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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1917
Page
16
Nell Brinkley recalls childhood on the Western prairie with songs from a brave grandmother. The piece muses on moths and beauty, love, and loss, contrasting bright dawns with melancholy tales, ending with a nostalgic return to the West.
In a tense home scene Warren and Helen weigh selling their cat Mahomet after a doctor warns of possible disease risks. Winifred pleads to keep him, while Dr. Marshall notes dangers with a child in the house and urges caution before any airing or sale.
The article critiques business women in Harper's Magazine style noting two types: those who work out of need or duty and those who seek office perks or husbands. It warns of petty office politics and compares disruptive workers to housekeepers dealing with floor fluff, hiding in corners until company arrives.
A master builder discovered a worker named Malcolm Campbell smoking with kit unopened at 6:30 am. He paid four days and ordered him to leave, then explained the act as an example for tardiness. The foreman exclaimed the man was merely seeking a job.
A boy fleeing punishment collides with a minister after a near run home. The boy explains he must reach home first to avoid both parents punishment, sparking a humorous exchange that ends with his determined sprint.
A fragment from the Houston Post includes a quoted exchange about marriage and reform, featuring a humorous line on planning matrimony and character change. The text appears as a brief, out-of-context dialogue snippet without additional facts.
Federal Marshal John H. Rogers said several alien enemies applying for permits to remain within a half mile of Fort Sam Houston the Arsenal or the Aviation station are denied or placed on probation. Some applicants must post bonds up to 500 dollars and all must pledge to obey laws while in the restricted area.
Closing exercises at St Hedwig's School 88 Concepcion Road drew a large crowd. The Girls' Economic Club showcased sewing with Mary Piosek and Mary Kolenko winning first and second prizes for a cap and apron. Aggie Kalka and Lily Mihalski received honorable mention. Members pledged to cut waste and increase canning and drying of produce, with targets for canned vegetables and fruits and dried vegetables and fruit.
City Clerk I. Fred Fries publishes an official notice to property owners along Grand Avenue between Avenue C and River Bridge. The notice concerns a resolution detailing actions and implications, provided for public awareness and compliance.
In Doddridge County the new gas well on the south fork of the Hughes River strikes strong pressure at about nineteen hundred feet. Reported to yield about eight million cubic feet per day, the find is noted as unusually productive for the state. The article recalls early WV oil history from Burning Springs and Buffalo Lick, mentioning settlers collecting oil in mud pits as far back as 1835.
City of San Antonio resolves to hold a public hearing on Grand Avenue improvements from Avenue C to River Bridge. It authorizes a net cost plan with property owner assessments, includes concrete paving details, and sets a hearing for June 7, 1917 in the City Hall Council Chamber.
The Peaslee Gaulbert Company Art Department offers free interior finishing advice for homes or new buildings. They provide designs, practical ideas, and prompt, careful service without cost or obligation. J C Dielman, 306 East Commerce, San Antonio, promotes Pee Gee finish and offers free paint books and color cards.
General Jones led about three thousand Confederate forces and set fire to oil fields, burning no less than 333000 barrels in a single day. Northern capitals fled. wells burned and abandoned were water logged and the oil industry collapsed, though some wells 55 years old still produce oil today.
A downtown cigar store encounter ends with a woman choosing a pipe for her husband after quips about women buying cigars. The clerk guides her to a pipe described as suitable for a man about 4 feet nine inches tall, stout with dark hair and a mustache.
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