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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1907
Page
2
A garbled collection of quotes and observations touches on war talk, weather, crops, a missing bank overdraft, society gossip, and local images. It mentions LaSalle onions, Houston, San Antonio fair, Karstagh disaster, and Anna Gould denial, mixed with slang and quirky editorial asides.
The article argues for improved seed selection and plant adaptation, noting past neglect in the southern region. It discusses crop rotation, diversity beyond cotton, and the potential of tobacco corn wide and oil in proper agricultural economics. It envisions the south gaining commercial independence free from Wall Street influence, leading to lasting prosperity.
A Washington debate on whether midshipmen may wed echoes broader policy lines. The secretary’s firm stance against midshipmen marrying contrasts with the commander in chief’s past urging on young men, suggesting a push for more familiale stability to bolster service morale and national resolve.
A fragment recounts Wall Street banks withholding government funds, blaming financiers for propping up a republican prosperity narrative. It notes Mexico sending two million silver dollars to New York to aid the money crisis, drawn by Treasury Secretary Cartelyou’s request, while U S mints idle amid calls against large redemption money.
A fragment from a 19th century piece extols the south’s role in national wealth, arguing southern farmers sustain export trade with cotton fiber oil and sugar crops. It warns Washington to heed appreciation of the south and cites agricultural labor and panic-era context as factors shaping policy.
In a grimly comic tone the Springfield Republican notes renewed administration attacks on trusts amid a financial panic, while the Washington Post remarks that several captains of industry remain surprised at not striking with full force.
The Nashville Tennessean notes that Lone Star citizens do not fully share Mantes in the regulatory approach, reflecting cross state concerns about the ministerial handling of cases on the Texas Supreme Court.
A Washington posting advertises that two will feature experienced spies labeled as Wotan in underwear and shirt waists. The note frames the reform idea as bold and provocative, signaling a push toward lax dress standards and novelty attire.
The New York Skin and Cancer Hospital doctors report promising results from the lacodescent light therapy for skin diseases cancers and baldness while sculptor Rodin allegedly found ancient coins inside a carved head. Milwaukee singer Wilma Schaecker captivates with a five octave voice after rescue from her father's saloon.
A fragmentary report blends a mythic note about an emperor who must stand and a California gold strike at the Prevolcanic Channel Gold Mining Company on the American River near Lake Tahoe. It describes ancient rulers, memory feats, and a bustling rush of diggers, with scattered anecdotes of a forest ranger and a peculiar dining scene.
A man entered a Girard avenue restaurant and, after refusing service, demanded fried rattlesnake. He shouted “Peleg rattlesnake” and the waiter repeated orders, prompting a tense exchange. The tale ends with the man leaving or continuing his demand.
A collage of curious snippets from history. References include Mexicans and Japanese tile tastes, Austrian margarine analysis, the United States Steel Corp capacity at about 75 million tons, Rev Schenck urging starving tramps, a Los Angeles grinder mounted on a car, a grand Grke temple in Lovell, Siam coinage discussion, stanz copper reintroduction, streetcar industry growth 1900s, Henry M Magler's early oil ties, gold ballast on a Canadian Northern segment, a French detective’s purse-cord trap for thieves.
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