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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1908
Page
1
An old medical advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female troubles. It claims the tonic restored health and relieved pains after a doctor advised operation, urging readers to write for advice and address details.
The article details an impressive residence with a large living room dining room and billiard room on the first floor, a screened open hall and telephone booths near the serving area, and a second floor with baths. It recounts efforts to establish a club house, including leadership, committees, and pledges of a grand center for residents, along with a ceremonial invitation list and a vision of a prestigious social institution.
A pholograph fragment from New York depicts a blizzard looming over Gotham as the city braces for a near cold wave. The unreliable text notes winter conditions and weather expectations affecting daily life.
An old style ad extols saving on eyewear by buying at a local shop. It claims lower prices than opticians, touts a wide range of glasses and frames, and highlights a long standing business with low overhead. It promises free examinations and notes years in trade.
A terse list of building permit activities appears with names such as Punsel ihweiling and Macy swoalling, tied to addresses like Al Paso stfnet and Keller atreel. Fees reported include 2740 dollars, with entries noting Avril and Dwar abroet in a Denyer Honk seven context.
Directors of the International elua consider publishing a handsome booklet showcasing the beauties and facilities of San Antonio and the club. The brochure would detail reception parlors, business offices, billiards, cafe, roof garden, and abbative nooks to attract prospective members and readers in the region and Mexico.
The Cuney School dedication honored a new facility for African American students. Superintendent Wolfe noted a growing willingness among children to assist their education. Donations total 950 dollars from George W. Trackenridge funded improvements, with 200 dollars raised at Disney School for a mural. Speakers included Carlos Hee and Superintendent Wells. remarks emphasized parental support and safe training for black children as part of the broader school program.
Burial permits issued for Juana Esquivel aged 16 of 204 Epech Street with heart disease. Mrs N O Ashbrook aged 63 of 334 Poplar Street listed with heart disease. Betsy Stevens aged 55 of Ilo Gho Backer with nephritis. Lavino Goble aged 24 of Souls La Ferlu Street with tuberculosis. Willie Zamorn infant aged 0 of Sax Werrando Street with unspecified condition.
A birth notice records a son born to Ta Ne eal Mrs FW at 19 Sip Street. The brief item also mentions a five year guarantee and a sales pitch urging satisfaction with automobile gifts and other promotions, intermingled with garbled address lines.
The note records yesterday as the final day for paying the gross receipts tax for the last quarter. The comptroller’s department calculates about one third of the filing subjects have not paid, facing a 10 percent penalty. Separate items mention the San Antonio Telegraph Company reporting receipts of 21,994 and a tax of 128.82 on 27,663.21 in receipts. A Grain of context cites legal and financing updates in Austin and San Antonio with various figures and references to state taxation and agricultural land issues.
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