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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1911
Page
8
Dorothy Dix counsels mothers of sons on adjusting to sons' marriages. She urges forming good ties with the daughter in law, avoiding interference, living apart if possible, and keeping harmony to protect the husband and home.
A 1911 column argues Americans abroad should blend in and avoid flaunting nationality. It recounts a scene in an Italian dining room where three women displayed a large American flag, provoking smiles but not admiration. It contrasts American boasting with European restraint and warns against rude behavior. It cites a Canterbury Cathedral incident of loud American tourists and notes that polite foreigners criticize Americans less publicly.
Mrs. Lysander John Appleton clings to old furniture and keepsakes as her family packs to move. Her daughter pleads to discard items but the mother recalls memories tied to each piece. The tension over sentimentality drives Lysander John to lose his appetite as the family faces a cluttered parlor and a looming move.
Mrs Elizabeth B Murray sues a hair tonic firm for 2000 in municipal court claiming a head wash turned into two hard lumps on her scalp while she prepared for a dance with her husband. She says she had to shear her head after trying to remove the substance.
Spokane tale centers on Miss Marjorie R. King who after a March injury linked to John H. Starbird, 45, widower, and Miss King, 23, marry with Rev E L House officiating. The incident led to a fortune of a quarter million dollars and a happy home.
A California reader debates a columnist stance on criticizing women. The author argues reforming behavior matters more than gender and asserts women are responsible individuals deserving respect. She rejects the notion of “knocking” women for faults and urges accountability over excuses.
HIAWATHA Kan May 18 Every Brown county school will have a cyclone cellar for teachers and pupils to seek shelter when a twister approaches One third of rural school buildings will be replaced this summer after a tornado destroyed many structures Four months after the disaster rebuilding is necessary across districts
Heflin May 18. Buchanan Monroe a Georgia farmer is jailed for murder of his eight month old baby. He clipped the infant’s tongue thinking it was tongue tied, the child bled to death, then made a coffin and carried the body toward Harrelson county. Neighbors alerted the sheriff who captured him en route to Georgia. Monroe claims ignorance of the crime.
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