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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1908
Page
2
Disjointed lines reference Congress decisions and political missteps, mentioning Chicago New York and Georgia with scattered names. Vague notes on battles, sailors, and Yaqui Indians mix with erratic phrases, producing a garbled snapshot of wartime and domestic concerns.
Fragmented remarks from Andrew Carnegie and discussions at a New York Economic Club meeting criticize the U S banking system. They compare it unfavorably to Canada, outlining bank reserves, government taxes, and the role of public credit in stabilizing finance.
A fragment of a debate records Simeon defending his remarks about Roosevelt. The speaker contends the president is unjustly maligned for imagined plots to undermine the nation, condemning the tone as unworthy for any citizen.
Governor Johnson of Minnesota endorses woman suffrage, stating repeatedly his belief in universal suffrage and urging the association to value his public and private declarations. The letter, read to Congress, links his stance to a potential Democratic presidential candidacy and widespread voter support.
The New York Evening Post reviews Mr Bryan’s campaign and denounces alleged predatory interests and a Denver conspiracy. It laments attempts to strip Roosevelt’s influence and labels conspirators as dangerous, drawing a parallel to a Washington dinner incident.
The Nashville Tennessean notes ex Governor Pennypickel of Pennsylvania sought to muzzle the press in his state and cites Senator Penrose offering broad censorship for national mails. It condemns autocratic control as unfit for the republic.
Mrs J A Wheeler of Wellington Ohio credits six doctors and pure vegetable oil treatments before finding relief with D D D and D D D Soap. She insists four bottles cured her chronic dermatitis and would pay 3500 a bottle again. An appointment at Blecher store offers free pamphlets on skin care.
Frederick Hovenden, president of a London institution, announces lectures on the principles of nature and startling scientific discoveries. He claims to photograph electricity and ether from fingertips using a glass box and smoke and air, with impressions read by a galvanometer.
Keystone Park near San Antonio promotes a subdivision as the best real estate investment while a quirky beverage claim and odd product references appear. The fragment mentions Kidusy troubles, Guild in sirug storon, and distributions by Moco Cola Botting Co.
A report from Paris details Gustave Roy of Sh. Girdin College leading Esperantists in creating Autikeio, a microstate where Dutch, Belgian, and German regions meet. The republic would fund itself by subscriptions and a casino, with an Esperanto theatre, newspaper, and council structures, led by the college president likely Roy himself.
San Antonio writer recalls an old Northwestern wandering stint when he painted at fairs. He spread colors from tubes to canvas, delighting a large crowd as ink smeared the audience. An old farmer praised the board scene as the best of the two pictures shown.
Fragmentary text shows a testimonial exchange involving a rewriten agent and a machine sale. The damaged lines reference a person named Jonk Ting and a creditor or seller, with uncertain context and minimal readable detail.
A garbled OCR passage shows a man at a typewriter, mouthing phrases about a keyboard and machine reliability. The text hints at frustration with typing speed and accuracy and a possible humorous exchange about difficulty without the device. Names and clear context are absent.
An OCR readable ad fragment lists Castoria for Infants and Children, a beer/bourbon blend with phrases about eight year old names and bottled goods. It references Limburger's on Main Plaga with Saturday only sales and prices around five dollars for four quarts.
A civic notice from Sherift declares several candidates for the office of Sheriff of Dexar County. W. J. Goforth James McCloskey and Chis WF Stevens are named subject to Democratic primary actions. The announcement emphasizes party primary outcomes and official eligibility.
The Light authorizes Vivian Barallion as a candidate for County Clerk in the Democratic primary process. The action names Barallion as the standing nominee in this party’s race and sets the stage for the upcoming election.
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