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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1932
Page
6
A fragmented field diary style piece describes a perilous river paddle scene with a man observer and others aboard a side wheeler. The narrator frets over a possible drowning, notes waves and jargon, and hints at mockery and danger while observers shout and wave.
Republican strategists make Garner an issue in the campaign highlighting his Jeffersonian liberal mind. Garner’s acceptance letter attacks bureaucracy and tariff policy while defending Roosevelt’s platform. He criticizes Hoover era deficits and Hawley Smoot while urging just tariff reform and repeal of prohibition.
A blunt critique argues against anesthetizing oysters before shucking. It ridicules oyster sentience, says poets exaggerated feelings, and prefers tough, unfeeling handling. The piece ends insisting September brings what the oyster deserves, with no chloroform or softening.
The report recalls Mayor Cermak of Chicago visiting Central Europe and Berlin, claiming no drunkards were seen during the month, then argues against prohibition. It notes that drunkards exist before and after laws, and warns that banning wine and beer may push drinkers toward hard liquor and corruption.
Elsie Robinson argues against chasing glamorous fame in Hollywood and business careers. She notes many graduates push into unsuitable jobs, driven by ego and novelty rather than genuine talent, leading to disappointment, humiliation, and wasted effort. She urges pursuing feasible, gradually challenging paths aligned with ability.
A fragmentary column notes quirky aphorisms about gum chewing, gender skills, and favors among friends. It hints at dated fashion comments and social observations, mentioning women and skirts in a blurred, incomplete line of text.
The fragment traces repeated reasons men drink in varying moods from celebration to sorrow, loneliness to prosperity. It cites a muggy culture of drink as solace and social lubricant, noting habits across states of mind and economy with archaic phrasing and mis-spellings.
The Hearst papers urge a billion dollar loan to relieve unemployment and boost circulation, a per cent sales tax adoption and income tax cuts to fund industry, and immediate Volstead Act changes permitting light wines and beers to revive industry, government revenue, and personal liberty.
Royal S Copeland M D discusses historic fears of tuberculosis and the progress in control through X rays improved living standards and nutrition. He explains surgical advances including chest operations and horacoplasty, noting early detection aids cure while stressing precautions to prevent spread especially to children.
Dear reader questions explore proper hospitality rules after events and in homes. The guidance covers whether to invite guests in after theater or dance, hat-wearing at bridge, and who should end a telephone call, with emphasis that polite conduct remains timeless and essential.
A fractured OCR fragment cites rules on who should end conversations and notes a dated copyright line. It mentions Mrs Brown and Mrs Smith in a dialogic sample and hints at formal speech etiquette from an earlier era.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Bryan Calaghan, former city clerk, who resisted public record books and kept council records by pen and ink. The narrator describes writing the first hand written records, choosing letters carefully, and crediting Calaghan with keeping the city out of debt for years.
A San Antonio Light retro item reports on September 3 1022 Democrats arriving for a Texas state convention amid hopes of unity. A Washington dispatch notes impending federal decisions tied to Europe’s economic upheaval and world order reforms.
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