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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1905
Page
16
A street corner dispute over whether a man should save his wife or mother if both fall overboard ends in bystanders and a policeman weighing duties to family. A calm suggestion proposes taking the question to the press for debate, while a magazine quips about optimism and integrity.
A collection of opinions and brief observations on city life and politics in San Antonio. Topics include transit needs, pure food and water standards, civil service effects on workers, fair grounds development, private graft concerns, and travel with rail and streetcar notes.
Juliet Wilbur Tompkins argues in Success Magazine that New York’s child labor laws miss mass tenement work. A six year old carries a twenty five pound bundle home from street factories while the law limits hours and conditions, leaving vast home labor untreated. Dr A S Daniel advocates banning tenement manufacture to force factory work where inspections are feasible and schooling can be provided.
Poetic line about a single splendid rage giving fragrance to a room and the sun’s light guiding words through centuries of gloom. Includes a brief magazine mention and an ad for Try Riedner suits with a New Phone 955 prompt.
Harvard and the New England Conservatory of Music announce a reciprocal alliance enabling Harvard students to study at the conservatory and count credits toward degrees while the conservatory offers access to English literature languages fine arts acoustics and public speaking at Harvard. The plan preserves each institution’s identity and aims to elevate American musical education and culture through shared professional training and orchestral performances.
Excerpt from Ray Stannard Baker in McClure's discusses railroad rebates shaping morality in freight. It highlights how persistent overcapacity and shipper pressure push railroads toward concealed deals and breaches of promises. The piece argues for radical reform of private control and rate taxation to restore decent business ethics.
A playful collection rewords well known maxims about time greed beauty judgment and charity. The piece pairs humor with reflections on prudence and society noting paradoxes and human foibles. It cites the San Francisco Call as the source of the quotes.
A compact note recalls a bridge linked to groups that have long shown strong feeling and produced notable music, hinting at lasting cultural ties and communal activity.
The firm announces a new San Antonio kraut from this year’s crop, claiming it matches northern kraut in quality. Theo Maggott signs the notice and provides two phone numbers for orders.
J Scudder Ed Torrey FEF J Scudder & Co established 1889 agents Germania Fire Insurance Co of New York represent leading companies with cash assets over 60,000,000 Fire Marine Tornado Plate Glass Bond Alamo Fire Insurance Building.
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