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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1908
Page
1
A dated grocery list shows prices for fruits vegetables dairy and meats. Items include tomatoes beans peppers cabbage celery green onions potatoes onions apples honey and more with per unit or per pound pricing and quantities listed. Distinguished sellers or store branding are not clearly identified in the provided text.
A garbled recipe passage describes making a batter for tomato slices, frying toast rounds with chutney, and serving with cheese and olives. It also mentions bacon with green beans, and baked mutton cutlets with a simple butter and water baste, plus a ladled gravy. The text is fragmentary and mixed.
A flood of society visitors is noted with many names listed as traveling to New York for extended visits and events. Residents like Miss Bugerth Lantford and Miss Alma Crider are among those visiting or returning, while efforts build for Tennis tournament events at the club and social teas daily.
In Houston Street a dairyman and a fruit vendor clashed over public space. A revolver was drawn as both men argued who could use the curb. Police intervened and arrested the two men along with several bystanders and a responding officer.
A garbled page mixes fashion notes on posing for photographs and a spoof on relic remedies. It cites skin lotions, a facial cleansing formula, and a scalp massage method using tonics with named ingredients and measurements. The text overall reads as fragmented advice and mock captions from a vintage periodical.
Dr. lem to return September 22 Mrs J Z Taieon Alpine at ie Angela Senator John G Willacy arrived from Austin en route to Corpus Christi W U W H Rice and Miss Bally Rice Austin at the Mengder H W Pinnick traveling passenger taxent of the Rocksland Frica jumped this morning from wheel s vacation spent with his former home in Wichita Kansas mas Fedne Zoeller af Boer for Sabina this morning one visit Steyelster after a visit in San Antonio as she goes of Alderman B A Kuehn and family Jon Hollons veteran passenger conductor on the Southern Pacific with wife and daughter Winifred Bollons from a trip to Michigan Droid P Oldham and Tamily returned from a trip to New York and other polay Travis Jones returned last night from a trip to Victoria ani Rana Wate in the atty on a visit to hie brether Travis F Jones and will erin here Mrs Amie Miller and Miss Rie Lal nf Houston giants Misalon hote l W Goodwin of Temple moved to San Antonio accony by family they will make their home here They have located the West Park aves ony R Boyle attorney for the Sap railway left this morning for Los Angeles California on a several weeks vacation
William They notfs, a thin youth about 16, traveled over 2000 miles in three months. Police captured him in San Antonio after riding freight trains from EF Page. He claimed to be returning home due to mistreatment in several western towns, but the court fined him.
Little Mlas Fhehna Swank daughter of Mr and Mrs W Sivanit celebrated her fifth birthday yesterday at 402 Devine Street. A party of children attended and played various games, all enjoying themselves.
Tangier dispatch reports a distant re working note that M. Tangy adopted Motosco Ciy and proclaimed AGRA, 94 Indian. A Tadsaengar is summoned to AbA-Al-Awlé and warned that another proclamation may follow, signaling shifts in regional authority.
The city dockets show seven divorce filings in various district courts. Jessie Granger sues Abner Granger for divorce and custody. Nellie Gafford seeks divorce from Margonla Gafford with alimony and property relief. Kutle Henz sues Jacob Rent for divorce. Velma Granger is named in a custody suit. a temporary injunction restrains property interference in a Forty-fifth District matter. Wesley Riggs seeks custody in a Thirty-seventh District case. Privalla Abrams sues for divorce in the Fifty-seventh District. Marriages cited include April 28 1699 and May 17 1904.
Five Wahl adding Mach ing Company employees were fatally injured by an explosion at the Otto street plant. A gas jolt opened the wall safe triggering the blast. The building’s upper floors were wrecked and four women and a man were seriously hurt while others suffered light injuries.
A weather note reports a trough of low pressure bringing scattered showers to the vicinity. It notes yesterday’s high of 80 and low of 4 with 1.13 inches of rain, marking the area as unusually wet for the period.
A letter from Baldy Crook Michigan describes Grape-Nuts as a nutrient flood aiding brain and nerve development in children and nursing mothers. The writer cites a mother's experience, noting improved strength and successful nursing after introducing the cereal.
A general finance committee and precinct committees of the Bexar County Aryan club are appointed to collect funds for Bryan. J. Ho Haile will receive contributions at the State Bank and Trust Co. and donor lists will be published. The long list of named committee members reflects broad Democrat representation.
Dr John Breashear, noted astronomer, photographed an immense aurora display over 2,260,000 square miles facing the sun. He notes the phenomenon has a temperature reading of 901,000 dextrans above zero, presenting a rare and striking view for the region.
A fragmented text shows characters Salenman and Henning in an apartment with looks and search for a husband. The lines imply casual conversation and a humorous or domestic tone as one person asks for something cheap and the other responds with a quip about time.
Bryan arrives in Cumberland Maryland for campaign stops on September 12 as crowds gather along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. He denies a past pledge regarding support for Taft, plans appearances at city hall and the Academy of Music, and travels with supporters through Wisconsin and Wheeling. Taft and immigration official Laver Straves accompany T. V. Powderly. Bishop Hartzel extends an invitation to address the community in Chicago.
Secretary Vance received a letter from John C. Burns at the experimental station requesting a prize stick judging contest for students in animal husbandry to be held in October. The fair directors will pick a day as entries are postponed to September 26. Saddle horse classes entries are now due by September 26 and judging will occur in the second week of the fair.
A young traveler named Cilhert Swensat boards toward Port Lavacn from the Misalon hotel. Although far from home, he remains hopeful and plans to visit Olivia to meet Pred Kooper, a local farmer, as he continues his travel.
The program for the entertainment at Fas A Koshay supreme president of the Fraternal Brotherhood Avia will be in San Antonio September 25 with Miss Mary Reynolds directing. Tot Kirkpatrick will deliver the Welcome. a chorus and entertainment will follow. A class of 50 will be presented to the supreme president. an escort team from Alahio Indge will debut publicly. Refreshments and dancing will end the evening.
Two brief death notices from a local paper announce infant deaths. Louies Muthilit Pianta, aged 1, died September 10 and is interred at St Migy’s cemetery. Neila Edna Burkett, aged two, died September 10 from meningitis and will be buried at Luthernan cemetery near Edden and Andrew streets.
Allen K Razadale traveling passenger agent of the Sap railway organized posters for a water carnival in Corpus Christi from September 14 to 21. The event will feature a cowboy tournament and Mardi Gras tied to the carnival, anticipated as one of the region’s largest of its kind.
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