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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1916
Page
4
An old man in the Capitol basement has spent fifty years as Official Sharpener of Quill Pens. The piece notes how busy people are today and muses on a historic post that exists largely to whittle while doing nothing else. It reflects on aristocracy, patronage, and the persistence of a quirky office.
A nostalgia filled ode notes the public’s preference for romantic stage pieces over crime or problem plays. It praises Otis Skinner alongside James ONeill as fading stars and lauds Treasure Island as the greatest romance dramatized, drawing big matinee crowds and thrilling young audiences.
A theater column lauds Treasure Island as a vivid, satirical, family friendly tale that pleases both children and adults. It argues the stage adaptation proves romance never goes out of date and mocks New York managers for doubting public appetite for adventurous productions.
A historical editorial argues for arbitration in a looming railroad wage dispute as eight hour day demands and wage pressures test contracts. It notes public interest in avoiding crippling strikes, cites safety, rate regulation, and capital water in stock as complicating factors, and urges a fair settlement without harming innocent users.
Observers note Europe's productive output remained near normal despite 15,000,000 idle workers and widespread destruction. If the United States mobilized similar numbers, it could rival Europe's wartime productivity. the article frames Europe’s resilience as a lesson in human resourcefulness and the scope of postwar reconstruction.
A railroad tie-up causes widespread disruption and harm to innocent people, prompting public demand for decisive measures to prevent further damage and ensure reliable service.
Jacques, a Zouave veteran wearing a war cross, returns to Paris with a new truth. He discovers Ida de Saint Amarante, a former midinette, is his real mother, but he remains devoted to his adoptive mother, Mother Carriand, whose loving care saved him. He offers a rose to his biological mother and reassures his foster mother he will not forget her.
The article argues bankers promote thrift and business methods to farmers to improve loan repayment and profits. It suggests banks support diversifying crops and producing surplus for market, aiding national progress though sometimes for self interested aims. Denison Herald.
The silk industry has surely benefited from a protective tariff though the exact gain is unknowable. Taussig of Harvard notes a high tariff has accelerated growth that otherwise would have occurred, as the United States leads in manufactured silk despite not growing raw silk locally. Raw silk enters free, with sourcing from China, Italy, and Japan.
A Beaumont Enterprise editorial urges sustained zeal beyond spring events. It calls civic groups in the spring clean-up to foster public conscience and personal responsibility for streets alleys and alleys, condemns litter and waste, and envisions Beaumont as a cleaner healthier town with everyday cleanliness.
The National Geographic Society reports Egypt's transformation from a desert wasteland to a nation of diversified farms and irrigation. With about 1,000,000 farm holdings across 6,500,000 acres, Egypt's Nile irrigation spurred urban growth, railways, and canals, lifting output in cotton, rice, eggs, and vegetables for European markets. The piece notes dense population, ongoing irrigation plans, and prospects for further expansion, including near 2,000,000 acres more.
Ned buys maple sugar for his grandmother who recalls a spring trip to tap trees and boil sap into cakes. The story recounts a child tending a sap bucket, watching kettles, and shaping sugar into cake dishes. A bear cub licks a sugar cake, frightening the narrator into fleeing the camp but returning with the father on future trips.
The Atlanta Constitution argues that mob law cannot be justified by technicalities or court failures. It calls for swifter, sure punishment and for the Supreme Court to review trials when justice is defeated, aiming to curb lynching and restore lawful proceedings.
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