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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1908
Page
2
Publisher warns subscribers to pay authorized collectors only and avoid unapproved payees. Message emphasizes using official channels to prevent fraud and protect accounts.
World lumber imports total about 295.6 million dollars, with the United States supplying about 20 percent of goods bought abroad and Austria-Hungary, Russia, Canada, Sweden and Norway among top importers. Many forested nations now rely on imports as domestic forests shrink. St. Louis merchants report satisfactory trade and expect growth into next year, with third quarter figures anticipated to match 1907 levels.
A fragmented report from a recent commercial secretaries convention shows discussion over a plank that would exempt factories from taxation for several years. Proponents argue it unfairly favors factories. opponents say Texas needs varied forms of enterprise and tax equity across all businesses.
The article outlines proposals to exempt factories from taxes for years to spur manufacturing, urge amendments for special taxes on roads and rails, back rural school improvements, promote river power for light and industry, seek protection against overseas losses, and fund the state agriculture department. It also supports river navigation, opposes higher railroad freight rates, urges a state mill for bagging, and backs showcasing Texas goods at the Alaska-Yukon exposition. It notes Republican tactics, a San Antonio sidewalk expansion, and questions San Antonio’s railroad ambitions to Browns-ville.
Fragmentary historic prose laments that despite anti trust rhetoric laws misuse and hidden deals persist. It notes Rockafeller era concerns about monopolies and rebates, with stockholders supporting combinations and government limits proving ineffective in restraining economic forces.
The Washington tinged exchange between Sperker Cannon and Mr Gry devolved into personal abuse and flowery rhetoric. The attack relied on style over substance and is unlikely to sway voters, reflecting a weak argument framed as character critique.
A fragmentary comic sketch on strong will marriage and social pretensions. The narrator contrasts male pride in wealth with self control and parental influence. The piece riffs on domestic routines and romantic roles in a humorous, old newspapers tone.
A blotched column mocks social pretenses as readers are urged to question appearances and hear the other side of every tale. The palmist figure waits for a proverb to seize the moment while domestic life jokes and jests about marriages and fools.
Sept 18 entries recall St Augustine founded in 1565 as oldest U.S. town, Samuel Johnson born 1709 and died 1784, Balme 1818–1908, plus an 0:01 Bruny event. The weather-like sky notes mention the moon’s age and orbital details, with fragmented garbled text about celestial observations and a passing reference to Neptune.
John Laughlin of Burns City Marlin Co Ind, a Civil War veteran, credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing his rheumatic pains after years of illness. He describes severe swelling, sleepless nights, and loss of strength before starting the pills. The advertisement touts the pills as a tonic for nerves and a safe general remedy, sold by druggists or by mail from Schenectady NY.
From San Antonio notes 21 years ago, the Belknape team defeated the Mackays 15 to 1. Military matters dominated relocation plans for the new city hall amid city affairs. Lone Star club hosted a well attended sweepstakes with Rothwell and Sullivan posting top scores. Rothwell made 27 of 40 in three wing-shot rounds. United States Marshal Mayhin mentioned in civic notes, and a Prospect Hill social with dancing followed a shooting event.
A fragmentary exchange about a misheard question on the telephone. A caller repeats a confusing query asking which place is being referred to and a bystander reacts with annoyance, suggesting an unusual way to force clarity. The dialogue evokes everyday confusion in a noisy telephonic setting with playful miscommunication.
English author Mrs Humphry Ward argues suffrage is not inevitable and cites American history where movement setbacks came from within. She praises English gains in local government but warns the anti suffrage tide may reassert itself. The piece claims the movement is being checked and defeated by women themselves.
The article argues for strong local self government as basic to democracy. It calls to empower municipalities with necessary powers and exclude outside interference to let towns work their own policy and progress.
Ida M. Tarbell argues that American life deprives immigrants of happiness by limiting holidays and outdoor festivities. She notes the loss of festive culture, the shift from merry makings to work, and the need to preserve foreign dances and village fairs amid US norms. The piece laments scarce celebratory days and calls for richer communal leisure.
A reflective piece extols mothers as guardians of propriety and social code, warning against fashion and moral laxity. It argues the home front maintains public virtue, condemns reformers, and lauds stern maternal vigilance on fashion, behavior, and literature. Mentions a local business and a catalog of paper products.
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