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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1907
Page
2
A collage of short items notes a delayed strike settlement, Buell predicts moderate to sizable weather, Texas rice growers happy with the year’s start, and a plug for San Antonio’s international fair. Snippets mock Wall Street chatter and European royalty, plus a hornet sting anecdote from a Pennsylvania game and a Georgia preacher’s NY wickedness claim.
In Paris, Max Stiefel of San Antonio extols Texas growth and immigration, saying the state can support a hundred million people. He notes Texas yields diverse crops beyond cotton, notes booming agriculture and new immigration patterns steering settlers to Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and other inland areas. San Antonio grows as a winter resort with rising population and demand for housing.
The article extols cotton as vital to the economy, noting United States production of 13,446,100 bales versus the world total of 18,878,060. It emphasizes cotton’s supremacy in trade, value, and employment and predicts its continued dominance despite a late, smaller crop but better prices.
The article analyzes cotton production by country and region, noting Britain and Germany pursuing growth in Africa, while the United States leads in raw cotton and is central to world supply. It cites last year’s crop totals, spindle counts, and regional manufacturing splits, highlighting China’s falling imports and rapid Southern growth in textile mills.
A London Spectator critique of the U S president s Provincetown speech argues Americans misjudge democracy by overvaluing statutes and underfunding enforcement It warns that laws without execution breed weakness and calls for honoring efficient law enforcement to avoid national disgrace and danger
A note praising Governor Hill marks his sixty fourth birthday. The piece lauds his editorship and executive leadership, recalling his durable influence on New York State governance and public affairs, with well wishes from allies and opponents nationwide.
A fragmentary verse expresses a prayer to God for life and love while confessing inner destruction and Cain like kinship. The speaker seeks humble service to others through learning and love to restore peace. An intimate personal plea ends with a vow to teach loving service for communal peace.
Fragment mentions government regulation of time observations, San Antonio reference, and a trade or breakfast detail, but text is garbled and unclear about events or individuals.
In New Orleans time, a clock set one hour fast fools visitors who think they have over stayed. Major Huell explains the clock keeps out undesired callers and shortens lingering conversations as assistants hurry visitors to leave. He notes the blunt effect of the fast clock on a persistent Innurinaen agent and jokes about the government adopting poverty fifth meridian.
A bottle of medicine appeared to cause a stir at the home of James W. Daley when a stubborn cork resisted opening efforts. After attempts to loosen the stopper with a wire hat and a pick, the bottle was eventually removed, with the scene drawing curious neighbors for several doors around.
While raising the lever, an explosion startled spectators as cork and debris flew from the blast. Franz and neighbors rushed to assess casualties though no injuries were reported. Officials investigate but Daley later concludes the event may have been mistaken.
A Marine corporal at a bathing pool in the Hot Wells district became the center of attention after his bathing suit tore during a double backward flip. spectators teased him as he swam to shore and the manager provided a towel to cover him while he escaped the crowd.
A tale from the steamer Concho bound between Gulfport and New York recounts a practical joke turning against the joker Emil Binin lantern buyer for the Duliing company. Mr Blam le, known for humor that bends toward the laugh, figures in the lighthearted incident aboard the party gathering.
On the Werena Wolff voyage a set of passengers including Wolff & Marx staff Mme Cemeli Joseph Gans Mrs Shapiro and Miss Kathryn Booker plus J J Henkel and his wife devised a nightly prank against Blum. They planned to trap him in a joke by threatening headcuffs and confinement to provoke sleep and fear. Blums response included barricading his door and sleeping with a clasp knife in hand as the others enacted their prank even as Whildso staged a nightmare and dropped a coil to frighten him away from rest.
The passage describes a character who admires the vast expanse of the Tana Star state and the magnitudes of the big Ainve, a view nearly straining a close friendship at her home in San Tals Poloel, Mex. The name L. F. ROPRIGUEZ appears as a traveler in the story.
A humorous anecdote from Mrs. Rodrigues describes how she planned to send her son to a San Antonio college and explain she was going to Texas. A neighbor, a Texan, questioned her plans, leading to a playful miscommunication about the Lone Star state and the vast map of the United States.
A party of two negro men buying tickets to Washington for the national colored Baptist convention chose a side trip to New York to view Wall Street. One delegate insisted on seeing Wall Street first, expressing curiosity about how money moves on the famous financial district, while others planned to attend the Washington event and later report back. Delegates from San Antonio led by a stout spokesman are expected to relay impressions to their churches.
A hotel scene unfolds as a worker recalls orders to move out fast with laundry missteps. A large bundle is mishandled, delaying delivery and prompting a rushed departure for a depot. The incident hints at theft risk and hotel management's uncertainty about securing the belongings.
A Burlington building letter from Richard P. S488 Jr of Louis, Missouri, extols Peruna as a godsend to working men and women. The writer claims many users benefited, noting it aids sluggish liver, catarrh, and general health without expensive medical advice, and cites personal use with positive results.
A traveler disposed of a suspicious trunk during inspection and sent it ahead to Hepat before catching up. Upon arrival he prepared to dress in fine clothing but opened the bindle to find flimsy peeka-boo attire that caused him to nearly collapse.
An errant bundle and mistaken package lead to hotel intrigue as a traveling man stirs management while a guest hoards linens. King Carlos of Portugal dominates a royal brood with immense appetite and wealth, delaying army reviews for roast beer and pheasants, as his massive allowance and eating habits are noted during Edwardian entertainments.
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