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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1911
Page
4
The piece argues railroads must improve service to handle increased traffic, warning that San Antonio will gain wealth if it provides good streets, rural roads, and entertainment like golf links. without these, the city will lose travel and opportunity.
The Santa Fe railroad plans a weekly deluxe train between Chicago and Los Angeles with luxury amenities mirroring top extra fare services. The move reflects rising U S tourism and winter travel to milder climates, signaling likely expansion to three times weekly and eventually daily service.
The article notes a renewed gloom on Wall Street despite hopeful signs elsewhere. It cites crop predictions, tariff debates, and railway layoffs totaling 81 870 as factors shaking confidence. Texas remains optimistic due to rains and cotton prospects while national manufacturing holds steady and a boom could follow.
A young man stands trial in Chesterfield Court House Virginia for allegedly murdering his wife. He initially maintained bravado in court but has since collapsed into visible distress, illustrating the strain of facing potential execution.
The piece argues bravado in court is a sign of auto intoxication used by criminals to mask anxiety. Criminologists note it fades as the guilty seek balance, ending in delirium and eventual breakdown after confinement.
Mobile and New Orleans report seis mographs showing earthquakes in the area as the Texas legislature busted on that day with no further explanation.
A former San Antonian, returning after twenty years, urges locals to create a bucket brigade and notes San Antonio now enjoys many untold blessings, inviting the man to delay departure for a day to see life near the corner grocery.
The text extols the Texas cotton crop as world beating and notes abundant rain while the Texas legislature adjourns. Dee Cook and Lorimer are said to be giving speeches in Ohio amid a discussion of discrimination and Ananias clubs.
A man named Booz in San Angelo opposes a local proposal, drawing attention to the debate and underscoring community divisions on the issue.
Melvin Vaniman completes a balloon ready for an Atlantic crossing plan. The note tempering optimism compares to Walter Wellman’s failed attempt, signaling cautious expectations.
The Boston Post remarks on Taft’s Rochester speech urging caution before adopting political nostrums. It notes wide criticism and support, praising measured testing of radical proposals and suggesting critics may view him as too Missouri.
Phillip, a boastful youth, visits friends and handles the new Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. He remarks that so far as he has looked it seems correct, reflecting a light, humorous moment cited in Success Magazine.
A Washington bachelor apartment tale describes a Japanese valet who serves an army officer and takes orders from an Israeli master. The servant asks what to do next after noting the officer slept late and was awakened at eight. The piece reflects Success Magazine’s light vignette style.
To the Editor. True San Antonians want population and commerce, but only if the city offers healthful streets parks and homes. Dust control and well sprinkled streets attract travelers and investors, while strong schools and public education elevate the city. J. Harvey Moore expresses faith in San Antonio and urges turning health and beauty into lasting growth and favorable word of mouth.
The Boston Transcript recounts a French curiosity dealer who displayed five dot dolls in medieval dress, each representing parts of a whole. Five eager amateurs tried to buy single pieces, but the dealer kept the sets intact, selling one doll at a time for extraordinary sums as the pieces were promoted as the Five Senses, Four Seasons, Three Graces, Adam and Eve, and Agnes Sorel.
The Macon News notes a persistent servant shortage across the South with house girls lasting about two weeks and cooks and maids leaving quickly if expectations are unmet. The issue mirrors Northern concerns and is described as a grave, worsening domestic service problem.
A woman with a fretful baby sits near a soldier on a train. He takes the infant, calms it with a gentle jig and pats, then returns it to the mother. The scene ends with a quiet exchange as the mother thanks him before departure. Later, in a cigar shop, an elderly man asks for a costly brand but settles for his usual cheaper choice after learning its price.
Dr William Lee Howard argues the natural sleeping ideal is bare skin with bedclothes only as a light covering. He says loose nightclothes and sodden underwear hinder skin breathing and comfort, urging garments to be loose and baggy.
A poem stanza reflects on the night sky a crescent moon and a leafed tree. The speaker finds joy from a harp breeze and a gentle love like blooming flowers under springtime winds. The tribute names Edith Livingston Smith and cites Harper's Bazar.
Florence Earle Coates laments exile and longing for home as birds return from the south. She contrasts roaming freedom with a heart bound to a distant land, craving upland clover scents and violet breath. The verse captures ache for familiar place and memory.
The Railway Age Gazette recalls a sweltering midsummer night in a narrow gauge Japanese sleeping car. Six side seating berths for two per section crowded with regular curtains and mosquito bars. Passengers boarded at many stops, creating constant aisle traffic and a smoke filled, uncomfortable atmosphere.
A Boston Herald quote notes humor about Texas politics. A northern man asked about chances for an honest Republican lawyer in Texas and received the reply that game laws would protect him as a Republican while an honest lawyer would be without competition.
A farm hand told a farmer he would quit at month end saying no steady job exists. He noted nights with four hours of idle time to sleep, contrasting the promised steady employment. The exchange highlights unfulfilled job assurances and irregular hours.
A humorous poem celebrating doing one's best in simple tasks from swatting flies to farming and poetry. The narrator reflects on labor, reward, and personal pride, concluding that true rest comes from honest effort.
Dr. Cook and Mr. Lorimer, both lecturing in Illinois, are praised for a joint pairing likened to the pole expedition. Cook claims Peary would still be seeking the pole without him, while Lorimer would deliver the accompanying merriment and mayhem.
A Marshall Missouri resident recalls a past curfew with a bell that rang at 9 PM. An informant explains the town had a curfew once but abolished it due to widespread complaints about waking residents.
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