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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
2
The Light instructs subscribers to report address changes to the office and avoid paying carriers or agents. It asks readers to notify the office if delivery becomes irregular and provides a telephone for contact.
A dated letter appeals to Theodore Roosevelt urging Congress to indict and transfer Black soldiers tied to Brownsville to Texas authorities. It argues harsh punishment and questions reinstatement, citing a San Antonio case and a fort commander's club waiter. The writer contends justice demands arrest and trial for those with guilt or knowledge of the attack.
Readers reflect on charity and brotherhood, contrasting personal wealth with giving to the less fortunate. A mix of commentary cites Christmas ideals, community duty, and the value of helping others, while a real estate pitch and quotes about a presidential message appear amid the chatter.
The Lancaster Herald urges a safe and sane Christmas avoiding powder burning and loud revelry. It contrasts Christmas with Fourth of July chaos in Texas and Ohio, recalling fire and mobs in Dallas and Galveston. It calls for calm celebrations, early shopping, and giving workers a merry Christmas.
A fragment argues that forced acceptance of an election to the Ananias club does not render it valid. It contends a citizen should have the power to decline any distinguished honor and asserts that true consent is necessary for legitimacy.
Floresville Chronicle notes San Antonio daily papers have carried the effort to raise the bonus for securing the railroad to Brownsville. Papers joined in the drive and urged broader participation, with all subscribing generously and calling on others to follow.
A fragmented humorous piece on romance and society. It satirizes male perception of love, money, and women's roles through jumbled aphorisms about courtship, coffee, cabbage, and education. The text reads as a clipped column with cheeky observations.
Entries mark notable births and deaths including George D. Prentice in 1902 and Maria Loutua in 1817. It notes abolition of slavery via the thirteenth amendment, and political shifts such as 1878 events and 1864 peak in 235.0. The astronomy line lists sunset at 4:31 and moonrise at 7:16 with a 2:56 moonrise/twist times.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparius as a medicine of peculiar merit with over twenty ingredients. It claims cures for seraf ula eczema anemia catarrh nervousness fatigue and dyspepsia while boosting the system. It promotes liquid and chocolate tablet forms called Sarsatabs.
At a meeting last night San Antonio decided to organize a board of trade without charter. Elected directors include Henry Elmendorf George W Russ W Hewermann J B Alexander H B Kampmann W H Weiss L Orynski A G Schryver E H Terrell A B Frank C I Guenther Halff and C Gresson. The Rosebud society to host a hop Monday night. The first leap ball of the season set for January 21 at St Albert’s. Three companies of the 19th United States Infantry expected once quarters ready. The DeHaven citizens arrived and are on West Houston Street. Governor Stanley to donate proceeds of one ere APE to city orphans. Soldiers' Social club to hold a New Year ball at Muth's garden.
A fragmented plea expresses deep hurt in a strained romance. The speaker laments lack of response, pressures to hear from the beloved, and the strain on affection. Allegations of emotional pain, frustration, and a request for clear word or resolution emerge as the central theme.
A confused report describes an American woman in London urging a cub to drive a train toward Hunton Statler. The cub slows erratically as the train speeds along a fungal pace, then the conductor warns to whip by. The woman protests, but the engineer remains calm, saying he has no time to stop.
Fragmented quotes explore money ethics and social behavior. It critiques borrowing, neighborly hypocrisy, and cynicism about marriage and charity. The piece weaves humor with social commentary on wealth, talking, and political manipulation.
By Legrand Powers the article argues that both census wealth estimates and popular rumors about millionaire fortunes are unreliable. It compares wealth totals from farms homes and deposits with census figures, concluding national wealth in 1908 ranged around $117 to $120 billion and that neither extreme likely reflects reality.
A reflective piece on Justice as the mathematics of Spirit, contrasting the judge with scientists. It argues absolute justice is unattainable by humans, cites heredity and environment shaping criminals, and laments justice failures that hinder life beyond. It suggests pardon is a legislative, not judicial, function.
A travel anecdote argues propriety shifts with climate and culture. It imagines travelers maintaining an automatic stance to suit local norms, enabling a global Hague style conference to harmonize manners and etiquette across latitudes.
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