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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1912

Page

3

Eskimos From Hudson Bay Describe Life At Copper Mine River

The narrator records encounters with Eskimos near the Copper Mine River coast in Alaska. They describe appearance differences, clothing of caribou skins, copper and stone tools, limited counting ability, and lack of vegetables. They travel west toward Bear Lake, hunting caribou and sealing, noting seasonal sled use and peaceful yet practical living.

Alaska Mackenzie Hudson Bay King Williams Land Copper Mine Bear Lake Gooper Mine Kendall River Great Bear Lake

Nobel prize call and Eskimo origin theories debate

Prof Benjamin Ide Wheeler advocates William I of Germany for the Nobel Peace Prize praising his wartime restraint as a path to peace. The piece then shifts to explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson describing Eskimo measurements, possible European admixture, Norse Greenland heritage, and a timeline for Eskimo movements along with archaeological finds and zoological notes.

Benjamin Ide Wheeler University of California William of Germany Wheeler

New Dress Styles Displayed With Robespierre Collars

The exhibition presents dresses featuring high Robespierre collars and deep set-in sleeves with a graceful sloping-shoulder line. Showcased are high waistlines with sashes, plain tailoring, and new cuts including the double skirt model, modified pannier, one-piece straight-line designs, and closures at front or back.

Robespierre

Boosters Plan Looped Highways From San Antonio to Marble Falls

North and northwest of San Antonio residents push for a San Antonio to Marble Falls highway with loops to New Braunfels, San Marcos, Llano, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, and Austin. Blanco City hosts a September meeting to organize construction across Blanco, Comal, Bexar, and Burnet counties, aiming to attract tourists and improve regional roads.

Texas San Antonio Marble Falls Blanco City D. BE Colp Eth Danas San New Braunfels San Marcos Austin Llano Gillespie County Fredericksburg Kerrville Blanco Gillespie, Kerr, Kendall Net

Special Term Adjourns in Brownsville Municipal Election Case

The district court special term adjourned after the defense won a continuance due to a new trial amendment and absence of over 160 witnesses. Judge Hopkins set the next call for November 16 at the regular term. The passage includes a satirical note about a German town taxing funerals as amusements.

Brownsville Tex W. B. Hopkins

Pineapple Ice Delights From Creamery Dairy Co

Pineapple ice cream offered by Creamery Dairy Co is described as delicious. Contact phone listed as 87L for orders.

Creamery Dairy CO

Straw hats under law and fashion in San Antonio

Federal warnings in Washington DC back the smashing ban on straw hats through the season with fines or workhouse time. San Antonio readers weigh keeping hats year round amid this fashion decree while Queen Mary’s era helps revive strict chaperone dances for teens and flapper trends.

San Antonians Washington D. C San Antonio District of Columbia

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