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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1905
Page
5
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery and other remedies for health. It cites testimonials from a Mobile Alabama patient and a Buffalo physician, offers free consultation, and promotes a medical advisor book with mail order details.
Pittsburg reports a startling elopement involving Charles J. S. Miller, a top city figure, and Mrs. Bob Fitzsimmons, wife of the famed boxer. Miller and Fitzsimmons reportedly plan a New York departure and an eventual European sojourn, with friends uncertain about the pair’s sudden infatuation.
Street Department prepares to build six hundred crosswalks in thirty days with a special force led by Street Commissioner Russi. Work on Improvement District No. 3 Tobin Hill to finish in six weeks, gravel supply secured, drainage emphasized, while District No. 8 in the seventh ward awaits onset as crews repair streets and block pavements citywide.
Havana report says Secretary of Public Works Senor Montalvo believes American contractors holding the sewer contract will surrender due to revised plans. They expected profits from pavement work but climate makes asphalt unsuitable. Government may take over the project with compensation terms to be agreed.
Washington D C Dec 23 The holiday adjournment comes as the senate remains irritable over Panama canal questions and Santo Domingo treaty. The chamber shows little change in attitude toward the president since last session, and two major clashes highlight the current three week old term.
A milk wagon driven by Jules Zander collided with a trolley car after 8 PM injuring Zander who sustained a broken leg. He was treated briefly at a nearby place and later sent to a hospital. No cause details are available.
The Texas Steam laundry owner Thomas H. Gray receives an elegant sofa cushion featuring a lifelike portrait of himself on Friday. He thanks the donors, promising to remember the names in his memory. Hollister's Recky Mountain Tea is advertised.
London News argues that many Alpine accidents occur when tourists are urged by needy guides to attempt dangerous climbs beyond their strength. Guides push expensive routes for profit while tourists struggle with limited time and judgment.
A pagan myth claims May is unlucky for marriage with dire fates for wives and deformity for children. Ovid echoed the superstition warning widows and young women away from May unions lest gods’ wrath bring misfortune. He consulted stars and seasons to ensure a favorable match for June’s birth month.
A Panama and Central American vine known as matapalo or tree killer begins as a climber, grows rapidly, sends out root shoots and aerial tendrils, and gradually strangulates host trees. The trees rot while the parasitic plant remains upright, hollow and towering like a sea creature with sprawling tentacles.
A London bus passenger, a dignified man, lit a cigar and dropped a lit match. His umbrella caught fire and spread as a gust lofted it. He grabbed at his flaming umbrella, overbalanced, and somersaulted from the upper deck rail, landing safely on the street without injury.
A Detroit Free Press reader quotes a village blacksmith praising higher education. The visitor questions it while the smith notes colleges now include athletic training and that his son will be ready for skilled work as a first class blacksmith after finishing the course.
A patient jokes about paying a doctor after curing insomnia as the patient admits his wife retrieves items from his pockets each night, in a humorous exchange reflecting medical bill humor.
Dialogue excerpt shows Frau B denying acquaintance with a man claiming to be a friend, calling him a hastend from the German. The exchange captures cross language misunderstanding and social humor.
A terse reflection by Zimmermann warns that talking about oneself increases the chance of falsehoods, suggesting caution in self disclosure and public statements.
In New Orleans the six week Old International Brotherhood of Teamsters strike escalates as eight funeral directors sign a revised driver agreement yet refuse further concessions. City officials and the public face ongoing disruption with no side ready to retreat.
The Pecos street school hosted a three hour entertainment for fundraising toward a manual training shop. About seventy children performed forty eight pieces, drawing $111 in donations from staff, a local fair, a stockman from abroad, and community contributors.
A Washington special says friends of the president urge Congress to provide a private railway car for trips personal official and semi official. The president has completed major official travel and will not tour again to avoid implying campaign aims.
A testimonial advertisement proclaims Peruna as the premier treatment for grippe and catarrh. W. H. Parsons, ex-State Senator and ex-Special Supreme Court judge of Texas, endorses Peruna from Washington DC, claiming relief after four months of illness. Montreal resident Eugenie Lafortune credits Peruna with curing a severe grippe, and a $10,000 bank guarantee fronts the testimonials as genuine proof.
The text suggests using the remainder of his term for travel to New York or nearby cities and proposes that Congress provide a private car for the president to cover incidental expenses. It also mentions a social club New Year’s ball at Turner Hall with music by the Diez sisters.
The article argues the Far Eastern question remains unsettled despite some changes from the war. It highlights Korea’s resistance to being ceded to Japan, Britain’s stance aiding Japan within equal commercial limits, and no fundamental shift in Manchuria or Russian and Japanese positions. The future settlement hinges on the evolving power dynamics and regional alignments.
Jewelry shop ad copy notes Riedner's wedding suits and Lawison's Studio offerings. Carving sets listed in all grades and items from D. Thomas, Jeweler on Houston Street are highlighted with frames and discounts.
The article profiles Miss May Sinclair author of The Divine Fire noting seven years to complete the novel and ties to Devon Harmouth Sidmouth and Rock Ferry Cheshire. It adds details of Sinclair upbringing in England education limited to Cheltenham and private school and an early verse career. It also offers a harsh critique of Shaw describing him as clever but lacking sympathy and constructive thought.
Royal Cortisson analyzes Bernard Shaw noting Shaw’s lively satire and原 originality amid theories of social reform. The Outlook's book numbers frame Shaw as a teacher of society and a boisterous critic, with emphasis on his brain teeming with opinions and satirical force.
A garbled line from an OCR page hints at advice or a slogan about getting a suit made by Rieaner. No clear event or person other than the name appears. The readable fragment suggests a promotional or fashion context without verifiable details.
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