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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1911
Page
6
Mrs Lysander Appleton complains in a New York store about clerks not listening to her life story as she shops for pink silk and lace. She recalls past kindness from clerks who learned her family history and laments modern indifference amid humorous exchanges with a brass candlestick anecdote.
Lysander John Appleton documents a church wedding and riffs on wedding cost and planning. He muses on church size, the bride’s parade, financial strains, and the groom’s shrinking freedom, noting married men’ s fatigue and future regrets.
A mother shaken by illness learns to enlist eldest daughter and elder son to lead siblings. She advises a heart to heart talk, affirming pride in their growing strengths, and framing the children as partners to restore household order and neighbor peace. Use family pride and shared duty.
Dorothy Dix critiques the notion of a wife trying to reform her fiancé or husband. A schoolteacher bride appears to correct manners and speech, but the groom breaks the engagement. The piece argues wives should admire rather than coerce, noting constant criticism destroys affection and freedom. The column closes with a light poem urging obedience to the boss.
A recent exhibition in London displayed blue pink and green diamonds highlighting vibrant colored stones. Key pieces attracted visitors from curators and collectors exposing trends in gemstone collecting and jewelry design.
A city tally notes Los Angeles hosts about 500 hotels and apartment houses. The count reflects lodging capacity amid urban growth and housing trends.
A dated humor piece mocks women's right to vote by quipping that a referendum is not butter nor eggs and not made by crochet, suggesting female voting is invalid. The joke claims male headship keeps home life in good humor, ending with a biased implication about women using their heads.
A discussion condemns campaigns that appeal to prejudice and gendered stereotypes. It argues men hide ignorance on public questions while women who admit ignorance and seek knowledge are the safer, more civic force. The piece urges women to lead in understanding matters like initiative and referendum.
A Rio de Janeiro Polytechnic School assistant creates a pyrometer that uses pitch changes in a whistle to indicate furnace temperature. Made from heat resistant materials like platinum or carbide, the device emits a continuous tone audible from distance, enabling one stoker to monitor multiple furnaces.
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