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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1907
Page
2
A garbled list of items mentions C Beckwith Special Agency in New York and Chicago, Tribune addresses, and a note about subscribers and paper delivery. It references Joe Bailey, Woodman, Resurrection club, an International Fair in Texas, a large fine against Standard Oil, Austin city ordinances, Queen Wilhelmina, Andrew Carnegie’s honor, and Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, with scattered unclear phrases and names.
A tribute to Augustus Saint Gaudens, famed American sculptor born in Dublin in 1848, whose career blended drawing mastery with dramatic relief skill. The article recalls his early training in New York and Boston, the Cooper Institute, and National Academy of Design, noting his impact on American art and portraits of wartime leaders and figures.
The article praises Saint Gaudens for the Lincoln statue in Chicago and the Shaw memorial in Boston, praising his unfussy dignity, expressive faces, and suggestion of reality through poetry and grace. It notes the Lincoln portrait as a landmark, with the chair, bowed head, and poised gesture conveying concentration, while also highlighting other works like the Sherman statue and the whimsical yet serene Grief or The Peace of God in Washington.
Reports from Berlin suggest Capt Amundsen urges postponement of Wellman’s pole expedition this year while Norwegian summers shorten the window. Amundsen doubts the airship can withstand deadly gales and may force a delay, though Wellman remains determined to fly if a longer summer allows.
A collection of verse fragments and short prose pieces from a historical newspaper page. The excerpts include love lyrics, humorous exchanges, and brief observations on daily life, with notes on ducks in China and holiday musings. Contains several named periodical notes and quips, reflecting late 19th or early 20th century tone.
In a Selma home, Senator Pettus recounts hearing scratching from the kitchen as he and a friend dined. A request to the cook prompts a humorous exchange about whether the dog or a writer’s love letter caused the noise, revealing playful household chatter.
A scrambled paragraph mix covers global notes from colonial sizes to India climate, Italian royalty, Arab proverbs, zoological curiosities, and a Buryan marriage mandate. It notes a Paris foot race with nineteen competitors, California power projects, Simla summers, King Victor Emmanuel’s multilingual learning, Arab proverbs about women, a color-changing English squirrel, a Burmese marriage tale, and a man who marries a fourth wife after misfortune.
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