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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1907
Page
2
The piece discusses looming political and economic upheaval with references to an upcoming trial, auction, and national events. It highlights concerns about currency, credit circulation, and banking in the South, predicting a slow recovery and urging stable reform to avert further distress. It notes a need for permanent money relief and emphasizes the South’s potential to emerge stronger after the crisis.
A late 19th or early 20th century analysis warns that peace talk masks a rush to heavier than air weapons. Germany France and England lead in developing aerial attack balloons while the United States lags, with officials considering explosive drops and fortified defenses. Brigadier General Arthur Murray criticizes current defenses as vulnerable to dirigibles, urging modernization and a push for an aerial fleet funded by Secretary Taft. The piece notes a global shift toward international peace yet imminent collision with a new war machine.
The piece questions corporate price claims and argues living costs for food, clothing, shelter, light, fuel, and street cars have not shrunk. It suggests agitation will rise if prices stay high and corporations continue to control key services. The speaker asks what value is paid and whether the public is being charged unfairly.
Fragmentary transcript recalls decline and memory as the hour wanes. Poetic piece notes curtains, lights, and social duties faded, with imagery of grave, wind, and farewell. It contemplates looking back at flowers planted, past deeds, and the end of days.
A clever San Antonio woman has devised a portable sidewalk to cross mud on stormy days. Patent filed but others rush to copy the simple contrivance, praised for its slim, practical design and easy construction.
Mrs Tobin Hill tests a homemade rope attached to planks to create a portable bridge over mud and wet sidewalks. She carries the ends in each hand and drags them to a dry area, using the improvised device to navigate crossings.
A description details a woman using planks as improvised sidewalks to cross mud and swampy terrain. She lays one plank, crosses dry, repeats with a second, and performs multiple trips, then waters plants to dry them after each journey. The concept aims to gain popularity as a novel crossing method.
A brief note from The Observer discusses a talent for arriving at the precise moment, describing such men as having a built in instinct to be where they are needed. The piece highlights timing as a key life trait and suggests a genius for seizing opportunity.
Report notes the East St. Louis Journal discusses tough handling of the Jamestown Exposition and compares it to a difficult event at Tamestown, highlighting the burdens on organizers and managers. The item suggests a challenging start for both sides and emphasizes logistical strain.
Albany Aggs notes salary contrast among bank presidents with James Bluman of National City banks in New York earning 261600 annually. The text then shifts to reflections on euthanasia and a critique of deciphering presidential messages through speculative prose.
A collage of quick sketches and quirky notes from the era. It covers humorous mishaps at golf and everyday work surprises, a foreman’s clash with factory habit, trivia bits about flags and coins, election bets over sauerkraut, elderly voters, a preacher’s laughter moment, a mute waiter in a market, and a reflective poem about life and faith.
Private Slink’s shooting is mocked as unsafe by his captain in London Answers. The officer demonstrates the proper rifle hold, urges steadiness, and chides Slink for not understanding technique. Slink finally asserts the rifle is loaded, prompting further lighthearted ridicule.
A collage of curious notes covers sea births in Britain, Sioux allotments revised by Dr Eastman, and lions in Portuguese East Africa. It cites wives as dinner tasters, vast rabbit fencing in Australia, Dutch doors for weddings and deaths, and moral tales on friendship. Also mentions alligators in Greenville pools, German emperor’s large visiting cards, Italian gravestones and superstition curiosities, ending with memory of Eugenio Padova.
A Washington D C resident Mildred Keller of 719 15th Street NW credits Peruna with restoring her health after years of catarrh and failing climates. She says early doses helped and few bottles cured her, regaining appetite and strength. The notice notes many testimonials on file and mentions Dr Heartman receiving many more.
The will allocates 690 dollars to be shared by all barbers who ever served him at his regular hairdresser. Each waiter at the restaurant he frequented receives a sea toy. He also leaves money to the clerks of the shops he patronized and to the servants of the clubs he belonged to.
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