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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1908
Page
2
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A Texas newspaper column condemns a law allowing a husband to claim his wife’s earnings and property even during separation. It argues the statute treats married women as chattels, mocks justice for women, and urges reform. The piece cites bank deposits, sewing income, and household goods as example harms, and critiques advertisers and local issues interwoven in the same column.
A county editorial urges a stronger publicity push and a bond issue for libraries. Dallas voters elect two women to the school board. U S treaty terms and Manchuria spark debate over Portsmouth treaty. An Indian maiden seeks a husband named Annie Bigheart. Subway and viaduct ordinances advance in the sixth ward. Houston experiments with social evil segregation and property protection near designated districts.
The piece argues that tariff reformers from both parties press for revision, while current leaders try to dodge responsibility. It contends the Dingley tariff remains sacred to many, urges an extra session for revision, and calls for reformers elected in November to achieve real tariff relief.
The piece argues Uncle Sam must build the canal for civilization, not profit, to connect oceans and aid Mexico’s Pacific coast, praising the Panama project as a providential benefit and a global improvement. It critiques Brevenge and Barrett as gloomy and overreaching.
A garbled note discusses a late comparison of presidential measures with earlier arguments from a newspaper hostile to him. It cites Maggie’s quoted wisdom about avoiding incorrect or uncertain lines and emphasizes caution in interpreting prior observations.
The Press Agent hails John as natural and plain spoken not a flashy stage type. He rejects manipulation or brash ambition while noting the Bound Berserker nickname may arise from a Buffalo philanthropist. The piece lampoons “pure politics” as war and media theater in a satirical tone.
A truncated historical fragment describes a tense midnight scene where a guest argues against further playing while a host insists the neighbors might be annoyed. The host assertively claims they are sure someone poisoned an ... unclear details.
Pearhoo's Weekly records a playful exchange in a studio where a visitor asks about mixing colors. The painter responds with a clever line about using brains to create tones, prompting a wry remark from the visitor about painting miniatures.
A fragmented excerpt contrasts Lord Kelvin’s Westminster Abbey burial with imagined memorials and celestial imagery. It mixes reflections on science versus poetry, notes on a British imperial past, and stray references to colonial leaders, mythical figures, and Harper’s Weekly while tracing a theme of memory and reverence amid speculative language.
Fragmentary note describes anxious thoughts and uncertain future in a confined space. The speaker fears exclusion as cars approach and contemplates being unwanted while a catty figure watches. The text conveys mood over clear events.
San Antonio news notes from 188% recount church matters at St. Mari's and St. Mark's vestry meetings, a christening, a wedding in Lapedo, local Sangerfest preparations, and a consented mor tlaga Meensé for Harry Wayne and Mary Johanna Kathran Gortz.
April 11 entries note births and deaths of notable figures including Hogard Everett Amerfedin and Napoleon at Fontainebleau, plus Charles Reade and Wade Hampton. An 1800 proclamation by President McHinney about restoring peace with Spain is listed. Astronomical data forecast moonrise and moonset times for tonight and tomorrow morning.
A narrator recalls longing for San Antonio while reflecting on Washington DC and Maryland imagery. The piece humorously muses on a ticket to San Antonio by April and a journey south, ending with a quip to not forget a return trip home. The tone mixes nostalgia and travel fantasy with a wary wink at distance.
A bank vault in New York locked by a faulty time mechanism trapped a cashier inside. With the door sealed overnight, the worker used a manhole to access a stash of cash and slept until morning when the vault was opened.
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century pamphlet discusses discreet medical communications. It claims letters from grateful women reveal confidential insights that could aid a case, highlighting trusted correspondence with women who suffered illness and sought private guidance.
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for female complaints. It features a testimonial from Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allentown Pa describing relief from long standing gynecological issues after using the product and following directions. The copy touts decades of use and claims to aid displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and related symptoms.
A faithful Belgian police dog once rescued his master from drowning and again sprang into action when the same master faltered, pulling him to safety as he staggered. The tale, from Harper's Weekly, highlights the dog's loyalty and bravery.
The Light announces multiple candidates for the office of Sheriff of Bexar County subject to Democratic primary action. Names include B D Lintsey W I Goforth James McCloskey Cas F Stevens and Fred H Lancaster.
The Light 14 announces Vivian E. Hamilton as a candidate for County Clerk subject to Democratic primaries. The declaration signals her campaign under the party banner pending primary results.
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