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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1904
Page
6
Fragmentary notes and misread lines show a chaotic San Antonio political scene. Mentions include Mayor Campbell, Alderman Saillway, Rev Moore, and a looming county ticket battle. References to gambling allegations, reform rhetoric, and elections hint at tension ahead of a 1904 campaign year.
The letter reads as a snapshot of county and city politics, with Alderman Salliway and other officials under scrutiny for alleged gambling law violations and harassment. It notes Democratic leaders pushing for reform, fears of voter suppression, and mentions candidates on both parties tickets amid a tense local election environment. A personal testimonial from Mrs. Ramon Gareta defends a kidney remedy and feature mentions a local brewery and patent medicines.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses Lucian Melangid and Mabank Gourley in relation to acreage at Talost and Afton. It mentions cultural methods for combating a hot weevil and critiques government figures while noting agricultural instructions guiding sand cultivation and other crops.
A garbled passage describes a man reacting to a phone call and a joke about drinking, with uncertain names and terms. The text references Sunbresy Tiny and Miers Jathe, plus a question about a Herald in a supe quession, all embedded in a stray, unfinished sentence.
An old health note promotes a sulphur based wafer remedy named Stuart Caldum Wafer, claiming concentrated sulphur benefits for liver and kidneys, easing constipation, and purifying blood. It contrasts crude traditional sulphur use with modern palatable forms and cites clinical anecdotes from Dr. RM Wiking and others. It warns of impurity in older sulphur preparations and hails Calelimy Wafer as superior.
The Galveston Tribune recalls George Ade at a banquet answering about success and failure. He notes that the hardest workers endure failures yet gain successes and even reuse a rejected melodrama when a manager said it lacked merit.
A party of four in Ketchikan discovers ambergris valued at $100,000 on a beach near the Glove land Peninsula. Indians along the coast collected lumps of the scent heavy substance from a whale and transported portions to town. The ambergris is described as excellent for preservation and nearly pure in quality.
A dubious scheme described as a way to secure marriage involves a Russian girl who sells chances through tickets priced at $2.50. The plan promises a $12,400 payout if the winner accepts, with options to forfeit by the other party or restart if declined.
The Galveston Tribung cites mixed views on prayer and action, noting Russians pray while striking enemies and believers must pair faith with work. It critiques reliance on prayer without deeds, quoting the Bible’s call that faith without works is dead.
A poetic voice laments the grey world’s roar and yearns for hidden wilds. The speaker recalls youth’s paths, distant rivers, and valleys of peace, wishing to depart the dust and remain in the遥 far, serene landscape invoked by memory. The piece closes with a wish to renounce the world forever.
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