness and Loss Drive Man to Enduring Pain
Private William Thomas Kennedy, once of Fort Sam Houston, endured eight months on the European front in World War I. He developed endarteritis obliterans, a progressing condition that required fifteen operations by 1924, fourteen amputations, yet he kept grinning. The piece links personal despair to broader ideas of value of life amid hardship.
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William Thomas Kennedy
Fort Sam Houston
Kennedy
Wayside Wisdom By S E Riser Poem Of A Seductive Muse
A verse recounts a solitary narrator recalling a enchanting woman who entrances many men with charm and candor. In a quiet ballroom a wary older man considers danger and desire as they share a quiet moment by a palm tree, contemplating common feelings and aging.
Birthday Gift of Tears and a Hopeful Greeting
A nameless child, gaunt and tearful, sits with a store bought dime to dry his face. A passerby learns it is the boy’s birthday and shares a small kindness as the mother asks where he went. The street scene ends with a simple wish for many happy future days.
Cautionary Tale Against Quick Rich Schemes
A reader warns against friend presented investments promising quick riches. Do not mortgage your home to join such offers, as loss could wipe out savings and the chance to recover may be slim. Question the risk, and consider whether the promoter would stake all they own. Local men warned to think before tying money to fragile ventures.
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International Feature Service, Inc
Culture Clubes slapping delinquent scholars with rubber hose policy debate
A New York suburb debates a harsh education policy advocating corporal punishment as a deterrent. Proponents champion the method, while opponents warn against striking children. The piece mixes satire and critique of past and present teaching methods, noting evolving attitudes toward discipline.
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New York
Youths Growing Pains Warned As Rheumatism Creeps In
Royal S Copeland, former New York health official, warns that rheumatism in children is often misread as growing pains. He explains pericarditis risks, heart involvement, and the need for bed rest and early treatment to prevent serious outcomes.
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Royal S. Copeland
United States
New York
New York City
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Americas Manifest Destiny by Rabbi Samuel Marks
The piece argues for Americas Manifest Destiny anchored in English as a global medium, a connected nation with rails and rivers, and a federal, humane government. It praises public education, religious liberty, and equal rights, urging devotion to principle over force and prejudice. The author promotes human brotherhood as the guiding law.
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United States
Belgium
America
North‘west
Mississippi
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
Aristotle
Connecticut
Human Brotherhood
Some Sap and Salt by Bert Moses
A prose collage notes wit and wisdom on virtue, generosity, and character. It critiques seriousness versus humor, openness versus wickedness, and the balance of money, experience, and conscience in everyday life. Copyright 1824 Premier Synd Inc.
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Bert Moses
Premier Synd., Inc
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