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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1909
Page
1
An unsigned local notice from Virginia Vale diner details a dramatic romance involving Miss Merritt Pardo Ben and a Virginia Dale beauty. The piece notes admirers, invitations, and a stir among students as conversations of a possible elopement circulate amid upbeat, gossipy commentary.
Floy Davis aged 14 from Gainesville was found wandering the streets with a sprained ankle and illness after walking from Text Wie to Shreveport, claiming abduction. Officers placed her in hospital. parents notified. A public sale notice for a mare named Whisper Bolton is listed with specifics and deadline.
A fragmented ad promotes Gouldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a universal remedy for constipation indigestion and stomach troubles. It claims the laxative works without gripe targets women and children and offers free trial mail order with the doctor’s address in Monticello Illinois. It lists prices 60 cents and 91 per bottle and urges readers to send ailment details for a mailed examination.
A New Haven report describes experiments with seaweed as a food, noting doctors’ tests and preliminary results. The article cites mixed receptions among clinicians and mentions small promising outcomes in nutrition and therapeutic uses while cautioning about limited data and need for further study.
Voters reported light turnout with an expected total near 2,500 as polling places opened and officials prepared for a quiet evening. The citywide election featured Socialist candidates and a broad list of precinct sites across San Pedro and surrounding streets.
The sale notice reports ana TRUSTER'S SALE for Hood's Sarsipuriim debt, with terms including a $7200 note due in one year, ten percent attorney fees, and sale by auction on the first Tuesday in December 1907 in San Antonio. The property includes parcels within Bexar County in the city of San Antonio east of the river, with description referencing subdivision lines and patent details. Record shows T Pinkham holder and defaulted payments, with sale conducted to the highest bidder between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on the specified date.
Fragmentary report notes a suspension involving Lewis Maverick and Troster, mentions Low Tork and Mae W, and references a Thilmloipita Nation figure and Lennox in a Brooklyn cluster quarrel over a game played Saturday last in Brooklyn. Details are unclear and naming is uncertain.
Washington reports a factional clash within a national organization involving Mrs. Scott and the use of the Hall of the Daughters. The president is pressed to decide whether the president-general may loan the hall or if a committee holds custody. A protest challenges the authority, with potential court action to resolve the dispute.
Real Beech Leavers report Mangham, a general Civight agent of the San Antonio company, travels to Austin to oversee a railroad commission inquiry. The discussion hints at a broad scheme involving freight matters and a lengthy, contested process.
The tenth annual convention of the Daughters of the Revolution was formally opened in Boston Massachusetts with a welcome by Mrs Sara Saath and state agent Walt Marx Co. Attendees viewed the display of colors and the famous Western Three. A call went out for patronage at a price of 25 cents for wall hangings and spools from West Garden Dals.
Chicago wheat king T A Patten tells Kansas City crowds that rising bread costs hurt the people. He blames market behavior for price increases and criticizes policy, urging action to ease hardship.
New York on May 6 the Standart Oil Company announced another five cent reduction in the price of crude oil bringing the price to 1 318 per hag, continuing the series of decreasing crude oil costs.
A split within the labor movement continues as two rival organizations vie for official recognition. The American Federation of Labor endorses the original group led by J. McNulty and Peter W. Collins, while factional leaders accuse the others of secession. Delegates from various unions convene in San Antonio, with credentials debates, speeches on labor legislation, and plans for future sessions and social events shaping the dispute.
A garbled feature notes supposed disease cures and nostrums with faint claims of a universal remedy. It mentions catarrh and constitutional treatment, references to PL Chin and unnamed preparations, and lists a few questionable products and publishers amid a cluttered Ohio region bulletin style.
A fragmented San Antonio market note cites weather and demand effects on prices while listing global cotton and commodity quotes. It mentions futures, spot activity, and foreign markets in a bustling period with varied rates and new weekly expectations.
A garbled Chicago grain market note shows wheat futures rising on demand and port weather, with scattered quotes for wheat and white varieties. The text mentions Kansas City cash quotations and assorted No 2 and No 3 graded grains, though many details are unreadable.
A Galveston gathering hosts about 800 delegates as the Vexus Meira organization meets. Mayor Lants greets visitors while resident Oum ting of the sssteration responds amid a scientific program under way this morning.
Fragmented report shows a senate discussion on a banking charter and regulatory supervision. Mr Healy supports the measure while De Tidspeth opposes and Commissioner Jive weighs in as the Wil party stance falters. The text is garbled but indicates a procedural clash over the approval.
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