Stories Beyond the Pale in a Quiet San Antonio Home
A fragmentary feature sketches a solitary older woman in a neat, old fashioned house with order, hospitality, and happiness as essentials. An inquisitive crowd probes about a long-ago bouquet and a possible romance, while other vignettes follow two Alabama women seeking a son named Jim, aided by a relief secretary, ending with a note on London eating habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Jim
Alabama
Eyars
Hyar
Texas
Predicting the Weather in Texas
A historic article explains why forecasting rain in Southwest Texas is difficult due to the belt of permanent high pressure. It describes how cold and warm air currents conflict near the thirty second parallel, making forecasts unreliable and justifying the old saying that predicting Texas weather marks newcomers or fools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
San Antonio
Gulf
Rocky Mountains
Erie Warns Its Men On Flagging Trains
The Erie Railroad Company urges strict observance of flagging rules after many national accidents. The warning states flaggers must go back far enough and conductors must know when the flag is out. It labels standing near a halted train with a flag as criminal negligence and emphasizes protection of life and property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Erie Railroad Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stories
Hopig
Boston Transcript
London
Frank Allen
Union Meat Company
Beef and Pork Packers
Union Stock Yards
San Antonio, Texas
West Commerce Street
Carter-Mullaly Transfer CO
Our’s
Maverick-Clarke Litho CO
Alamo Transfer Company
Evan Shelby
A. P
Comal Bt. Oo
P. Crockett
Ncaa
Vulcan
Newton, Weller & Wacner CO
Crockett, Travis
New
Alaska
Equator
United States Weather Bureau
ERIE
Mike Goggan
the Two Dreamers
Nell Brinkley
Baggace
Phowes
Mike
Wright Wright
Main Ave
the Bell Jewelry Co
Alamo Plaza
SAN Antonio Loan & Trust CO
West Commerce St
L. G. Denman
Edwin Chamberlain
Wm. L. Herff
Sec’y-Treas
Percy Tyrrell
Mgr
ST. Anthony
Corpus Beach
Corpus Christi,Texas
Gulf Coast
Geo, E. Korst
Bexar
Traveling Men's Headquarters
Alfred Lanner
Fred Hummert
W. Commerce Street
The
Crockett
Commercial Men's Home
Naged & Wuest
the Menger
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