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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1911
Page
3
A deranged clipping discusses June circulation of a THY SAN ANTO NIO MIGHT edition and argues for aggressive fly prevention to protect food and drink. It compares policing stalls and vendors, advocates sealing manure and chemical treatment at the source, and warns that urban efforts must act at the origin to curb typhoid fever.
In Los Angeles a park speech ban on Votes for Women prompted suffragettes to sing their message. The chorus drew larger crowds and public interest rose while park authorities considered their next move. A legal advisory warned the city to allow speech or risk louder song and broader attention.
A quirky note reveals officials in Thuston consider a police officer useful to swat a fly. The account hints at improvised, humorous use of the night stick in a curious urban anecdote.
J Oyden Arrntr of Chicago head of Armour & Co hints meat prices likely fall as packing houses shift supply strategy. He warns the public to wait before spending, noting Europe’s demand and the need to adjust prices gradually while expanding South American trade to preserve export markets.
A garbled OCR passage references De Wiley, the Crustified dgeni4, and a possible Huge Noise, with mentions of illicit poll taxes in San Antonio, Wilbur Glepn Voliva and a claim to public office, a cholera fight in New York, and U S Japan entente in treaty talks. It also hints at harbor discoveries at Contraller Bay and a Te—Jetler.
A string of editorials and opinions from multiple papers discuss the Brussels steel trust conference and the drive to control global iron and steel production. They warn that monopolistic aims threaten American democracy and the world economy, urging ethical applications of golden rule standards against magnates.
A St Louis Post-Dispatch blurb notes a sharp clash between Senator Bailey of Texas and Senator Williams of Mississippi in a debate over Canadian reciprocity and farmers. The exchange includes barbed compliments and a pointed interruption, signaling strong partisan tones and mutual misgivings about intent.
A garbled exchange shows a doctor and Speeder debating hospital care and an opera singer named Scott Seville. The dialogue hints at patient flow, a fortune teller joke, and a scramble of names as the scene dissolves into unclear, clipped remarks.
An unclear passage describes a teacher and other individuals in a confused scene with beverages, percentages, and names partially readable. The text appears garbled with several misspellings and stray phrases, making it difficult to extract a coherent event or outcome.
A historic piece explains ear anatomy the drum’s vibrating bones and the eustachian tube. It notes how colds clog passages and how wax and cartilage protect the ear while warning that deafness from common colds can echo into old age.
Frenche Anglin Statesman reports Fredericksburg and surrounding territory debate a rail link to Austin. San Antonio Chamber of Commerce warns of Western end fears, urging a joint bid to secure daily rail service, while Houston and other cities watch for broader trade gains if the line reaches the Alamo City. Meanwhile offshore notes cover a Panther Golf team, ship measurements, and experimental observer methods.
A collage of witty remarks and opinion snippets from various papers. Mentions Judson Hermon Alaska purchase humor and Roosevelt, with a humorous exchange about a boundary mare and a husband losing his hair.
Lost a sausage shaped dog named Babys, last seen near Heugrn, address 18 Dash Avenue. Reward offered for safe return. owner asks for help advertising and finding the pet.
Poem recalling vivid landscapes and memories with refrain Bugles calling me recurring throughout. Riffs on old friends, enduring ambitions, and youth, set against traffic, rivers, seas, and tropical heat, as the bugle cadence frames longing and nostalgia.
A colorful regional column extols the enduring appeal of the farm landscape and a beloved teenage girl motif. It compares rural beauty to magical cures and spiritual gifts, praising enduring charm, nostalgia, and the shrinelike affection people bear toward the scene.
A Weveland Flinn Center note details a New York hoax offering twenty five cents for stamps with no return, which drew many responders before any fraud action could stop it. Brighton News reports Rev Schnethorst receiving a cut above the left eye in a fire incident as hay caught fire and buckets of water were used to douse it. He collided with a pail rim, doctors closing the wound with stitches. a near eye injury is noted. The item closes with a Louisville Courier Journal quip about military terms and urban crime labels.
An 1828 tale shows a preacher tormented by interruptions as a country wedding proceeds and a dying neighbor sends a urgent summons. A donation party arrives at his shack bearing impractical gifts before he delivers a sermon in a community setting.
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