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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1917
Page
4
A New York inventor touts an automo bilious pill that supposedly powers an automobile across the continent with a single cigar box. The piece weighs the impracticalities and humor, then shifts to discussing golf drifting south as the nation’s dominant sport and its rising Southern centers.
The article profiles the rising prominence of southern regions in outdoor sports challenging the northern monopoly. It notes shifting attitudes toward using Nature for recreation and physical culture and how the south is gaining prominence beyond winter leisure and elite hibernation.
The piece discusses press claims of high profits from cultivating drug plants in small plots. It highlights Farmers' Bulletin 663, which analyzes plants like Taraxacum officinale, Marribium vulgare horehound, Mentha pipella, Phytolacca Americana, Salvia Officinalis, and Mentha Spicata, noting peppermint’s familiar note and urging readers to read official guidance.
The piece mentions a Mexican conference ending and a leak inquiry for a peace note. It notes a German raider in the South Atlantic described as a low craft and references New York policemen on a diet. Paris is said to burn candles to save fuel as the city anticipates a postwar shine. The stock market holds up despite the seriousness of House rules committees investigating the leak.
Pedestrians in Houston street during peak hours hear Federal Commerce Agent Pratt urge dealers to create a foreign market for American automobiles. The call emphasizes expanding sales beyond domestic buyers and strengthening export opportunities amid busy daytime traffic.
A Chicago mail carrier with a $300,000 property stash and a $1200 yearly salary killed himself, saying he was tired of life. The remark notes the improbable gain and fatigue from the disparity between wealth and pay.
A western grocer unveils a cash and carry plan offering 6 percent discount for cash and an extra 5 percent if customers carry goods home themselves. He argues the system saves on billing and delivery costs, sharing savings with shoppers.
The Temple Telegram reports that during the presidential campaign a member of the national Republican campaign committee warned his group that Texas would back the Republican nominee due to rising sentiment. However, the current Legislature is organized with no Republicans in the Senate or House for the first time since the Civil War.
The New York Evening Post laments Washington rumor culture as brokers guess at policy. It notes no evidence of official collusion despite December hints and mocks Congress for chasing backstairs gossip while praising the doctrine of chances.
The New York Evening Post editorial condemns renewed public support for a jailed criminal, arguing the case corrupts criminal justice and inflames sentimentality. It urges authorities to shield the public from further tributes or exhibitions surrounding the individual.
A long letter argues the Katy terminal boosts San Antonio’s postwar economy, lifting East Houston and Alamo areas, raising property values, and turning Military Plaza into a bustling trade and recreation hub. The author urges restoring historic street names and preserving the city’s unique character while embracing horizontal growth over vertical towers.
Lieutenant Julien Ponty returns to tell his father and Helen Ponty of Captain Michel Ponty’s death. The family hides their sorrow as Helen reads a front line letter from Michel, offering love and calm before the end.
Hopkins reacts to a wife’s note from the evening paper about a medical claim that a dentist’s fingers carry disease germs. He replies with a light quip urging a simple precaution and a play on words about boiling the dentist.
The Live Oak, or Weeping Willow of the South, is examined for leaf variation, stomata, flowers, acorns, and wood. It details leaf shapes from elliptical to spatulate, high stomatal count, acorn traits, oil content, wood hardness, shipbuilding use, grain, and evergreen behavior in Texas.
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