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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1913

Page

4

Joys of the Southwest: deluxe living over North Texas

The article extols Southwest Texas as superior to North Texas for living and farming. It praises milder climate, abundant truck crops, and lower costs, with San Antonio and Gulf coast areas highlighted as especially deluxe. It contrasts warm-season advantages with North Texas yields and weather.

Texas Red River Rio Grande Squire Southwest Squire Hi Cost North Collin Dallas Denton Southwest Texas San Antonio North Texas Rockport Corpus Christi Port Aransas Gulf of Mexico

Sulzer Impeachment Saturates New York Opinion

The piece argues the Sulzer impeachment scandal has eroded public support and predicts his forced resignation. It recalls campaign claims, a mining fraud suit with missionary Gould, and notes broader shifts in theater as public taste leans away from sensational works toward more substantial plays.

Sulzer New York New York World Alaska J. Loomes Gould Gould

Man Leaves Coast To Save Hair From Windward Breeze

A lone man, determined to windward, reportedly departed the coast to keep his hair from creeping to the back of his neck as the breeze proved exceptionally strong. Local rumor cites him as the only person to leave that area by choice.

New York producers vow broader and better theater lineup

New York theatrical producers announce a shift toward greater quantity and quality, promising more diverse attractions and the elimination of many so called problem plays. If kept, the change could echo nationwide as audiences tire of inconsequential dramas and detective and society fare.

New York Chicago

The Lime Juice Fad Promises A Bright Future

The Clionian Literary Society of Whitestone investigates lime juice as a beverage amid a playful tale of taste, tea biscuits, and a heated bowl scene. Members including clergymen and ladies explore lime juice versus lime juice while planning enlarged membership and new halls.

Bryan Mexico Clionian Literary Society Whitestone N. Y Clio Harford Clionian Society

Parcel Post Benefits Farmer Says Nashville Comment

The Nashville Tennessean notes the parcel post will aid farmers more than cheap parcel carriage. It cites how big express firms plan to act as middlemen linking farmers to consumers through agents, while criticizing the lack of a direct producer-consumer link.

Parcel Post Express Nashville Tennessean

Sulzer's Reform Image Questioned by Probe

The Fort Worth Record notes Governor William Sulzer of New York faces a legislative inquiry over omitted large contributions in his sworn statement. The piece questions reformer credibility and asks if postures of virtue excuse past duplicity, amid Sulzer’s political salvation arc.

Sulzer William Sulzer New York Fort Worth

Warning of Storms From the New York Sun

The piece surveys nature’s barometers as signs of approaching rain with vivid images of animals birds and plants reacting to an incoming storm. It notes ducks fowls pigeons swallows bees and frogs signaling weather change and shares how worms toads and fish respond while plants such as clover fennel sorrel and lettuce also shift in anticipation of rain.

New York Sun Hamburger Nachrichten Pacific

Attorney’s quip ends case with a laughable fear claim

A congressman recounts a trial in which Wheelock faced MacDonald over a horse trade. McDonald swore fear of bodily harm, then boasted he could whip Wheelock and others, prompting the judge to dismiss for lack of real fear. The piece notes Germany imports onions valued at 1.5 to 2 million dollars from Egypt.

Congress Wheelock MacDonald McDonald Pat McDonald Bill Wheelock Mr. McDonald Germany Egypt

White gown dazzles Bar Harbor crowd at Yacht Club day

The Bar Harbor crowd admired a stunning white costume worn by a pretty girl at a recent Yacht Club racing day. The coat opened over a waistcoat of white maire silk with a snow white mo hair and worsted mix. The gown features a knee slashed front over a panel of white mokre with buttons covered in the same fabric, finished by white buckskin boots.

Bar Harbor

Bermuda Naval Base Stirs Debate Over Panamanian Policy

Indianapolis News essay argues Britain’s plan to fortify Bermuda as a naval base signals shifting power in the Western Hemisphere. It criticizes U.S. policy for failing to ratify arbitration, violating treaties, and arming the canal while urging a move toward peaceful diplomacy and stronger Anglo-American friendship to deter future conflict.

Indianapolis Great Britain Atlantic United States West Indies St. Lucia Great Britaan Bermudas Panama Canal Senate Bermuda Japan

Gasoline boat laws need federal power to regulate

Springfield Republic, noting Secretary Redfield’s support, urges Congress to grant government power to curb overloaded gasoline river craft. After the Palaids sank with 62 passengers on the Connecticut River near Springfield, authorities have no clear authority to halt dangerous overloading on motor boats under 15 tons.

Springfield Republican Republican Redfield Congress Connecticut River Springfield

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