August Circulation Figures For The San Antonio Light
The San Antonio Light reports August 1913 total circulation of 606246 with a daily evening average of 19211 and Sunday 21352. Net paid daily averages were 17854 for the evening and 19798 for Sunday. Certifications by Aaa and N W Ayer & Son, the audit deemed authoritative by advertisers.
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San Antonio
Association of American Advertisers
San Antonio Light
N. W. Ayer & Son
Philadelphia
America
Europe
Chance for the Shark in Texas Personal Injury Suits
A Texas city editorial warns of the rise of illegitimate personal injury lawsuits targeting property owners who neglect tree and shrub maintenance. It urges using legal action to enforce a seven foot clearance over sidewalks, suggesting plaintiffs and lawyers could profit while improving public safety.
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Texas
Patriotism and press freedom in Daniels Mexico policy talk
The Hon. Josephus Daniels told an Indianapolis audience that free speech and a free press must respect national authority in foreign policy debates. He criticized Eastern papers for unpatriotic lines on Mexico and warned against aiding enemies, arguing both government and press can err.
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Josephus Daniels
Navy
Indianapolis
Daniels
Huerta
Wilson
United States
Mexico
No great consequence who gets the money
The writer urges property owners to trim trees and obey ordinances to avoid being preyed upon by a "personal injury shark" and states it matters little what happens to others while one acts prudently.
Utterly discredited claims amid Friedmann tuberculosis cure tale
A 1910s journal notes that scientific bodies condemn the Friedmann turtle serum claim as utterly discredited. It recalls Friedmann’s Berlin arrival and his sweeping tuberculosis cure as crowds in America flocked to New York for treatment, while critics warned the dangers of false hope.
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Friedmann
New York
United States
Europe
Journal of the American Medical Association
American Medical Journal
America
F. F. Friedmann
Berlin
General Caleb Cushing and the 5000 Dictionary Errors
The New York Sun recounts General Caleb Cushing's challenge to Webster's Dictionary publishers. He claimed 5000 errors existed, read the work a second time, and mailed Porter a list of corrections. The tale illustrates Cushing as a renowned, formidable intellect praised by Wendell Phillips as the era’s most learned man.
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General Cushing
Caleb Cushing
New England
New York Sun
Webster's Dictionary
Professor Porter
Harvard
Porter
Wendell Phillips
Christian Science Monitor
Preventing Fire Losses In Missouri Rules Urged
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch argues that Missouri should adopt strong official fire prevention rules as losses near 10 million dollars yearly. It urges condensing guidance into one rule: prevent fires as diligently as collecting insurance.
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Missouri
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
No Scientists in Burglary, Says Paris Detective Chief
Paris detective authority M. Xavier Guichard dismisses scientific burglary as nonexistent and ridicules the myth of the gallant thief. He argues burglars are of inferior intellect and crime offers no real romance or payoff, noting capable criminals would choose honest work.
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M. Xavier Guichard
Paris
Arsene Lupins
M. Guichard
New York World
Canon Newbolt Fights Modern Dances And Immodest Dress
The Indianapolis News notes Canon Newbolt of St. Paul’s Cathedral denounces modern dances and fashionable dress as indecent. He argues Christians should reject immodesty even if it costs social acceptance and ranks zealously against society novels questioning marriage scripture and promoting sex norms.
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Canon Newbolt
St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Herod
Britain
Indianapolis News
Leblanc Tricks Dumas With Poison Pill Duel
In a Paris club, the Chevalier Leblanc agrees to a duel under odd rules set by Dr Dumas. Each poisons himself with identical pills. Leblanc dies, but Dumas reveals a counter poison and saves the Chevalier, exposing the deception and the doctor’s plan.
A Candid Apology Then A Doctor’s Grim Discovery
A man apologizes to a brave monsieur and accepts defeat with humility. Later a doctor, alone, uses a silver toothpick to probe a hollow tooth, extracting a white pulp and tossing it into the fire, then smiles at his own reflection in a mirrored wall.
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Monsieur
Heat Penetration in Soil Reaches Three Feet Depth
A Tit-Bits inquiry notes soil heat stabilizes around three feet deep, with summer mean about 58 F and winter about 86 F. At 25 to 30 feet, seasonal changes fade. 60 feet shows no measurable yearly variation. Darker soils like peat are warmer than light chalk soils by up to 15 16 F, speeding crop maturity and market timing.
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London
Waitin for the doctah on circus day on Houston street
An old negro standing on a Houston street corner waits for a doctor while crowds celebrate circus day. He recalls slave days and clings to a worn pipe given by his former master, saying he will keep it as a memory of those times until he must part with it.
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Houston
Darky
Marster
Dueling history and odd 1912 Vancouver shipping figures
The article traces dueling from 1096 England to 1679 bans and 1792 public opinion shifts, notes a German invention aiding the blind via auditory light differences, and reports Vancouver 1912 shipping totals with 524 ships entering and American tonnage at 463 796. It ends with an English discovery to grow lawn grass as a carpet rug.
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Vancouver
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Rue St. Denis
Henri Vernon
Comte du Bois-Rouge
Verron
Bois-Rouge
Messieurs
Vernon
France
Monsieur Dumas
Dumas
Kansas City Star
England
William
d’Eu
Godfrey Baynard
Francis
Charles I
Germany
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Rei
Bender the Great Indian
Daggler
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Washim Ony Hen
Wssen the Aware
Kle
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