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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1921
Page
7
Andrea discovers a crumpled note from Alan on the floor of their home, sparking suspicion and a plan to confront him. She experiments with makeup as she prepares to leave, while Delia overhears her turmoil and a stranger on the train watches. The scene ends with Andrea deciding to confront Alan at his office for the truth.
Delia LE Stewar argues against idolizing idleness and praises practical effort. She asks which individuals forged credit through leisure, then lists many notable workers like Washington, Grant, Roosevelt, Carnegie, Wright, and Stowe to illustrate success built by labor and ambition.
A fragmented editorial style discusses how humor and social clichés shape views of men women and marriage. It references how idle hands invite trouble and how people judge neighbors by appearances while hinting at gendered expectations and moral judgments in everyday life.
A playful scene unfolds as a beaver chews poplar behind the bank while Tad Nibble and Thunder Flaws watch from the edge. Tiny white chips drift from the beaver, inviting curious chatter as Nibble Rabbit struggles in a splashy river moment and a humorous mink taunts him about swimming.
A fashion sketch presents a pale pink chiffon dinner dress with petal chiffon panels and crystal or black trim on a sleeveless bodice. A simple black hat with tulle or maline completes the outfit, complemented by black chiffon or lace accents and wide chiffon sleeves. Lace headed robes and silver girdles in Georgette hint at revival for the coming season, suggesting home dressmakers have ready to wear options once draped over a foundation.
A 1921 piece blends a fictional tale with a prosaic essay on work, happiness, self control, and earning power. It contrasts cheerful attitudes to labor with the dampening effects of envy and gloom, asserting joy boosts productivity and health.
Earning power depends on more than mental ability and skill. Factors include the worker’s attitude toward work, leisure use, relation to the employer, and self-control. Those lacking hearty interest cannot achieve high earnings.
A playful slice of domestic mischief shows six year old Edwin nicking his father’s razor to sharpen a pencil and a heat soaked day. Edwin explains the thermometer vanished because the tool was hidden in the cellar. Hazel asks for medicine with sugar to ease pain while wishing for a flat to escape noisy neighbors.
Frank D. Crawford of Muskogee Oklahoma, 53, collapsed and died in his hotel room in Wiehits Falls Texas on a Friday night after telling his wife he had a dinner engagement. The incident occurred as he prepared for rest, with witnesses noting a sudden collapse.
A narrator recalls a shabby book agent who later appears prosperous, explaining his newfound belief in selling books. The agent’s shift from need to conviction shows his heart in the job, inspiring the narrator to reconsider value and integrity. The tale ends with a promise to seek guidance from the agent when improving.
A listing of Sunday school times preaching hours and midweek meetings for First Baptist Prospect Hill Central Baptist Catholic St Marys and numerous Protestant churches across the city. Includes pastors names service times and special meetings at multiple streets and parishes.
Alamo Heights Methodist church and Community Center list services and events including Epworth League, sermons at 10 16, 7 pm, and 4 pm meals. Park Methodist church at Marys and Martins hosts Arthur J. Moore, preaching 10 45 am, Epworth League 6 30 pm. Presbyterian churches on West End, Pine Street, and Westminster share Sunday schools, morning services, and midweek prayer. Nedisan Square Presbyterian to install Rev Asher H Brand with Trinity University speakers. Spiritualist San Antonio church notes 10 30 am youth meeting and 7 45 pm service with lecture. flood damage causes temporary halting of Spiritually church services. Theosophical Society hosts talks and study sessions.
An amendment to the charter of Thompson Brothers and Price Company of Texas, headquartered in San Antonio, increases capital stock from 40000 to 100000. Filed in Austin Saturday by attorney Ben P. Lane, the firm trades wholesale cigars with stores in San Antonio and Joyston. Accident Proves Fatal: Mrs Ed Womack 41 of Ivan Texas died after an automobile crash near Mertz, two months after injury. She left three daughters and four sons.
The Grove Avenue Church of Christ announces a revival starting in October for fifteen days with a large tent erected between the church and the Mission Telephone Exchange. Evangelist Foy Wallace of Vernon will preach with his singer Titlet Leddie assisting, currently conducting a revival in El Paso. Meanwhile the Church of Peace cannot resume services until October 2 due to Hood damage to its meeting place.
Washington Sept 24 Senate action on Maj Gen Leonard Wood to be governor general of the Philippine Islands will be deferred until after his retirement from active army service October 5. Also notes ads for Hill Crest Sanitarium Boerne Texas openings and local offerings including a dancing studio at the Gunter hotel pink room and Imperial Rezema remedy with refund pledge.
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