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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1900
Page
12
A reminiscence recounts a struggle to keep spectacles on a bridge of size with springs and clasps failing, then a violinist friend provides rosin to craft a tentative fix. The tale ends with the glasses staying on, a sign they can still function at the old stand.
Fragmented notes describe Scotland Wood near Whitehall as a historic erla of a palace where Jduggs of Scotland were received in London. It mentions Scottish kings, 059 Al rebellion, and figures like William of Scotland, Milton, and Wren. The piece also includes unrelated garbled exchanges about revolvers, Alaska deer leases, and medical anecdotes from a periodical.
A garbled collection of snippets includes a comic exchange about a plaster for a shoulder, sarcastic quips about rum and danger from everyday objects, and odd lines about Uruguay, jerked beef for export, and ostriches pacing with a railway. The items mix misheard phrases and foreign references with no clear single event or source.
Amner Trois and Gratitude are highlighted as sublime passions in a Chicago Daily News item. The note frames Gratitude as a rare, elevated trait alongside Amner Trois in a concise feature.
EdJuane de Lissare editor of the Klondike stevne of Furls and his engineer brother in law Aphdet Merville prepare a two horse power auto and a three horse power bike for a journey from Denke Sennett to Atlin toward Dawson City. They expect a two week Atlin stay then 650 mile trek north using camps for supplies and snow capable equipment. Mrs Hitchcock accompanies, hoping to ride the route back to the gold fields.
Master Gordon Favory argues for regular salary payments to substitutes for post office carriers and clerks. He notes 15 day vacations, replacement by substitutes, peak-season staffing needs, and the aim to keep services steady. urges Congress to approve a just provision for salaries.
Betty Green, the Samus woman millionaire, satirically critiques lawyers, doctors, and poor relatives in an interview. She warns of Texas policy violence, jokes about endurance, and dismisses Jay Gould’s fame while mocking public episodes like the Paris exposition and the Temple of Fame.
The report notes theater traditions in Mexico with bareheaded women and men in traditional hats during performances. It mentions men removing gear in the lights and large glasses in boxes. Smoking is allowed in theaters. Sir Thomas Lipton is quoted on another yacht race idea. It also references a Tyrol bounty paid for poisonous snakes in 1306 4.
A Kansas City Star fragment recounts a devout family hosted a pastor for dinner. The precocious child misled by spelling out words, sparking quiet pride and comic misdirection over chicken servings as both sides navigated refined manners.
Brishin Skiles, eight three, hailed as the king of fox hunters after more than sixty years in the sport. The Philadelphia Times lauds his lifelong pursuit, noting a remarkable 17 mile chase at age 81 with 60 hounds and 9 riders, and recounts his enduring status in Pennsylvania fox chasing.
A Kurdish man claims to cure whisky troubles with a "yellowish fluid" from a vial. He drinks it after several beers as companions watch, while a Philadelphia teen reports the scene. He says the treatment clarifies liquor and keeps him from getting befuddled, insisting he has never been drunk.
A Drutah mounted officer carries a whistle cap, notebook, water bottle, clasp knife, pistol and ammunition. On the horse are spare shoe nails nosebag ropes cloak mess tin field glass wallets emergency rations vaseline toiletries and maps with matches, all under 7% pounds. Regimental transport limits each officer to 23 pounds of baggage including clothing and camp gear.
An Aggie Eater recounts a strange diet tale from southern England claiming three years on a single daily meal composed of apples and washed down with water scented by the fruit. He describes a three to four decade old healthful appearance and literary activity amid the unusual regimen.
A clipped exchange reveals a daughter agreeing to marry after her father’s interruption. The dialogue moves from warnings to plans, framing a family moment amid social expectations and a wedding prospect. The piece also references global population standings and imperial totals with historical numbers.
In a curious tale from the era a Wandering doge of Sooke is linked to a voterine eruption event near Mawniton Island. The narrative describes a bright yellow dyed Arab girl adornment and facial markings noted by a Southern scribal observer, detailing the grotesque fashion as a local curiosity.
A Philadelphia North American fragment describes burglars visiting a house overnight after a man, not the gas meter inspector, announced an alarm. The resident invited the visitor inside and warned that little remains inside as the phembcar has just left.
A jumbled tableau of overheard conversations and quips from assorted papers. Bits reference police, soldiers, and domestic scenes with snatches of dialogue and humor, reflecting newspaper humor clippings and quotes with minimal coherent narrative.
The timetable lists departures and arrivals for several lines including G A and Southern, International and Northern, Santa Fe, A B C lines, and regional depots. It records daily and Sunday-specific trains to Laredo, Houston, Waco, Dallas, Rockport, Corpus Christi, Kerrville, Boerne, Kenedy, Beeville, and Stockdale with times ranging early morning to evening.
Old postoffice schedule lists arrival and departure times for multiple rail and star routes. Highlights include northbound G N Ry at 10 30 pm and southbound A L & A Ry at 3 20 pm, plus west east patterns for S A & AP Ry and Kerrville listings. Also notes star routes with days and times for various branches and ranch routes.
An advertisement touts an underwriter gas machine claimed to be the best and most economical on the market. It notes manufacturing and distribution by J. T. Wilson & Co with references to car-load carbide totes and low factory prices amid the Bullying and Meth plage-era phrasing.
The Southern railway markets summer resorts from sea to mountain including Kare Allsville Hale Springs Roan Mountain East Tennessee and Western North Carolina known as The Land of the Sky with listings for Tate Springs Oliver Springs Seochont Mountain Monte Sano Lita Springs and Virginia Springs plus seashore resorts. A folder titled Summer Homes and Resorts highlights nearly a thousand stays and rail rates. Contact O Benseater in Chattanooga for a copy. Notice Taxpayers City taxes due by June 30 with penalties. Ed Steves, Collector. Make Your Own Light sells an Actylone Gag Machine capacity 46 24 candlepower with house for 160 dollars. Johnson, Light Office.
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