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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1907
Page
2
scrambled text references Roosevelt popularity and local street repairs in San Antonio and Bleckville, mentions Chicago to New York trekker and various unrelated items. lack of coherent events or entities.
A December appeal urges early Christmas shopping to ease strain on store workers and delivery staff. The broadcast calls on merchants and papers to warn buyers that peak holidays hours strain labor, with Christmas delivery deadlines looming and freight demands rising across the nation.
Observers note Christmas shopping brings hardship for clerks drivers and delivery crews. Editors and merchants urge customers to buy early to ease crowds speed up delivery and reduce strain while boosting selection and savings for shoppers and better conditions for workers.
The Portland Oyegoulan argues for honest use of existing funds and notes scarcity stems from operators with bank access engaging in large, reckless ventures. It says high prices and wages masked scarcity while brigands of finance must be curbed by measures to prevent speculative manipulation and corporate mismanagement.
The New York Evening World notes smaller yields this year across wheat, corn, apples, and oats, yet higher prices lift farmer income. Wheat acreage fell about a sixth from last year, but price per bushel rose over a dollar. corn yields down 14 percent with prices up 44 percent. oats reduced 6 percent with prices near double. overall farmers expect greater net income though food costs rise.
The Boston Globe reports a Milwaukee gathering of 148 women indicating a scarcity of births among Matotty members, with only 14 children born to 1,420 women last year. Judge Neeler’s household noted among attendees. Roosevelt may address the issue publicly.
A fragment mentions Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan in Stahville with a prompt to choose. The text is incomplete but indicates Bryan as the political figure involved.
T. F. Jones, a San Antonio newspaper man, retells a bizarre episode from Central America involving a saley of 31,350 for 223 and a money market with railroad bonds. He says an agent named Watson earned over $5,000 a month in a scheme that overvalued Guatemalan railroad bonds. Jones notes this “railroad money” flooded Guatemala and that a united North American republic could emerge from the region’s turmoil.
The tale follows LaVeroe Titus, a Zira company member, stranded in Bon Antonio with $6.75 who bets on a long shot at the track. He wins by nose at the wire on a 10 to 2 favorite’s day, recounting his journey and plan to return to Broadway with winnings and a good story for friends and press.
A collage of brief items notes rat mortality signaling plague spread dangers and public health calls for rat destruction, a museum exhibit on a South Sea ghost house and its deadly curiosity, Kaiser visit cat fears at Windsor linked to royal tolerance for felines, and a Germantown diary recording severe frosts in 1816 to 1818 with weather details.
A snag specialist cites two famous scientists who contracted consumption from experiments with monkeys. He warns that lung health risks come from animals in homes and notes fashionable women danger from parrots and monkeys. He claims parrots also carry consumption and may infect handlers.
Grapes pears rapes and other fruits are packed in pauper boxes to jag nitrogen says L G Wood fruit agent from Chicago at the Hotel Duncan Oxygen expulsion halts decay for an indefinite time Fish shown in New York was preserved in nitrogen for nearly seven years Pears kept in excellent condition for three years Nitrogen will become general among us aiding fish and fruit shippers and saving thousands of dollars from spoilage en route to market
A quirky notice on a royal tomb near Sarxor on the Nile proclaims the tomb is “especially reserved for luncheons,” a rare invitation that amuses travelers and locals along the historic route.
An elderly man named Fredericks, a Civil War veteran with a gunshot facial abscess, scurvy, and malaria, reports decades of illness but credits Dusty Pure Malt Whiskey with restoring health and vigor after treatment failed. He notes six years of recovery and ongoing use, and endorses the remedy to others with weak constitutions. Brand identity and personal testimony anchor the brief notice.
An advertisement extols Buffys Pure Malt Whiskey as an absolutely pure distillation of malted grain. It claims digestibility, tonic effects, and treatment for consumption nervousness typhoid malaria stomach and throat or lung diseases. It urges buyers to insist on genuine older bottle labeled “Old Chemist” and notes price and free medical booklet from Daify Malt Whiskey Co. Rochester NY.
Early morning after a heavy night, a white or furred tongue signals illness and stomach distress. The ad touts a remedy guaranteed by Bexar Drug Co for 50 cents, promising refund if not satisfactory.
A jumble of brief notes mentions a windmill in Yarmouth, an upsurge of pages for a Cape Colony pageant, a London ad seeking 200 shavers, and foreign topics from Esperantists to Paderewski. It blends anecdotes on auctions, coins, and a Genoa violin commission with scattered historical reflections and place names.
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