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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1907
Page
2
A garbled subscriber notice and feature tease describe requesting correct paper delivery addresses, a Friday eclipse prep, and reference to the Detroit Daily News as venturesome. It includes tangential notes on railroad expansion, the anti addiction act repeal, and the San Antonio light adding an eight page imagery section.
The outlook for business and a return to good times is bright as banks gain strength and credit loosens. Reports say resources remain intact despite recent stringency, factories plan to resume operations, and public confidence grows to revive circulation and restore former conditions.
The Nashville Tennessean comments on a Washington Post correction concerning Senator Bailey it asserts the report falsely claimed his resignation and accuses political opponents of misdeeds. It urges readers to subscribe and defend Bailey and the national party, criticizing the report and urging justice to Bailey.
A Tennessee political figure, Senator Bailey, faces renewed opposition and efforts to prevent his delegation to a party convention. The piece notes his fall from favored leadership, the lasting stigma, and the likelihood of a tough struggle to regain standing, amid a broader debate over his credibility and future prospects. It contrasts with a calm Tennessean perspective urging balanced consideration of the dispute.
The Fic Grande News editor faces a burst of mock publicity as a cynical Cincinnati pitch targets readers with a bogus mattress scheme. A northern “friend” promises a free bed in exchange for a bill and fake misery claims, while locals mock the ploy and suggest cheaper real offers in nearby Eagle Pass and San Antonio.
The Chicago Tribune extols Cuban advantages including favorable climate and rich resources, asserting the population can become happy and prosperous. The passage also contains garbled references to Paladydhin Recor and Liewood pulp, with unclear context and possible transcription errors.
A long portrait of Senator Tillman and his household at Tillman Place. The piece describes Aunt Kittie the cook and Jos the loyal husband, mentions the senator’s love of literature, his gifted Kentucky horses Joe Blackburn and Joe Bailey, and his support for industrial and technical education through Clemson Calhoun Fort Hill and Rock Hill institutions. It sketches his California roots, Arizona years, and rise to prominence as attorney general of the territory.
A clip notes that besides two presidents of Dutch and British ancestry, all U.S. leaders hail from English stock or earlier British roots. It references Earl of Minto’s daring youth, insurance practices for royal dogs, and observations on royal family dynamics, plus dogs and kennels in Britain.
San Antonio regent Red Altigx, recently wedded in the city to Captain Cunningham’s daughter, is vacationing at Riverside California. In Riverside’s weekly As You Pipi 1 magazine, he contributes a verse titled A Scrap on Scrip, reflecting during financial distress. The poem lampoons money as scrip, mocking bank clerks and a coinless era with local humor.
A domestic tale from Indianapolis News describes a gray haired father who collects misdeeds of sons for display beside his breakfast plate. His son counters by gathering misdoings of elderly men, assembling a playful feud through clipped newspaper stories. Their harmless feud centers on public mischief rather than violence.
A collage of odd facts and notes from diverse places. Items include light visibility tests, medical supply claims in France, dye ink for rubber, fishing season anecdotes, a Combe pulpit cloth dated 1624, a Bristol teapot auction at 2100 dollars, cathedral funds and delays in Liverpool, plans for a big carnival in DManfle in February 1908, Bowery mission meals and lodgings, survivors of a women’s visits convention, a new institutional church in Beattle, a Seattle faith starting with excerpts from philosophers, a London bus fog anecdote, a diver underpinning Winchester cathedral, stories of underground waterways in Ireland and England, and a long underground canal near Manchester used for waste.
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