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Fragmentary telegraph style item notes telephone lines for business offices and government department exchanges with partial numbers and subscription rates listed for daily and Sunday delivery.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
2
Address Requests for Subscribers Notice
Irregular delivery or address changes should be notified to the office. Please provide both Sid and Dew addresses when requesting delivery. Telephone is preferred.
Tuberculosis Congress to Meet in Washington Next September
Widespread interest grows for the International Congress on Tuberculosis to be held in Washington under the National Association for the Study and Prevention. It will be the first of its kind in the United States with emphasis on humanitarian and social factors alongside medical aspects. State and national committees coordinate representation. governors and officials across many states endorse participation. federal departments also seek representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Association For the Study and Prevention At
Market Optimism Persists Amid Mixed Signals
Henry Clews remains cautiously optimistic about the stock market and broader commerce. He notes improving general business despite slack day-to-day volume and several depression indicators, with some leading sectors showing a tentative turn upward and trade beginning to recover after a long downturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clews
Crop optimism and civic issues in late July news
July yields bring cautious optimism for cotton, corn, and wheat with expectations of a big wealth boost from agriculture this year. Georgia freight hikes draw merchant anger, while scientists Edison King and Tittwan prepare to define the Canadian boundary with reinforced monuments and buoys.
The Universal Scapegoat In A Baltimore American Snippet
A poem-like satire catalogs blame across events and people, repeatedly saying Loeb is at fault. It lampoons public figures from West Point plebes to international incidents and social missteps, framing a ubiquitous scapegoat through a rapid, rhymed list of causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
West Point
Loeb
Panies
Ares
Reflections Of A Bachelor In A Laughing Tone
A fragmented column humorously questions honesty and social standards. It notes the supposed kindness of cheerful advice givers and jokes about a man avoiding a planned trip with his wife. The piece satirizes women's dress and readiness for activities, using informal gossip tone.
The Prohibition Keg at the San Antonio Convention
A visitor at the Democratic state convention described seeing a beer keg with a white stripe and called it a prohibition keg. He entered a saloon and asked for beer from the keg, noting the foaming sample proved it was ordinary beer. The anecdote highlights San Antonio's reputation and the challenge of prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonio
O. K
San Attonio
The Old Man Robinson in the Swiss Family Hobin yon Tale
A critical reading of the shipwreck tale critiques Old Man Robinson for sanctimonious piety and parasitic sustenance while his wife and children suffer. The narrator notes the captain's crew abandoned the family to danger yet he focuses on moralizing and collecting canary wine. Continuous description paints the character as a static, self serving figure in contrast to vivid other figures and the perilous voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emal
Hobinyon
Roblin
Ws. Robinson
Hently
Gma
Old Man Robinson
Actes
Old Man
Nabulous
Norea
Alberta
Weol
Ben Ftantine
Fritz
Hoya
Rodlavo
Fragmentary muse about Old Man Rotingon and a flawed style
A partial, cryptic excerpt cites Old Man Rotingon clinging to a shadow world of fancy. The speaker mocks a patron of flesh pots and a stilted cadence, hinting at a persona consumed by ostentation and detachment from reality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotingon
Te Ty
San Antonio Sports Result and Local News Briefs
San Antonio saw the Arousal King and the News play a baseball game on the former South Laredo street grounds, ending 15 to 10 in favor of the Kids. Sixteen city deaths were reported last week, and burglaries hit Sam Chial’s laundry and homes on Dallas street, 488 Zotedad street, and near Lugentery. A newborn daughter blessed Mr and Mrs H P Mathews, Assumption Day observed by Catholics, and the San Antonio Rifles called for an important meeting tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arousal King
the News
South Laredo
Aug 14 in History and astronomical notes
A compact historical recap lists events on Aug 14 including a 1457 fleet printed a book completion date, 1788 death of Thomas Sheridan, 1870 death of Admiral Farragut born 1801, and an 1842 birth. The page also contains an astronomical note: Sun and Moon rise times and Moon’s age about 18 days, with conjunction details and planetary proximity described in era style.
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Thoiting Sheridan
David Glaagow Farrag
Gut
Normann Carl Vogel
Geren
Gstronoaier
Peta
Tos
Get Busy and Watch Out for Paralyzing Inertia
Fort Worth Star urges readers to stay productive and avoid creeping paralysis from idle time. It emphasizes rapid action in transportation, agriculture, and industry, urging engagement with roads, farms, and local output to keep progress moving.
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