Bargain Line Offers Easter Ladies' Dresses
A local shop announces a new line of Ladies' Dresses just in time for Easter. The sale emphasizes attractive prices and invites customers to view the styles on Monday.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1912
Page
20
Shipping Frauds and Brokers in Early 20th Century Wars
During the Russo Japanese War era ships were sold to Russia with large commissions for brokers and naval officers. A Spanish deal paid a German liner deal 12 000 pounds to brokers, while another broker earned 2 percent for arranging a German sale. A German builder offered 10 percent commission to an English broker for a sale that never occurred.
Acoma’s Queer Grave Yard Event in an Ancient Pueblo
Acoma New Mexico hosts a remarkable graveyard adjoining the old Spanish church in the ancient pueblo. Built over forty years, it sits high on a flat-topped rock with no soil, requiring earth carried 300 feet up a steep trail by laboring Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Acoma
New Mexico
Fragments from a Wrecked Ship Describe Bitter Sails
A ship wreck tale shows two sailors debating wind and hunger as a judge narrator notes the grim mood. Exchanged cries about feasting and foul winds hint at dire conditions aboard the vessel.
Self-Consciousness and a Remedy for Nervous People
Advice on overcoming self-consciousness and social anxiety. The author explains that fear is imagination and urges practical steps to act naturally, study at ease others, and gain dignity by controlling thoughts and reducing nervousness. A narrative tone offers reassurance and concrete coping strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akay
Tango as Society’s graceful yet dramatic dance guide
The article extols the Tango as a refined society dance from Buenos Aires, contrasting its acrobatic stage style with elegant floor technique. It outlines rhythm, partner coordination, and eight measure segments, stressing natural timing, poised poses, and proper music to keep the dance tasteful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice
San Francisco
Boston
Buenos Aires
Lady Biscuit Makers of Varese Ligure Convent
In a northern Italian village twenty five miles from Sestri Levante a convent of nun biscuit makers sends fish flower and fruit shaped biscuits worldwide. Novices must bring capital and education before admittance and the sisters rarely meet the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varese Ligure
Sestri Levante
Italy
The Gift of Sleep by Bol ton Hall insights
Arranged by Edwin Markham The Gift of Sleep offers tips to quiet the mind for sleep. It warns against self imposed tensions and urges calming counter thoughts and gentle routines. Suggestions include reading soothing works and practicing deep breathing to ease wakefulness and aid rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Markham
Bolton Hall
Mr. Hall
Sight and Unseen and Lentz Tailor Ad
A vintage styled ad asks if boys swapped knives sight and unseen and promotes Lentz tailor at 312 West Commerce Street offering pure wool suits with quality cut fit and style. It emphasizes made to measure tailoring for fashion conscious customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lentz
West Commerce Street
Frohman and Shaw Exchange Quips in London Letters
Bernard Shaw praised Charles Frohman as wildly romantic and adventurous in a Times letter. Frohman, reading the piece at the Savoy, quipped that Shaw is the most entertaining person he knows. A Strand note adds a wry aside from a ghost and a materialist remark about overworked ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Frohman
Bernard Shaw
London Times
Frohman
Charles XII
Mr. Frohman
Savoy Hotel
London
Mr. Shaw
the Times
The
Strand
Musical Quip Spurs Debate at Local Recital
A fragment from a report notes a musician criticized by a judge for taking liberties with a piece at a community musicale. The exchange underscores scrutiny of performance choices amid a familiar crowd and public interest in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cel
Just About Boys by Frances L. Garside
A humorous meditation on boyhood and family dynamics detailing how boys seek independence while pleasing mothers. It contrasts quiet and noisy boys, teasing at chores, curiosity, and the impulse to roam, ending with the transition from boyhood to manhood and the persistence of wolves in life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Therore
Cologne Prices Rise Amid Rose Crop Shortage Abroad
A notable rise in cologne prices is linked to a rose shortage overseas. The Bulgarian Valley of the Roses, with about seven thousand acres, produced 5500 pounds in 1910 valued at $720,242, an average of $130 per pound, compared with 11,000 pounds worth $895,436 in a prior period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne
Pric
Atea
Valley of the Roses
Not an Epicure Parodies in Spilldorf Exchange
A brief dialogue shows Chapley accusing parvenues of sickness while a woman denies any eating at Spill dorf. A judge voices commentary on the exchange and innocence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapley
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Inke
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Mve
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San Antonio
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