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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1897
Page
1
A sermon urges San Antonio boys to honor their mothers by obeying apron strings as the source of strength and loyalty. It extols maternal sacrifice, contrasts cowardice with respect, and cites presidents and notable men to defend enduring family ties as guiding moral force.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of Santa East Consolidated Milne and Smelting Company will be held in San Antonio Texas on May 0 1907 for the election of directors and other business. R mi Hunstock went.
The Lakeview grounds revived the finishing touches for the trap shooting tournament next Friday and Saturday with Sunday as a reserve day if entries qualify. Railroads offer round trip fares to Amatea and other lines. a Texas Game and Fish League drive urges joining for one dollar dues. Local shooters, clubs and officials discuss leagues across North and South Texas to boost regional tournaments and a grand interleague shoot.
A chaotic clipping mentions meetings for Young Men’s Godl Government, a visit by Tennie Hall of Ryomin, and Easter plans at St Paul Methodist. It notes four licensed oral physicians in San Antonio and an impending May 6th entertainment by the San Antonio Lodge of Rebecca Court, with broader remarks on race pride and misdirected attention among the colored community.
The entry catalogs a string of dated notes and events from April with Civil War references. Mentions battles at Fort Sumter, a French fleet capture, David Dudley Field’s death, Thomas Jefferson’s birth, Lincoln’s assassination, and the Battle of Oko. Names, dates, and places are scattered and partly garbled.
Miss Fernando Charlton hosted friends Thursday night at her South Street residence for her birthday anniversary event. The readable fragment notes social gathering details and celebratory mood with attendees present at the party.
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