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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1909
Page
2
San Antonio Light published daily and Sunday morning by the San Antonio Light Publishing Co Inc A Munro manager Briley W Johns managing editor. Telephones, offices and circulation lines listed. Subscription terms shown for daily and Sunday editions with yearly and weekly rates.
To subscribers, notify the office of address changes or delivery issues. If delivery is irregular, contact Bier at the triophone number 176 for assistance and updates.
Publisher warns The Light subscribers to pay money to regular authorized collector coy Do not pay others 29 errors are sure to return remittance guidance reflected in notice
A mixed recount of early 20th century events and figures. Highlights include 1910 notes on Galileo Jupiter and other dated items, 1925 Whitney death, 1961 Fort Jerineon seizure, 1862 Silver Creek Confederate defeat, 189h Debs in Chicago jail, and a long Commerce Department tropical product import analysis. The text blends historical bullet points with a commerce report on tropical and subtropical imports to the United States, listing major product categories and international sources.
The piece notes a public servant loyal to labor while monitoring treasury funds. It laments losses in the Christmas Tree association’s leadership, comments on changes in domestic law and divorce precedent, and critiques court involvement in family matters. W H Simms as Fair Association president urges local cooperation for success.
In Brownsville Herald the governor bids a $10 reward for the arrest and conviction of gambling parties and operators, noting gambling is a penitentiary offense. The piece suggests New Year resolutions for gamblers to reform as authorities push to end gambling in Texas.
Rumors in Indianapolis suggest Mr. Tate believes a foreign ambassador can contribute beyond social stunts. The note frames this as a cheer for patriotism amid discussions of talent and economic contrasts.
A garbled collection of aphorisms contrasts word power and speech with social judgments. It laments miscommunication, debt, reputations, and keeping secrets while hinting at everyday folly and public perception. The piece offers scattered maxims without a clear narrative or identifiable events.
A New York Pres feature mocks social climbers claiming women with brains can fool men. The piece jokes about men spending long baths to avoid family disruption and notes an optimist imagines praise where none exists.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions drugglers and Pigares Aller and vague production claims about millions of boxes per month, with no clear names, dates, places, or events to anchor a concrete news item.
A fragment advertises Hood's Sarsaparilla claiming to strengthen the blood and immune system. It asserts the tonic helps white corpuscles fight disease and cures scrofula eruptions eczema rheumatism anemia nervousness dyspepsia general debility and builds up the whole body.
A Varthorn asks why Texas farmers dominate state halls and banks while northern farmers are mere farm laborers. The Texas man says Texans employ laborers, with farmers acting as the brains who read and plan, unlike northern farmers who work their own land. He credits big ranchers with Texas growth and notes shared labor avoids individual toil.
A brief quotation reflects on grief and resilience. It notes that while much troubles the mind, many evils imagined never come to pass and endurance reduces the sting of pain. The sentiment centers on coping with suffering and hope.
A compact fragment quotes Pope, Hannah More, Montaigne, and Dr. A. Hodge on truth, moderation, and living with the consequences of past actions. The lines mix aphorisms and aging perspectives, reflecting literary miscellany.
Dr. Frank Fanning returns from Waco as sleet hits sidewalks causing minor injuries. Harmony club to host a leap year party. Belknap rifles drill planned at their armory tomorrow night. In second ward 120 of 709 votes were taxpayers. Schuster defeats Newcomb 2 to 1 in yesterday's election. total votes 2025. Emma Abbott engagement tickets sold 9 to 12 this morning at the opera house corridor. Bundera road north of Helotes ordered repaired. overseer named. San Antonio Singing and Social Club directors postpone meeting to next Monday. All clubs barred from shooting east of San Pedro Springs. Alamo Gun Club Bass secures grounds near Col. Belknap residence.
A reader quiz covers Japan’s feast of dolls on the third day of the third month with three days of display and food trays for the dolls. It also notes the origin of ivy decorating decay, Dutch ancestry of presidents Van Buren and Roosevelt, and Ford’s Theatre status in 1866 and 1887 under government and pension bureau use.
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