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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1901
Page
2
A reflective piece likens life to a relay stagecoach journey toward an upcoming changeover. Passengers arrive and depart, with memories of companions, journeys past, and the unique events of the current period, noting a pivotal moment as one era ends and another begins.
A reflective piece traces 1901 as a year that showed the people stronger than government, taught humility before nature, and hinted at a broader world. It envisions a转 1902 journey from an old era to a new coach, with wealth widening access and a calm readiness to invest experience for future gains.
A crowded hotel notice lists J Pallam of Palestine at Elite. Edward Becker and family of Baton Rouge in Southern apartments. J Martin and Mrs Sarah Cook and W B McNamara at Bexar from New York. Nestor Lennon H Gibbons W W Newcomer registered at Elite from New York. Emil Hillje of Weimar visiting Dr. Trolinger at 630 Nolan for about two weeks. L H Van Treese, ex-St Louis shoe drummer, at Menger now in a railroad job at Nogales. J Saunders Gordon of Schumann Grand Concert company touring, native Texan. R A Arthur and C F Munch returned from Eagle Lake with seventy ducks. Maech recalling San Antonio Steam Laundry employer. Anton Hannich and wife back from six months in northern and eastern cities. Hannich a Pullman conductor on the Southern Pacific San Antonio City of Mexico route.
Last night at 10 15 the alarm at box 125 near South Flores and Arsenal streets sent firefighters to Mrs Kate V May 124 City where a wood pile blaze began. The flames were controlled with no damage reported.
The article profiles Sarah Orne Jewett author of The Tory Lover and Deephaven. It describes her New England upbringing in South Berwick Maine, her early inspiration from country life, and her prolific writing pace. It notes her father a country doctor and how memories from drives with him influenced her work.
W. W. Fisher, prominent attorney of Austin, hosts John A. Parking of Lake Charles, Louisiana, as a guest at the Southern.
The monk Telemachus halted a public fight in the Coliseum when he leaped into the arena during a gladiatorial display in 404 A.D. His intervention, witnessed by spectators, helped spur an imperial edict abolishing gladiatorial sports in Rome and across the empire.
The gantlope or gantlet and a variant involving four halberds were used as military and naval punishments for theft. A sergeant with a halberd faced the sinner during the gantlet, then a sequence of soldiers administered lashes with the cat of nine tails until the offense was expiated.
The piece notes two unusual cat facts. Yellow hairs supposedly indicate female cats, while blue eyed cats are always deaf. It cautions that blue eyed cats are rare and not all deaf cats are blue eyed, but asserts any blue eyed cat cannot hear thunder.
A Lahore structure built around 320 B C defied four successive governments' attempts at removal. The article notes India also has plastered white buildings as smooth as glass and marble-like in appearance.
In a playful exchange the Britisher boasts London is ahead on time while the Yankee admits it, noting it is 8 o'clock in London and only 3 here. The Philadelphia Record captures the humorous moment reflecting cross Atlantic timing.
A playful exchange quotes a child asking why the watch’s hands move at different speeds and the father answering with a humorous analogy about walking. The brief dialog captures everyday humor about time and behavior.
A remark on illness turns into a clash as the speaker argues a cold should be treated seriously. Dobbs counters that many friends are overseeing the issue, framing it as well monitored and not neglected.
In a Philadelphia Press item, Towne reports Gayman paid Miss Kay $25000 for breach of promise. Browne notes Gayman now seeks marriage to gain her money, highlighting a legal and social scandal.
J. S. Gordon of Chicago is listed at the Bexar while P. R. Settle also appears tied to St Paul and Minnesota venues, indicating a travel or hotel record segment in the page.
A Richmond dispatch reports plans for a new colored village of five-acre homesteads on 1000 acres near Fort Lee beside the Chesapeake and Ohio line. Dr. R. B. Jones leads efforts to provide industrial training and farming work, with 60 to 100 houses planned and applications pouring in nationally.
Cleveland Leader reports Mayor Johnson will prohibit turkey raffles at the upcoming Thanksgiving event. The move recalls two years of raffles under the Farley administration and signals a shift away from traditional promotions.
Miss Miké Rhimiberg of Hempstead is in the city visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Dulling at 1203 North Flores Street.
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