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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
2
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Prediction by Robert H Fernald, a US Geological Survey engineer, that future war vessels will be swift smokeless noiseless and low in water with deck space for guns and no smokestacks, powered by internal combustion engines. Also notes Soo Line railroad ordering 7000 harvest hands in Minnesota and North Dakota at $2 to $4 daily with board.
Thirty-nine young graduates of American forest schools have been appointed as forest assistants for the current field season. The group includes graduates from Yale, Baltimore, University of Minnesota, Michigan, Harvard, Cornell, Iowa, and Nebraska, selected through the civil service exam. Additional candidates and trainees are noted, with emphasis on practical field and research roles.[Punctuation and OCR issues cleaned. maintains original entities and overall meaning.]
The text argues a young man should judge forester work by its hardships and rewards. It contrasts humble beginnings and hardship with the rich, dignified life possible in the profession, noting that success depends on fitness and a period of forest or summer work to prove it.
The War Department rules that officers eligible for promotion who cannot be examined due to fitness issues may be promoted subject to later examination. The ruling treats the situation as an emergency in service under the February 2, 1901 act, reducing delays for many promoted officers stuck behind a single unfit leader on exam lists.
The association cites yellow pine lumber dealers noting about 35 percent of the mines in Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Arkansas and Texas are now in operation. Coal operators report 66 percent of mining forces in Illinois Kentucky and Tennessee at work with output returning to normal in 20 to 8 days.
The New York Commercial notes higher wheat and coal costs and landlords in Harlem planning rent increases. It suggests a sense of an overall, if ironically framed, “most enjoyable” success amid looming schooltime and economic tightening.
A terse remark by William Corey questions identity as Indiana man Kern is described as a respectable figure who has never divorced his wife to marry a chorus girl. The piece reflects social judgment and rumors about marital fidelity in the community.
Paragraphs note awkward social rituals as women face surprising reactions from men after handshakes. They critique male contrariness, self respect, and public popularity. The text lampoons missteps in timing and life vows, while judging young widows as hopeless flirts in a gossiping local voice.
The speaker lists three paths to death: accidental flame from a handled candle, a loaded pistol mishandled, and a drowning boast turned fatal. He cautions that many perish through these avoidable dangers as audiences recall sudden, tragic ends.
A compact rundown lists historical anchors Aug 13: emperors, earthquakes, and notable figures. Mentions Tiberius, 77, Constantinople, a 1486 movable type printing claim, a 1811 seismic event, and John Oliver Webbes, with astronomical notes on sunset, sunrise, and lunar age.
A historical column praising the Peruna catarrh remedy features endorsements from state and legal figures including a Nashville state’s attorney and a British ex-parliamentary figure. It asserts Peruna’s tonic properties and broad efficacy for colds and catarrhal complaints, citing widespread use at the New Willard Hotel and testimonials from Washington addresses.
August 1 1887 J E Thomas returns from a tour across north and east Texas reporting magnificent crops He will visit the Rio Grande country today Officer Leidly arrests two men near the G N depot after a brief chase and they are jailed Nate Villines falls seriously ill and is sent home Street Commissioner Campbell repairs Bad Commerce street A social at Madame Dolaldson's Academy A Lone Star brewery expansion Political work by DeWitt on ethics Aunas Pass railroad plans church repairs and calls Pastor dispute at Cunvbears Hind Presbyterian church The Tie family prepares for silver wedding at Acequia Street home.
In a humorous narrative the household shifts as a baby arrives, dethroning the pug from favored status. The dog’s regal facade meets contempt as visitors fawn over the infant while the pug is banished to the floor with a broom. A sharp musing on whether women truly love dogs follows the upheaval.
The article notes a proposed state monopoly on platinum by the Russian finance ministry. It discusses an annual production meeting in the United States and Germany and warns that if enacted the price of platinum, already above gold, would be doubled, impacting electrical industries reliant on the metal.
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