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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1900
Page
10
In a promotional note E Brown announces everyday bargain pricing on clothing men and women hats shoes and accessories. The store highlights Hamilton Brown Shoes three for prices on collars hose and half price straw hats with periodical stamps and money orders available on request.
A historical sketch profiles the Chinese throne and the Dowager Empress as power brokers shaping Liu Hung Chang, Li Hongzhang, and other figures. It notes the emperor’s weakness, the Dowager’s ruthless ascent, and looming Boxers era tensions amid foreign influence.
JAS PL NEWCOME notes that San Antonio will host the Republican state convention after the market house auditorium is completed by September 18. The piece outlines factional fights between Terrell Green Hawley and Winthrop, predicts disorder or a split ticket, and urges preparations for visitors and two headquarters.
A critical editorial mocks Democratic opposition to McKinley abroad policy and calls for force over protests regarding China. It notes Bryan and Towne, laments party infighting, and suggests imperial aims and gold standard debates shape 1890s politics with sharp, period voice.
The report by Mr Bristow exposes Rathbones role in Cuba fracas and shows the administration will not shield the guilty. McKinley has handled the Chinese situation well though opinions differ on calling an extra session of Congress pending further situation clarity.
A July 1900 piece recounts a Melican man from Tejas accusing Chinese of idolatry and complaining of Chinese people living in the United States. It details tensions, religious mission, and accusations of exploitation with crude language reflecting era biases.
The article describes fashionable wavy pompadours for women with hair waved into shag styles. It notes variations to suit face shapes, high back hair piled into a snot or modified figure, and the addition of curls and decorative hairpins.
A thrifty mother visits remnant sales in late July to stock fabrics for next summer and winter dressmaking. She uses short lengths of lace and trimming for tiny frocks and aprons, saving money while preparing for school needs.
The Wichita Eagle notes merchants in the region push fence advertising along country roads and bridges. It contrasts a store that ignored newspaper ads with one that uses daily coverage and thrives. A firm previously unknown now dominates the market after heavy Eagle exposure and a year and half of sparse ads, claiming a 600 percent growth.
A advertising line touts Keyzer's Chimney Sweeper Pills with a claimed cure for illness. Price 10 cents and 25 cents per bottle. promotion cites Bull Bros as a retail point with a date shorthand 5-20-tf.
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