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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1916
Page
11
The New York Globe hails the New Edison as the phonograph with a soul while the New York Tribune asserts Edison has snared the soul of music.
Government program directs trained women from the Department of Agriculture to uplift southern factories and farms. Sixty thousand girls and thirty thousand women are reached with a four year home economics course including gardening canning poultry bread making and sewing. The effort aims to lighten working women's labor and raise income through community and home improvements. Similar initiatives operate in the North and West with automobile makers excursions and demonstrations.
Lucille Caine argues that man is the more vain animal in matters of dress and self image. She contends women dress to mask flaws and realize an ideal type, while men seek to display their own taste and social position.
An ad claims rubbing St Jacobs Oil eases lumbago sciatica and backache instantly. It asserts the remedy is harmless and unblocks soreness with a single use, offering a trial bottle from any drugstore and noting a 60 year reputation.
The Seattle paper reports the yacht La Viajera blew ashore at Shannon's Point near Anacortes after three sails were torn in a 60 mile wind while racing the Gwendolyn II for the John Graham cup in Puget Sound. The crew fought waves to lead but were driven off course and out of the race. Gwendolyn II sought refuge at Port Townsend.
Charles Toivonen fled Finland to avoid service in the Russian army. He crossed the Gulf of Bothnia in a small boat, taking three days, after two prior escape attempts. A Sweden bound ticket was arranged and shipped here, with hopes many countrymen may follow after the war.
A musketry instructor asks for questions from recruits and a shy Johnny Raw asks an unclear, garbled question about the rifle trigger mechanism. The scene centers on a perky but awkward moment during a training lesson.
Government entomologists study the history of the pink boll worm, a severe cotton pest newly found in North America. The pest has caused millions in losses in Egypt, India, and other cotton regions after spreading from India to Egypt about eight years ago. The United States previously barred imports of cotton seed and seed hulls from most cotton regions to prevent entry.
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline as a 25 cent remedy to cleanse hair, remove dandruff, relieve itching, and promote new hair growth. It claims immediate beautifying effects and offers a dramatic transformation to light, wavy, abundant hair after weeks of use.
The Laguna district in Coahuila near San Pedro is a major Mexican cotton region. An introduced larval moth pest from seed imports may cut yields by about 50 percent and reduce oil content from 16 to 20 percent. U S agriculture urges cooperation to block pest movement under new quarantine rules.
General Thomas H. Barry on the reviewing stand warned a nation must bluff when unprepared and invoked a Chinese fable of a tiger, monkey, and a jackass to illustrate the peril of overconfidence. The tale ends with the tiger fleeing as the jackass questions the lone tiger's supply.
Washington claims the Interstate Commerce Commission weighs whether engines should use high power electric headlights. Some engineers insist they improve safety, others say they blind signal crews and invite accidents. Testimony shows fierce split, with suspensions tied to Brotherhood rules as the ICC seeks a public interest ruling.
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