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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1912
Page
6
The San Antonio Light and Gazette publish details list editors Harrison L. Beach and Charles 8. Diehl with AP wire reports and post office class matter notes. The note outlines the papers' founding and publication identity.
A Pasadena couple contracted a marriage with a clause allowing release if love called elsewhere. The article argues society opposes free love, treats the pact as unenforceable, and suggests legal admonition and state intervention to promote stable, well-regulated families for the public good.
The author condemns free love as a loss of self control and predicts societal decay. He contrasts Sparta with Attica, arguing that while Sparta produced great art, few men with soul remained. He cites seven generations of restraint needed to produce a gentleman or gentlewoman and warns against repeating such patterns.
The essay critiques British “beneficent assimilation” of Thibet and warns of inevitable conflict while advocating a universal political status quo. It then analyzes San Antonio street paving options, favoring creosoted block for durability and cost, noting brick and asphalt drawbacks and urging careful study before paving decisions.
The piece argues San Antonio suffers from poor sidewalks and streets and calls for immediate paving. It claims larger towns have better per capita pavement and proposes laying down paving as the obvious remedy to improve city infrastructure.
The October issue of Woman's Home Companion honors grandmothers, praising a Southern matriarch who endured poverty after war, raised four children, and faced loss with unwavering courage. Her lifelong strength, motherhood, and steadfast smile amid hardship exemplify noble family devotion.
The San Antonio Light issue of Sunday September 8 is praised as a 126 page Railroad and Deep Waterway edition. Editors Diehl and Beach helm the project highlighting San Antonio and Southwest Texas resources, Medina dam irrigation, and the Aransas Pass harbor opening with wide national notices from Boston Globe to Dallas News.
Charles Diehl, once Pacific coast AP manager, left AP two years ago to join Harrison J L Beach in owning and running The San Antonio Light. They drive western Texas expansion as promoters of a greater Texas, highlighted by a special railroad and deep waterway issue showing regional growth. Fresno Republican notes their rising influence.
Crystal City Chronicle praises a special edition of the San Antonio Light, calling it highly creditable for delivering an exceptional volume of development news. The piece commends the paper for showcasing its vast territory and delivering ample coverage of development topics.
The Luling Signal praises The San Antonio Light Sunday Afternoon edition as a large bundle of up-to-date Southwest Texas information. It notes six extra sections beyond the regular paper and commends the newspaper management for its handsome presentation.
Letter from Poteet Texas dated September 18 1912 congratulating publishers of L A Light San Antonio. The fragment hints at formal communication between local and city publishers with celebratory tone and civic linkage. No further context or outcomes are provided in readable text.
Boston article dated Sept 14 1912 lauds the San Antonio Light for its railroad and deep water development edition. It notes 126 pages covering the topic and compliments the publication for its extensive coverage in its territory.
The San Antonio Light released a large Sunday special edition presenting a comprehensive overview of southwest Texas development. It is praised as a highly creditable work reflecting regional progress and potential.
The San Antonio Light Sunday edition, a mammoth 126 pages, is praised as highly illustrated and full of good reading matter. The Beeville Picayune notes the Light as one of Texas's best and most progressive dailies.
A Lytle Texas Herald excerpt recalls San Antonio Light special edition of September 1912 featuring a vivid illustrated history of Medina irrigation and Southwest Texas development. Readers urged to obtain The Light to read of regional progress and the paper’s metropolitan presentation praised by M. E. Foster of the Houston Chronicle.
An urban tale follows a man who cannot recall his own new address after moving with his wife. He asks coworkers and a police officer for help, yet only a 50 cent piece helps the expressman remember and locate the home.
The Malthusian league warns Germany’s population growth may force war for new markets, while Prussian data show crowding lowers Hamburg and Berlin recruiting efficiency. France, with shrinking population, improves recruitment, with Belloc arguing France is better prepared for war than Germany.
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