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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1911
Page
4
Harvey L. Steele, circulation manager, certifies the newspaper’s September 1911 totals. Net paid daily circulation reached 16,262 with 28,16,641 in total circulation including daily and unsold copies. sworn before Notary John J. Wahl on October 2, 1911.
Chicago marks the fortieth anniversary of the Great Fire with legends of Mrs O Learys cow. The parade featured a cow in a shed to symbolize the tale though the lamp and barn explanation remains unproved. The true cause of the fire was never established.
A humorous note in the paper reports John D Rockefeller buying a $35 overcoat. The garment is a long gray plaid ulster with military collar and belt. A friend named we Hill had proposed a $40 double-breasted option.
The piece argues against excess and flashy dress by John D. Rockefeller, noting the driven hard winter, and asserting money should not be wasted on clothes. It praises restraint and frugality as a prudent example for the public.
A Vermont professor argues against premature adulthood urging education to extend beyond twenty five. He says infancy should last longer to prepare for life and work, noting most major advances come from years of steady effort rather than youthful precocity. He acknowledges rare feats by young prodigies but favors a gradual, normal development with a longer preparatory period.
Baron Rosen former Russian ambassador to the United States sails home to join the Council of the Empire and declares he has never been misquoted by an American reporter in thirty five years of public life. This rare praise underscores the enduring accuracy of U S journalism.
The piece argues reporters must guard faith and veracity amid varied witness perspectives. It notes publishers and public figures rely on interviews yet expect truth while distinguishing public words from confidential statements. It laments historians' bias and praises the reporter as a daily miracle of accuracy.
A French article argues victory and military triumph dampen bodily pain. It cites Napoleonic legions, Larrey’s 36 hour operations after Eylau, and a Borodino shoulder amputation, with veterans like General Zayonchek surviving to 86.
A thief robs a house and is confronted by the shouseholder. The burglar returns a chain of small thefts and even a photograph and a punching bag. The householder rewards the burglar with money and a champagne offer as they share a brief moment of comic relief. Washington officials returned a letter addressed to Charles E Hughes marked dead.
Letters to the editor argue the Yoakum San Antonio trade excursion should consider real freight costs. The piece analyzes pig iron pricing from New York to Aransas Pass versus Galveston, noting Aransas Pass could beat Houston or Galveston for warehousing and delivery to Yoakum. It urges San Antonio to push for port improvements and warehousing to avoid being surpassed. Will H. Vernor.
The piece notes Germany's rising influence in Egypt’s finance and commerce. It cites Germany starting a Cairo daily newspaper, the Cairo mixed courts designating Egyptischer Wach for official notices, and Germany increasing its share of imports to 6.8 million dollars from 5.64 million. England’s import share slides from 39.8 percent to about 31 percent, while Germany rises from 3 percent in 1877 to fifty four in 1910.
A New Play features Gaby Deslys in a one act comedy at the Winter Garden where she charms King Manuel with dancing and song. The piece frames her innocence amid flirtatious mischief as she advances toward stage stardom.
A brief note on William Hamilton who collected and wrote Scottish folk songs. It highlights his well known tune Busk Ye Busk Ye My Bonnie Bonnie Bride and quotes lines praising the comfort and truth of one s own fireside with memories and friends.
The Winter Garden program touts top acts but the real draw is Gaby Deslys. Her private life contrasts with stage proprieties and her wardrobe economy, drawing crowds nightly to see the famed performer.
A Scotsman and his seven relatives visited London relatives where theaters suppers rides and country trips filled two weeks. McPherson never paid a penny, and on departure a Londoner friend reached for his wallet but Sandy stopped him proposing a final whiskey as a cheerful toss for the last drink.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat notes Turkish dignitaries asking Taft to mediate the Turco-Italian dispute overlook his past as mediator in the conflict between Republican regulars and insurgents.
A passenger sits behind a For Negroes sign as a mixed appearance man defies the row of seats. A black boy alerts others, arguing over whether the man is white or black while he stays put, blushing and shifting but not moving.
Queen Alexandria, famed for her mascot owl, takes in a stray black kitten that wandered onto her chair in Belgravia. The anecdote highlights her fondness for animals and a growing display of owl-themed ornaments at Sandringham.
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