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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1909
Page
2
The San Antonio Light outlines its founding date January 26 1931 and lists Associated Press affiliation along with the publishing company Munro Shirley W Johns and management editor.
A reader notes the rise of progressive senators and the retirement of reactionaries through primaries. The piece cites examples across states, praises the momentum of reform, and urges courage as the reform effort grows. It also previews a forthcoming installment on the convict labor system in Texas.
A New Harriman portrait shows the railroad magnate as a laughing human with flaws. The Light’s film suggests he is not the remote titan many assume, but a fallible, approachable man who can laugh and respond to questions. The article notes a gentler, more relatable image and calls for balanced views.
The text critiques Senate representativeness and faults the influence of big money and corporate interests. It argues the majority, aligned with Aldricen, Hale, Elkins, Gallinger, railroads, and favored banks, betrays the public will while minority members resist.
A humorous verse about a sister whose nervous behavior on Saturday night unsettles the family. She forgets tasks and bungles meals yet remains dear to the children, while awaiting visits from her beau and stalling chores before dressing up for the night.
A humorous column mocks mothers calling children cherubs and ponders marriage and chagrin. It riffs on gender roles and social mores with quips about finances, insurance, and domestic life presented in a playful, old fashioned voice.
A diary excerpt describes a bent vaudeville debut as understudy to one of the Spinnach Sisters at the Medallion al Palace. The narrator and Mi discuss stage bits, memory work, and lively backstage chatter amid mock conversation about births, dogs, and chemistry.
A read aloud tale by the pond features a child and a frog discussing size. The old frog boasts of growing to giant proportions comparing to Farmer White’s ox and bursts from overblown self conceit. The scene ends with a moral about vanity from How to Tell Stories to Children.
Miss Mina Eyerett returns from Brazil missionary trip and speaks to Alamo Baptist Woman's Missionary Society. Leap year party planned for February 22 at Doskre's Hall celebrating George Washington's birthday. Jaegerist society hosts masquerade at Krisch's Hall. Christian Endeavor group holds a preliminary meeting at Paine’s Methodist. Tickets on sale for Old Folk's concert February 26 and Smith family event February 27 at Gisio Hall. A Raymond-Whitcomb western excursion group is due tomorrow. San Antonio bar backs John A. Green for Supreme Court valley post. governor already names A H Walker of Austin. Advances in flax bleaching machines threaten Manchurian wild silk competition.
A fragment describes a scene where three bleating kids tug at an awning post before a store. A man named Jady questions the proprietor about dressing the kids, who replies that his wits provide the answer. The tall man leans against the doorway.
A comic exchange questions why many amateur poems are sent to magazines. The response claims the practice is to stimulate his literary appetite, centering on a jab about “manufacturing waste baskets.”
A reader reports noticing the phrase a double tte being read aloud or observed in a printed page. The observation focuses on typography and letter placement rather than a larger story.
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