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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1911
Page
10
A letter from New York dated June 15 1911 prompts Dorothy Dix to urge young women to end engagements with abusive partners before marriage. She warns readers to read warning signals in a suitor’s behavior and to judge future conduct by past patterns, especially finances and temper.
Lysander John Appleton laments lack of comfort from his wife and daughter while he vents about women becoming foolisher. He recalls his wife hosting eleven men for his birthday, serving cheap snacks and beer, and then mocking his embarrassment as he struggles to sleep off a bust head.
Dorothy Dix notes that both genders can be aggravating pointing to men leaving messes and late nights at poker and to nagging wives and women who invest in appearance. She argues mutual aggravation and stresses lack of tenderness strain in marriage while urging balanced sympathy.
Frances L. Garside recounts Daysey Mayme Appleton's Father's Day celebration for Lysander John, who endures a comic, pampered day with church, roses, sentences, and a rope of honor, while his daughter imposes duties and moral lessons through playful rituals.
Patrolman Casey ordered shoes at Rosenbrig’s and clerks sprinkled French chalk in one for comfort. He refused to try on the shoes, threw it down, and left angrily declaring he would shop elsewhere if chalking continued.
A Brussels maker and a Boston maker claim that tin or aluminum can replace fine wood in instruments. They argue tone comes from how mass is distributed, not the material, debunking the idea that old violin timber shapes tone.
Dorothy Dix uses the mosquito as a cautionary symbol for women and marriage noting the insect’s small bite and social sting. She argues that a nagging wife can terrify even brave men, and that a woman’s tongue wields power equal to the insect’s sting, shaping a household’s peace or ruin.
A salon tale recounts the Manicure Lady and George meeting a phony poet named Charles Ethelbert Chatterton during the Coronation visit. The poet pitches a volume Coronation Chants while an Allegheny man seeks influence, but the elderly father ridicules Byron over kings, ending the encounter as Wilfred and companion retreat.
For about ten years the Lick telescope in California on Mount Hamilton, with a 36 inch object glass, stood as the greatest. Then Mr. Yerkes donated a 40 inch aperture telescope to the University of Chicago, located in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, eighty miles from Chicago, marking a new era in astronomical instrumentation.
In several New York hotels a sterep tion is reported to summon guests to the telephone, reducing the need for an office boy. The device is said to speed up service and cut labor costs for hotel staff.
Eminent violinist Bronislaw Huberman takes precautions to shield his instrument while on the move by using a pneumatic bag. The action aims to prevent damage and preserve valuable craftsmanship during transit.
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