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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1906
Page
2
Notice to the public and readers regarding corrections for erroneous reflections about firm or corporation in The Daily Light. Address inquiries to the management at the San Antonio office and respond to the East Coast and Chicago agencies as listed.
An argument that modern schooling overemphasizes drill and competition, urging physicians to supervise ten years of compulsory education and its harsh routines. A nurse-like observer recalls a case of a 12 year old girl, detailing how stress, late breakfasts, and back-seat study erode health, while advocating kinder morning routines and preventative care to protect nervous systems and growth.
A dated advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for spring health issues caused by impure blood. It claims to cleanse the blood and restore function to the stomach liver kidneys and skin. The copy includes marketing claims and reader testimonials about skin improvements and overall health.
New Orleans May 4 the approaching summer season and fever watchfulness have not deterred building in the city. A $2,000,009 department store contract on Canal Street has been let to James C. Stewart & Co. of St Louis, the firm already building the $5,000,000 elevators and related structures for the project.
United Spanish War Veterans issue circulars ordering camps to raise funds for San Francisco relief and to forward to C. W. Davison. calls for Memorial Day observances and cooperation with Ladies Auxiliaries. Includes appeals to deliver clothing, and notes on division of duties among camps, the observance plan, and patriotic harmonies.
Seamenio wharves for the Southern railway at New Orleans. In a few weeks, another contract will be let for the Audubon hotel next to the $2,000,000 department store and a sixteen story building will occupy two-thirds of the block. The $2,500,000 Holmes department store and the Hibernia Bank building lead a wave of new theaters, an immense auditorium, two new hotels, and major offices becoming part of a construction boom in New Orleans despite monetary strain.
A New Orleans based report details a Confederate Veterans reunion where 400 whiteuniformed sailors from the United States Cruiser Columbia saluted General Lee and marched in a Confederate parade. The scene drew strong applause from Southern spectators as Dixieland songs played amid the display.
Special to The Light Oberlin Ohio May 4 annual contest of oratory under the Northern Oratorical League at Oberlin College brings top speakers from Wisconsin Minnesota Ohio State Oberlin Chicago Northwestern Michigan. Michigan represented by Japanese student KS Kaul who won interclass honors and will speak on oriental topics. Also notes sale of Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines by Slager Sewing Machine Co 320 E Houston St. Old machines accepted as trade in. Slager promises Hingts and double drivers at Galton Street Slab.
May 4 caucus of Constitutionalists discussed alteration and decision for future course in the national assembly. Session was stormy with a split threatened, avoided by adjournment. Also contains several unrelated advertisements for wallpaper and bicycles.
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