San Antonio Light subscription and office notices
The notice lists subscription rates for Daily and Sunday service by carrier and mail, with one month and one year options, and requests readers to update delivery addresses. It provides contact guidance and office phone, plus distribution references to New York and Chicago offices via the Beckwith Special Agency at Tribune Building.
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San Antonio
Hoies Lee
United New York
Beckwith
Tribune
Chicago
8. C
San Antonio circulation figures for April 1912
The San Antonio totals for April 1912 show an evening edition daily average of 19 677 copies and a Sunday edition average of 20 927. Net paid daily circulation for the evening edition reached 18 copies and 19 161 for the Sunday edition after adjustments. The lowest daily figure was 19 071 on April 1 and the highest 5 copies on April 12. The nine months ending January 431 1912 circulation has been certified by N W Ay er Son of Philadelphia.
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The
San Antonio
N. W. Ayer & Son
Philadelphia
America
Europe
Captain Sowell's Texas History Articles Praised
A local publication highlights Captain A J Sowell's Sunday series on Texas history. The essays are praised as accurate, firsthand, vividly written, and essential for preserving pioneer era records.
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A. J. Sowell
Texas
Captain Sowell
Sowell
Candidacy Battle Shapes Taft Roosevelt Primaries
The report notes Taft losing his own state and Roosevelt securing the primaries. It analyzes how New York and Ohio influence the nomination, with delegates and affiliations shaping the Republican convention prospects.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Chicago
New York
Gore
Sao Paulo coffee corner the United States action
United States District Attorney Wise seeks to dissolve the Sao Paulo coffee combination in New York Federal Court for restraint of trade. The piece explains the 1906 corner, Brazilian government guarantees, and stockpiling that pushed prices higher, drawing a parallel to proposed cotton storage schemes in New Orleans to aid farmers.
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United States
Wise
Federal Court of
New York City
Sao Paulo
Sao Paolo
New Orleans
Brazil
Latin America
New York
Knights and Ladies of Ehud form a new secret order
The article reports the creation of the Knights and Ladies of Ehud, a society named after the left handed biblical deliverer Ehud. It notes left handedness as a mark of distinction and questions conformity to the right handed majority while emphasizing diversity and visual reminder of human differences.
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Order of the Knights and Ladies of Ehud
Ehud
Israel
Gera
Order of
Delegates Pivot in Democratic Race With Clark Leading
Publican convention will nominate. Democratic tally shows Clark 3024, Wilson 199, Underwood 85, Harmon 61, Marshall 30, Baldwin 14, Burke 10. Total 1094 delegates, 729 needed for nomination. 801 elected, 293 to go. Taft and Clark best placed, but final convention outcomes remain uncertain.
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Publican Convention
Clark
Wilson
Underwood
Harmon
Marshall
Baldwin
Burke
Taft
Brazil and United States Trade Policy Compare
The piece argues that US cotton policy and a Brazil coffee market mirror each other and warns against protectionist discrimination. It urges equity in international trade and cautions that favoring US interests at Brazil’s expense could erode goodwill and hemispheric cooperation.
Aristocratic Philadelphia Praise Echoes at Supper
Mrs. Alexander Dallas Bache Pratt praised Philadelphia society's aristocratic exclusiveness after a New York horse show supper. She likened their prestige to a Glengarry clan note, stressing that worth must be proven to gain recognition. The remark underscores regional social hierarchies.
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Alexander Dallas Bache Pratt
New
Divorce in Tunis A: A vivid scene of a Tunis divorce court
In Tunis a divorce court costs a dollar twenty five and handles cases quickly with judges in gray beards and cadets in green robes. Husbands present cases while wives remain veiled, with the avocat representing the wife. Appeals move across the hall to other judges and final decisions favor the husband in most cases.
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Tunis
Samarkand
Metropolitan Magazine
How Dutch Farmers Live
June Metropolitan Magazine describes Dutch farmhouses with square single stories and pyramid roofs. Cattle share space under the same roof, sleeping quarters are cupboard-like and unhealthy by modern standards, while homes feature white linen and Delft ware. visitors are welcome but must arrive early for cheese making.
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Metropolitan Magazine
Snakes as Pets Touted as Better Mousers Than Dogs
A Farm and Fireside excerpt argues the household snake can replace cats or dogs for rodent control. It notes snakes are dry skinned and harmless tongues, explains venomous snakes have fangs, and claims snakes are cleaner and eat rats rather than leave them.
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China
Joy of Camping Expands as Travel Modes Multiply
The piece highlights growing camping interest for city dwellers and notes diverse ways to reach vacation spots. Bicycles and motorcycles, canoes, and rail accessible resorts offer varied leisure, from seashore to mountain and farm getaways, renewing city life with fresh experiences.
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Leslie
Atlantic
Mars
Pacific
Cold Storage for Flowers Delivers Off-Season Blooms
The article notes a new cold storage method used by New York florists to freeze plant roots for months. Hothouse growers later bloom them on demand, enabling four to six week advance orders and higher profits for gardeners.
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New York
Press
Ode to Indigestion for Poetic Muse
Percy Shaw playfully urges summer poets to skip grand nature lines and write about appetite and indigestion. The verse humorously asks for a food inspired ode and promises a surprising, worthwhile result if readers express true sensations.
Irving recipe for acting from Mantell tale in Strand
Wendell Phillips Dodge recalls a 1882 London meeting of Mantell and Irving over Romeo. Irving offered a three part recipe: silence behind the scenes, controlled light to counterfeit's nature, and actors. The anecdote ends with a playful miscue about the third item. Saxony has 350 stenographers bodies with over 22 000 members.
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Wendell Phillips Dodge
Robert Mantell
Sir Henry Irving
Romeo
London
Irving
Lyceum
Mantell
Saxony
Mothers Call To Raise Funds For City Playground
A letter signed by mothers urges San Antonio residents to support a single city playground project. They seek fathers and the community to donate time and money to lift a $3000 debt, stressing environment and play as essential to character.
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Mothers of
San Antonio
Anna Shaw
Mars
Navy seeks million for high power wireless stations
In the House Naval Committee considerable interest is shown in the Navy Department’s recommendation for a 1,000,000 appropriation for high power wireless telegraph stations in the canal zone and the Pacific. The panel will likely require formal Treasury estimates before action and may not include the item in the naval appropriation bill due to leadership efforts to curb military expenditures.
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House Naval Committee
Navy Department
Canal Zone
Pacific
Secretary of the Treasury
Has Gripps Lost His Character in Baltimore
A Baltimore report notes the character of Gripps questioned after a discovery. The remark reflects concerns about validity and reputation in a published context.
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Gripps
Baltimore
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