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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1911

Page

4

Circulation figures for San Antonio newspaper in September

The document lists September daily circulation numbers for the San Antonio newspaper, detailing totals for the month, breakdowns by day, and averages. It notes variations due to free copies, spoiled or returned issues, and unsettled copies, totaling 493,304 for the month with an average daily circulation of 17,010.

San Antonio Peiad Gotsbeer EKA S So I. Harvey L. Steele The San Antonio Light Harvey L. Steele John J. Wahl Seal Notary Public Bexar Co Tex

Uvalde asphalt debated as San Antonio paving option

The essay extols Uvalde asphalt for downtown streets and residences, praising durability and cost while contrasting with brick and creosoted blocks. It also critiques local administration, hints at upcoming election changes, and shifts to a lengthy reflection on Dickens and personality imaging.

San Antonio

Dickens Centenary Prompts Revival Of Interest In His Works

In the new year the Charles Dickens centenary will be celebrated with revived interest. His eldest son travels the country lecturing on his father’s character and works while libraries examine material for scholarly essays.

Charles Dickens Aries

Moulding the Face and the Napoleonic Look Case

A New York family member argues he is not insane, presenting photographs claiming his face has acquired a Napoleonic cast over fifteen years. The piece notes that similar facial resemblance can arise when spouses share cephalic traits, and discusses how facial expressions reflect muscle control and emotion.

New York

Chicago man’s ill luck halts planned marriage

A Chicago man, seeking marriage, forgets his fiancée’s name at the license office then loses $500 to thieves with both license papers. A trip home ends with a serious fall delaying the wedding. The piece questions whether misfortune or a lucky hunch caused the run of bad luck.

Chicago

Eccentric Codfish and Smoking Electric Skate Mar Itinerant Catch

A codfish yielded a full-sized cigar and tobacco when opened for dinner while an electric skate contained a bone-stemmed corncob pipe with tobacco. The Oliver P Hutchins schooner hauled both unusual catches to port as evidence. The tale ends with a note on historic life dates.

New York Press Oliver P. Hutchins

Marvels of Science on Heat and Kinetic Theory

The piece explains atomic motion in solids liquids and gases, defining heat as a mode of motion and describing how energy transfer occurs. It recounts experiments with iron bars, dynamos, and the Sun’s energy, noting the limits of knowledge about heat and light.

Reformers Should Stop Sending Women as Missionaries

A New York Telegraph piece argues against missionary work by women among Chinese communities. It cites an example of a woman who married a Chinese man, faced degradation, and sought police protection, urging reform to prevent such interracial unions and warning that sentiment should yield to sense.

New York Telegraph Elsie Sigel

J. P. Morgan Named As Proper Contact Before War Alarm

Chicago News notes that Carnegie was not consulted before Italy declared war and asserts J. P. Morgan is the proper person to see for matters of finance and diplomacy.

J. P. Morgan Carnegie Italy Chcago News

Dockstader Minstrels Thrill Grand Audience Again

Lew Dockstader and company deliver a lively minstrel program at the Grand with Neil O'Brien Happy Naulty Les Copeland Bob Albright Don Ferrandou Ian Romain and Master Charles O. The cast offers song repartee and ragtime piano with strong humor and a dignified scenic setting. The crowd filled the theater last night and Dockstader plans another show tonight.

Lew Dockstader Lew oDaparey el Paso Beaumont San Antonio Enterprise Dockstader Neil O’brien Happy” Naulty Les’’ Copeland Bob Albright Don Ferrandou Ian Romain Charles O O’brien Naulty Darkey Les Copeland Lucia di Lammermor Albright

Itching for the Limelight and Reform Dr Wilson Calls Change

A brief editorial note cites Dr. Wilson urging reform of hymns and laws as a national project. The New York Evening Sun quotes a push for cultural and legal overhaul reflecting public restlessness.

Silence and protests shadow the Lincoln Commoner stance

In Anaconda Standard commentary, accusations of sensational boosterism for the Harmon boom are dismissed as unfounded while critics push for accountability and balanced coverage. The piece argues against claims of bias and emphasizes responsible reporting.

Harmon Boom

Poems Worth Preserving in Hampton-Columbian Magazine

The poem reflects on the ocean and headland as forces shaping mood and nature. It questions whether the pull to distant heights is siren lure or divine voice, and ponders restless heart yearnings. It attributes the lines to Hey C. Spencer in Hampton-Columbian Magazine.

God Soning C. Spencer Hampton-Columbian Magazine

Harvest Moon Sings Through Summer in Hampton Columns

The verse by Charles Nevers Holmes in Hampton Columbian Magazine recalls a harvest moon as the dog days fade. Sunburned hands and wan faces mark midsummer memory while breezes drift over meadows and hills under shrinking king sun.

Sol Charles Nevers Holmes Hampton- Columbian Magazine

Our Trade to South

The October sailing dates bulletin shows over 400 departures from U. S. ports to Mexico, Central and South America, and the West Indies. Imports rose from 212 million to 386 million dollars in ten years while exports grew from 130.8 million to 290 million, signaling a rapidly expanding hemispheric trade driven by U S manufacturers and exporters.

Chicago Record-Herald Department of Commerce and Labor Mexico Central South America West Indies United States Western Hemisphere Americas

Speed of the Mouse Power Loom

Harper's Weekly reports on mice used to power a flax spinning device. A mouse averages 16 000 meters daily with some reaching 29 000 meters in a day. An inventor built a wire drum on an axle to harness this power for a flax spinning machine but died before perfecting the invention.

Harper's Weekly

River improvement praised by locals after Light backed action

On Houston street bridge observers credit the Light newspaper and two businessmen M B Hutchins and Herman Wagenfehr for spurring city traction and water company efforts to pump well water from Bracken Ridge park to improve the river. The crowd notes the change could invite canoes and row boats. In class, a student answers feminine gender for monk as monkey, drawing giggles.

Houston Street Brackenridge Park Light M.B. Hutchins Herman Wagenfehr City, Traction Company and Water Company San Antonio Yneas Hig 601

The Parole Daw Reflections On Second Chances In Justice

In the Huntaville Prison Monitor piece the parole law is seen not as freeing dangerous convicts but giving a chance to those who erred yet can reform. The author argues most offenders regain strength with freedom as incentive and should be aided. An odd note claims one railroad employee per ninety three Germans.

London Lincoln's Inn Fields Napoleon Bonaparte Huntaville

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