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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1916

Page

4

Publication Office at Travis Street Addresses

Publication Office is listed at Nos. 608 511 Travis Street between Avenues C and D, with location details for mail and notices.

Travis Street Avenues C

Subscription Rates and Office Contacts

Rates for Daily and Sunday subscriptions shown for carrier and mail options. Includes 1 month and 1 year terms in various formats. New York Chicago Boston and Detroit offices of Paul Block Inc are listed with addresses for subscription processing.

New York Paul Block, Inc Fifth Ave Chicago Boston Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Detroit Kreage

May 1916 Circulation Totals For The San Antonio Light

The San Antonio Light reports May 1916 daily average circulation of 21 009 copies and Sunday 24 836. Net paid averages were 19 325 daily and 22 686 Sunday. Circulation certified by the Audit Bureau of Circulation. The paper claims advertisers 50 percent higher paid circulation direct to homes in San Antonio than any other newspaper.

The San Antonio Light San Antonio Audit Bureau of Circulation United States Canada America Europe

A Call for Simpler Tax Law From Political Debates

A speaker argues that the income tax is needlessly complex and burdensome and urges the Democratic party to repeal or simplify the tax. The critic contends the current act wastes government time, confuses collectors and the public, and harms business by increasing costs and friction.

Democratic Party America

Texans Stand Fast Against Federal Service Refusal

The article recalls about one hundred Texas national guard members who refused to take the oath to the United States army, sparking national scorn yet contrasting with a strong Texas turnout for militia enlistment. It notes Iowa's First Cavalry also balked at federal service and recalls Captain J D McGregor facing disapproving West Branch townsfolk.

Texas National Guard United States Army Texas National Guard Texas Guard Iowa First Iowa Cavalry J. D. McGregor West Branch

The Casement Verdict and British Loyalty Questions

The article argues Sir Roger Casement is a British subject who betrayed Britain by aiding its enemies in the Irish cause. It stresses his long service to Britain, his British voting, and his citizenship, suggesting he could have avoided treason by openly renouncing Britain. It notes global sympathy for Ireland but asserts Casement knew the risks of his actions.

Sir Roger Casement England Ireland Sir Roger Great Britain Roger Germany Casement

West Branch Described as Unpatriotic by Captain McGregor

The speaker blasts West Branch Iowa residents as unpatriotic for avoiding duty. He states Captain McGregor and a few locals who stood by him did their duty, while the rest of the town would rather not fight. Texas and Mexico are depicted as future sources of conflict for neighbors.

West Branch McGregor Iowa Texas Captain McGregor

National Guard publicity for San Antonio sparks wide attention

The arrival of militia regiments in San Antonio signals unprecedented publicity for the city and state. Guardsmen plan to write home about Texas wonders and climate, with their letters likely to be reproduced in hometown papers, boosting regional visibility.

United States San Antonio Texas Southwest San Antonians

Newspaper Men in Guards Regiments Shape Texas Publicity

The San Antonio and Texas publicity from guardsmen's return will exceed letters and home-town reports. Newspaper men in regiments provide sharp observations and stories, boosting regional image more than ordinary accounts. Metropolitan papers send many correspondents, and their troop writers will showcase frontier life from Fort Sam Houston to the border.

San Antonio Texas Fort Sam Houston

Gold imports rise sharply surpass yearly world flow

The New York World notes Canada gold imports exceed 71.09 million in just over a month, a level once seen as a full year’s global movement. Since war began, net gold imports reach about 660 million, far surpassing the US gold stock from two decades ago.

Canada New York World

Sleep as a Necessity in Household Comfort

Beaumont Journal argues sleep is essential not a convenience and urges making the sleeping room the most pleasing in the home. It notes healthy adults need eight hours nightly and many require more for peak health.

Beaumont Journal

Has Done Big Things by Woodrow Wilson

A Beaufort Enterprise editorial lauds Woodrow Wilson as a man stamped by achievement and moral courage who has gained the confidence of the nation. The piece condemns the Democratic Party's actions at St Louis as hollow and self-serving.

Mr. Wilson White House Woodrow Wilson Democratic Party St. Louis Beaumont

Awakening of American Military Spirit

The Kansas City Journal comments on a national awakening as Americans display bold enthusiasm for military and semi military life. It praises young men in towns and countryside who don army uniforms with pride, not fearing criticism as they answer the country’s call.

Kansas City Journal

The Price of Mules in War Times

The article notes that despite European wartime demand, the average farm value of the American mule fell from $125 on January 1, 1913 to $113 on January 1, 1916 per the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The price decrease amounts to $12 per head since the war began, according to the Atlanta Constitution.

National Department of Agriculture Department Europe Atlanta Constitution

Selection of Attorney General Gregory for Supreme Court

No opposition to Gregory. The selection of Attorney General Gregory as successor to Mr. Hughes on the Supreme bench is not expected to draw opposition. A partisan appointment was anticipated. Gregory has served well and should be acceptable for the court. General Ricaut lacks humor, and his protest at arresting a Mexican bandit shows insincerity and insignificance.

Gregory Hughes Supreme Bench Justice McReynolds Philadelphia Bulletin Alfredo Ricaut Parker Monterey Mexico Ricaut Rio Grande Galveston Tribune

Practical striped frocks for children come into fashion

Clever developments in children’s fashion emphasize practical, becoming designs with simple style and materials. Linen chambray and galatea offer fast color options in rose blue gray green and brown on white. The gray and white striped chambray frock features a high waist bodice double pocketed belt pearl buttons and pique collar. dresses are affordable and feasible to make at home.

War rhetoric in a Strand window standoff

An elderly woman upbraids a broad-shouldered Cockney outside a Strand window asking why he is not in the trenches. He coolly retorts asking for her war baby, calling her a slacker in a sharp exchange reflecting wartime attitudes.

Strand

Sleepy Time Tales No For the Little Folk

A short tale describes Fred seven and Mattie five playing in a yard one morning. They wander with Fred guiding Mattie toward a river bank, board a stranger’s boat, and are picked up by another boatman and later by car. They return home to a worried mother and Fred vows not to run away again.

Fred Mattie

Fried Chicken Guests at Brackenridge Park Supper

Observant witness describes a supper at Brackenridge Park where three fried chickens were on the table. A guest compliments the meal and questions the owner about raising them. The hostess explains two of the chickens belonged to neighbors while she kept one.

Brackenridge Park So-and-So Rhode Island

Carrot Preserve Recipe From Old Household Notebook

Carrots form a sugar rich preserve with ginger lemon juice cayenne and water. Soak two pounds carrots in water for twelve hours, drain, repeat, then simmer with sugar and spices for fifteen minutes daily until transparent. Store in jelly glasses after final boil. Tomorrow baked shad is noted.

Neighbors Roast Supper Ended With Chicken Mix Up

A park gathering turns comic when a narrator admits killing two neighbor chickens and serving them to guests. The diners react with wry comments while the tale reveals the poultry mix up and tense confession.

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