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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1909
Page
3
The item instructs subscribers to provide both old and new addresses for paper delivery changes and to notify the office if delivery or billing is irregular. It warns to pay only authorized collectors and not to pay carriers to avoid errors.
Fragmented entry lists various historical notes from 88 B C to early 1900s including mentions of Spain, France, English campaigns, New Orleans, Philadelphia, San Antonio and economic reflections. Notes include dates, personalities, battles, proclamations, and editorial observations, with a scattered sense of a broad timeline.
Fragmented prose notes dawn in Texas and Nevada with images of cattlemen guarding wealth, vast plains, and desert quests for knowledge. It mentions a small population’s impact, calls for work, references Theodora Burton of Ohio as a treasury secretary candidate, and hints at political maneuvering around Foraker and railroad interests. Bexar county officers report the governor in a genial mood.
The piece argues against Texas being split, noting its vast size and multiple climatic zones, its role in cotton and other crops, and cites Galveston exports and regional population prospects. It asserts Texas will remain undivided, driven by political necessity rather than desire for partition.
The advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a curative tonic with over twenty ingredients aimed at blood diseases stomach troubles kidney and liver complaints. It asserts proprietary ratios and urges buying the medicine in liquid or tablet form, called Sarsaparilla.
In San Antonio 21 years ago the pope's jubilee marked the grandest Catholic celebration in the city. Local clubs elect officers including Alamo Gun Club president Ed Steves Jr and Knights Templar officers. Patent granted for truck barrel device and bids open for federal building basement walls. The Cremation Society and Young Men's Catholic Union plan meetings and officer elections.
A hay horse tied to a telegraph pole on Gam orree Street drew a curious crowd as it kicked and snorted, spooked by electrical shocks from a nearby ground circuit. An old man explained the horse alternates between calm and startled responses whenever it touches the pole, suggesting relocation would calm the animal.
A reflective moral maxim contemplates wards and words with heavenly imagery. The author notes that every spoken word carries a spirit and lifetime, uplifted by divine light, attributed to Adelaide A. Proctor.
A jumble of aphorisms and quips on life wealth and wit. The blur includes sayings about foolishness courage and social pretenses with a note on a bleak joke about an undertaker and a remark on tea essence after long testing.
A late medieval tale traces fortune telling cards to India and travels through Arabia and Spain. It links the nathe card designs to Hindu and Buddhist deities, suggesting ancient rites influenced modern card games. The piece notes the Jack of Spades as a jovial, bowlegged figure evolving from older deities, contrasting with the Jack of Diamonds and Clubs.
The column covers a Dutch ship’s tale of a stone muncher, Jenner’s vaccination beginnings, artificial silk varieties, Russia’s secret leather, Morganatic marriages, and asbestos sources. It blends curiosities and scientific trivia with brief explanations and historical notes.
An old ad advocates Cascarets to improve bowel and liver function, claiming many illnesses stem from digestive issues. It touts a general health boost with a simple regimen and references a mail order style offer.
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