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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1908
Page
2
Publisher warns readers of The Light to pay only regular authorized collectors, not carriers or errand runners. Message urges timely dues to avoid service interruption and to prevent fraud by unauthorized collectors.
San Antonio faces a precarious railroad bonus effort with southern towns pledging far less than needed. Only The Light Publishing Co. has pledged 85000 amid calls for 20 subscribers to contribute 5000 each. Four days remain to raise about half the 125000 goal or the plan will fail and damage the city’s standing.
The text discusses a cautious recovery in business led by bankers and industrial leaders while warning against speculative booms. It notes October exports at 172.2 million dollars, imports at 102.1 million, and a favorable but lagging foreign trade mood. It observes calm in European markets and optimism about the U.S. economy and international diplomacy.
The piece argues that merchants who avoid advertising cede market share to rivals who can afford ads. The timid advertiser loses business as aggressive, well funded campaigns capture profits, funding larger campaigns and greater success in a cycle of competition. It urges cautious merchants to embrace advertising to avoid bankruptcy through lost trade.
A compact Chicago gossip piece notes the perils of silence and rumor. It contrasts noisy busybodies with men who keep quiet about earnings, hinting at pride, prudence, and the social sting of hypocrisy. The tone is brisk and opinionated, reflecting urban chat.
On November 24 historical notes record Mohawk chief Joseph Brant dies in Canada in 1801. Ireney Thome Buckle born 1862. Princess Wilhelm preclaims Dutch throne. Josian Rix, American landscape painter born 1851. Astronomical events mention a 4:22 sunset and 5:08 moonset with Moon age one day and possible Canlo Point meteor observed overhead.
A historical advertisement promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the standard female remedy for uterine and reproductive ailments for over 30 years. It claims to relieve back ache, irregularities, weakness, nervousness, and numerous feminine disorders, urging women to avoid substitutes.
The federal court adjourned from Wednesday to Monday and Indes Timer went to Austin to have Thanksgiving with family. The fire department bought two fine horses from Howes for engine No. 1 at 3500. Alderman George Kalteyer returns from Europe. Emil Krause, formerly of San Antonio now in New Braunfels, visits. In Corpus Christi shoot, Atlee McCampbell and A. Thiele competed for a 75 dollar laminated steel shotgun donated by Parker Brothers. McCampbell and Thiele tied 1 to 15 in the first score, Thiele won the shoot-off.
A short anecdote about Prosper Merimee at a royal hunt, where the French author has no trophy to display. He explains, with courtesy, that luck matters in hunting and jokes he fired between the birds to avoid boasting about scraps of game. The excerpt appears in Youth's Companion.
An old newspaper ad touts Hulls Catarrh Cure and promises a reward for a cure of catarrh. It lists F J Chem Co Toledo as supplier and Walding Kinnan Marvin as wholesale druggists. The copy mentions internal medicine actions on the blood and systems, and advertises family pills for constipation.
George 8. Cortelyou Secretary of the Treasury urges active participation by business men in political duties. He calls for a revival of town meetings and civic involvement, stressing restraint on improper influence and the public welfare. He envisions broader citizen engagement as essential to reform and patriotic service.
Chairman B F Yoakum of the Rock Island Frisco system argues for a definite fixed governmental policy to aid railroads. He urges a broad coalition of commercial, industrial, agricultural, and labor interests to craft platform planks for both parties and demand candidates’ positions before election.
A satirical essay traces Attila and the Huns through history with playful notes on romance. It riffs on Hungarian money, whiskers, and folly as a comic lens on continental intrigue and marital woes.
Burial permits listed for three individuals including Oresdle Huff aged three from Buena Vista street with asthma and Laura Slandi aged twenty three from San Rosa infirmary with appendicitis Marta Luna aged twenty four from city hospital. Advertisement notes Foley's Honey and Tar for air passages throat irritation inflamed membranes and cough claiming to heal lungs expel cold with Bexar Drug Co.
The article urges giving babies water like adults, boiled for 20 minutes and stored in clean bottles. Boiled water is tasteless but acceptable for infants, offered every four hours, with daily supplies boiled in the morning and kept for no more than a day.
To Mr and Mrs Gnuatah Altween 404 Culebra avenue a boy. To Mr and Mrs DB J Manger 1211 North Hackberry a girl. To Mev and Mrs Joe Wanneherp Ada street a girl.
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