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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1915

Page

2

Stenographers Fight for Higher Wages Demand Eight Dollars a Week

A New York reform push argues for a minimum wage of eight dollars weekly for stenographers. It contends many workers lack education for advancement, while urging unions and women to pursue business careers to raise pay. Critics warn a blanket raise could put many New York stenographers out of work, favoring those already skilled and employed.

New York Nate Rasim Warner Irving Drpanine Rhal Cits Hey Thors United States Gil Len

Festoliss stenographers and business offices in demand

The text praises stenographers with education and business sense, noting their value and need in offices. It argues big business cannot function without them, calling them rare jewels with high worth despite costs.

San Antonio Anticipates 1916 Exposition Boost

A San Antonio writer urges support for a 1916 Southwest exposition, arguing it will bring vast benefits, attract hundreds of thousands, and boost regional prestige. He urges fundraising to raise at least 25 000 dollars toward a million dollar goal, to prove local commitment and opportunity.

Autlonia San Antouche Vesas Southwest Espiecilg LTB Ran Anetonio Vnitars Decumie San Antonio Antonia San Antocho San Jacinito Fimsta Siany Assam San Natanio Sone

The Great Crucible and the Mockery of Merit

A discursive meditation on failure and fortune’s whims, arguing that talent is not a reliable measure of success. The piece cites Europe’s wars as evidence that professional merit and honesty can fail to secure recognition or livelihood.

Europe

The War Cleanses Misfits From Peace Time Enterprise

The piece surveys failed, ambitious workers in hardship who dream of success in journalism poetry or business. It argues wartime disruption exposes and tests flawed souls, turning harsh realities into a moral trial that will reveal worth beyond mockery. The text contrasts personal merit with public doubt and describes sacrifice amid crisis.

Lepes Lgie Wien Aman Steness Pee Chie Ganesh Tse

Swearing Off a Nomination by Justine Hughes

The article notes Justine Hughes publicly disclaims seeking the Republican nomination for president. Nebraska Secretary of State requires oath to disavow candidacy, not just a judge’s word. The piece contrasts Hughes’s oath with ongoing political manipulation and Bryan’s continued critique of Wilson’s defense policies.

Justine Hughes Hog Nebraska Supreme Court of the United States Justi Duntice Hughes Philadelphia Public Ledger William J. Bryan Wilson Nolley Mr. Bryan Thora Bryan Kansay City

Plan to Expand Army and Navy Faces Severe Funding Hurdles

Secretary Garrison outlines a vast scale up to 390000 recruits annually for a new naval program and an army expansion. He notes presenting insuperable financial difficulties and doubts about obtaining Canhou by the end of the road to Yesterday, amid a scene of village life and fragmented descriptions.

Garrison Tanjing

The Colonel's Card Trick and a Widow's Wealth Scheme

Colonel Marson, famed for card dexterity, encounters Mrs. Brailton at a seaside hotel. She reveals a planned sting to trap a suspected hotel cheat, offering the colonel a cut of future winnings if he aids her. The dialogue exposes motives, money, and danger in a tense moral gambit.

Arguot Nell Golate Tie Tang Bink Vnglund Waldo P. Matoh Leon Marson Himsel Hong Maraon Gullantis Poe Ag Pat Lo Alva

Daily Fashion Hint on Stylish Coat and Outfit Details

The piece notes a smart outfit dominated by a glaze kid coat with corduroy, featuring simple lines and a high turnover collar. It highlights a brown to olive green palette, a front fastening with waved battots, and a slim silhouette aided by a heavy corduroy combination and a small writing ant as the fashionable touch.

Mary Glyn Arewhiys Bedig Ublag Liltoriig

Fragmented 1812 German consular reform critique in 1912 discourse

A garbled old text discusses Waldo P Marson and a 1812 to 1978 German consular service emphasis, noting Germany's foreign trade growth via consular networks, merchant marine, and foreign banks. It contrasts American trade dependence on a capable consular corps with calls for reform and better pay to attract experienced officials.

Ahnigt Leslie Germany Unites States State Department Commercs Consular Willem Sulzer

Sleepy Time Tale Of A Deer And Hunters In The Woods

A short tale describes a tiny deer and its mother living in the woods. Hunters scare them and the fawn is captured but the man frees it near a camp, the fawn reunites with its mother, signaling a close call and a hopeful return to safety.

Lo Jin Tegan

Orient links widen war powers and Asia Minor resource flow

A National Geographic Society bulletin on Turkey in Asia highlights vast mineral and agricultural wealth in Asia Minor and Syria. It notes copper and other minerals, wheat and barley surpluses, dates, cotton, tobacco, and citrus, with rail and Turkish administration enabling German troop movements toward Suez and renewed war supply chains.

Orient Belgrade Sute Lunia Orient Rail Turkey Suez Canal Asia Minor National Geagraphle Society Turkey-in-Asia Sentc Anna Miaor Great Britain Agenan Apatolia Germany America Turkes Must Indies Se Guearly Kussaha Aidin Jinie Ciltelau Asia Srayrna Yieatl Syria Mme Anual Porte Uiese’ Articlns Yemen Iit Arabia Goguri Lyons France Idib Lorety

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