San Antonio Light circulation figures for October 1911
The article reports the October 1911 circulation totals for the San Antonio Light with averages for daily circulation, free copies, and net paid daily circulation. Harvey L. Steele, circulation manager, certifies the figures as correct, sworn before Notary John J. Wahl.
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San Antonio T
Harvey L. Steele
The
San Antonio Light
John J. Wahl
San Antonio
Notary Public
Bexar Co
Tex
Umbrella Adverts Prove Afternoon Paper Superior
A woman repeats umbrella advertisements in morning issues with no results then places a single notice in the afternoon paper. The umbrella is found by a reader and returned to the owner. The tale ends with a moral about advertising in THE.
The Umbrella Tale and Circulation Rivalry
In a Texas city the afternoon paper with larger circulation ad informs readers of a lost umbrella owned by a circulation manager's female relative. The morning paper claims superior value of smaller circulation and challenges the test, as the umbrella ad appears in the morning paper.
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San Antonio
Texas
Dallas
el Paso
Amarillo
Last Grand Jury Report Signals Clean City Move
San Antonio residents are urged to read the last grand jury report published Sunday November 5. It condemns gambling and vice while praising courageous officials and warning that future juries may diverge in tone. The piece commends jurors for naming wrongs and calls for action to remedy conditions.
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San Antonio
Four Hours for Work doctrine proposed by Dr Woods Hutchinson
Dr Woods Hutchinson told the City Club of Chicago that four hours of intelligent labor daily would meet society's needs aided by modern machinery. He noted the three eight hour divisions may no longer fit, but warned many men may not sustain only four hours. The plan remains a distant prospect yet advocates link emancipation from toil to progress.
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Woods Hutchinson
City Club of
Chicago
Hutchinson
The Eight Hour Promise and The Four Hour Dream
The piece argues work ethic, life breath, and human progress extend beyond toil. It envisions future limits: eight hours now, six in time, and a four hour shift after mankind harnesses leisure for wise use. It frames leisure as a reward once discipline unlocks broader freedom.
Regent's Park Reform Meeting Foretold a British Victory
In October 1831 a massive London gathering at Regent's Park voiced anger over the Lords blocking parliamentary reform. From Marylebone to Hyde Park, eighty thousand people demanded change and sparked a nationwide wave of meetings. By May 1832 the reform bill passed the Commons, a Lords vote, and royal assent on June 7, securing victory for the people.
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Regent's Park
Marylebone
Hyde Park
Regent’s Park
House of Fords
House of Lords
Commons of England
British Isles
Land’s End
Commons
Lords
Morad That Limps and the Fifth Beer Question
A Washington Post excerpt critiques a Newark News philsophy about treating and shared drinks. It notes the fifth man’s supposed gesture humorously contradicts real life while the sixth man never buys, challenging the anecdote and offering social commentary.
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The
Washington Post
Sam Highbrow
Newark News
Newark Sclon
The Thief by Bernstein at the Grand
The French drama The Thief featuring Marion Sherwood and F B Hersome drew praise for strong performances. Richard Voysin appears jealous as Marie Voysin's costly finery spirals into theft and a perilous moral dilemma. The cast includes W F Canfield Isabella F Ahearn J M Wickes and Harry Kline with a Brazil ending as Marie seeks reconciliation.
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Marie Voysin
Madame Lagarde
Lagardes
Brazil
M. Gondoin
Sherlock Holmes
Fernand Lagarde
Raymond Lagarde
Fernand
Marie Lagarde
Richard Voysin
Richard
Marie
Audiencs
Marion Sherwood
F. B. Hersome
Miss Sherwood
Mr. Hersome
W. F. Canfield
Rentier
Isabella F. Ahearn
Isabelle Lagarde
J. M. Wickes
Harry Kline
Samuel Marks
Slipped Up on Sleuth at Closed Council Meeting
A Cincinnati reporter, acting independently, climbed to a dusty spot with a janitor’s help to record the council meeting. The chairman moved to reconsider and admit reporters, a motion carried with all but one entering to take notes.
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Chicago Evening Post
Cincinnati
Improbable Helper Cleans Dishes at Fair Hamburger Stand
An opportunistic boy, about a minute tall, pesters a busy hamburger man at the International fair. After a stern rebuke, he is allowed to try washing dishes. He works briefly, then curls up asleep, while the cook continues with the remaining chores.
Wisconsin Insurgents Miss President Stop Event
An Indianapolis News note frames a political moment as a recurring oversight. It references Wisconsin insurgents not meeting the president at a station, casting the lapse as a mere oversight in the event coverage.
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Wisconsin
Indianapolis
Fairies In a Green Summer Dream
A child recalls a strange green place where fairies dwell beyond a dull street. The speaker longs to visit the magical realm, noting flowers with breath and trees alive with fairy feet, as Ruth confirms the fairies’ truth. Florence Earle Coates, in Harper's Weekly.
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Ruth
Fairyland
Florence Earle Coates
Harper's Weekly
The Inevitable Trouble with Old Cars
Poet Carolyn Wells laments aging cars outpaced by modern speed. She notes loose aspiration pipes and faulty carburetors, steering woes, and jump-spark failures. The piece humorously contrasts outdated machines with today’s faster, more capable vehicles, leaving the speaker blue at home.
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Carolyn Wells
Harper's
Disease and Its Cure by Eddy Wolff
An explainer on diabetes describing two forms of the disease, liver sugar and muscle sugar in waste, with symptoms such as excessive thirst, weight loss, and dry mouth. It notes uncertain causes and the need to avoid sugar and starches as part of management.
Bathing Notice Haunts a Beach Champion
A New York Sun clipping describes Co Island beach talk by swimmer Daniels who recalls a posted notice about cleaning brown shoes on bathing towels. The quirky bulletin urges the offender to leave the shop before bathing, noting they would rather clean the shoe than wash the towels.
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Co. M. Daniels
New York Athletics
Co Island
Cash
Sun
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Pgcattorial
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Tribune
United States
Henri Bernstein
Harry Kime
M. Zambault
Ccanse
M. Wickes
Marie Louise Voysin
Obese
Isabelle ‘Lagarde
Isabelle F. Ahearnee Eee Aee
Eddy Wolff
Harry
By Tad
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