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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1908
Page
1
An advertisement touts Mother's Friend as the sole remedy to ease the pain and danger of maternity. It claims the product prevents nervous distress and complications, promises a painless delivery, and offers a booklet with information. Available for $1 per bottle, with free mail order details for Radfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta, Georgia.
A Fete Fund committee met yesterday at the Business Men’s club in San Antonio to review funding for upcoming cattlemen events. Reports showed sufficient funds anticipated to cover plans. Col. Lolus Niles and Geo. Albert B. Myer pledged aid, with a bill planned at the army post. Delegates announced entertainment and visitor arrangements for March 16 aboard Monitor, plus a $160.40 funds tally and a forthcoming prize of $100 for a local author.
City offices close in observance of Washington’s Birthday with most departments shut down while John U. ig keeps essential reports moving. The R. Le Burnett Co, a major box maker, advertises employment and production capacity as it highlights thirty-five to fifty workers and a range of paper products.
Celebration at Milam School featured lower grade assembly in the principal's room with a program read aloud and mothers present. Older pupils performed in the new annex with songs, recitations, dialogues, and a Washington theme, including a presentation of pictures and patriotic addresses. The note lists many student names and a call for men to enlist in the army.
A brief births notice lists newborns with limited readable details including names and initials, indicating another set of birth announcements published in the local column. The legible fragments reference individuals and a family context typical of community notices in the period.
Fragmentary obituary notes list Charles A Stofferd aged 74 with a burial permit at 405 Marlin street and Fines Bennet aged 2 years tied to Southria Street. An odd tailors ad mentions Have that new suit made by Lo herb liv Tailor at 208 S Alamo street with Prices right.
Nearly 106 boys attended the ninth annual YMCA banquet at the 21 CG A hall, praised for diligence and good conduct. Milton Arnold delivered a standout toast, with Rob Blundell and Ross Bales among others toasting the ladies and the organization. The program featured speeches, musical numbers, and a large volunteer committee led by J. Allardyce as toastmaster and Mrs. Jane Crier coordinating entertainment.
An advertisement touts Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as a remedy for neuralgia caused by nerve irritation or congestion. Testimonials claim rapid relief with minimal use, often two tablets, and no unpleasant after effects. The Pills are promoted by Miles Medical Co. of Elkhart.
A damaged OCR fragment lists names including Kete BR Blundell Richard Hun Mine Terrey H Bight Hangs Ries Wilt Slovulava Paul Stephens, suggesting a clerked record or notice containing multiple individuals.
County Judges and Commissioners from across the state met in Dallas for an August session. The group adopted a resolution urging restraint and a broader convention agenda. Officers were elected to serve the coming year, with Dallas as host for the next meeting.
Advertisement-style note touts lower prices on glasses and frames claiming competitors overcharge. Mentions improved optical facilities and a local retailer’s reputation, with various price comparisons and limited text on services offered. Includes a long list of assorted goods and business names.
Rabbi Bemsel Mull of Pample Delt delivered an eloquent address on Reminiscences of George Washington. He recalled the first inauguration and constitutional framing, naming Jefferson, Adams, and Hamilton as founders, and urged reverent memory of Washington guiding the republic. Jewish voices praised equality and the nation’s early liberty traditions.
Reports describe the union between Theodore Shonts and the Duc De Chanines in New York, with previous meetings in France two years earlier. The match followed a long courtship, aided by family consent after a prolonged persuasion from the French suitor.
The text recalls George Washington as father of the country and praises republican ideals of liberty and equality. It describes a ceremony where the assembly sang America and members of a congregation offered congratulations, acknowledging national figures in a ceremonial adbox context.
A fragmented notice mentions Castoria for infants and children and references a novel titled The Last of the Houghtons by Tickard Willan Buckley. It hints at an announcement and something about a Santa Antonio author and a video to dive away.
Officers gather the tale and they tall story to Judge Buckley. Four dusky inhabitants, all of whom were described as hebetated, stand before in a Houston street and proceed in a disease of vast equnothloa of directional tendem. Trijeles was washed down by local authorities.
The noisy scene centers on medical staff, protests, and a court case. John Smith denies Pocahontas ties while being treated, and no relation to Capt John Smith is proven. Lawyers, jurists, and a judge wrestle over industry revival plans as hope flickers then fades amid warnings and speeches.
In Galveston Texas on February 22 the latest military men are due to arrive today from New York and Kay West aboard the Denver line. Individuals listed include Mrs. Pl oH Sch Gulaty WM BE Tareaushi Mr Norsch and Mr Delaney.
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