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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1913
Page
4
The upcoming vote proposes changing street improvement funding to have property owners pay two thirds of fronting costs while the city covers one third and all intersection costs. The plan aims to stop the waste of ten dollars per resident on failing streets and attract investment and tourism by funding better pavements.
The piece debunks a false AP report from Mexico about Carranza seeking peace talks. It contrasts Huerta’s weak position with executions of golfers in heat, noting American golfer Heinrich Schmidt’s success and English reactions to Americans without coats, tying to Bryan’s arbitration push and warning against arming ill-advised peace efforts.
The text argues for a two thirds one third cost division for pavement laying, claiming no good reason to oppose it and predicting San Antonio voters will approve the change by a large majority.
The London Times notes British resistance to crediting American victory as due to superiority. It recalls Hilton and Hunter in Chicago where despite hot weather they wore coats on the golf links, fueling tensions between the United States and Great Britain over athletic feats.
A Harper's Weekly note recalls the Anita, built in Genoa in 1648 and rivaling the Santa Maria in age. The clumsy but sturdy vessel sailed from Cape Horn to Hudson Bay, held a world slow-ship record between Baltimore and Rio de Janeiro, and was sold for parts to fund a new ship.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports on milk production costs from New Jersey experiments using 31 cows, mainly Holsteins Jerseys Guernseys and Ayrshires. Feed costs averaged 95.78 dollars per cow per year based on crop costs, or 121.60 dollars when home grown products are valued, equating to 2.4 and 3.04 cents per quart respectively.
French physicians report that divided sleep in short intervals through the day yields better recovery for mental depression and physical exhaustion than long continuous sleeps. Patients in hospitals slept three hours then woke four hours repeatedly, showing faster, more satisfactory improvement.
The article notes how microscopic structure governs weathering in stone. Two granites with similar composition can behave very differently due to delicate pressure zones. Marble samples also differ in weathering resistance based on calcite interlocking in thin sections.
The article traces cinema from Edison’s 1893 cinematograph debut at the Chicago World’s Fair to a fair start around 1900. It notes early exhibition in 1898, then estimates admissions revenue growing from over 100 million in a year to about 200 million, with census figures expected this year.
The article notes tail-wagging muscles in the human pelvis as vestigial and degenerative from disuse. Wiedersheim highlights remnants of arteries and veins that once nourished a tail, while Gould and Pyle cite a child born with a tail and quip that modern tails serve little function beyond amusing a father who drinks.
Co C Gibbs criticizes the mayor and aldermen for lacking details on the 1 3 2 3 plan for street improvements and bond authorization. He urges publishing clear plans, costs, timelines, engineer and contractor choices, and public guidance before voting. He says with details voters will support improvements at cost, without them he will protest.
A letter argues the city charter and state constitution similarly restrict voting to taxpayers for bond elections. It questions the logic of allowing non payers to vote if any assessed property owner may vote regardless of payment, and notes conflicts in Section 68 on bond issuances.
Theodore E. Simmang warns that only real taxpaying residents should vote on 1909 tax assessments and bond issues. He says drive to add nonresidents to rolls could violate the city charter and state constitution, risking injunctions against bond sales if violated.
R J Hand explains Mayor Brown's letter and city stance on front foot and bond paving forms. He describes granitoid and granocrete as monolithic concrete pavements with thick base and wearing surface, expansion joints, and skid prevention. Costs cited: 18 to 22 dollars per year per frontage. vote on front foot plan referenced.
A fragment quotes a jest about gender and affection, noting that women value men for deeds and men value women for their fathers, attributed to Puck.
The article reframes the toad from venomous reptile to valuable gardener helper. It notes toads eat many insects and pests, can be kept as quiet household pets, and require cool retreats and water access. Europeans market toads to curb fruit insects, and the creature’s anatomy suits its role.
The Nordberg Manufacturing Company sold an extremely powerful mine hoist to a Canadian concern, highlighting tariff laws and sparking discussion on American competitiveness. The piece argues tariffs fail to curb foreign capability and urge manufacturing reform to face global competition.
The text explains that skin nerves cause most pain from wounds or amputations, noting that a minor skin abrasion can be more painful than a deep bullet entry. It asserts the majority of pain arises from skin incision and bone sawing, not from muscle or bone damage.
A newspaper sketch tells how a grimy newsboy steals plums from a swarthy fruit stand keeper in Houston Street alley. The vendor, seen via a mirror, smiles and says the boy took only one or two, recalling his own early days with a forgiving heart.
The heaviest car in a limited train is the diner weighing about 140000 pounds. A sixteen section sleeper ranges 110000 to 1265000 pounds, the buffet library car about 107000, baggage 85000, postal 103000, chair 87000, coach 93000, with locomotive and tender around 260000 pounds.
A Chicago girl joins many across the country who took bichloride of mercury tablets after Saunders Walker Jr. of Macon Georgia died. The deaths appear accidental or suggested by rumor, prompting warnings to druggists and calls for tighter safeguards or new legislation.
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