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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1908
Page
8
Voters face debate over the assessment levy for candidates after Monday’s meeting. In the sample, district judge and other offices set payments from $16 to $1900, with funds reportedly used to print official ballots. Candidates must pay to appear on the ballot, with amounts varied by office and role.
A fragmented San Antonio market item lists reliable merchants selling Western Thread Best Six Gold at a stated price. It includes guarantees of superior quality and urges buyers to insist on the named thread, with multiple shop names and other goods noted amid listing fragments.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts delivers a keynote address defending the Republican record of the last fifty years and urging supporters to compare Republican gains with the Democratic platform. He argues for government regulation of big corporations, federal effort under Roosevelt, and loyalty to party traditions.
Sixteen women volunteer to run reading and sewing classes at School No. under the Plis association. Three sewing and two reading sessions are planned weekly from 8:40 to 10:30 a m and 4 to 6 p m. Lectures and instruction will be provided by a list of named ladies and gentlemen. A boys club is to be organized next Friday under Mrs. E St Meier with a request for donations of bats and balls for athletic practice. Local merchants are promoting participation and donations as seen in ads in The Light.
A contributor to The Delineator discusses methods to remove scorch marks and restore appearance of sun damaged fabrics and canned items. The advice covers airing hermetically sealed vegetables to reintroduce oxygen, reducing pentane and improving shelf life. Burnett & Co. is mentioned among suppliers.
A fragmentary dialogue from Philadelphia Press shows a practical young man asking Miss Pechts for help, insisting the key is not the question but what one proposes to do. The text is garbled and cuts off, offering little context or conclusion.
A fragmented Newark Evening Star item notes a quoted exchange involving a woman expressing interest in a man’s work. The text shows garbled dialogue and mentions McElroy & Brown and ante doctora, indicating unclear context and lines rendered oddly.
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