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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1912
Page
13
Col E H R Green son of Hetty Green criticizes contemporary New York women saying they cannot cook or sew and would deny grandmothers washed clothes. He jokes about nose rings in Fifth Avenue and adds he would marry a woman who is not a clothes horse.
A hopeful sixteen year old meets M Le Verrier at the observatory and shares plans of a cosmogony book. The famed astronomer questions the youth on math skills and hints at his own high standards while discussing the broader scope of astronomy and planetary formation.
The narrator recalls meetings at the Paris observatory with Victor Puiseux and M. Le Verrier, begins astronomy training, and reflects on Leonardo da Vinci's pursuit of flight. It traces Da Vinci's lifelong ambition, his Milano years, and the idea that humanity’s flight dream predates modern aviation, as imagined by poets and scientists alike.
The article notes 74,000 foreign seamen in the British mercantile marine. It compares conditions of service with the navy where able seamen receive only one day more than the rate of one shilling sevenpence established by the Admiralty.
The ad touts Ely's Dream Balm as a fast safe remedy for catarrh and head colds. It claims nasal and throat application relieves pain stuffed sensation and restores taste smell and hearing while curing sneezing coughing and hay fever symptoms. A 50 cent bottle is suggested with W. C. Kalteyer as the seller.
Women at the Gunter flock to the midday dining spot for convenient lunches. Patrons praise the meals as very good and the service as excellent, making it a popular local tradition.
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