Peace and reform agenda in the Hearst papers
The document outlines an international peace initiative among English-speaking nations plus domestic reforms. It calls for proportional Senate representation, prompt reapportionment of the House, a unified national defense department, and federal measures to abolish illiteracy under a national education secretary. The plan envisions Congress elected in November with inauguration in January.
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Hearst Papers
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Navy
Air Forces
Secretary of National Defense
Education
Start Holiday Season By Shopping Early
Start Holiday Season By Shopping Early is good for the holiday season. Therefore, San Antonio and its sister communities throughout this trade territory are due to enjoy a Very merry Christmas in fact the merriest Christmas in years. There has never been a time when there has been a greater abundance of active money. And what is better still this region has every season to expect a still merrier Christmas next year. The outlook has never been more promising. Holiday goods stacked on shelves, filled show windows, and red and green festoons decorate stores. Crowds of shoppers contribute to the Christmas atmosphere. Beginning shopping early makes Christmas shopping a pleasure rather than a duty. Buy leisurely while stocks are fresh and not yet picked over. Shop carefully and intelligently. The holiday season is beginning regardless of the calendar. Get into the swim. This holiday season is good for business.
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San Antonio
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Sales Ability and Ethical Sales Pressure Highlighted
A San Antonio resident reports a salesman used high pressure to push a water filter, implying city orders. The episode questions sales ability and its impact on consumer trust, noting goodwill and respectable conduct are built by ethical persuasion and not aggressive tactics.
American Tourists in Riviera Resorts Compared
Universal Service reports on tourist patterns at Cannes showing 4226 American solo travelers last season, ranking behind British 9007 and French 35736 visitors. The data suggest Americans are not the majority at European resorts, though each American tourist appears to yield higher profit per head than tourists of other nationalities.
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Universal Service
Riviera
Inas
France
Cannes
Mans Faithful Horse
Garrett P. Serviss writes on the horse as humanity’s faithful companion through history. He argues the horse shaped conquerors and civilization, praising its loyalty, intelligence, and the bond with humans while noting differing views on obedience and dignity.
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Garrett P. Serviss
Diet Errors Cause Intestinal Troubles
Article by Royal S. Copeland M D discusses enteritis and its causes from diet, weather, nerves, and infections. It explains that overeating and unripe fruit can trigger diarrheal disturbances, outlines symptoms, and suggests dietary adjustments and hot water or compresses for relief.
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Royal
Copeland
M.D. Constaht
Cratuece Bervier
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Unburied Dead and Fading Beliefs in a World of Change
In a fragmentary meditation on society and belief, a speaker laments unburied dead ideas and inert traditions that linger in churches and politics. He argues for rational openness to new propositions while critiquing clinging to obsolete rituals and the fashioning of meaning from empty symbols.
Japanese Costumes At Home And Abroad For Japanese Elite
A captioned image shows Prince Chichibu and his bride Mis Setsuko Matsudaira, newly married, in traditional dress beside Western attire. The piece notes Japanese high rank often wear Western clothes abroad while preserving home traditions, contrasting with samurai fashion of a past era.
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Prince Chichiba
Mikado
Japan
Setsuko Matsudaira
United States
Awe
Chichiburai
Europe
America
Ike
New York City Back Ground For a Sucker
A survey of how urban temptations lure traveling men into costly scams. The piece notes how strangers, often using charm and staged misdirections, fall for petty professional grifts in hotels and parks. It highlights common tricks like dropped handkerchiefs and staged confidences, warning readers about manipulative female grifters and blackmail schemes in the city.
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New York
Blackalling Blute and City Privileges Stir Turbulent San Antonio Scene
A fragmented 1928 San Antonio report discusses blackmail, police leverage, and theater wealth in Manhattan style satire. It links political pull, traffic rights, and celebrity privilege to local officials, producers, and merchants amid a decayed aristocracy and vaudeville figures.
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