San Antonio Post Office Circulation Figures 1911
The document lists 1911 daily average circulation at the San Antonio post office, noting second class matter designation and monthly totals. It includes figures for exchanges, free copies, spoiled papers, returns, and unsold copies with specific daily totals for September and other months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
I. Harvey L. Steele
The
San Antonio Light
Harvey L. Steele
John J. Wahl
Notary Public
Bexar Co
Tex
A Lasting Monument Through Words and Star Lore
The piece argues monuments outlive memory but the printed word endures. It discusses William Tyler Olcott’s Star Lore of the Ages and the solace of literature as a durable monument, contrasting fading stone with enduring verse and Shakespearean memory.
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William Tyler Olcott
Speare
Shakespeare Sonnet Legacy and Its Enduring Fame
An analysis praising Shakespeare’s sonnets as a divine, enduring monument surpassing worldly statues. It argues the poems will outlive empires and wars, with lines that immortalize the beloved and inspire posterity beyond decay.
The Foolish Turk Declares for World Mediation
The writer denounces the Turkish plea to global peace and arbitration societies after losing Western aid. He argues Europe seeks to push the Turk east from the Bosphorus and questions why civilized powers would intervene. He cites Italy Tunisia and Egypt shifts and scoffs at Carnegie and Le Comte.
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Europe
Italy
Bosphorus
Tripoli
France
Tunis
Egypt
Turkey
Austria- Hungary
Greece
Germany
Russia
Andy
Skibo
Carnegie
le Comte
Two Standards of Justice in Western Thought
The author argues that the Turk must be confronted with two standards of justice used by the West, one for insiders and another for outsiders. Historical references to Ottoman moves in Europe illustrate a double measure, suggesting the Turk will face the harsher outcome regardless of outcome or intent.
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d’Estournelles
Budapest
Vienna
Spain
France
Paired Disasters and Unholy Repetition in Human Folly
The piece argues misfortunes often occur in pairs, citing dam breakages near Austin Pennsylvania and Black River Falls Wisconsin as examples. It muses on whether disasters are echoed by imitation, suggestion, or shared forces, quoting Longfellow and Horace to question whether calamities attract one another.
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Shakespeare
Austin
Dells
Hatfield
Black River Falls
Wis
Longfellow
Horatio
Madero the Patriot Leads Mexican Hope for Reform
The Houston Chronicle lauds Francisco I. Madero for his sagacity and national service, predicting he will win the presidency without foreign capitalist obligations. It says his program seeks gradual reform through sobriety, industry, economy, and patriotic forbearance, urging patience from the Mexican people.
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The
Houston Chronicle
Madero
Francisco I. Madero
University prank tale echoes prohibition debate
Arthur Lefevre recalls a Virginia story from 1884 about a Baltimore freshman whose father traced wild behavior to letters about peach and honey. The tale ends with a midnight visit to the boarding house where a nanny in a yellow robe confirms the son’s whereabouts.
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Arthur Lefevre
Texas
Victoria
University of Virginia
Baltimore
Charlottesville
Kansas City
Judy O'Hara at the Grand Captivates in Period Drama
The Grand last night staged Judy O'Hara a story from Queen Anne's era of plotting and romance Miss Aphie James shines as Lady Judith O'Hara with wit and charm Melbourne McDowell James Young and Andrew Robson also standouts George Hadden Marion Daniels Jane Hanna and others fill supporting roles The show will be repeated tonight.
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Hugh Wynne
Meath
Hig
Robson
Miles Prendergast
Judith O'Hara
Warl
James Captain Harrington
The
Guards
George Hadden
Olivia
Marion Daniels
Verity
Jane Hanna Lord
Saxton
McDowell Lord Monteagie
Austin Stuart
Colin Hawes
Richard L. Scott
John Chaworth
James Stuart
Judy O'Hara
Queen Anne
England
Aphie James
Miss James
Melbourne McDowell
Lord Saxton
James Young
Andrew Robson
Father Meath
Eugene West
Jane Hanna
Pellagra in Texas and its diagnostic puzzles
A Health Board report notes pellagra is rare but significant for pathology and diagnosis. It estimates at least ten thousand cases in the United States, with undercounting due to limited medical access, and identifies the disease as widespread across southern states to Illinois including Texas.
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Health Board
America
George Dock
St. Louis
Illinois
Texas
Afraid He'd Thaw Joke From Pike County
A Boston Herald item recalls a Pike County Pennsylvania resident known for talkativeness who arrives at a hotel claiming he is so cold he can hardly talk. A nervous traveler asks the landlord to fetch his horse quickly to escape the thawing comic scene.
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Boston Herald
Pike County
Pennsylvania
Germans Provide Substitution for Celluloid
A German newcomer in America is shown behind the scenes at a vaudeville theater by an American friend. The man remarks an actor is removing makeup to prepare for another take, illustrating a substitute for celluloid in film like non explosive celluloid.
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America
Success Magazine
War clouds and stalled plans in press chatter
Critics fret over publicizing the LaFollette autobiography and the hurried typewritten manuscript. The Denver Republic notes a damaged era of debate as Italy looms for potential military glory, while Kansas City Star hints at Miss Elkins reconsidering a matter amid wartime talk.
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Italy
Abruzzi
Miss Elkins
Kansas City Star
Political Era Quotes From Historic Newspapers
A collection of editorial quips from 1910s papers railing against bureaucracy. Ballinger’s defiant voice lauded, Bryan praised as greatest American by Kern, and European doctrine linked to war aims in Italian philosophy.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Taft Campaign Tactics Questioned After Waterloo Reference
The New York World questions President Taft's campaign focus calling it thoughtless to make the Waterloo remark the centerpiece of his effort, implying strategic misstep in the broader political contest.
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Taft
Waterloo
New York World
War Claims and Peace Talk Mixed in Press Fragments
An assortment of quoted snippets references Venezuela, Italy and Turkey with war talk, and a note about Italy not being on the job as the Dove of Peace. A rumor mentions J. P. Morgan lacking financial interests in Tripoli, reflecting scattered commentary in a Detroit Free Press and Washington Post context.
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Venezuela
Italy
Turkey
Detroit Free Press
Peace
J. P. Morgan
Tripoli
Washington Post
Dove of peace meets air pocket in rare miscue
A brief quip from the New York Evening Sun notes the dove of peace encountering an air pocket, framing a light moment as a metaphor for fragile harmony. The short line captures a playful, ironic tone about peaceful efforts being snagged by unforeseen glitches.
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Dove of Peace
New York Evening Sun
Rude Comment Hits Frank H Hitchcock Mail Delays
The New York Sun notes the Hon. Frank H Hitchcock may ride in a first class plane, but questions arise about taking risks with parcels sent by first class mail. The newspaper hints at possible mail delays or mishaps affecting package handling.
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Frank H. Hitchcock
New York Sun
Roosevelt Tackles a Tough Steak Like a Man of Might
The Charleston News and Courier quips that Roosevelt, built to tear through challenges, would bravely eat a tough steak, imagining him naturally suited for such a test. The light sports of appetite reflect confidence in the leader’s vigor.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Charleston News and Courier
Jeff May Yet Get a Monument in Chicago Digest
A Chicago News item argues prize fighting survives in spirit despite Johnson’s prominence. It claims Jack Johnson has accomplished more than expected by becoming a Black champion, potentially inspiring a monument for future recognition.
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Jeff
Jack Johnson
Chicago News
Is a Case of Perpetual Motion. Bryan Talks Again.
A New York American brief notes Bryan once more speaks on a recurring topic, prompting questions about why he returns to the subject. The column highlights repetitiveness and public interest in his statements.
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Bryan
New York American
Poems Worth Preserving Anonymous Affliction Poem
A poem about a stormy sea inspires a figure formed from willow and given life by Jupiter. Affliction and Earth claim creation, Jove grants life, and the gods decide the child's fate: to endure earthly woes and return the body to earth after death.
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Jupiter
Taft and Taffy weight tale from a friend
A quip from an old friend to President Taft about his weight 300 pounds and a humor filled exchange during his Philippines governorship. The friend joked the heat was melting him while Taft affirmed the lie with a laughing nod and asked for it to be repeated.
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Philippines
Howdy Willie Ends a Crossing Scene
A mother asks for father to discipline Willie during a sea crossing. The father replies in a thin voice with a simple greeting, Howdy Willie, reflecting a gentle family moment from Success Magazine.
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Papa
Mamma
Willie
John
Success Magazine
Country Eggs Banter Ends In Dismal Breakfast Turn
A corner grocer touts newly laid country eggs at forty cents a dozen and sells them to a customer who finds five bad eggs and two that are decayed. His wife condemns the batch as the man mutters a coarse expletive.
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P. P
Hubby
One for Each Face
A western politician famed for duplicity sought to leverage party principles by backing the winning side. In a drugstore encounter, he asked for face cream and the clerk urged extra stock, saying be sanitary and to get two jars. The anecdote appears in Success Magazine.
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Tom
Success Magazine
France Produces Over 200000 Tons Aluminum Each Year
France now turns out more than two hundred thousand tons of aluminum annually, reflecting a significant metal production scale. This output underscores the country's role in global supplies and industrial capacity.
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France
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Charles
Diehl Harrison L, Beach
8. C
Beckwith
Representatives
Newark
Tribune
Chicago
United States
le Antonio Tember
Madero the Patriot
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Frederick Arthur Stanley
England and
Ireland
Brian, Earl of Clanfergus
Edward Hawley
Teague
Sey
T. Morse Koupal
H. R
the Young Pretender
T. R
LaFollette
Denver Republican
Ballinger’s
Boston Transcript
Democratic Party
Kern
Indianapolis News
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Earth
Jove
Taft and
Taffy
Megnanician
Edith
Capra
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