Faith and boosters in San Antonio’s growth in 1898
The Fruition of Faith Gazette touted San Antonio as premier in climate, sewerage, water works, and defense, with a 1898 population around 60,000 and valuation of 32 million. By 1924 its optimism persists, predicting strong 25 year growth to 1959, amid past support and skepticism. The piece recalls boosters and questions whether faith will prove vindicated as history progresses.
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San Antonio
Alamo City
Bexar County
Date Palm Industry Seen As Future Southwest Crop
A horticulturist predicts the date palm could surpass citrus in Texas and form a major industry across the Southwest and Mexico. He notes palms thrive in arid soils with water access, and envisions initial growth in the Magic Valley and Mexican farmlands before broader expansion. The trend already begins.
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Texas
Southwest
Mexico
Magic Valley
Japan Peace Day Sparks U S Readiness Debate
The piece argues Japan weaponizes its National Peace Day to criticize the United States while denying any American war aims. It asserts America must stay prepared, notes Japan’s defense production, and links to Japanese Exclusion Act rhetoric amid tensions.
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Japan
United States
America
Teaching Right Thinking To Correct Child Disobedience
A mother asks how to fix her three and a half year old’s disobedience. The guide says avoid punishment and scolding, replace actions with appealing ideas, shape the child’s thoughts, and praise positive acts. Encourage social play with peers to learn right from wrong through deeds.
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Kat
Aiday
Chie
Cheerfulness Spreads Through Friendly Acts
A short note on how a cheerful mood and kind deeds ripple outward, inspiring others to respond with similar warmth and generosity, creating a community of positive actions.
Knickerbocker Complex Romance Sours as Flappers Rise
The piece mocks modern dating and fashion trends, blaming uplifting flappers and "knickerbockers" for a collapse in chivalry and romance. It contrasts old and new ladies, warning that the era's women blend fashion with politics and bold behavior.
Nobody Thanks After Rescue From Steps
A reader laments people who fail to thank when helped after a fall on stone steps. The exchange mentions giving money to grocery clerks and a jewelry clerk’s imagined charity, and muses on whether ingratitude reflects ill breeding.
Some Sap and Salt by Bert Moses
A short humorous piece from 1924 by Bert Moses appears as a quip filled poem about everyday oddities. The text plays with proverbs and wry observations on relationships and improvement of old things versus new inventions.
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Bert ‘Moses
Mental Unsoundness By Royal S Copeland M D
Royal S Copeland M D United States Senator from New York discusses rising insanity admissions from 1910 to 1922 and links mental illness to bodily poisons. He argues diagnosis improves with better medical tools, cites toxic factors and infections, urges careful bodily examination of insanity cases.
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Royal S. Copeland
United States
New York
New
York City
New York State
Our Climate and the Sun by Garrett P Serviss
The article argues that recent studies show the sun varies in radiation enough to affect Earth's climate. It notes past neglect of solar variation, compares the sun to variable stars, and explores implications for ice ages, past warmth, and future climate uncertainty. It emphasizes the sun as a variable star with potential climate impact.
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Our
Garrett P. Serviss
Algor
Friendship for Personal Gain Warns Against Loose Promises
A discussion on friendship and money warns that personal gains tempt trust, but loans should be in writing. It argues that even honest friends may fail to settle informal agreements, making writing essential for legal proof and heirs’ fairness.
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