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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1913
Page
4
The August 1918 report shows The San Antonio Light total circulation at 606,248 with the evening edition averaging 19,211 daily and 21,852 on Sundays. Net paid daily averages were 12,854 for the evening and 19,798 for Sundays after removing spoiled, unsold, and returned copies.
Chicago meat packers plan a $150000 feast for 700 guests on September 22 with English hunting costumes and real foxes to dramatize the price crisis. J Ogden Armour heads the committee and has hired a press agent to publicize the event.
A Belmont Springs resident earns a curious title after a golf ball struck him on the nose while he walked the road bisecting the Belmont Springs Country Club course. He calmly reported the incident to village officials, who then contacted the golf club to address the matter.
Belmont Springs officials plan a public hearing after a golf ball hit a villager’s nose, unduly blocking a road. The piece lauds the citizen as a sportsman and mocks golf club on delaying action while noting the broader risk to public safety and the game itself.
The piece argues repeated U S warnings to protect foreigners in Mexico have failed as Americans face murder assault and imprisonment. It cites Robertson of San Antonio and Root of San Francisco among recent victims while noting few punishments and ongoing refusals to safeguard citizens. It contrasts English and German cases with limited accountability.
An editorial argues for stricter poison sales rules after bichloride of mercury incidents. It supports New York style legislation requiring packaging and blue irregular tablets to deter accidental ingestion and reduce mislabeling by druggists and households.
Collier's Weekly accuses the Panama Pacific Exposition management of selling spectacle concessions to the highest bidder. Calls come from the American Optical Association and others warning such policy harms public vision by prioritizing money over professional eye care and ethical standards.
A new mosquito trap uses luminous Balmain paint to store daylight and glow at night without heat. A six inch glass cylinder coated inside and sealed ends hangs by a string. an adhesive outer coating captures mosquitoes as they land on the glowing surface.
The narrator recalls a dawn in Santos during a yellow fever outbreak when a night of suffocating heat and ropes of fear ends with a perilous fall. He clings to a branch for hours, frees himself with a belt, and discovers daylight reveals a shallow pit just feet from safety. A lock of white hair marks the night’s toll.
The Kansas City Journal notes Denver women are campaigning to oust Judge Ben Lindsey over the juvenile court system. They argue it is costly, ineffective, and fails to fulfill its goals, with undue leniency and worsening conditions. Lindsey calls the campaign political and an attack by his enemies, dismissing the charges as unfounded.
In a letter to The Light the Roosevelt Subdivision Improvement Club president R G Plumbley corrects an error about a cane patch naming and confirms residents still strive for a centrally located school for 287 children in Roosevelt subdivision Rosemere Marlborough and Witte additions, pledging continued effort.
A man bets his wife, she wins, he pays with a five dollar check. The wife cashes it at a grocery, not endorsing it. The grocer, unpaid, passes it to a packing house collector who forwards it. An office clerk detects no endorsement and returns the check to the driver. The driver hides it in his coat, the laundry damages it, and the driver asks for a duplicate. The man ends up paying twice.
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