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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1911

Page

12

Nature Studies The Pig by Dorothy Dix

A home magazine essay uses the pig as a cautionary symbol for women readers. It warns against indulgent eating, fatness, and selfish behavior, urging slimness and restraint as virtues. The piece lampoons social dining, flirtation, and manners with period moral instruction.

Nature Studies Dorothy DIX

Generosity Versus Economy A Moral Guide

A meditation on thrift and charity argues that true prosperity comes from generosity alongside saving. The author warns against parsimony, urges giving to humane causes, and notes how kindness shapes character and future fortune, citing habits and examples from everyday life and work culture.

Nothing to Talk About in a Kansas Gossip Row

Winifred Black notes a Kansas town debates anti gossip clubs. A male editor questions why women have nothing to discuss, then catalogs wide topics from India to local life, children, books, birds, and sunsets, urging broader conversation among neighbors.

Kansas India Aled Sturd United States Brother

Miner fined after rescue amid Austria drowning incident

At Kopist Austria a miner saved a boy from drowning last January risking his life. His act left him with severe cold and pneumonia. After weeks, authorities denied aid and fined him one crown for an improperly stamped petition for help.

Kopist Austria

English MP Unseated Over Corruption by Agents

An English member of parliament was removed from office for corrupt acts by his agents, while Metcourt found him personally blameless. The ruling emphasizes agent conduct in political corruption cases and the limits of personal liability.

Metcourt

Argentine Tobacco Ends in Myriad Uses

The text notes the abundance of Argentine tobacco and its diverse applications, including its use in manufacturing powders. It suggests potential lethal uses but provides no specifics or details on events, people, or places.

A Talk on Friendship and Real Friends

A 1911 essay explores how many true friends you have and tests of friendship beyond sympathy for misfortune. It argues real friends rejoice at others success, compare envy and praise, and stress self-development as the path to lasting friendship and personal growth.

Senius

Moulding Men Some Wives Are Like Cackling Hens

Frances L Garside argues that wives press men to fit ideal roles, criticizing male traits while masking control as love. The piece contrasts gendered behavior, noting wives perform social expectations, while husbands cling to individual inclinations.

Daysey Mayme Appleton Shares Kissing Tales

In a lecture to a largely maternal audience, Daysey Mayme Appleton compares modern kissing debates to old time propriety. She recalls a moonlit kiss from a stranger and questions whether the ire of unmarried women or wives holds greater weight in social life.

Francis LD. Garside Daysey Mayme Appleton

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