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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1908
Page
2
The Light's Road Trip Aims Rail Progress For San Antonio
The Light plans a morning trip starting in Pleasanton to survey counties and ranches for a railroad to Brownsville. It hopes to show San Antonio how it will back the project, urging local action and cooperation to avoid bearing the costs alone. The campaign will report back with pledges from intervening counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sat
Brownsville
San Antonio
Texas
Ray Antonio
Mulery
Business Men's, Club
Pleazadom
Trust and rhetoric roam in a Texas campaign briefing
A speaker mocks rival claims and accuses Democratic officeholders of failing integrity while praising reformers in Austin. The exchange labels the opposition as corrupt and questions the motives behind party alliances as the campaign heatedly unfolds.
Night-Rider Threats Stir Texas Action Demands
Editorial urges swift state action against night-riders seen as forerunners of anarchy. Calls for preventive measures including ranger support or military deployment, quick courts, and summary justice when caught. Notes business leaders pressuring railroads to curb California tourist routes and announces Fort Sam Houston adding a new battery as Homeseekers move to Southwest Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Amarchy
Kentucky
Winter Woes Push Household Purchases Ahead
A distressed narrator laments mounting need for winter supplies and warm clothing as sudden cold snaps strain finances. The speaker contemplates buying quilts coats and a furnace grate but fears funds will not suffice, expressing mounting frustration and urgency.
Roosevelt accuses Standard Oil in campaign clash
Fragmentary OCR shows Roosevelt rail against Standard Oil as backing Bryan and stirring a sharp party rivalry. He claims the company pours denunciations and finances into Bryan’s presidential bid while pressuring a new party platform, with slogans like Down With Standard Oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Pointed Paragraphs From Chicago News Rumor Mill
A jumble of wry lines mocks modern life in Chicago with quips on business failures blamed on trusts, citizens preferring force over patience, and a stubborn man praised for his supposed judgment. The piece closes with a sly note about an old man stealing a kiss from a young widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Waltel
Min
Oct 11 in History Dispatches From 16th Century Strife
On October 11 historic chronicles note Don John of Austria crushing Ottoman fleets at Lepanto ending a major Muslim threat, and a terrible hurricane wrecking ships near Havana with loss of Spanish vessels. Also marked are 1820 expiration of Kruger’s decree and shifting frontier moves. Astronomical data include sunset and moonrise times with Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter appearing early evening in the eastern sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don John of
Austeis
Spain
Venice
Lepanto
Havana
Dean's Kidney Pills Advertised by San Antonio Resident
A San Antonio resident testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills cured backache headaches and urinary troubles after using several boxes. The ad claims strong local endorsement and notes the pills are sold by all druggists at 59 1/2 cents, with Foster-Moburn Co of Buffalo as sole U.S. agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Dean
W. A. Woodgate
Nathin Fitrest
Foster-Moburn Co
Buffat
New York
SavaTess Pba
Rin Antonio
Tex
Bexar Drug Ca
The Papers Curtain Rises on a Villain and Reprieve
A garbled spoof reveals a staged tale where a villain threatens daughter and farm for ransom Then law arrives catching the criminal as the sheriff frees the heroine The papers reveal a reprieve a missing will and a confession ending with the villain’s downfall
Reflections of a Bachelor in New York Preen
A fragment from a dated column on male attire and social roles. It discusses how men dress to please their families, the pride some feel in wives and children, and the tension between public perception and private expectations within marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Yeedvanson
Rd Tay
Costly Fun in Texas Prohibition Debate
Texas pros wield the Slick to push prohibition if the legislature stalls. They threaten to enact statutory prohibition by exploiting their majority, aiming to force reform even without a constitutional amendment. The piece signals a lively, contentious path ahead in Texas politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Times-Herald
Texas
Do Spirits Exist
A historical reflection on séance evidence questions whether spirits manifest in observable form. The author weighs reincarnation, haunting by executed figures, and the limits of mediantistic proof, arguing for natural explanations and strict experimental testing before accepting occult claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seancey
Methot
Oulvee
Géneval
Saint-Just
Fourgier
Turville
Parla
Thiers
Epirus
Fondas
The Criminal Board Farce in Texas Courts
Dallas News laments the lax enforcement of bond forfeitures by judges and other officials. It urges public scrutiny and reform to compel collection of forfeited bonds, arguing current practice harms justice, politics, and taxpayer funds. Public opinion should demand accountability and proper bond collection.
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Dallas News
Jas
Cpunties
Texas
Back in the Game Herald Report on High Stakes Race
The Herald notes Mone and Harris swing back into contention in the interest line predicting Colonel Simpson's election by about 20,000 plurality over Governor Campbell. Simpson named at 206,000 to Campbell 180,000 with Mose in a pivotal role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mone
Harris
Simpson
Campbell
Bimpson
Mose
Lyon
Peruna Testimonials Praised by grateful users
A damaged testimonial page extols Peruna with claims of dramatic health benefits. Letters from W E Parsons ex-State Senator and ex-Supreme Court judge describe appetite and digestion improvements after one week, while Texas residents Charlee Schroeils and others share relief from catarrh and weak digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. EE. Parsons
Supreme Court of Texas
N. W
Washington, D.C
Rendenma
Perana Patients Report Remarkable Gut and Health Recovery
Disordered liver and constipation relief from Perana praised by W C Clement of Rome Georgia and Moses P Morvill of Columbus Kansas. Letters claim liver, constipation, systemic catarrh improved after weeks of use, with renewed strength and better overall health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C. Clement
Rome
Georgii
Perana
Moses P. Morvill
Route
Columbus
Kaneaa
Cieluala
Gystomis Catorch
Curious Casuist Describes Subtropical Forest Oddities
An eccentric observer compares misidentified trees in Mexico's subtropical west with temperate flora in Wilchoscan and Teple. He notes blooms that resemble white flowering glory and a strange “walnut” mimic, plus a gardener’s tale of a composite plant and a crooked tree used as a plow aid, reflecting on colonial agrarian ambitions and linguistic quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osie
Mexico
Wilchoscan
Jalisca
Teple
States
Johnsor Gass
Texas
Forsien Janas
Saved his boy's life with Drino Laxative claim
A caregiver recalls giving two doses of Falny's Drino Laxative to a three year old child for constipation and fever. The next morning the child was reported well and the reviewer credits the laxative with saving the boy's life. The text appears from Wollkash, Casimar, Wie.
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Wollkash
Casimar
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