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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1909
Page
2
Sparse clippings mention legal action tied to Embers Associated Press and routine daily publication activities. A snippet notes San Antonio Light 1885 operations and listing of offices, editors, and agency representations in New York and Chicago.
Notice to subscribers to The Light asks to provide both old and new addresses when changing delivery. It warns to pay only authorized retailers to avoid errors and avoid paying carriers.
San Antonio will host the General Federation of Women's Clubs board and council this year with the March 29 opening. About 200 women leaders from across the country will attend, bringing national attention and potential advertising for the city. Local preparations and support for the visitors are urged. The piece also notes Texas political moves and a Chicago critic’s remark on women church members.
The proposal's tariff changes are minor, with sugar duties largely intact and leather, tote, and shoe duties barely reduced. Advocates claimed consumer benefit, but skeptics say most gains accrue to shoe manufacturers as the domestic industry faces no foreign competition. The piece notes sugar producers and the public interest in price stability.
The piece criticizes tariff reform as insufficient for consumers while praising a proposed inheritance tax as a genuine consumer relief. It argues Republicans dodge broad tariff changes favoring protected interests, delays in real revision, and hints at shoe price impact on Texans amid political maneuvering. Mayte Callaghan is shown planning reelection.
A Washington Post summary notes Texas shows strong admiration for Harriman and his rail ambitions. It argues Texas, the nation’s largest cattle, grazing, and dairy state with vast railroad needs, will seek to attract or block Harriman’s lines to keep rail prosperity and economic growth within its borders.
A fragmentary verse by Don Marquis references a coachman and playful mischief with smoke and powders. The quirky lines mix invented names and imagined dialogue, yielding a surreal, nostalgic mood evocative of burlesque whimsy from early 20th century humor poetry.
A garbled OCR style piece quotes a speaker named Joeh Wlaa and a child’s line about manners. It toggles to remarks on forgetfulness, a 1652 appearance, and England’s first news in 1588, with a claim that Alan was struck by auto. It mentions Gatun dam predictions and Teddy’s view on sea level canal arguments.
Fragments from The Light note events in San Antonio with mentions of a birthday, rail line travel to Houston, a Ladies' Aid meeting at Ups Pel, and a city accountant reporting $49,000 due. The text also references Charles Schreier returning from Laredo and a court morning proceeding involving two men.
Fragmented text describes a sermon or talk to reassure readers about loneliness and mental strain. It references unity, comrades, and guidance, urging resilience and shared paths amid danger and uncertainty. Names and clear events are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Covington Kentucky March 30 news item lampoons farmers hired men asking what next after cleaning a cow's teeth. It notes a proposed health measure by Dr Owens requiring dairymen to polish cows’ enamel each morning and imagines fanciful consequences including revived fashion and woman’s suffrage affecting dairy life.
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