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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1907
Page
4
Advertises sections of 431000 acre grant lands near Las Vegas New Mexico. Claims fertile climate with ample rainfall and water. Promises free trips to purchasers and directs inquiries to Pelwato Party Tool Light office.
The Canal Commission publishes The Canal Record from Aspin, Panama, detailing canal workers life. It notes Isthmian Bowling League activity, local tournaments, crowded elm houses, symposia, and newly added basketball amid hot baseball rivals. It also outlines worker housing allowances, furniture stipends, and logistical notes on canal operations and supplies.
Fragmentary notes describe mosquito oil movements, including a July entry from New Orleans about 1190 barrels. The record mentions previous months with quantities like 42.29 pounds and 452.15 pounds and references active mosquitoes, with uncertain context about Canal Zone and recent months.
A stream of transfers records numerous parcels changing hands in San Antonio and surrounding counties. Transactions include Gnethe to H W Truax at blocks 1 and 2 on McCullough and Myrtle, and many others with buyers such as William Hope Davis Hiram Proudlee JM Morgan Mrs Ayres Cupeder and more. Prices cited range from $1 to several thousand dollars and lot lines include Laurel Heights Center City blocks San Jacinto and San Fernando streets among others.
Fragmented, humorous verse written in half legible diction about affection and farewells. The speaker praises a face and expresses longing while joking about costs, care and a future meeting. Named odd spellings suggest a playful letter from a newspaper page.
A Wochenblatt feature highlights royal families gifting and housing exotic pets from cats to camels and lynxes. The Kaiser disputes a daughter in law’s excessive pet tastes while German and Russian royals own animals housed in lavish setups.
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