This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1913
Page
4
The snippet lists addresspoints for Paul Block Inc offices in New York Chicago and Boston with a mailers building note and a pricing line showing 0.50 and 6.00 amounts, indicating rates or fees.
The San Antonio Light reports July 1913 circulation of 595 321 with daily evening average 19 204 and Sunday 21 410 copies. Net paid daily averages were 17 473 evening and 19 404 Sunday. Harvey L Steele certifies figures sworn Aug 1 1913 with notary Ivy M Shults.
Telegraphic reports say Colonel Roosevelt traveled to Arizona and New Mexico to see relatives and pursue business while organizing a possible regiment for service in Mexico. Worthington Minnesota claims foreknowledge but notes Roosevelt’s age and that he would need a presidential commission to serve.
The aging colonel with diminishing endurance may better serve as a general. He might guide a smaller force more effectively than leading twelve hundred fast troops. Worthington has declared the colonel’s plan and must now inform more distant regions of the country about it.
The text blasts Henry Lane Wilson for backing Huerta after the murders of Madero and Suarez. It claims Wilson pressed for U S recognition of Huerta from Washington, but says such actions had no real basis. The piece urges the president to retire Wilson to private life to ease the Mexican crisis.
The article argues that bananas have become a common food and that a proposed tariff could tax them. It predicts higher prices for consumers, less banana consumption, and reduced imports, with importers urging opposition to the tax as harmful to the cost of living. It notes no domestic banana production and frames the tax as consumer borne, not by dealers.
The piece states Henry Lane Wilson failed to win U S recognition for Huerta. President Wilson remains firm against recognizing Huerta, deeming him bankrupt and incapable of paying troops. The Constitutionalists reject mediation, vow to exterminate Huerta with arms if needed, and support the U S stance.
The article traces bridal veil origins as an Eastern canopy tradition and contrasts it with Anglo Saxon customs. It notes widow brides dispensed with veils, Sarum practice using fine linen over heads until the benediction, and older British custom of revealing natural hair before marriage.
Consular Report notes Brazil plans government supported rubber refineries in Manaos Belem Recife and Bahia with duty exemptions to accelerate the new industry. The move could shift global rubber production away from the United States and Europe as Brazil develops domestic factories for rubber goods.
The Kansas City Journal notes a New York paper faced apathy after paying a large sum for Colonel Mulhall confessions. It laments waning public interest in sensational investigative journalism and concludes that journalistic filth no longer sells.
The State of Texas praised its victory in the suit against Standard Oil, securing a trusteeship for two subsidiaries while allowing them to continue operations under mild oversight. The penalty amounts to five hundred thousand dollars, far below the initial claim of one hundred two million, a result deemed favorable by the Boston Transcript.
The New York Sun reports that as of July 1 public refrigerators in 45 states stored 2,922,800 cases of eggs, thirty dozen per case, with a year-earlier total of 3,330,500 cases. The difference shows a 407,700 case shrink and a wholesale value of about 21.44 million dollars.
A North Carolina citizen letter to the national child labor committee reports women and children working eleven hours daily in mills while men toil ten hours. The writer recalls early shifts starting at 6 am and condemns long hours as a lapse in chivalry, noting no protest from women and children who bear the burden.
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes a shift in policy as the administration plans to invite Argentine exporters to boost meat importation. It urges American farmers to raise more cattle and reduce reliance on money crops, arguing a surplus of land exists for beef production.
A Newport fashion note highlights a blue mohair bathing costume worn by one of the Misses Cunningham. The outfit includes blue taffeta frills at the neck sleeves skirt and tunic edges, a matching blue cap and a blue and white parasol, epitomizing the season's refined Atlantic Coast style.
Editor argues the market needs foreign beef to normalize prices and spur competition. A note suggests bread competition could increase availability of steaks and roasts at Mary in the vine clad cottage.
The Journal of the American Medical Association reports that mortality is higher among separated or widowed men than among married men or bachelors. It notes wife supervision may promote longevity and that widow self-sacrifice in Suttee reflected belief in spousal care, acknowledging some grain of truth in customs.
A satirical essay questions daily health habits in the Wellington Kansas journal. It mocks heavy meals, alcohol, and late nights while pondering biblical figures and dietary excess to illustrate outdated views on health and restraint.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.