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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1912
Page
4
An editorial urges San Antonio to boost tourism by improving sidewalks and street appearance. It notes many sidewalks are blocked by low hanging branches and calls for tree trimming, fence removal, and public commitment to keep pedestrians safe and streets clear. The piece cites improving lighting and property maintenance as civic duties.
A police chief warns a property owner about curbside trees invading the sidewalk. The note stresses that sidewalks are for pedestrians, not decorative horticulture, and urges owners to maintain clear passage for walkers to resolve the issue.
The rejected senator William Lorimer seeks 135000 dollars to cover costs from his bid to prove a fraudulent title. Critics say he bribed his way into office, was expelled, and deserves no reimbursement. The senate committee acknowledges possible some repayment but must decide amount, with strong calls to dismiss the claim entirely.
The Rock Island railroad plans a fourteen mile outpost from El Paso featuring a grand hotel for winter visitors with tennis courts golf links automobile roads and polo grounds to entertain guests. San Antonio claims to attract tourists but offers limited amusements beyond hotels and baths, failing to provide engaging activities for travelers.
The author argues that San Antonio must develop polo grounds tennis courts golf links and automobile roads to attract and satisfy winter tourists. Good air and water are essential but not enough to make the city a permanent Mecca for travelers who seek varied entertainment options.
A colonial critique mocks a United States Department of Agriculture release on summer cooling. The piece ridicules its exhaustive list of dietary and wardrobe “don’ts” and notes the impracticality for busy workers, comparing linen styling to a north pole retreat.
Captain J C Jamieson of the American Line describes alternative ocean courses to avoid North Atlantic ice fogs and Grand Banks perils. He cites routes between British home waters and Boston New York and Philadelphia designed to shorten total voyage time by reducing weather slowdowns and ice encounters.
A speaker derides religion in Hyde Park prompting a crisis as a man curses atheism and returns home to find his child dead, a crimson sunbeam across the bed counterpane, and his wife silent with quiet relief.
Grace Margaret Gould advises summer readers to dress to fit each scene not clash with surroundings. She cautions against overworked outfits like fragile organdies and fragile hats that hinder enjoyment of boat trips and scenery.
At a Madison luncheon Senator LaFollette listened with a weary smile as a magazine writer exposed how a certain capitalist amassed his fortune. He quipped that it was another case of profit without honor, reflecting on the era’s ethics.
Harriet Anderson argues in Atlantic that woman is a symbol not a personality, neither inferior nor superior to man. She says both sexes are complete and differ, with woman god centered and a conduit of divine nature guiding men toward creativity. She decries a “live her own life” stance and says strength lies in proximity to the divine.
An elderly woman asks a zoo keeper which animal is most remarkable. The keeper cites the laughing hyena as remarkable because it sleeps once a week eats once a month and drinks once a year, leaving him puzzled about what it laughs about.
W D Howells at a Kit tery Point luncheon quips about a popular novelist saying there is as much poetry in him as in McMasters. The anecdote recalls McMasters strolling with a beautiful girl and responding to a question about his favorite flower with a humorous punchline about whole wheat.
A letter to the editor argues for urgent river cleanup to prevent disease. It suggests shortening the channel, building a sewer system behind the old court house to Yturri street, and creating storm sewers to fill the bed and remove seven bridges, freeing valuable city parcels for police, fire, market, auditorium and park use.
ED WOLFF urges readers to embrace a future city perceived as bright and flourishing. The piece extols large brightness as a marker of good cities and imagines real estate values rising as San Antonio expands its influence and appeal.
The $15,000,000 Hotel McAlpine rises in New York with 1600 guest rooms, claimed to be the world's largest hotel as construction proceeds.
C M Collins of Atlanta warned Raleigh audiences that cars are reducing rail travel. He noted big railroads have not grown as fast in recent years and that touring parties by auto can undercut fares. He argued autos offer comfort but lack rail travel luxury.
After five weeks of drought rain fell nationwide allowing rainwater testing from Lancet offices. Samples showed unusually high ammonia, about 0.525 grain per gallon, seven times the normal rainfall level, indicating air washing into the rain.
In a brief Youth's Companion sketch Sandy, a devout elder with an eye for beauty, explains his marriage to Tina as a decision to gain an excellent wife. His cautious wit surfaces in Glasgow as he deflects praise, calling Tina the Lord's handiwork rather than a masterpiece.
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