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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1924
Page
3
The Republic of Mexico signals a stable, law respecting policy toward foreign capital to aid development of natural resources. President elect Calles pledges welcome to legitimate investment while vowing no tolerance for hostile or exploitative capital and urges equal labor rights and education for workers.
Poem reflects the pull of home after travel, contrasting distant scenes with familiar hills and neighbors. It muses on the value of home, love, and belonging, noting the comfort of those who await you and the worth of simple labor.
An article extols the octopus as a terrifying marine creature. It details eight armed suffocating grasp, a mouth with jaws, a tongue with saw like teeth that can tear prey, and its nocturnal hunting in secluded dens. The piece, dated 1924, credits King Features Syndicate.
A reminiscence recalls village wit in winters past discussing a missing soap cake, tied to ducks and celluloid props, while ladies served oyster stew at a church sociable. The speaker wonders how guests once searched for the cake by using strainers and human effort.
The piece argues that all trades are intellectual and worthy, urging universal education and the end of caste in junior high curricula. It promotes counting every honest worker as equal, includes women, and asks schools to cultivate a democracy of thought and behavior among youth and adults.
A humor column explores a husband’s need to lavish treat his wife with quiet, intimate evenings rather than large gatherings. It contrasts high end dining and theater with old courting days, urging more personal attention and affection at home.
Jones sues his wife for divorce after a joke about life insurance. Mr. Dogbone quips that her remark about checking if his policy was paid up struck at a troubled marriage line.
Advice from 1924 urges personal responsibility to curb colds within families. It explains droplet infection via sneezing and coughing and stresses keeping secretions to oneself using handkerchiefs or disposable tissues. The piece cites Germ theory and notes transmission through hands and objects.
The piece mocks Swiss naval impotence and U S naval policy, arguing disarmament and League of Nations talk lead nowhere. It insists England and Japan could defeat the United States in six days, and notes global consumer goods as absurd stakes.
A 1924 self improvement piece urges daily short work toward goals. It cites a bed ridden writer who produces despite illness and argues consistent minutes daily build lasting habits. Readers are urged to pick a task such as reading writing or a hobby and attack it daily to form habit and achieve results.
Roy Chucnebro started as a horse and wagon driver for a Pacific coast department store. He used the job to gain a foothold, build a clientele, learn furniture, and was eventually promoted to buyer after years of hard work and advancement.
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