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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1911
Page
11
Conducted by Dan E. Root the Poultry Editor offers practical guidance on winter egg production. H. L. Buchanan of Mineola Texas shares methods for feeder management housing ventilation grain variety water cleanliness and charcoal use to boost health and egg yield.
Poultry keepers are urged to use charcoal for chickens as inquiries increase about its benefits. The column argues charcoal aids digestion and health, stressing widespread unawareness among chicken growers and advocating its inclusion in poultry care routines.
The writer questions symmetry cuts in bird scoring, arguing the standard may overvalue symmetry and devalue overall shape. They note judges vary, with some applying partial cuts and others awarding harsher deductions, and contend symmetry should reflect proportion to the species model rather than general appearance.
A judge remarks on a farmer who grows wealth by clever farming and purchases a mobile home as his success rises. The quip highlights how smart farming yields larger crops and greater fortune.
Capt De Kenzo, lion trainer, was attacked during a Park-O-Joy act as a lion leaped from a pyramid. Fellow trainers drove off the animal, and De Kenzo was injured and will not perform today. Princess Dixie is en route to join the show. Park-O-Jay crowds numbered in the thousands as Nat Reiss Carnival acts drew large business with plans for continued performances and confetti celebrations.
J Pierpont Morgan sets sail on the Olympic bound for Egypt for a Nile cruise on his own yacht. His wife, son and daughters, grandchildren, and business partners accompany him as he departs from New York. He plans no business talks and will not reveal trip duration.
Twenty families totaling eighty people from Greeley Colorado passed through San Antonio en route to Fowlerton Frio County to settle on lands purchased from Fowler Bros They are German sugar farmers with irrigation experience and will raise alfalfa onions and other crops The party toured San Antonio and rode the Tram company lines The move marks the largest settlement wave to Southwest Texas through the Real Estate exchange records
A long hotel arrivals roster lists guests and families from multiple locations including Montreal Mexico City Corpus Christi Pearsall Victoria Dallas Chicago Louisville Chillicothe Kerrville Minors, with numerous individuals and couples such as Mrs H J Metcalfe Mr J M Davis and Miss Kerr. The compendium notes guests in transit and staying at hotels across Texas and beyond.
Governor Colquitt announced John M. Connelly of Beaumont as district judge for the Sixtieth judicial district Beaumont to fill the vacancy from L B Hightower Jr resignation effective January 1. W H Davidson of Beaumont was another applicant, son of Presiding Judge Davidson of the Court of Criminal Appeals.
County Tax Collector John Bitter reports a shortfall in poll tax payments compared with 1910, with 3135 paid versus 6020 the previous year. He notes the total registered voters in Bexar county dropped to about 16,000 this year and opens the office at noon to handle demand. Young men destined for exemption can obtain certificates and vote without paying, with a rush expected through January.
The United Daughters of the Confederacy sponsor a 3 PM matinee at the Plaza Theater on Wednesday. A rope twirling and lassoing act by Ed Rachel of Falfurrias enhances the program. Box parties are planned and ticket sales begin Monday at 10 AM at the Plaza box office. Committee including Mesdames Massey Kayton Riley Baugh Spencer and Northrup oversees arrangements.
Fragmentary claim appears in a speech noting alleged taint on wealth. Context is unclear, with garbled words and unclear speaker identities. The quote suggests a critique of financial power and possible class tension, but details and attributions are not discernible.
New York December 30 Mrs O H P Belmont fumes at press frivolity on the suffrage cause and offers to write articles at 200 dollars per column for the Political Equality association. She says she never writes without pay and denounces newspaper attitudes toward women voters.
Nellie Kor devosky a 16 year old domestic worker from White Haven stole diamonds brooches and rings worth 1000 to imitate wealthy girls she had seen. She was traced to Wilkes-Barre and arrested by state police after the missing jewels prompted the investigation. She admitted loving fine clothes and jewelry and wanted to appear affluent.
A dramatic quote feature contrasts a husband’s claim of faith that moves mountains with his wife’s quip about moving ashes from their basement. The piece reflects domestic tension framed by religious imagery in a Chicago publication.
The Guessaz and Ferlet Company advertises as expert printers with the largest and most complete printing plant in San Antonio. They offer services including bell folding boxes booklets and any finishing in the printing line. They provide two phone numbers for contact.
A fragmented timetable shows departures and arrivals for multiple rail lines including No. 346 from Houston to New Orleans, No. 285 from the north, and No. 1001 Sunset Limited routes to San Francisco and New Orleans. It lists times, origins, and some restricted days, with scattered notes on Kerrville and coast towns.
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