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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1900
Page
2
A church and civic proclamation frames Thanksgiving as a national habit that lifts mood and health. It contrasts Puritan frugality and rugged beginnings with today’s luxurious temples and ease, noting vast territorial growth and a strong, prosperous nation across the continent.
Advertisement touts Hosteric Stomach Bitters as a cure for constipation biliousness and dyspepsia claiming long time sufferers with weak stomachs will find relief. Describes it as a tonic and blood purifier and notes a private revenue stamp on the bottle neck.
A patriotic address extols national prosperity on the eastern shores and distant islands. It celebrates education and poverty’s decline, praising state built hospitals, industry, and progress while urging gratitude for the year’s sunshine amid clouds and catastrophe.
Electrical works including elevators erected and repaired and all electrical machinery serviced. Sunbeam Lamps are the Best. San Antonio Machine & Supply Company at 125-127 Military Plaza offers overhaul and breakdown service with phone 475.
Only one set of games remains in the local bowling tournament. Tomorrow night on the B M C alleys at Mission Garden the B M C and the Hussaches will bowl their crucial final games with the outcome deciding the championship or second place. The Hussaches must win both games away to force a playoff. The B M C must win at least one to avoid bottom placing and keep clear of the playoff chase.
Local ads urge readers to contact MO Hambleton Co at the Daily Light building for ground floor bargains in property. Office contact promoted as reliable source for opportunities.
The mayor's annual report shows Pat Stevens, rustling license inspector, helped the city clear 8203.75 more last year than the previous year after paying the inspector's salary.
Sir Charles Russell examined a witness on hoofprint size. The witness described the prints as ordinary, not as large as the hand, prompting laughter during the trial as the inquiry paused.
The Washington Star quotes Senator Sorghum urging loyalty saying promises should bind friends and party success without expectation of reward. He contrasts this with a personal ethic of expecting the other to fulfill obligations.
A tramp pleads for aid to Mrs. Whiffet, claiming a life of service. She doubts his veteran status, while he asserts he has “soldier all my life.” The Detroit Free Press recounts a brief encounter highlighting doubt and dignity.
In the anecdote Freddy recalls mamma promised a quarter for pulling a tooth. He admits he caused little fuss, so she only gave a dime instead. The tale hinges on a child’s simple expectation and a parent’s reward.
A humorous exchange from Harlem Life contrasts a master and mistress debating household staffing. Mrs Bingo argues she fired a top servant while noting neighbor Mrs Kingsley has dismissed eight girls in two weeks, humorously admitting her own count lags behind.
Dialogue from Chicago Tribune shows Mr. Welton proposing to Miss Highup with a blunt, standing offer. She counters that he must kneel before she will consider it, highlighting a humorous tension in the exchange.
Humorous exchange from the Baltimore American where a wife recalls promising happiness to her husband and questions why he should improve, while he wonders about her expectations and effort to please him.
The Chicago Times Herald quotes a banter about marriage and death by one’s own action. It notes that many such acts occur among the unmarried and jokes about endurance after marriage.
The Philadelphia Bulletin quotes a remark about Dr Dosem and his wife suspected of colluding. The doctor pushes a new dyspepsia cure while the wife operates a cooking school.
The verse recalls a man who reunites with his former lover and discovers she remains as fiery as ever. The piece hints at enduring passion, with the woman’s temperament reigniting past emotions and the couple’s history resurfacing in a single moment.
A dialogue snippet shows He urging Gladys to declare love and face the world while She challenges him to first tell her father in Yonkers. The exchange implies family approval as a hurdle before the couple can proceed with their plans.
A humorous New York Weekly snippet presents a mother warning against marrying a poor husband, while the daughter envisions happiness. The punchline notes their flat chosen above an ice cream saloon, highlighting comic social contrast.
Ninette explains her rapid knitting by rewarding herself with a chocolate cream after completing ten rows in a light hearted Chicago Tribune tone.
A convalescent is defined by Dr Tombs as someone who is not dead yet. He cites a one year old son as an example of a patient who remains alive during recovery. The playful remark contrasts life with death in medical talk.
In a Town Topics note, Mrs. Bixby voices concern over small annoyances and moral worries. The column hints at conscience troubling matters and everyday frictions in the community.
An advertisement offers a self cure for morphine opium and laudanum dependence claiming a harmless permanent home remedy. The message provides an address in Chicago and a box number for contact and further information.
A London Daily News account by war correspondent A G Hales reveals a 30-year-old German or Swedish woman married to a Russian engineer who spied for the Boers. She organized spying among Boer women, collected battlefield data, and fed it to Delagoa Bay, aiding Boer leaders. She charmed officers, then was thwarted by Kitchener, and was last believed in London.
An old newspaper snippet lists DeWitt’s Little Early Risers with sellers Kalteyer Burke Schasse Appmann and others. The brief highlights available over the counter and characteristic product branding in period ads.
A compiled roster of male correspondents and signatories with surnames starting A through Z, including multiple given names and initials. The list features numerous individuals such as Archer Gaines Allen Anderson Brown Barrera Carter Castillo Cardona and others, with some entries including titles or informal markers.
A rough OCR fragment lists numerous female names with initials from A to V and notes like two entries for some names. The text appears to be part of a social or membership listing or notice, with partial surnames and titles interspersed and truncated at the end.
Immigrant names and due letters listed as part of a local notices column. A hero story notes Charles Hoey saved a prominent businessman from drowning near North Flores Street and received a gold watch as a token of gratitude. The report describes the rescue and Hoey's modesty in not publicizing the act.
Special Agent Foster stated there was nothing new in the strike situation and that Vice President Pettinill and General Manager E. K. Baker would return today. No effort was made to work non union linemen yesterday. Foster met Mayor Hicks and Chief Cruse but found the mayor absent. Blanton, the seriously wounded lineman, remained in serious condition late last evening.
Fragmentary OCR lists couples and individuals such as Leopold Langwell Caroline Lamm Geo Wi Smith T Sweeney Jesus Ybarra Antonio Gomez Ed A Carroll Kate Barkley John Weber Ida Beier J O Richey Loma Henley T W Norton Agnes Begger son Camille Hernandez Martiana Bar ia feo with no clear event or context attached.
About one hundred Puerto Ricans on two tourist sleeping cars traveled west on Southern Pacific No. 9 toward the Hawaiian Islands to work in cane and rice fields. They praised the United States for relief, described primitive living conditions, and noted meals in a dining car. A Cuban interpreter accompanied them. Another group is due December 12 for San Francisco and onward to Hawaii.
An old classified notice from Goggan and Bros promotes a piano shop that handles only pianos and musical instruments. It invites customers to visit a warehouse to speak with staff described as gentle men who understand their trade. The ad promises no notes and no interest and includes a date stamp 12-2-11 HOS.
Margarethe Wolfram transfers lot 12 block 11 city block 517 with 10 varas front on Lamar street to Ferdinand FE Wolfram for 800 dollars. Juan de la Garza conveys lot 39 block 8 with 15 varas front on Indianola street to Frank Lane for 140 dollars. Geo W and Hattie E Russ quit claim 56 acres of original city lot 8 range 3 district 4 Old Town tract to H H McLane.
Special to the Sunday Light reports the Galveston Opera House will not be rebuilt until the 1901 02 season due to high labor and material costs. In the interim, excursions are offered to Houston for premium attractions.
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