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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1913
Page
26
A narrator extols a neighbor's back yard garden as a model of cultivation turning a cramped 20 by 20 foot space into an ambrosial floral oasis. He argues flowers uplift city life, teach botany and entomology, attract butterflies bees and hummingbirds, and reward effort with beauty and moral growth for the gardener and his family.
Reverend Johnston Myers of Immanuel Baptist Church offers a $1 prize to the writer or speaker who explains why 500 to 600 homeless men attend his free breakfast daily. The contest begins Monday at 7 45 AM with the best reason winning the money.
An article argues children need careful diets beyond fresh air and exercise. It condemns junk sweets and penny candy for harming health, urges natural foods, and outlines a sample 7 to 10 year old menu focused on easily digested proteins, whole grains, fruits, and moderated fats and sugars.
Commander H G MacFarland who broke the news of Lieutenant Hudgins death has won the hand of Mrs Hudgins. They will marry at St Thomas Church in New York City next Wednesday. Hudgins died heroically during the hearsage disaster and leaves a son Jack who will be a page at his mother’s wedding.
The May outlook notes Mercury and Venus in the Oriental quarter with Jupiter support, predicting international amity and general calm in diplomacy but possible cabinet illness. It highlights notable dates from May 2 to 29 including political turbulence, financial turmoil, and potential deaths, with bursts of market activity early and late month and Saturn’s shift signaling depreciation risks.
Instructions advise on identifying venomous bites by puncture marks and using ligatures, bleeding, and chemical washes. It warns against ammonia and suggests whiskey in small doses, then emphasizes best surgical care and keeping the wound open with packing until medical help arrives.
Daysey Mayme Appleton faces a love letter from a distant suitor and tests telegraph limits. She crafts a multi repetition reply that pushes the ten word constraint, sending a cryptic “Yes Yes Yes” message to secure a future engagement.
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