San Antonio Light Telephones and Subscriptions Details
The San Antonio Light issue notes telephone numbers for the Business Office and Circulation, editorials, and subscription terms. It lists carrier rates, Sunday edition pricing, single copies, and post office mailing status with references to the S. S. Beckwith Special Agency in New York and Chicago offices.
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Garriér
Mal
Fett
Sandy Sanday
Datty
Sun
Postoffice
San Antonio
Texas
Beckwith
Publisher's Notice on Subscriptions and Address Changes
Subscriptions readers urged to notify changes of address to ensure delivery. Do not pay carriers. remit to authorized collectors only. Sample text indicates a light delivery notice with instructions for updating pid and new addresses and a reminder to remit payments via official channels.
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Bint
Ars
Opium and prohibition and the Shanghai commission
A long dispatch notes Dr Charles H Brent Episcopal bishop of the Philippines will be senior commissioner to the American delegation at the international opium commission meeting in Shanghai on January 1. Commissioner Hamilton Wright will travel to the middle and far west then south to inquire into opium use. he recently toured Portland and Boston gathering data including prison inmates in Massachusetts and opiate use in rural areas among former drinkers. The trio will convene in Manila December 15 to map their Shanghai work. The piece also comments on the US Supreme Court ruling limiting interstate commerce investigations into railroad rate abuses and criticizes plumbers and wage issues, ending with a skeptical jab at local officials in Bexar County.
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Charles H. Brent
Philippines
International Opium Commission
Shanghai
Hamilton Wright Isi
Middle
Far West
South
Portland
Boston
Massachusetts
Naine
Manila
Roosevelt farmers uplift commission travels across states
The Country Life Commission's first trip proceeds from the Agricultural College of Maryland to hearings across the southern states east of the Mississippi. Delegates split up to cover more ground, with a Philadelphia talk by Dean Bakey and meetings with state granges and farm institutes in Washington on November 16 and 17 before heading toward Tennessee Texas Arizona and California.
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Roosevelt
Farmers’ Uplift Commission
Agricultural College of Maryland
Washington
Mississippi River
Maryland
Dean Bakey
Philadelphia
American Academy of Political
Hearings Sweep the Midwest and Washington Trip Ends December 18
The Rocky Mountain group covered the hearings across the central states with a final session in Washington scheduled for December 18. Along the journey, Boardman and McAlpine of the International YMCA joined, along with ministers and professionals. About six hundred thousand circular letters have been sent from Washington and two thousand replies arrive daily, aiding rural betterment. A meteor over Wichita Falls caused a large explosion reported by the Light.
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Rocky Mountain
Middle West
Washington
Messrs. Boardman
McAlpine
Young Men's Christian Association
Horace as ad writer in Ferrero’s wine study
The piece argues Horace praised wine in Roman times to promote the Frasernian brand. Ferrero links wine wealth to Rome’s culture and political power, comparing France to modern Italy and Paris to Rome, suggesting Horace’s ode praise reflects commercial aims. The writer speculates future Ferrero histories might view current prohibition trends as similar to Rome’s wine-driven rise.
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New York Tribune
Ferrero
Roston
Horace
Romatt
Peetien
Wing Trust
Adrys
Rome
France
Paris
Italy
Werrero
Fragmented Chicago Snippet Sparks Tongue Twists
A string of pointed paragraphs mocks public display of private matters. The piece jokes about mother tongue, baby talk, self-satisfaction, public parade, and fat people melting away. A remark notes that one cannot always get inside information from a middleman and comments on a woman's eyes and facial paint.
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Chicago News
History notes on Columbus and historic figures
Fragmented OCR lists historic events and names across centuries including Columbus landing in 1492 and Agassiz's birth and death details, with scattered, garbled entries about Napoleon, Salvini, Ottendorfer plus celestial references. The readable items hint at a chronology of notable dates and persons without coherent narrative.
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Deo
Columbus
Rants Domingo
Napoleon
Hotel Des Inva-des
Paris
Agassiz
Alexander Salvini
Tommaso Sita
Oswald Ottendorfer
Castay
New Yorker
Stow
Felten
San Antonio 21 Years Ago
San Antonio items recount events from December 16 1887. A wire threatened Col Andrews residence prompting near disaster but depart arrival averted damage. Constable B E Stevens rode 80 miles to capture a Mexican wanted for horse theft near Rossville. West Commerce street bridge construction is slow causing local business disruption. Sam Barnes was robbed of 40 coins Monday night. Julia Ireland of Seguin visits the city stopping at the Menger. Tracey of Eagle Pass is in the city on business staying at the Southern.
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Col. Andrews
Camden
Dallas
Iquat
BE. O. Stevens
Rossville
West Commerce Street
Sam Barnes
rod+ gers
Barnes
Julia Ireland
Seguin
Does This Suit You A M Flacher Ad On Hindifo Kidney Cure
A M Flacher at 610 East Houston promotes Hindifo Kidney Cure and Nerve Tonic with a money back guarantee if it fails to cure kidney troubles or nervous disorders. A 10 cent box is offered by mail under a positive guarantee, at their risk.
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A. M. Flacher
Houston
Letters to Santa Claus request guns and dolls
A child asks Santa for a gun and skates for Christmas, and a sister for a doll and wagon. Other letters list a teddy bear, donkey, and wagon. Adults or names appear as Walter Bhastardt and Ferdinant Emerhardt with broken addresses and dates. Lena Noll asks for a doll, tub, and washboard, aged six.
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Santa Claus
Walter Bhastardt
Bria Ave
San Antonio
Tex
Dev
Lena Noll
Walnut Street
Coghlan and German Admiral Clash Over Poem Crisis
Naval tension flares in Manila and Pacific waters after Admiral Coghlan and a German admiral debate a poem about the Kaiser. The exchange nearly sparked war as flags and insults fly, then a banquet recitation ends the incident with amusement from Admiral Dewey.
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Manila
Goghlan
von Dieterieh
Pacific
Germany
United States
Iota Coghlan
Admiral Coghlan
Chuck
Coghlan
England
Caglitan
Dewey
Correction from Washington Evening Star about travel misquotes
A correction notes a misquote from a local traveler. The speaker, Mr Cumrox, denies granting the Alhambra and instead recalls visits to the Empire and the Tyvoll in London. The exchange shows humorous banter over geography and travel memory.
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Washington Rvening Star
Spain
London
Empire
The Passing Throng on Bathing Plants and Livestock
A historical note extols the far reaching virtues of the bath for humans and animals alike and argues plants improve quickly when sprayed regularly. A plant-collecting lady claims regular lawn baths boost foliage color and health, noting immediate effects after one or two treatments. Oscar Puppe's orchestra, 814 usw.
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