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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1907
Page
2
Jumbled notes touch San Antonio holidays weather, prohibition politics, and a critique of the motto In God We Trust on U S coinage. References mention workers, lawyers, Roosevelt and the Ledger in Philadelphia, with varied opinions on public respect for national symbolism and policy shifts.
The article discusses the national faith and belief in a Supreme Being guiding the republic. It notes public reverence, the impact of a motto on the new coin, and the likelihood Congress will decide whether to display the motto. it warns against treating faith lightly.
Harpers Weekly edits the Roosevelt critique calling him partly responsible for the financial panic. It argues that exposing bad men and punishing them would have steadied investor minds, while urging the president to avoid alarming speeches. The piece traces past crises and labels the president as an immediate disaster cause.
Reform momentum grows nationwide for direct election of U S senators. Democrats push for poplar suffrage, with platforms in 1904 and Maryland discussions, while Republican dominated senates in New York and elsewhere block bills. Critics fear loss of elite influence if the people vote directly.
The feature describes a sturdy house constructed to resist wind and flood. It notes observers scrutinize the structure, its foundation, and superstructure, emphasizing durability and proper construction to endure severe weather and rising waters.
The Hartford Courant editorial argues for Toft for president and criticizes Hughes moves aimed at replacing Angles. It warns against unscrupulous manipulators and urges selecting the strongest candidates to win nationally.
The article describes London and Hamburg shops selling live or dead animals and curiosities. Catalogs list bees, wasps, horseflies, bulldogs, and tiny alligators for sale, alongside hair from famous individuals and grotesque heathen deities. Auctions featured mummies, a Congo medic, and a mammoth sloth relic, with walrus whiskers forming a niche trade.
A fragmentary verse meditation on prayer and strength urges the faithful to seek guidance through hardship, bearing burdens with dignity and humility. It extols the man who prays as one who faces life with resolve, finding calm amid trouble and choosing earnest action over complaint.
A fragmentary text in simplified spelling presents dialog about price and gathering cab tala, with characters named Nellie and a mischievous byother provoking the Pussy Willow tone. The excerpt hints at playful wordplay and a rural or whimsical setting.
A fragmentary note reveals Rhimer presenting a 14 line sonnet titled Sonnet ta Bal Onet, with the Urith described as Owud to Dverybody. The readable text hints at a literary piece and its elusive attribution within a historical archive.
A Berlin Medical association meeting showcased color photographs of diseases and bodily conditions to aid teaching. Prof Benda of Charity Hospital described plates and pigments illustrating nerves, cancers, leprosy, and other ailments, with vivid color and clear detail for students and lay readers alike.
An advertisement extols Dr Miles Nervine as a cure for nervous weakness and general sickness, claiming organs lack power without a strong nervous system. It cites patient testimonials and urges readers to try the product for quick relief and restoration of vigor.
A New York press excerpt discusses the appeal of long eyelashes and arched brows as marks of character. It notes cultural practices in Civilencea and Persia India involving trimming and shaping by adult caretakers. Shaving is claimed to thicken brows and help eye inflammations.
The piece surveys Thackeray's view of English lyric poetry and contrasts his appetite for lighter verse with disdain for overblown grandiose styles. It notes his praise of Gay and scorn for Keats as unreadable to him, reflecting a Victorian taste for accessible humor over heavy epic sentiment.
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