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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1907
Page
4
Public notice lists Elmer G Clarke as manager and details newspaper subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions by carrier and mail. Includes terms for 1 month 12 months and May 1907 entry as second class matter at San Antonio Texas under postal act.
The notice states residents can secure coverage by card request or order through No. 1358 with delivery possible immediately after request.
The sun and the ice man smile upon the world. A note mentions the red bugs of genus Pyrr Hecoris. Secretary Taft is recovering after breakfast in St. Louis where he ate 2 dollars and 65 cents.
Indications point to a fourfold shortage in the champagne crop, fueling notable excitement among the French. Vintners and markets brace for ripples in supply and price as harvest prospects darken.
With calmer Atlantic conditions, summer resort operators along the north coast report a more relaxed climate for arrivals and guest services. Increased curb appeal and smoother travel routines are noted as beaches reopen for seasonal crowds.
The report describes Abe Ruef as a nervous wreck and notes he will be placed in a calm, orderly resort where conversation is restricted, meals are precise, and external news is limited.
The Bureau of Statistics reports overall price advances in imported articles, mainly in manufacturers materials and, to a lesser extent, in manufactures, while foodstuffs show little or no rise. Values are based on total imports divided by quantity to estimate average market value abroad, using 25 principal items for comparison with a decade earlier.
A Bureau of Statistics report shows imported goods with varied price shifts for ten months ending April 1907. Some items declined while others rose, including sugar, coffee, tea, cocoa, and wines. Weighted averages show imports up 55.21 percent vs 1897 ten months, exports up 35.06 percent.
Immigration returns show eleven month totals surpass last year's record with 1,130,615 arrivals and project 1.3 million if current ratio holds. Since 1898 lows, annual gains have been substantial, prompting concern over rising flows and the impact of new law starting next month on excluding an undesirable class.
The Japanese government will keep Ambassador Aoki in Washington, a move seen as stabilizing for Japan United States ties. It defuses Tokyo hawks who pressed for hard demands and reduces the impact of protests by Japanese in San Francisco.
A witty dialogue fragment features a judge remarking on a man named Biggs rumored to be involved with a grass widow and turning vegetarian, capturing a humorous social moment.
Somerville notes a man may love two girls simultaneously but calls it extremely hazardous and risky.
A light verse notes the oddity of English usage when a jovial friend goes on a spree and the common remark is he is off again highlighting language quirks.
A whimsical dialogue sketches Old Mother Hubbard discovering a bare Hubbard Home and the Poor Dog lamenting, while she insists prosperity remains unexamined yet available as a lesson in perception.
Play snippet notes Miss Baker avoids gossip while Miss Sneerwell comments on conversations, highlighting social discourse and character traits in a theatre scene. The exchange hints at urban manners and wit in a humorous drama.
The article explains bioluminescence in fungi and decaying matter, notes a lighting device by M. R. Dubois using a gelatine ball with bacillus phosphorecens to produce two weeks of light, and highlights potential uses in night-time lighting and danger-prone areas.
Philadelphia Record recalls the 100th anniversary of the first anthracite coal shipment from Plymouth to Columbia. Abijah Smith reportedly sent the ark cargo down the Susquehanna, following Jesse Fell’s discovery that the fuel burned with strong heat, prompting many Plymouth orders.
Dealers advertise attachments with sewing machines. One maker markets a drop head cabinet model with a checkerboard top and a box of ebony and pearl checkers. Rumor says another firm outfits its latest pattern with a poker table cards and chips.
Pat works for a large manufacturing plant cutting grass with a mower. He travels ten hours daily six days a week, racking up many miles. A friend shows a new machine and invites Pat to ride, but he declines saying he already does that all week.
At the Broadway and Wall Street corner during lunch hour two friends greet with kisses and clasped hands causing a cascade of collisions as pedestrians are bumped aside. A traffic cop intervenes to clear the congestion and restore flow.
A college student narrator criticizes maternal baby superstitions and cites anecdotes from Russia and Spain. She notes Russian beliefs about babies and kittens and Spanish rules about babies not seeing their reflection before age three.
The Rev J P Faun thorpe will depart as principal of Whitelands College in Chelsea after a long tenure since 1874. He was a friend of John Ruskin and served as president of the London Roshi ety, linking the college to Ruskinian circles and May queen ceremonies.
A visitor to Greenaville in East Tennessee is offered a hearty country table with ham, fried eyes, home bread and churned milk. The scene contrasts local abundance with the surprise of an apologetic note for not having more to eat when guests arrive.
A kaleidoscope of brief observations touches on Paris doll fashion, long forgotten iron temple fires, Adriatic sharks after the Suez opening, Venetian workers aging in heat, ancient Indian sacred flames, and Rome excavations. It glances at eyes, arid lands, Eskimos and Norwegians, bats, Japan visitors and the many uses of fans in daily life.
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