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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1913
Page
4
The notice lists Paul Block Inc offices at 230 Fifth Ave in New York Chicago Maiters Building and Boston Fremont Building indicating a unified business presence across major cities. The listing implies corporate offices or showrooms coordinated from these locations.
The San Antonio Light reported September 1913 total circulation of 585 806 with a daily evening average of 19 244 copies and Sunday average of 21 365 copies. Net paid daily averages were 17 784 for evening and 19 922 for Sunday.
Professor Hering of New York University argues the dowser’s rod works not by magic but through psychology. He says instinct and mental focus guide physical effects, similar to a blindfolded person sensing a hidden object, making water location a subconscious expression of thought.
The article criticizes American fans for valuing victory over fair play across sports. It cites jeering at pitchers, controversial tennis calls, and partisan golf crowds at Brookline as evidence. It argues sportsmanship should honor the game over winning by fluke or unfair advantage.
The article notes Texas county fairs once featured a blindfolded driver with a sighted partner guiding the team. The guide’s fear-induced pressure against the blindfolded rider’s body helped steer around danger spots.
Indiana editors warn of a drift toward bipartisanship that could corrupt local government, likening it to New York and Pennsylvania. They urge decisive action and cite Laporte conventions, Taggart Fairbanks influences, and a campaign to counter Tammany-like tendencies threatening Hoosier politics.
The Indianapolis News editorials critique commission and German style city governance as inadequate for large cities. The piece urges Indiana reformers to remove extraneous issues from elections, focus on ability to perform duties, and suggests benefits for other states if successful.
The Houston Post argues Texas courts face crowded dockets with many murder cases pending and few convictions. It says punishment is often light, death penalty rare for the wealthy, and crime rises, especially theft and homicide. The piece urges courts and lawmakers to address the cheapness of human life in Texas.
The schooner Hiram, a 100 year old vessel commanded by Mrs. Georgia Orne, sails from Boston with an all female crew except her husband as first mate. The ship heads to Maine to pick up timber for New York and plans a coal return. Old skippers praise the ship and the crew's discipline.
The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal cautions that tonsil removal is a serious procedure not to be done lightly. It urges restraint and discreet judgment, advising against tonsillotomy for minor or remote symptoms and highlighting risks during the tonsilitis season.
A Philadelphia letter argues that the proposed redemption of federal reserve notes should include lawful money alongside gold. The writer says current financial laws use this phrase and warns against abandoning a flexible standard. He urges courageous move toward a substantial currency based on a single standard.
In Pittsburg a circus crowd mourns Senobia the rope walker who survived a fall blamed on a gorilla at the other end of the rope. A ringmaster and narrator expose Stavarto as the treacherous thief who manipulated events. Senobia recovers and marries the narrator. Stavarto dies in prison.
The piece reflects on heat in cities, noting that extreme cold drives crime less than heat. It cites French experiments at high temperatures and historical records of heat disasters from 627 AD to 1889, suggesting we are not as ill off as record holders imply.
In a crowded observant citizen theater a couple fumbles in the dark as they whisper and kiss while a doomed romance unfolds on screen. A second couple watches them and worries about who saw what, ending with embarrassed goodnights and retreat from the reflection-laden gloom.
Newton Livingstone of Deer Creek and Mrs. Carrie Hermann of Coquille Valley wed after decades apart. They were once sweethearts engaged, later separated by a quarrel, both remarried, and after losses each sought the other again. A cow wager sealed the match and the ceremony was held with Rev. W. S. Williams officiating.
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