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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1924
Page
3
The piece reflects on the solace of prayer amid trouble. It cites a mother sending a comforting message to a detained son and recalls Lincoln's habit of praying when he had nowhere else to turn. It argues prayer offers hope and relief beyond varied beliefs, praising mothers for bearing burdens through prayer.
A satirical mock boxing bout unfolds inside a beauty parlor with rounds featuring facial treatments as punches. The display ends after a dramatic final gong as the parlor is left battered and the contestant appears both younger and much older.
The piece argues youth upholds no word as fail but society is full of failures. It cites failed marriages derelicts and careers, noting success often masks losses in other areas. It credits luck and virtue with achievement and highlights thrift and hard work as keys to any form of success.
A boy from the city writes about moving to berry fields to help his mother buy a farm while hearing cannons from ships. A picker suggests a shot cost of 500 dollars, and the discussion turns to whether war spending helps or harms workers and a nation in a whirligig of economy and morale.
Royal S. Copeland M D United States Senator from New York and former New York City health official discusses home care for ill babies. He urges quiet, clean beds, minimal coverings, and allowing water as needed while fevered. He cautions against overusing thermometers and stresses seeking doctor advice for high fevers.
The Hindoo botanist Sir J C Bose explores plant life and echoes with animal life noting palpitations in tree cells recorded by delicate instruments. He links plant sensitivity to shocks, sap ascent, and a common origin with animals, arguing against a strict plant animal divide.
An essay urges readers to oppose influential groups teaching children to mimic wrongdoing. It argues knowledge of vice imposes moral duty to act and that fear of social disapproval excuses inaction, labeling such silence as criminal complicitment.
A terse quip ponders whether one should always turn the other cheek after being struck, noting the outcome depends on the sine of the attacker.
OCR fragment from Portland papers shows garbled phrase about arms and hands while at ease, creating a disjointed, non-coherent description with no clear event or identifiable persons.
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