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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1908
Page
2
A garbled San Antonio Light page fragment discusses Taft favors wire locks for the Panama Canal, polling tax deadlines, and a push for literary serials in The Light. It notes fashion buzz from London and Phantom mentions of Booth Tarkington, with chaotic local color and ads.
Local Lowell residents laud Hood's Sarsaparilla as a trusted medicine for family health. Letters extol its blood purifying properties and overall vitality, with merchants noting the product is sold everywhere in liquid or tablet form, 100 doses for one dollar.
A February installment announces G Sidney Paternoster as author of The Master Criminal to run daily through the month. The tale follows a writer who infiltrates London’s underworld, delivering a thrilling, atmospheric romance that promises to captivate fiction lovers with a sensational crime narrative.
John Mitchell retires after ten years as president of the United Mine Workers of America due to health. He is praised as a model labor leader whose integrity and dedication elevated organized labor and earned wide respect from workers and employers nationwide.
The text discusses a surplus currency situation driven by high interest rates and reduced need for cash as production stabilizes. It notes the government’s efforts to cushion bank circulation, the artificial expansion of deposits, and an inevitable reaction manifested in abundant gold imports and mounting reserve pressures. It warns that normal credit would have prevented these distortions, which now prompt further financial adjustments.
An Australian crew heads from Valparaiso toward the Hesperides to bury five million in gold off the Peru Chili coast. A Peruvian diver, Gonzales, and a Dane captain recruit crew for a perilous salvage, facing coastguard fear and uncertain fortune amid a drifting, failing plan.
An Australian crew aboard the Hesperides recounts 28 sharks captured during a voyage along the Chillan coast. They describe shipboard shark meat, a foul smell, and tensions with Captain Ericksen over pay as they avoid a Valparaiso run and seek passage to Panama aboard a mail steamer.
A faulty poster featuring a fat paper minstrel man on the Crockett street side of the Grand Opera house is revised by stage workers to add a cigar in his mouth. The fix, implemented swiftly, aims to enhance the figure before print.
A teacher in a class recitation prompted a pupil to compare adjectives. A moment of reflection followed as the student answered with a mispronounced phrase. In a Sunday school scene a lad asked about commandments and the teacher warned of consequences, sparking interruption.
The text questions Aldrich's plan and its tax impact on issuing notes, arguing relief would only come if the money market tightens further. It criticizes Aldrich for not addressing Canada or Germany, and notes the bankers' commission and treasury control concerns, while highlighting the need for broader authorities.
A San Antonio resident Mrs. G Neidert testifies that kidney pain and backache plagued her for years. After using Doan's Kidney Pills from Texas Drug Co store, headaches ceased and back pain lessened. She reports improved strength, regular urination, and better health now. Doan's sold by retailers nationwide. 50 cents a box.
Seattle inventor John Sutherland develoPS an under fog navigational tool named an echonometer. The dial shows miles and nautical units with an echo timing system to indicate distance from shore automatically. The device aims to improve fogbound vessel navigation between Seattle Bremerton and other ports.
A damaged, dubious advertisement from Massachusetts touts a “Pyramid Pile Cure” that claims to cure chronic piles with a free trial. It includes odd testimonials, requests for personal details, and a promise of home delivery of a dimaple sample, urging readers to mail money later for a larger supply.
Mazzeo, proprietor at 18 W Hong Kong Street, plans a makeover for the Huakhorn Barber Shop. An art machine and Swedish movement theme will modernize the shop, assembling a skilled barber team to elevate styling and attract elite clients to the New York and Philadelphia markets.
Cap tai B. Thomas Davies explains the new instrument for measuring distance to ships bound for Alaska. He claims it will let vessels estimate range quickly, possibly useful for Jangalan forces. R. W. Todd of St. Paul is on a business trip and registered at the Southern.
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