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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1912
Page
4
A National Education Association committee in Chicago says high school education is largely bookish and inadequate for real life. It argues 88 percent of graduates do not enter university and urges curricula to be complete and self contained, reducing reliance on university entrance standards.
The article lauds President Taft for backing a national budget and extending civil service to first and higher class postmasters. It argues a formal budget would curb pork, prevent misused funds, and improve efficiency, noting past overdrawn accounts and pay gaps at Fort Sam Houston as proof. It also discusses Mexican rebel leaders and hints at nearing end of the northern revolt.
The group states its objective is to perform a substantial, unseen effort, claiming progress surpasses public awareness and aims to continue impactful endeavors.
The leaders of the northern Mexican insurrection are revealed as pursuing personal gain rather than patriotism. Reports claim Pascual Orozco held large sums in El Paso banks or in Mrs. Orozco’s custody in Los Angeles, with latest word placing about $1,000,000 in Europe.
A critical note on public fascination with so called last works of O Henry Futrelle and Jacques Futrelle. The piece argues publishers fuel hype with unreliable releases and that final works often disappoint, urging readers to seek the author’s known average quality.
Hector Von Bayer of the Bureau of Fisheries recalls bass fishing on Lake Sunapee with guide Jake Jakie, noting the bass vanished after lunch and rain casting followed by a siesta. He suggests any other fly with grit would work as well, in a casual Washington Star dialogue.
The Sixty-second Congress reportedly spoke 26,000,000 words over 267 days at a cost over 1 billion dollars. The analysis claims an average per diem of 38,750 and about 40 dollars spent per word, with a joking parrot remark about talking too much.
Victor Woodward helps George Utley after a job dismissal at Chippenham's, meeting Beatrice Farrell who reveals she now leads the firm. Beatrice arranges a fresh start for Utley in Canada and invites his mother Mrs Utley to join relatives there, praising Utley’s faithful service.
A Milwaukee Sentinel note reports a Ky man named Fountain Wetmore Rainwater living in Waterloo, tipping a local superstition about a county being dry. The quirky coincidence draws attention to folklore around alcohol laws and personal names in small towns.
A consumer commends Dr. Q B Lee for stricter milk inspections and criticizes dairymen for high prices. The writer compares San Antonio's 10 cent quart price to Minneapolis seven cents, urging rigorous testing for butter fat and sanitation to ensure genuine milk for homes and babies.
The Atlanta Constitution notes a political dispute intensified as critics bring the Bible into the campaign and mockingly suggest if the Seer of Armageddon authored the Ten Commandments. The piece frames the remark as a provocative claim in the election context.
The Philadelphia Record notes the vice presidential hopeful earned the nickname Hungry Hi after being accused of accepting a retainer from Pat Calhoun and replying that one must eat.
Harper’s Bazar devotes its October number to autumn fashion in color and text with three short stories including My Mother Didn’t Tell Me and contributions by Julia C. R. Dorr and James Oppenheim. The issue also notes prize winners in The Wife’s Share and features new departments along with Reminiscences by Frederick Townsend Martin.
The piece details the co operative movement in the northwest, noting 55 Minnesota stores, 75 Wisconsin stores, 12 Dakota stores, 3 Washington, 1 Illinois store. It reports about $7 million annual business, $2 million capitalization in 100 shares, held by around 15,000 people with over $500,000 in profits distributed to customers last year.
A courtroom prophet in the Tombs court Monday said it was President Taft s luck to be elected this year He was promptly committed to Bellevue.
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