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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1908
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR shows terms like Sunday and Daily or Sunday with unclear names and pricing. The readable bits indicate an advertisement for subscription to a Sunday and daily paper, but the details such as dates, prices, or proper names are unreadable.
In a scattered ad style the piece urges readers to update addresses and pay poll taxes, notes late payment reminders, encourages purchases of the Sunday San Antonio Light, and mentions reopening factories, serial fiction, and local political timing amid Georgia saloon shifts and a late night tax window. It references Esther, Evans, Willum, Gollar Mau, and G. Sidney Palernostan as cultural notes.
Citizens urged to pay poll tax now to become eligible voters. Tax offices will stay open tonight for late payments and registration. The notice emphasizes urgency as election duties approach and civic rights hang in the balance.
The piece reflects on Ouida born at Bury St Edmunds in 1834 and famed for more than 40 novels. It notes her early success with Granville de Vigne and her rise to fortune, later poverty, and a pension from Britain. It mentions her travels with a dissolute father and a controversial late confession about her work and life.
Mrs Ber thi Tellon of Massachusetts petitions the legislature to authorize a governor appointed commission to investigate home life conditions and advise on establishing a department. The plan would include a wife and mother, a physician, and police representative, serving without pay, to regulate domestic life.
A Detroit public service corporation with 28 million dollars invested and 125 million capital shows about 26 percent annual dividends. The piece argues such a structure mounts no challenge to monopolistic power and condemns extortionate rates. It notes the public is the loser regardless of which company supplies the service.
A rambling anecdote set in London and the United States contrasts a British visitor studying a menu with American waiters. It recalls a San Antonian who finds a fly in his coffee and asks for another cup, provoking a wry waiter quip about timing and explanations for the guest’s humorous request.
A north man in an Iowa accent recalls renting a car on the Fredericksburg road to chase a speeding vehicle. He offers a five spot for a long exposure photo as two fine yearlings ride inside the splintering machine while police ordinances loom. He has ten prints and an enlargement ready.
An 19th century diet regimen urges exercise and rest for digestion. It touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for indigestion, heartburn, and stomach weakness, claiming one grain digests vast food amounts and boosts gastric juice. It invites readers to order samples from Stuart Co, Marshall, Michigan.
A fragmentary remark shows a Texas ranch man embracing new technology, noting Liz automobile used as a stock train and praising progress. The line reflects a local effort to inform readers how things are evolving in the state.
An advertisement touts Hertzberg Optical offering cheaper glasses and frames than competitors. It claims years of reputation, no rent in the optical department, and large savings on gold filled and stainless frames. Also promotes general shop discounts and a car giveaway with purchases.
A fragment from the Daily Light reports events in San Antonio including a von vergatigne at the Menger hotel with vocal solos and piano recitals by local performers, local industry news, a push against a cotton seed monopoly in New Orleans, the Independent Order of Good Templars installing officers, a large home bid by Pauly and Dightman, a new fire chief election, and the Browng association buying City Brewery property.
United States Consul Felix Johnson reports Norway's pulp and paper sector in distress as export volumes and prices declined from historic highs. 1906 saw 97,412 tons of paper products worth 16,853,200 crowns, while wood pulp totals fell and competitive pressure from Sweden Finland and Canada grew. 1895 data show higher export value for pulp, highlighting a severe shift in profitability and demand.
S F Brundage of Moscow Ot UY shows bold faith in Gardenale a model town amid 16000 acres at Lasalle. He owns strong land gales and onions yield with $700 per acre in profit. Backed by International & Great Northern RR, Brundage gains confidence and respect from many prominent backers and neighbors.
The article details Norway's pulp sector since 1863, noting 72 facts on mechanical and chemical pulp, high wages, and profits in 1906. It warns that rapid forest exploitation could deplete supplies, with logs nearly doubling in price and heavy exports continuing. The government plants about 1.6 million trees annually, while private groups push forest maintenance and conservation.
The Norwegian Forest Society, active since 1901, has planted around 30,000,000 trees and prepared extensive land. It has long benefited from Norwest profits and receives aid from Norwegian wood pulp and cellulose manufacturers, the lumber exporters association, lumber merchants, and torasis proprietors.
The National Druggist scoffs at Dr Wilay's proposed probe of fountain drinks. It doubts any beverage contains opium, cocaine, or hydreic, and questions the motives behind the investigation.
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