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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1909
Page
2
The San Antonio Light is a daily newspaper founded January 2 1881 with Associated Press news. It lists editors and departments and provides subscription terms for daily and Sunday editions and single copies.
A publisher urges readers to report changes of address for newspaper delivery and to notify about irregular deliveries. It warns that reporters or carriers will not be compensated for errors and provides a contact method, emphasizing timely updates to maintain service.
The piece urges San Antonio and Southwest Texas to back H W Campbell’s soil demonstration farms arguing the plan could lift drought limits, raise cotton yields, and boost land values. It compares Plainview’s farm costs to San Antonio’s and claims the system will produce a bale and a half to two bales per acre despite rainfall, promising lasting regional prosperity.
Citizens from coast to coast pour into Washington for inauguration celebrations amid admiration and worry. The piece criticizes excessive spectacle and argues for sober, significant recognition of a new president while honoring stable civic traditions and the democratic transfer of power.
A long editorial notes that slaying the myth of the divine right of rulers resumes with every presidential transition. It praises Roosevelt for denying a second term, asserts the nation’s republic over monarchy, contrasts Kingly yells with citizen power, mentions crime notes in Dallas and San Antonio, and cites legislative codification and revision as the era’s key measure.
The article argues against a proposed stamp tax on checks as a method to raise revenue. It warns the levy would disrupt banking, reduce deposits, and harm ordinary savers while harming national prosperity. It notes historical parallels with earlier financial strains and political contention over money circulation.
Fragmentary verse attributed to H W Campbell laments fame and cost of influence. The lines invoke images of worth, toil, and irony as speakers debate legacy and power. The piece questions who truly bears the price of glory and who earns lasting renown.
A fragmentary, archaic sounding notice mentions a Robbing Jeana and references a deposed figure within a religious setting. The text is garbled but implies scrutiny of a high authority and a praise of certain achievements while naming C. W. Casson in a framing that resembles a public or editorial aside.
In a palatial home, spoiled Rollo Van Roodle shuns work until tutor Mr Parsons assigns him a humbling lesson. Rollo witnesses Tin Smith’s toil and, rebuked for laziness, vows to mend his ways. With guidance, he buckles down, embracing honest labor and praising his benefactor’s example.
A fragment from The Light dated March 18 1888 notes Alame corneil No 466 American La won of Honor celebrat ing their anniversary with a grand supper at Turner hall and party at Miss Mary Halamuda s home. Reports from Sheriff Lewis describe rain in the county and a federal crew court beginning in En Antonio. Dr Frank Panning and Elenry Lanuduner birthdays marked by gatherings. United States Commissioner Stephenson returns from Atanas county with foreboding agricultural prospects. Sullivan and Guessar hunted and got wet. Deputy Constable Stevens injured by a barbed wire on Hin der a road five miles from town. Washington DC. querty her daughter mentioned in passing.
London paper prints Henriquette Maude story about a five year world journey starting with $50. She tours with a London monologue, plans Paris Berlin and more, survived a Texan desert crossing and footpad confrontations, and won a gala medal at San Francisco dramatic competition presented by President Roosevelt.
Health advice urges preventing illness by keeping liver bowels and stomach active. Ballard's Herbine is advertised to relieve constipation and stomach and bowel troubles. Sold by Bexar Drug Co.
A jumble of quotes and garbled phrases references Josh Wise observations about drinking, weather, and politics. It mentions Pierpont Morgan in Cairo and dubious opinions on immigration and elections. The fragmentary text feels like decoded dialogue or editorial clippings from a historical page, sketched with nonsensical and out of context remarks.
The article describes Irish land reform with tenants gaining ownership and farm improvements. It notes 225,008 former tenants now owners, 144,000 became owners in four years, and 50,000 laborers’ cottages built in five years. It highlights a national university, reform in arms and education, rent relief, and pensions easing poverty, projecting 70,000 people freed from potential poorhouse risk.
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