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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1913

Page

26

Primitive Aurignacian Art Pioneers Human Dawn

The piece surveys Aurignacian man as the first true artist, tracing a timeline from Chellian to Magdalenian epochs. It highlights Aurignacian creativity, female figurines, cave art, and the Paris of the antique world in the Vizere valley, noting subsequent cultural declines and shifts.

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Prayer book guides gambler who hid millions in racing

William J Shepherd a rug salesman posing as a millionaire real estate dealer amassed about 500000 from racing over ten years. In court he produced a worn prayer book from which friends say he drew religious guidance. A remark about advising a young millionaire to avoid loving an actress is recorded amid the inquiry.

New York William J. Shepherd Commissioner Tallman United States District Court Shepherd

Frontier Days of Texas Fight and Pursuit of Indians

The article chronicles a February to March clash as John Key is wounded and the Patterson settlement expedites a pursuit of Indians. Trail follows from Bear Creek to the Dry Frio and Sabinal canyon with mixed success, many Indians dead or scattered, and settlers like Gideon Thompson Henry Robinson and New man Patterson among those who pressed the chase.

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The Danger of Ugliness

A reflection on why people seek sordid content and how choice of reading shapes character. The author warns that curiosity toward ugliness can corrode the mind, urging readers to pursue beauty and imagination while avoiding debasing materials.

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