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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1907
Page
2
A jumble of items mentions subscription notices and delivery prompts. It notes a Kansas joke about Dill and a river of curious asides on soap prices, a Fort Worth justice valuing a dog, and musings on Taft, Roosevelt and a third term. The San Antonio International fair is teased as opening November 9 with hopeful preparations and reunions ahead.
The Times urges San Antonians to advertise broadly to draw thousands to the fall fair. A well publicized spectacle brings in crowds who will become regular customers, leaving visitors satisfied with their treatment and safe from offense as they explore theatrically and commercially.
In Ver Verde region and Texas markets rumors claim cotton reaches twenty five to twenty seven cents a pound. Reports cite long staple stock and scientific grading as key factors. A curious tale from Yuma City cites a 103-year-old man linked to a large sale at 24 cents, with a $7000 total. Nashville asks what the city would do as Secretary Root passes San Antonio on the way home.
A Northwestern Yazoo County planter sold 70 bales of long staple cotton at top prices, totaling 9867.70 from 86 510 pounds. The grower, who specializes in long staple cotton, typically markets hundreds of bales each season. Other farmers sold 12 bales at 24c and 24 bales at 16c, with smaller lots at 22 1 20c, 54c, and 6c. Despite lower overall cotton prices, high grade cotton continues to fetch solid returns, and Yazoo growers favor cotton that does not fluctuate in price and remains in steady demand.
Pittsburg readies for reform as a heated social battle erupts over women’s hairstyles and department store rules. A city columnist notes a moral crusade against pompadours and strong opinions lure families apart while shops risk losses.
A critique argues that large corporations like Standard Oil misuse profits to gain financial influence, harming the banking system. William G Rockefeller reportedly lent 34.76 million dollars in one year to outside interests, provoking concern about destabilizing money markets and unequal wealth impact. The Journal of Commerce supports tighter corporate focus and stronger, regulated banking.
The attorney general’s department strikes down a law proposed to create country improvement districts. Introduced by Representative Gatford of Sherman, the act lacked bond authority tax collection and district incorporation provisions. Critics say the Thirtieth legislature wasted effort and fails to advance the good roads program.
A concise report notes the upcoming international Pats event in San Antonio and Pearsall preparing for a short, controlled spread. It hints at addressing strangers encountered during travel through this grand country, focusing on the journey and reception rather than specifics.
Local reports recount a plan to prank the minstrel Al G Field at a county chautauqua in Ohio. Field faced a staged misdirection, misintroduced on stage, with a crowd unsettled by a failed greeting and a later dramatic boating mishap involving a gun and birds, but he recovered and pressed on with his performance.
The Mitchel ls and members of the club that runs the famed venue reported a two week stretch of lively sport and social events. Eyewitness accounts describe a dramatic scene with notable humor and a cheerfully chaotic mood, though details remain partially unclear. Reports indicate abundant beverages and a memorable night.
During a weekday evening Al bert Steves and Toombera club members fished on the lake. Their boat, owned by several members and built sturdy though light, carried Steves’ weight causing it to sink the awatt dows.
Tol Clark E Carr of Galesburg recounts how Knox County residents earned the nickname Suckers. He recalls early settlers living south, farming in summer, traveling to Galena mines in winter, and joking that “the suckers are eating” gave the name to locals.
A quirky dialogue item from the Chicago Record-Herald reports a dispute in brief form. A man asks if the mayor bought a basket of cantaloupes, and the other denies it, highlighting a humorous exchange typical of early 20th century newspaper humor columns.
A short note praises keeping a bottle of bitters in the medicine chest for sudden stomach or bowels trouble and suggests a few doses of the famous remedy can help.
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