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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1900
Page
7
An 1900 advertorial in The Sunday Light promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a permanent cure for coughs and respiratory diseases. It includes testimony from John Shirearne of Chicago and asserts rapid recovery within days. It also touts Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for bile and laxative effects.
A reflective piece contrasts the old time mother who teaches faith and duty with the modern woman who manages politics clubs missions art and society. It laments a fading domestic ideal while praising active public virtue in a changing world.
Freaklin Fyles argues in the February Home Journal that most actors ignore critics while a few seek publicity via press agents. A notable actress denies reading reviews yet privately protests coverage, highlighting the tension between fame and critical scrutiny in an industry that prizes notoriety.
An American mother cites a channeled tale from Ladies Home Journal on religious rehire of men. In a village revival a zealous convert cannot grasp salvation yet faces a sudden death that leaves a destitute Bowmll and five children. Sam B, questioned about his soul, replies he has work to do now and cannot dwell on salvation.
The Southern Railway promotes fast routes from New Orleans to Washington in thirty four hours and to New York in under forty hours with meals and elegant observation dining cars. Similar speeds from Memphis to Washington and New York are noted, urging travel with refined onboard service. A late line urges readers to send in a photograph and touts the railway’s prowess while a man on a sidewalk incident is hinted at in casual language.
The writeup recounts a gritty portrait of public schooling with concern for manual training, parental impact, and student morale. It highlights a seventh grade boy’s struggles, a mother’s faith in work, and praise for a child’s interest in literature. The piece closes with notices of a photography project, library fundraiser, and school society readings and graduations.
A fragmented historical note describes the American flag with red white and blue colors and thirteen stripes for the original states. It recounts a committee including Washington selecting Mrs Ross in Philadelphia to sew flag garments, and an anecdote of a British visitor who witnessed Americans defending a flag against execution. Arthur Alling, Third Grade, School No. 3.
A fragment discusses senator perquisites and modest salaries, noting luxurious items bought in Dilla with hundreds or thousands spent and urging restraint for pride and principle. It also promotes One Minute Cough Cure as a trusted remedy for children, boasting cures for whooping cough, croup, and lung troubles with testimonials.
The Record in Philadelphia notes US exports for 1809 fell by 34 million dollars short of Britain’s total. The piece argues the country has advanced trade, highlighting that sixty percent of exports go to the United Kingdom and its colonies. It also cites Britain’s 1929 imports reaching 2,360,620,000 dollars, contrasting with US total imports.
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