Land Boom Expected As Californians Eye Texas Lands
California buyers are snapping up West Texas acreage with plans to resell to farming settlers. San Antonio real estate circles report rising interest from nationwide inquiries, especially for irrigated tracts. Analysts predict a Texas land boom driven by climate, soil, and winter accessibility within five years.
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School Days Here Again and Nation's Education Promise
The article extols American education as a hallmark of the nation. It praises universal access to schooling, equality of opportunity in reading and math, and the pivotal role of schools as thousands of boys and girls return to classrooms this month. It urges parents to encourage extended schooling and a love of learning for the country’s future.
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Fall Flowers in San Antonio Boost Fall Beauty
San Antonio enters a cool, extended fall with temperatures and rainfall akin to spring. September through November offer prime growing months as fall gardens are planted and winter truck crops set out. The season favors roses and chrysanthemums, inviting the city to become as beautiful in autumn as in spring.
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Wayside Wisdom by S. E. Kiser
A narrator recalls sharing a dining car berth with a woman. He offers to swap berths, they chat about films and prohibition, and he imagines romance. Morning reveals the woman left, irritated by his snoring.
Towne Gossip About the Paper Boy in Blue Overalls
A neighbor describes a young paper boy, about six, who waits at the asphalt drive each evening and rings the bell. He pockets a nickel or penny in exchange for the evening paper, then hurries away. The resident notes repeated daily appearances and suspicions of waiting to beat others to the paper.
Freaks of Nature The Cuttlefish Threat
The article warns that cuttlefishes, from inches to feet, range the seas like roving pirates. They are relatives of the octopus and pose danger by long travel and sudden grasp with ten long arms. Teeth on the arms hook victims, making escape painful.
Once Overs Declining Gracefully in Social Etiquette
A 1924 etiquette column urges readers to refuse invitations tactfully. It argues declining firmly yet kindly preserves friendships and avoids rudeness, recounting a story where a woman says no firmly without spoiling dating prospects. The piece stresses the fine art of graceful refusal.
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International Fur. Service
A Cincinnati youth runs away to Casper to work
A 16 year old from Cincinnati leaves home after promising his mother he would stay. He mails a postcard from Casper after ten days, securing work loading trucks. The piece urges supportive, non judgmental letters to sustain the boy and keep the spirit of adventure alive.
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Putting Baby to Sleep By Royal S Copeland M D
A 1934 feature by Senator Royal S Copeland discusses infant sleep patterns and causes of sleeplessness. It covers typical hours slept by age, caregiver practices, and factors like constipation, digestion, feeding, and environment. It cautions against soothing by constant handling and against drugs, urging medical guidance and healthy routines.
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Feiture Servica, Inc
Insanity tempering justice and the myth of rational crime
A fragmentary critique mocks alienists and legal defense, arguing that claims of mental disorder shield the nonculpable. It satirically imagines lawyers, judges, and juries driven to absurdity as experts justify irrational behavior and free guilty individuals.
Changing a Woman's Title by The Spectator
An article discusses gendered titles across languages and a Finland congress proposal to stop varying women's titles by marital status. It cites Clemence Royer’s historic campaign against Mademoiselle, noting Madame as universal for all women and questioning two-tier addressing for men and women alike.
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Daily Good Deed Encourages Education for Youth
A short exhortation urges readers to support a young person’s education, noting personal sacrifice and long term value of guiding youth toward useful, educated lives.
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