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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1916
Page
4
The article argues prosperity remains robust beyond party politics and cannot be bought or ruined by electing Wilson or Hughes. It notes cycles of prosperity, warns against blaming one party, and stresses continued reliance on foreign markets and open trade to sustain growth.
The Irish corporation borrows 2 million dollars in a wartime era to reconstruct Dublin while global loans flood Europe. The piece contrasts Ireland’s material redevelopment with centuries of oppression under English rule and notes the loan’s US origin as England remains financially strained.
The passage argues that voters can evaluate the presidential choice without fear of commercial ruin. It asserts that confidence in economic stability ensures voters are free to consider questions beyond immediate business impacts when selecting the next president.
A London philosopher extols extended rest from Friday afternoon to Monday, promoting weekend bed devotion as restful and economical. He ridicules morning alarms and duty norms, arguing modern life forces worries from imitation and that maintaining one vice is pleasant.
The piece weighs the appeal and limits of a new sleep reform idea. It notes the lure for various groups from drinkers to flat dwellers and teething babies, but warns social routines and commitments may block universal adoption. It suggests a middle path between old and new schedules and even hints at a scientific substitute for sleep.
London officials stage a Somme film release to show front conditions and satisfy public demand. Close up footage of hand to hand combat, artillery and assaults reveals war’s horrors yet may fail to recruit. Spectators at home likely to stay away while frontline troops are already committed.
Farmers face high cotton prices and may plant more cotton next year but should consider growing feed wheat and garden produce at home to reduce cotton acreage and ensure self sufficiency.
Local banks report unprecedented deposits and little borrowed funds as cotton prices rise and rapid movement boosts cash flow. Officials say the crest is not yet reached and growth in deposits has been enormous.
In Rustchuk on the Danube a plot to aid Russian entry unfolds during a Balkan era festival. Mitzi engineers Karlov's risky river crossing to help deliver her country, sparking a romance amid war and sacrifice. Karlov dies in battle. Mitzi mourns at his grave by the Danube.
In Mobile Alabama a tie game between Zeke Williams's team and the Giants of Vicksburg unfolds drama as Williams argues a called strike. The umpire declares the pitch too high, provoking a tense crowd and a confrontational moment for the famed pinch hitter and Bert Williams brother.
A newly patented ring designed to fit around the burner of a gas or oil stove protects the flame from draft and concentrates heat to improve fuel efficiency.
Victor Morley the American theater idol wraps his engagement at the Majestic Theater with Sunday matinee and night performances ending his run as headliner extraordinary since Wednesday. He stars in A Regular Army Man as a mollycoddle rookie and previously headlined The Three Twins and The Quaker Girl. The bill includes six other acts such as Those Scrappy Coons Lillian Herlein Eddie Carr & Co and the Three Stewart Sisters with acrobats Heras and Preston.
Tonight and Sunday at the Grand presents Watch Your Step a New York London and Chicago musical hit. Irving Berlin wrote the score with Charles Dillingham producing and a strong supporting company and chorus girls. The production showcases top talent and beautiful stage equipment as the hit continues to draw praise.
Blanche Sweet stars in The Storm a Paramount drama written for her by Leighton Osman and produced by Frank Reicher for the Lasky Company Natalie a nature child and her two suitors Robert Fielding and Sheldon Avery face love and conflict after a storm maroons them Avery becomes a minister Fielding returns and wins Natalie with a wedding presided by Avery The Crimson Stain Mystery also appears with Maurice Costello and Ethel Grandin.
Miss Bunting and her company perform Salomy Jane at Sunday matinee with Watch Your Step scheduled for Sunday night. The company will lay off Sunday night and Salomy Jane will run nightly from Monday with matinees as usual.
On Wednesday and Saturday Salomy Jane dramatized by Paul Armstrong from Bert Harte's story will feature Miss Bunting in a contrasting role noted for her versatility. Mr Whitaker, popular with Grand patrons, plays The Man while Miss Bunting returns to a favored part. The troupe rests today as Watch Your Step takes the Grand stage.
The combined Sells Floto circus and Buffalo Bill Wild West Show visit San Antonio for two performances on Thursday November 2. Acts include elephants trained by Lucia Zora and a daring bare back act led by Rosa Rosaland with two horses. Also featured are gymnasts tumb lers vaulters and Kittore and his ballet of 60 girls in Pandora. Jess Willard and Frank Gotch are highlighted amid the street parade and animal acts.
The Philadelphia Bulletin reports Dr Anna Howard Shaw at a city dinner debunking myths about voting women. A courtly joke is cited about a court crier missing work due to a mother in law’s death, highlighting social attitudes of the era.
A farmer visited a small grocery and asked for ointment for his cow. The grocer accidentally gave perfume instead of medicine. The cow refused to eat or be milked, sighing all day and seeking her reflection in a pond as the farmer rages over the mixup.
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