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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1907
Page
2
A jumbled column cites S. C. Beckwith Special Agency in New York and Chicago with subscriber address changes and phone 1559. It mentions rain curing dust, a “Tack Friday” for Texas, signs on outlying corners, and calls for a San Antonio railroad to the Big Grade valley. Banks as community lifelines and aerial navigation prospects are noted amid scattered headlines about trains, cars, and city services.
A Galveston trade report shows ten year growth in imports and exports led by Texas and New York, with Galveston’s foreign commerce rising from under 1 million to about 84 million dollars in the current year. The survey notes shifting trade toward southern western and northern borders and a decline at Atlantic ports.
A 1906 overview shows exports from southern, western, and northern ports rising, aided by routes via Goat Payette and Jackson border ports. New Orleans and Galveston lead in cotton and breadstuffs exports, while imports grow rapidly on Atlantic routes and from Canada and Mexico.
A letter from Francis J. Bowen argues for compulsory vaccination and public health measures. The writer cites concerns about smallpox and the harm of nonvaccination, praising San Antonio officials and urging robust hygienic reasoning to protect children and the community.
Ambiguous lines describe the actress Jookert at a barprise event where puzzling dialogue questions value and motives. A man named Twankie is mentioned with money concerns and a potential adjuring boy. The fragment hints at a dramatic or comedic skit without clear resolution.
A jumble of 19th century notes features Mrs. Pinay Crosby Tamous author of Musemehe Perishing, anecdotes about Miss Janet Callender and Lord Archibald Campbell, a New York to London marriage tale, and items on weather, fish, garden reports, and a curious tale of the elder duck in Teeland.
The text surveys military expense growth in Britain and projected costs, global fashion shifts, New South Wales factory and worker increases, and innovations like glassless motor goggles. It covers South Africa sports popularity, Australian coal spontaneous combustion risks, 1905 steam engine data, U S postal staffing shifts, and population movement debates, with mixed commentary on government figures and policy.
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