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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1909
Page
2
Readers urged to pay money only to authorized columns in The Light. Do not pay carriers or unverified agents. The notice directs subscribers to update addresses and ensure proper delivery.
The passage surveys historic events from 437 earthquake shocks to the Council of Trent, Jenner’s death, Webster’s famed reply, and statehood milestones. It shifts to a Texas note on tax and business, then lingers on leprosy fears, quarantine ethics, and public health attitudes, contrasting ancient law with modern hygiene.
A discussion questions state responsibility for leprosy care and segregation, noting Dr Brumby’s stance on cases in San Antonio and the duty of state provision. It also highlights Citrus Culture in the American South Bulletin 58 from the Arizona Experiment Station, covering arid citrus growing, indoor culture, insects, diseases, and free distribution. A polling reminder warns poll tax nonpayment before Sunday affects voting.
The Paducah Run quotes Kentucky newspapers predicting Tennessee’s statewide prohibition will attract 38 to 40 additional wholesale liquor dealers and shippers of whisky from Paducah as firms relocate out of the state. Memphis Nashville and Chattanooga probe demand while noting wider pop and trade shifts. critics warn gobbling moral order amid illicit traffic will rise.
A Kaffee Klatsch entertainment at St Mark's deanery drew peasant success. Major Moore bought 7000 Mexican horses to drive here. Fire Company No 2 plans a chief election with Hans Degeher favored. Beethoven Maennerchor to stage event on February 4. G at celebrated his fifty ninth birthday. Hines, from Ping Bluff, found dead. inquest by Justice Barnes. Oyster supper by local Good Templars. Prof W J Bingham, son of Latin scholar, died. Remains to Greens Harbor, North Carolina.
The Mississippi River is described as the largest river in North America by navigable tributaries and commerce, with Lake Itasca named as its source. Itasca’s outlet is small, the river travels about 130 miles to join the Missouri, then flows about 2000 miles to the Gulf of Mexico. Distances at St. Louis, Cairo, and New Orleans are noted. The second item notes the Bunker Hill monument cornerstone laid June 25 with dedication July 17, 1841, Daniel Webster as orator.
Fragmentary verse quotes include Matthew Arnold and Browning conveying labor, time, and enduring soul. The text juxtaposes aching hands, digging, stone, and the permanence of the soul and God despite earthly change. It presents poetic reflections on labor, time, and faith.
A fragmentary reflection discusses the plagiarist of an age and Life defying definitions. It notes that those who apologize for being alive have little else to apologize for and that distrust cheats us of our faith. The piece laments distant stories from Ife and comments on preachers and sleep.
A heart breaking Auburn tale recounts Ruth Satten a shy 12 year old girl. Tommy Kirke exploits a kiss contract selling apple rights to friends turning the act into a stock like syndicate. The scheme collapses as a bystander reveals the ruse and the plot unravels with gossip among classmates.
A partial OCR fragment quotes a man asking for strength after evening prayers. The garbled text mentions names like Tapa, mam, Margaret, and ney bays, and references a park and a cake pot. The line ends with a plea to God for strength amid a mingled stream of words.
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