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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1931
Page
16
The piece argues Congress should be recalled to revise the Hawley Smoot Tariff downward, remove artificial trade barriers, and pursue reciprocity and tariff reform. It urges balancing protection with export-friendly policies, remitting duties on certain raw materials, and restoring U.S. leadership in world trade to spur recovery.
The New York Herald Tribune criticizes the League Court after its Austro German customs union ruling. It cites political bias and loss of prestige, arguing the advisory opinion undermines judicial neutrality. It warns against U S involvement in foreign entanglements.
An old Jefferson Texas note seeks help locating F G Copeland and his three sisters tied to a promise made by a father who served as a Confederate captain. The plea recalls a 19th century bid to send daughters from England to their kin in Texas, with Mrs. Mamin Berry of San Antonio identifying the last surviving links and urging fulfilment of a long past vow.
Narrative recalls Mrs Muanle Berry seeking guardianship for children sent to England. Money misdirected, John H bimack allegedly moved sisters to England frontier, later separated from their father and brother. Father died in Sarquail, then Erick George disappeared. a fruit farm near Jefferson is noted. Marshall and Jefferson locals urged to help locate Gapclanit. Mrs Berry resides in San Antonio and Derby connection listed.
Elsie Robinson critiques Uncle Fantinga in a sharp AMOS ANDY broadcast satire. The piece mocks self aggrandizing hosts who seek adulation while blaming others. It underscores the public hunger for celebrity and the ease of manipulation.
A health focused piece argues that true rest requires leaving home for country air and gentler living. It warns against overwork and excessive exertion, promoting moderate activity, scheduled routines, early rising, and prolonged relaxation as preventive for illness and fatigue. It emphasizes mental work also needing rest just as physical labor.
The article recalls Blairy Richman’s career arc from early Broadway outré fame to featured roles in George White's Scandals, Hollywood dinner honors, and a string of club engagements. It notes a dramatic comeback after personal and professional lows, highlighting a triumphant Follies night following a motorboat tragedy and a famed hotel lobby prank.
A garbled 19th century style vignette describes quirky urban life with pug dogs, fashionable intrigue, and a tail of misheard exchanges. It hints at social scenes in hotels, clubs, and carriage rides, with exaggerated dialogue and faint notes of a larger Boston and Gealyham feud.
A reader is presented with a column excerpt discussing female desire and the dynamics of love and reconciliation. The piece argues that women must act decisively after quarrels, writing apologies, confronting rivals, and testing a man’s commitment, while noting that true devotion ultimately hinges on a man returning only when truly in love.
A 1921 San Antonio Light item notes sanitation work in the city’s flooded areas and a post office staffing update. It describes tent-city cleanup methods, including broom and water washing, with emphasis on sanitary conditions before a planned event. A separate note references gambling at San Pedro park and police oversight of games near a dancing pavilion with youths observed.
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