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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1903
Page
5
A whimsical tale set in a heavenly gathering where seventeen babies are vetted for adoptive homes. Wriggle the impish infant proposes a playful ruse to fit in with a prospective couple, hinting at clever mischief and a gentle social satire.
Two livestock silos are being built south of the Horticulture building. Fish Commissioner Bernit of Honolulu collects Hawaiian fish for display. A model police station features in the ideal city exhibit by Went, highlighting large American municipalities. A 25 foot iron and steel statue on a coal pedestal adds a striking Birmingham, Alabama crafted piece. The State Department exhibit shows a set of old houses from former capital towns used pro tempore as U.S. capitals.
The piece discusses Paris influenced fashion trends for fall and winter including flounce skirts in lace and chiffon and evening dresses with rosette like rosettes. It also notes urban coat styles and browns. Separately it surveys trolley speeds on lines in several states with speeds from thirty to sixty miles per hour.
An English correspondent visits Highgate cemetery where Tom Sayers the prize fighter rests. His grave attracts more attention than any other, with visitors lingering around and stroking the worn head of Sayers’s favorite dog statue guarding the tomb.
The text railes against lawmakers who rely on free passes and predictable votes. It predicts future sessions will push church attendance and Sunday cold meals, arguing that legislators avoid taxes and perks. It warns of a looming collapse of confidence if free passes cease.
The text presents a fragment of dialogue attributing fear to a girl fearing intrusion by an outsider using a modern device. No verifiable event, person, or organization is identifiable, and context is insufficient for a proper news-style summary.
The piece describes a French urban home as a formal, self contained unit focused on fabricating life outside. It notes extensive sewing, female fashion industry ties within the family, strict reception days, economical living, and a salon used as storage for ball gowns, with no casual drop ins in daily life.
The piece urges sending wedding presents early with a card, addressed to the bride or bridegroom depending on intimacy. It advises practical, novel gifts suited to the couple’s plans, warns against unsuitable imports for travel, and suggests duplicates be avoided by choosing useful items like silver baskets or bronze ornaments.
The text argues that diseases can spread via saliva and that frequent hygiene education is needed. It suggests teachers in public schools should continuously notice and correct saliva related habits as routinely as formal rule enforcement to curb contagion.
Two Boston women strolling near a borough encounter a milestone labeled Im from Boston. They mistake it for a sepulchral monument and exclaim with sentiment about the dead speaking. The Rochester Post Express notes the humorous misinterpretation.
An exchange likens climbing to ambition on a seven foot alpenstock. The speaker resists limits while the guide asserts possible ascent, framed in playful travel image.
Local ad notes carving sets and cutlery sold cheap at EB Praeger’s located on H Commerce Street at 322-324 with price-focused bargains. The listing highlights ORR as a nearby reference and urges shoppers to compare.
J Benson Foraker Sr named trustee at Ohio University Athens Louis Primeau noted Sioux interpreter dies Standing Rock L L Simpson chosen as Boston University law historian Alexander Meffert to supervise Missouri Athletic Club gymnasium project Stephen J Baker of Bakertown born Feb 29 1812 nearing ninety two Wadkins family reunion highlights son service William Osman Ottawa editor of Free Trader age eighty four Dudley Gordon Aberdeen joiner Earl and Countess Aberdeen entertain workers John Burns MP walks 200 miles with infantry to study army work Frank Schaukee Vincennes Indiana claims 6024 patents as leading inventor but fortunes elusive
Report cites Paris applying the automobile principle to manage baby campaigns and notes nurse regulation and speed limits. Mentions French governance of 1,550 workers and tobacco factories, a banker bequeathing funds for a city funeral procession, and cheap postage hopes. Observes exit lamps marked Sortie to guide passengers if electric light fails.
For sale a handsome 9 room cottage with bath sewer connections electric light telephone wood shed wash house and a beautiful yard. Close in at 214 Matamoras Street. Property always rented at a good price. Will sell for 700 less than its value. All taxes paid and property well insured for three years. Address Good Investment Daily Light office.
Local store M. J. Hewitt's advertises sewing machine needles and oil for sale, inviting customers to stock up on essential parts and lubricants.
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