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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1912
Page
19
Overtime work and idle money cited as context. Multiple classified ads promote real estate deals in San Antonio with prices per front foot, a four room residence at 1006 Aganier St, and a large five acre tract near Harlingen. Listings claim prime locations, proximity to car lines, and substantial value.
250 acres good land for sale with 70 acres in field, water and houses, at 60 per acre near Zuehl. Information at Zuehl’s office. Also a Rio Grande valley irrigated farm half a mile from San Benito with 71 acres on main canal and improvements, cleared for cotton, 175 per acre cabbage this spring, price 226 per acre with liberal terms. See Paul at 410 EB Houston St San Antonio Texas.
The notice advertises 100 acres of land with crops and implements for sale near the city, 9 miles away on a macadamized road, plus 14,000 acres in Artesian Belt XT at $8, and an 80 acre farm 17 miles east with 55 acres cultivated at $45 per acre. Also references a sale route and a political vote for James R. Davis for county.
The Farm and Fireside urges farmers to raise far more than the ten year U S average yields. It cites Jerry H Moore with 228 bushels per acre and Sturgis and Chisholm with hundreds of bushels as proof that Europe and other nations outpace the United States. The piece cautions against complacency and criticizes slow farming. It stresses not letting the barn be empty and calls for better soil stewardship.
Mary A Cronan, long a volunteer storyteller for Boston branch libraries, is appointed to join the city library staff as official storyteller. Her weekly readings have made her popular with children across settlements.
The timetable lists arrivals and departures for several trains. From Mexico and the north arrive at morning and evening times. Local and express services connect Houston Galveston Fort Worth and Kerrville with main lines. Some services run Sunday only and mixed trains operate on select routes.
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