San Antonio Light delivery and address notice
Exclusive Leased Wire Day Report from the Associated Press notes post office filing in San Antonio as second class matter. It lists publication offices and contact details for address changes and delivery issues, with offices in New York Chicago Boston Detroit and more.
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Associated
San Antonio
Crockett
Newset
United States
New York
Paul Block, Inc
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Mallers
Boston
Boston Safe Deposit & Trust
Detroit
Kresge
San Antonio Light Circulation Figures for February 1916
February 1916 daily average circulation for The San Antonio Light was 20 955 copies and 25 112 for the Sunday edition. After adjustments the net paid daily figure was 16 905 and 25 164 for Sunday. The Audit Bureau of Circulation certified the totals as authoritative for advertisers. The report claims 50 percent higher paid circulation directly to homes in San Antonio than any rival paper.
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The
San Antonio Light
Eas
Audit Bureau of Circulation
United States
Canada
America
Europe
the Homie
San Antonio
Garlic, Rights, and San Antonio Politics
A wry tale mixes a Wilkes-Barre boy’s garlic ethics with a school board clash over unalienable rights. In San Antonio the Citizens' League backs Fred Fries for city post, while critics question his inexperience and the group’s idea of efficient service before promoting Phil Wright as a possible candidate.
Citizens' League mocks Wright candidacy in fire and police race
The Citizens' League accuses opponents of portraying Phil Wright as an efficient choice for San Antonio’s fire and police commissioner while claiming Wright is a tool of a few league insiders. The dispute centers on influence and perceived backroom selection.
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Citizens’ League
San Antonio
Phil Wright
Noses in Politics Signal Suffrage Race Dress
A tongue in cheek column links nasal traits to suffragette and anti suffragette tactics. Carrie Chapman Catt says a powdered nose may guide salvation and help win votes for women. The piece hints at emery cloth or varnish for opponents and playful symbols like a lily for purity.
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Adam
Carrie Chapman Catt
National Association For Equal Suffrage
Millie R. Trumbull
Child Labor Commission of Oregon
Denied Opportunity Strikes Blakelock Case for Art and Nation
A critique argues that Ralph Albert Blakelock suffered sixteen years in a New York public asylum due to neglect and poverty while his art gained posthumous acclaim. It laments missed philanthropy and national support that might have let the genius contribute more to American art.
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Ralph Albert Blakelock
Blakelock
New York
America
Obsolete Reform Talk Warns Against Public Scorn
A dated piece contrasts British street clashes with gentler tactics, suggesting critics replace brickbat with flowers and women dress modestly as they pursue reform. It frames the crusade as hopeful and not in vain.
Russia's War Economy Expands To Global Trade Routes
A Seattle dispatch notes Russia has funds to pursue its war and uses American manufactures. Freight moves by rail to Pacific ports as Atlantic ships are scarce. Five thousand loaded cars sit around Seattle with more stalled near Vancouver. Steamer chartering surges to Siberia for rail distribution inland. The piece asserts America did not cause the war, but prudent policy could retain wartime trade gains for future prosperity worldwide.
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Russia
Seattle
Pacific
Atlantic
Vancouver
B. C
Siberia
America
Europe
Houston Ost
Garbage as an Asset In Cities Transform Waste to Wealth
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that urban garbage is no longer a liability but a potential asset. Private firms bid to remove waste, extract grease and chemicals, and reuse it for industry, while Asia uses city waste as fertilizer to support vast populations.
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New York City
New York
China
Japan
United States Department of Agriculture
Galveston Tribune
Villa's War Reaches Humboldt Town In Texas Raid
The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports Villa’s raid into Humboldt Texas and New Mexico provokes Humboldt residents to seek redress after the murder of a local neighbor. Survivors feel aggrieved and plan measures to avenge the outrage.
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Villa
Humboldt
Texas
New Mexico
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Getting People to Church in Chicago
Chicago church workers implement innovations to draw worshippers. One minister offered free bread and likely drew crowds. another promoted a Sunday evening clean vaudeville to attract bread winners after the last show. Religion meets publicity amid the bugle and drum, but devotion remains the core.
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Chicago
Denison Herald
Letters to The Light Signatures Required for Publication
The Light requires letters to be signed by the writer and not anonymous. The paper will know the author but will not publish the name unless desired. Publication does not imply endorsement of the letter's policy by the publishers.
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Light
Scientific philosophy of life after death proposed by Swedenborg
The letter argues that life after death can be scientifically explained and reconciles science with revelation. It cites Swedenborg as the key source, noting his alleged spiritual experiences while alive and his influence on figures from Farrar to Browning. It lists many adherents across professions who accept his future-life philosophy.
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San Antonio
Oliver Lodge
R. J. Campbell
Lodge
Campbell
Swedenborg
Canon Farrar
Brownings
Balzac
Emerson
James Freeman Clark
John Bigelow
Julia Ward Howe
Bishop Newton
Phillips Brooks
Elizabeth Phelps
Henry Drummond
Edwin Markham
Henry Ward Beecher
Endless silk net dance gown evokes delicate era style
The article praises a debutante gown of abundant white silk net. It describes a bodice, sheer sleeves, bouffant drapes, opalescent bead embroidery, and a net scarf or shoulder attachment. Finishing touches include white silk hose and button satin.
Cure Swedenbore's Heaven Hell and the World of Spirits
G. G. Pulsford writes that reading the work with care and prayer will aid readers by clarifying their understanding of the future life and strengthening faith beyond materialism and infidelity.
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Swedenbore
Heaven
Hell
G. G. Pulsford
Sleepy Time Tales For the Little Folk
Larry gets a tiny fat puppy that grows playful and causes trouble. The kitten dislikes the puppy and Lonny’s Teddy Bear is eaten. Lonny cries, Larry promises a new bear, and Lonny wishes for a live puppy that could fight.
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Larry
Lonny
Retroactive Blessing Sparks Dining Table Debate
A Boston man recalls an old time Massachusetts deacon famed for a lengthy blessing as Tom Morgan, a young hired hand, routinely began meals early. The deacon finally offered a petition to God thanking Him for what is about to be received and what Thomas Morgan has already received. Senator Sorghum quips about excuses in politics.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Tom Morgan
Thomas Morgan
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