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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1900
Page
2
Notice to readers at the San Anapo Post Office about Second Class Mail matters. Subscribers not receiving the paper should complain to the office. Do not pay subscriptions to unauthorized collectors as advertised.
The piece traces the shibboleth as a social test word used to identify insiders and outsiders from Jephthah’s time to modern secret societies. It discusses how pronunciation marks in group speech reveal membership and how such trials have persisted across cultures and eras.
Dr Calmette of Paris reports a serum that cured a dog bitten by a rattlesnake after ten cubic centiments were injected under the skin. Dr De Plasse of Milford tested the serum, plans free inoculations in Pike County, and says ten centimeters suffice for children or adults against rattlesnakes copperheads or pilot snakes. Farmers welcome the potential Texas aid against frequent snake deaths and victims.
The passage discusses the ease of conforming to others opinions and the comfort of being among those who share your beliefs in religion politics and pleasures. It argues against teaching or entering groups by force and endorses surrounding oneself with like minded people while warning of gatekeepers and varying world forms.
Commissioners Court renewed the county courthouse insurance due to expire August 15 with providers including Dittman Oppenheimer and Hone-Protection Insurance. They also approved payments for August Neumann for Frio City road work 13 to T.P. McCall per diem five days 15 Trainer per diem ten days 30 and vendors Alamo Cement 473.59 Alamo Iron Works 65.46 and publication by Vrie Presse 12.
A New York Post note recalls a Madison Square Garden scene where a child rider in a circus act dreams of becoming a clown. He idolizes the applause and practices flip flops on the bars, while circus schools rely on clowns to teach the young performers.
The article describes British battleship artillery with four 12 inch barbettes and 12 inch secondary guns. It notes wire wound construction, each gun weighing 46 tons, 37 1/4 feet long, 12 inch bore, 67 pounds cordite charge, and 850 pound projectiles capable of penetrating iron at 1000 yards. Secondary 6 inch guns weigh 7 tons 15 hundredweight, 20 feet long, with 14 to 52 wire layers, firing 1314 pounds cordite and 100 pound projectiles through 11 inches of iron at 1000 yards.
A scientist cites a method: placing a wire around ice near melting point and suspending weight to create pressure that liquefies the ice under the wire. The melted section sinks, ice refreezes behind, and the wire gradually passes through, leaving the block intact once complete.
A light dialogue from the Kansas City Star shows a flirtatious scene where a woman hints at preferring marriage to a man with presidential prospects while a cadet playfully expresses affection. The exchange emphasizes romance and social ambition in a humorous tone.
The text mentions occasionally giving teething powder to soothe a teething child by softening the gums, indicating a caregiver practice described in the article.
The Chicago Chronicle praises A P Edgerton of Olio for an 1882 Fort Wayne High School commencement speech using monosyllabic words. He urges girls and boys to seek work with faith, honesty, and courage, highlighting industry, skill, and the value of education.
The Washington Star notes that tulle and chiffon define the season's millinery with intricate manipulation. It highlights careful taffeta rosettes and bows on simple hats, and praises the picture hat with ostrich plume crowns reflecting four to five days of labor.
A Norward old advice column notes safe methods for washing colored fabrics. It recommends making a thick starch from half a cup of rice or cornstarch with four quarts of water and using two thin batches for washing. The garment should be rinsed in clear water and dried in the shade before sprinkling and ironing on the wrong side.
A citywide sale announces the largest stock of secondhand wheels from Dodds & Co with flexible pricing and wide selection. The event aims to attract buyers seeking affordable used vehicles and repair parts.
Hon R Tarver recounts the 1854 Cibolo valley raid by about 30 painted Indians, the killings of a woman and a preacher’s son, and the pursuit that ended with Indians escaping to Mexico. A later panic in Seguin and Newton's camp swelled to over 1000. alarm proved unfounded by dawn.
Deaths include Chirpig Velasquez 60 of 414 South Concho buried at Fanler namo cemetery under Sons of Hidalgo. Lizzie West 21 of 725 Crockett died of tuberculosis buried City Cemetery No 3. Infant daughter of J A Daughtery 5 days buried Odd Fellows cemetery. Alvina Schroeder 8 died on Nevada Street shipped to Castroville for burial.
A brief advertorial notes that the faster coughs and colds are halted the less danger of trouble, praising One Minute Cough Cure as the only harmless remedy with immediate results and listing endorsers Wm G Kalteyer J A Burke Schasse and Wm Appmann.
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