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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1908
Page
2
A jumble of statements touches on poll taxes, treasury funds, revolutions, and political figures. It mentions Roosevelt, a presidential race, Gladys Vanderhilt, and a ''Dollar Man'' tour. The text blends names, dates, and places with distorted phrases, offering little clear event detail.
The text discusses how advertising value is not tied to measurable goods but to intangible factors like attention and reader reach. It argues that newspapers matter because the advertiser gains by targeting the right readers, even if the market value of the ad is hard to determine.
A proposal urges an An-Miri convention to address ova resource preservation in the administration. It envisions judges government officials and representative professionals meeting to discuss reforms and policy directions for the country’s national resources.
Prof J Lawrence Laughlin notes Germany’s yearly government economic conferences foster science and policy study. He contrasts German scholars as valued, with American scholars often dismissed as theorists. He cites Roosevelts push for scientific resource use and warns of shifts in foreign demand and export values across 1904 1907.
The item notes William Jennings Bryan delivering lectures in 1900s Nebraska and nationwide circuits. It cites about 175 engagements averaging $300 each, with total earnings around $50,000. It lists the Chautauqua circuit and compares Bryan’s popularity to Laur or Booth, highlighting famed lyceum leaders and public speaking prominence.
A garbled report from Melbourne's Argus includes a moody exchange between a country miner and a clerk over a deceased kin and a requested memorial fund. The dialogue hints at a humorous yet bleak frontier sentiment about arrangements and charges in a mining community.
A fragment describes a panhandler performer who targets passersby with a private interview request, weaving tales of misfortune and love. The piece portrays wary listeners paying a dollar and the artist boasting dramatic flair, while authorities recall a similar con artist and note risks of exploitation.
Ayler steadies himself as a boy on the buggy seal appears real while officials seek an explanation. The youth, explaining in simple terms, points to a rubber apron reaching from seat to rear of the buggy bed before climbing into the bed and exposing himself.
Amusement notes praise Richard Carle and company at the Grand Opera House in San Antonio for a long, lively night. The crowd filled every seat and even stood for encores as Carle’s versatile performance in The Spring Chicken and supporting acts entertained until near midnight. A curtain speech after the second act drew mixed reactions for lacking spontaneity.
A review notes Waid’s cast in a crowded theater as a light evening of musical comedy. Miss Alcea Frageman and Miss Judy Bauer star with Artie Goncal and others in a lively performance featuring songs like All the Queens Love Me and Rotterdam do. The piece is praised as a fresh, entertaining finale to the season with Miss Hiseman’s production concept.
A fragmentary notice highlights Dr. Maleceld, Dr. Watrirent, Dr. Fatyfield and others as prominent dental figures in San Antonio. It praises professional bearing, clientele from local families, and long practice in nursing and surgery, noting their careers span decades and multiple clinics.
At the Big Tent Tonisat hosts Laura Tanner and company with a matinee and evening show presenting Down oh the Pain. Broday features Roanoghe followed by more performances drawing crowds and favorable talk of the tour.
Empire Good House continues to showcase popular Two Little Baller Boys at the Tango. The Taygea Mimmelein company presents The Merry Wives of Windsor and The Comedy of Errors with Tan mas delivering a standout Romeo-like performance. Ahead, Tomorrow’s matinee includes Miss Bunting and Lane in galley boy roles amid renewed interest in Shakespearean comedy.
Next Sunday matinee and evening and Monday night feature Charles H Yale's Painting the Town with John Leonard and Will Halliday as principal comedians. Mazie King debuts her act Utopia, or the Song of the Fancy. The Ninth United States Infantry band at Fort Sam Houston brings vaudeville to the Grand with Billy Vase and others. Madam Butterfly, Puccini’s renowned opera, returns to San Antonio with a fresh cast led by Rena Vivienne and a company of noted singers and baritones, eight performances slated this week.
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