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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1912
Page
39
An essay argues women live longer than men and should be planned for financially. It cites statistics showing lower death rates for women at ages 40 60 and 80 and urges men to save for wives life insurance. It ends with promoting lap robes from Ward Carriage Company.
Mrs Edna Shea Reakirt ranks among the world’s wealthiest alimony recipients with a 250000 annual settlement. A court approved a 1,000,000 trust for the Reakirt son upon reaching adulthood, coupling with prior settlements from 1906. Reakirt, son of Lauretta B Bibson of Cincinnati, is linked to a 30,000,000 fortune and acts as her heir.
A 1910 feature explains how downtown San Antonio signs and arches are switched off nightly. Five workers from San Antonio Gas & Electric coordinate care from 6 p.m. to midnight, turning on and off about 300 electric signs along Houston street Alamo plaza and Commerce street.
The excerpt mentions Waterloo and a person tracing letters, and a reference to a discussion about meanings of those marks. It also notes that fireworks were originally made and used by ancient China. The text is fragmented with unclear context and multiple topics.
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